Van der Velde and Neyens celebrate Winmau Challenge Tour titles

Winmau Challenge Tour

Jul 16 2022

Jurjen van der Velde and Kenny Neyens claimed titles on another bumper day of Winmau Challenge Tour action in Hildesheim on Saturday.

Dutch duo Van Trijp & Van Veen share Winmau Challenge Tour titles

Winmau Challenge Tour

Jul 15 2022

Dutch duo Danny van Trijp and Gian van Veen shared victories on the Winmau Challenge Tour on Friday, as a big weekend of action began in Hildesheim.

Winmau Challenge Tour Event Ten success for Jenkins

Winmau Challenge Tour

Apr 03 2022

Andy Jenkins tasted victory on the Winmau Challenge Tour with victory in Event Ten on Sunday.

Burton & Van Trijp victorious on Winmau Challenge Tour

Winmau Challenge Tour

Apr 02 2022

Stephen Burton and Danny Van Trijp claimed titles in Events Eight and Nine on a super Saturday at the PDC Winmau Challenge Tour in Hildesheim.

Williams and Bellmont enjoy Challenge Tour victories

Winmau Challenge Tour

Apr 01 2022

Scott Williams and Stefan Bellmont were victorious in Events Six and Seven of the PDC Winmau Challenge Tour on Friday.

PDC Entries update - Challenge Tour & East Europe Qualifiers now open

News

Mar 01 2022

Players are now able to enter the forthcoming Winmau Challenge Tour Events 6-10 and ET2-6 East Europe Qualifiers.

McEwan whitewashes Burton to win Unicorn Challenge Tour Event Five

Winmau Challenge Tour

Jan 23 2022

Jim McEwan won his second Unicorn Challenge Tour title, whitewashing Stephen Burton 5-0 in Sunday's Event Five final.

Haggerty and Wilson secure Challenge Tour titles

Winmau Challenge Tour

Jan 22 2022

Steve Haggerty and Stu Wilson picked up victories in events Three and Four of the PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour.

Williams does the double on Challenge Tour opening day

Winmau Challenge Tour

Jan 21 2022

Scott Williams picked up both titles on the opening day of the 2022 Unicorn Challenge Tour.

2022 Challenge & Development Tour entries now available

News

Jan 13 2022

Entries for the year's opening Challenge Tour and Development Tour weekends are now available.

Details have been confirmed for the 2021 PDC Unicorn Challenge and Development Tour seasons, with 24 events announced on each tour, both of which will be split geographically to minimise player travel.

The second-tier Challenge Tour features players who competed at the 2021 PDC Qualifying Schools but did not win a PDC Tour Card, while the Development Tour allows players aged 16-23* to compete each year.

With ongoing restrictions continuing to affect cross-border travel, the Challenge and Development Tours in 2021 will be split into events in the UK and Europe, with each offering a minimum of two treble-header weekends featuring a pair of £10,000 events on each day.

The UK Challenge Tour will initially see events from August 6-8 and September 3-5 in Milton Keynes, with the European Challenge Tour taking place in Niedernhausen from July 2-4 and September 3-5.

PDPA Associate Members will be able to compete at the venue where they played in the 2021 Qualifying School.

The UK Development Tour will see weekends held from August 20-22 in Milton Keynes and from October 29-31 in Barnsley.

The European Development Tour events will be staged in Niedernhausen from August 20-22 and November 5-7.

"We remain committed to providing opportunities for players throughout the PDC system and we are pleased to be able to confirm plans for the 2021 Unicorn Challenge and Development Tours," said PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter.

"Given the ongoing restrictions, particularly in relation to travel, we have taken a practical and realistic step to split the Challenge Tour and Development Tour into events in the UK and Europe for 2021, whilst committing to at least 12 events in each region."

Each region will operate its own Order of Merit for each tour, with the winner of each securing a PDC Tour Card for 2022/23 and a place in the 2021/22 William Hill World Darts Championship

Details are being finalised for the 2021 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship, and will be announced in due course.

2021 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour
July 2-4 - European Challenge Tour Events 1-6, Niedernhausen, Germany
August 6-8 - UK Challenge Tour Events 1-6, Milton Keynes, England
September 3-5 - European Challenge Tour Events 7-12, Niedernhausen, Germany
September 3-5 - UK Challenge Tour Events 7-12, Milton Keynes, England

2021 PDC Unicorn Development Tour
August 20-22 - European Development Tour Events 1-6, Niedernhausen, Germany
August 20-22 - UK Development Tour Events 1-6, Milton Keynes, England
October 29-31 - UK Development Tour Events 7-12, Barnsley, England
November 5-7 - European Development Tour Events 7-12, Niedernhausen, Germany

* Players can compete in PDC Unicorn Development Tour events from the day they turn 16, with an upper age limit of being 23 or under on January 4 2021. Players who are ranked in the top 32 of the PDC Order of Merit on the cut-off date of an event are not eligible to enter those Development Tour events. Development Tour players from outside of the UK or Europe will have the choice of which venue to compete at in 2021.

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