Superb Van Veen seals Winmau Development Tour Event Five win

Winmau Development Tour

Unstoppable Gian van Veen claimed his first Winmau Development Tour title of 2024 as the year's opening weekend concluded on Sunday with Event Five.

Barry and Van der Velde triumph on Winmau Development Tour

Winmau Development Tour

The 2024 Winmau Development Tour season continues with Events Three and Four in Milton Keynes on Friday.

Jansen & Barry star on opening day of 2024 Winmau Development Tour

Winmau Development Tour

Danny Jansen and Keane Barry claimed Winmau Development Tour titles on a thrilling opening day in Milton Keynes, as Owen Bates achieved perfection in Friday’s double-header.

Record entries for opening weekend of 2024 Winmau Development Tour

Winmau Development Tour

The 2024 Winmau Development Tour gets underway this weekend, with a record 365 players set to compete acros the opening five events of the year at Milton Keynes' Marshall Arena.

Teenage sensation Littler wins Winmau World Youth Championship thriller

PDC Winmau World Youth Championship

Teenage sensation Luke Littler was crowned as the 2023 PDC Winmau World Youth Champion following a thrilling 6-4 victory over Gian van Veen in Sunday's decider at Butlin's Minehead Resort.

Littler: I've surprised myself with Development Tour success

PDC Winmau World Youth Championship

Teenage superstar Luke Littler admits he has surpassed his own expectations, after sealing World Championship qualification and a PDC Tour Card following his sensational 2023 season.

Van Veen & Littler to contest 2023 Winmau World Youth Championship final

PDC Winmau World Youth Championship

Gian van Veen and Luke Littler will contest the 2023 PDC Winmau World Youth Championship final in Minehead later this year, after coming through a star-studded 96-player field in Milton Keynes on Sunday.

2023 PDC Winmau World Youth Championship field confirmed

PDC Winmau World Youth Championship

The 96-player field for the 2023 PDC Winmau World Youth Championship has been confirmed following the conclusion of this year's Development Tour season on Saturday.

Van Veen tops Development Tour Order of Merit as 2023 season concludes

Winmau Development Tour

Gian van Veen and Luke Littler claimed a title apiece as the 2023 Winmau Development Tour season drew to a close in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Rodriguez & Bialecki share titles; Littler seals Ally Pally spot

Winmau Development Tour

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez and Sebastian Bialecki returned to winning ways on the Winmau Development Tour on Friday, as teenage sensation Luke Littler secured his PDC Tour Card for 2024-25.

The PDC Unicorn Development Tour allows players aged 16-23 the chance to compete in a series of 20 tournaments throughout 2019.

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Tournaments will be held over five double-header weekends, which each feature four events as two are held per day.

Players can compete from the day which they turn 16. Players aged 23 on January 2 2019 can compete in all 2019 tournaments, regardless of the date which they turn 24.

Entries can be made via the PDC Online Entry System, with the closing date of 2pm on the Friday immediately before each weekend.

All players must Register their details with the new system at this link (existing PDC players are required to do this with the new system to ensure that your details are correct).
Following your registration, you will receive an email to confirm that you are available to enter tournaments, and at this stage you can login to make your entry to the relevant events. This verification may take up to 48 hours.

The Development Tour season concludes with the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship, with qualifiers from the Development Tour Order of Merit joined by international qualifiers in competing in that event.

The schedule of events is:
Events 1-4 - March 9-10, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Events 5-8 - April 20-21, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Events 9-12 - June 8-9, Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
Events 13-16 - August 17-18, Halle 39, Hildesheim
Events 17-20 - November 2-3, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship early rounds - November 4, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship - November 24, Butlin's Minehead Resort

TED EVETTS and Geert Nentjes picked up PDC Unicorn Development Tour titles in Milton Keynes on Saturday, as Shane McGuirk was denied in both finals. 

Evetts clinched his seventh career Development Tour title, hitting averages of over 100 in half of the eight wins that saw him take glory in Event Ten.

The 21-year-old defeated recent PDC ProTour title winner Harry Ward in the last 16 and Niels Zonneveld to reach the semi-finals, where he edged out Justin van Tergouw 5-4.

Evetts triumphed 5-3 in the decider against Ireland's McGuirk, who had lost out to Dutch prospect Nentjes in the final of Event Nine. 

Nentjes claimed his first Development Tour title with a 5-2 win over McGurk.

The 20-year-old Tour Card holder had earlier seen off saw off Keelan Kay, Owen Roelofs and Ciaran Teehan.

PDC Unicorn Development Tour
Saturday June 8, Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
Event Nine
Full results in Match Center at DartConnect

Last 16
Geert Nentjes 4-2 Keelan Kay
Owen Roelofs 4-1 Tommy Lishman 
Charlie Symons 4-1 Christian Bunse
Ciaran Teehan 4-1 Callan Rydz 
Shane McGuirk 4-2 Patrick van den Boogaard
George Killington 4-1 Ben Cheeseman
Carl Batchelor 4-1 Mike De Decker 
George Gardner 4-3 Justin Smith

Quarter-Finals
Geert Nentjes 5-2 Owen Roelofs 
Ciaran Teehan 5-4 Charlie Symons 
Shane McGuirk 5-2 George Killington
Carl Batchelor 5-2 George Gardner 

Semi-Finals
Geert Nentjes 5-1 Ciaran Teehan
Shane McGuirk 5-1 Carl Batchelor

Final
Geert Nentjes 5-2 Shane McGuirk

Event Ten
Full results in Match Center at DartConnect

Last 16
Justin van Tergouw 4-3 Ryan Meikle
Roman Benecky 4-3 Mike van Duivenbode
Niels Zonneveld 4-1 Nathan Rafferty
Ted Evetts 4-0 Harry Ward
Shane McGuirk 4-1 Jacob Gwynne
Justin Smith 4-2 Connor Arberry  
George Killington 4-0 Bradley Halls
Dom Taylor 4-3 Ciaran Teehan

Quarter-Finals
Justin van Tergouw 5-4 Roman Benecky
Ted Evetts 5-1 Niels Zonneveld
Shane McGuirk 5-1 Justin Smith
George Killington 5-3 Dom Taylor

Semi-Finals
Ted Evetts 5-4 Justin van Tergouw
Shane McGuirk 5-3 George Killington

Final
Ted Evetts 5-3 Shane McGuirk

Drawboard