European Tour set for further expansion in 2026 with PDC calendar released

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The PDC European Tour will visit Poland and Slovakia for the first time next year, with the PDC's 2026 calendar now released.

Van der Velde doubles 2025 Development Tour title tally

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Jurjen van der Velde claimed his second Winmau Development Tour title of 2025 at Event 20 in Wigan on Sunday.

Clinical Crabtree extends his lead at top of Development Tour rankings

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Cam Crabtree secured his fourth Winmau Development Tour title of 2025 on Saturday, as Tyler Thorpe celebrated his maiden PDC title in Wigan.

Manby and van den Herik share the spoils in Wigan

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Charlie Manby clinched his maiden Winmau Development Tour title on Friday, whilst Jamai van den Herik added to his PDC title tally with his victory in Wigan.

Crabtree completes Development Tour hat-trick In Hildesheim

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Cam Crabtree secured his third Winmau Development Tour title of the weekend with a thumping 5-0 victory over Jenson Walker in Hildesheim on Sunday.

Crabtree doubles his title tally, as Van der Velde returns to winning ways

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Cam Crabtree continued his brilliant form to pick up his second Winmau Development Tour title of the weekend, whilst Jurjen van der Velde returned to winning ways in Germany.

Crabtree and Barkhausen enjoy Development Tour success in Hildesheim

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Cam Crabtree won his first Winmau Development Tour title on Friday, whilst Jannis Barkhausen clinched his maiden PDC title on home soil.

Gruellich gains maiden Development Tour title in Leicester

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Dominik Gruellich cruised to his first Development Tour Title on Sunday, whitewashing German compatriot Leon Weber 5-0 In the final in Leicester.

Bates doubles his tally, as Williams wins maiden title in Leicester

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Owen Bates stormed to his second Winmau Development Tour title of 2025 on Saturday, as 23-year-old Patrik Williams celebrated a maiden victory in Leicester.

Brilliant Beau and Branley secure Development Tour success in Leicester

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Beau Greaves stormed to her third Winmau Development Tour title of 2025 on Friday, as 16-year-old Ryan Branley celebrated a landmark victory in Leicester.

Ted Evetts and Keane Barry shared victories on Saturday as the year's final PDC Unicorn Development Tour weekend continued in Barnsley.

Evetts won his 13th title at this level in Event Seven, enjoying a 5-3 win over Joe Davis in the Event Seven decider to open Saturday's second of three days of action.

The 23-year-old won eight matches during the event, including a narrow 5-4 defeat of Northern Ireland's Nathan Rafferty in the quarter-finals and a 5-2 victory over Event Six winner Damian Mol in the semis.

He took a three-leg lead in the final before Davis hit back to trail 4-3, but a 12-darter for Evetts sealed his first title of the year.

Davis won through to his first Development Tour final since April 2018, defeating Barry 4-1 in the last 32 and also seeing off Dutch duo Berry van Peer and Owen Roelofs in the latter stages.

Barry (pictured above) bounced back to take the £2,000 title and his first Development Tour win in Event Eight, defeating Ryan Meikle 5-3 in the final.

He averaged 101 in a superb 4-2 second round win over Evetts, and bettered that with a 103 average in his 5-1 quarter-final defeat of Niels Zonneveld.

The teenager saw off Van Peer 5-1 in the semi-finals - reaching the final by dropping just seven legs in as many matches - before coming from 3-0 down to claim five straight legs against Meikle and claim the title.

Meikle was bidding to follow up his double success on the year's opening Development Tour weekend in Germany with a seventh title at this level, but missed out in the decider.

Event Eight also featured the first nine-dart finish of 2020 on the Development Tour as Moreno Blom achieved perfection in the fifth leg of his 4-2 win over Brian Raman in the last 128.

The PDC Unicorn Development Tour season concludes on Sunday with Events Nine & Ten at the Barnsley Metrodome, with two-year PDC Tour Cards on offer for the top two players from the final Order of Merit, alongside places in the William Hill World Darts Championship.

Places are also up for grabs in Monday's PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship Last 96 in Barnsley.

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