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.

Germany's Fabian Schmutzler has secured his spot at the 2021/22 William Hill World Darts Championship as he clinched a second PDC Unicorn European Development Tour title in succession as the tour came to a close on Sunday.

With Rusty-Jake Rodriguez having already qualified for the World Championship through the ProTour Order of Merit, the second-placed player on the European Development Tour Order of Merit would secure an Alexandra Palace place.

Schmutzler's success in Event 11, followed by another strong run in Event 12 meant that he moved onto £6,000 in prize money and well ahead of his rivals for qualification in his first weekend competing on the Development Tour circuit.

It was a double German success on the day at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen, with Nico Kurz also securing victory in the final event.

Sixteen-year-old Schmutzler, who secured his first title with Event Ten on Saturday, was back in the winner's circle once again, moving him into a commanding position in the European Development Tour order of Merit heading into the final event. 

He kicked things off in Event 11 with a 4-0 win over Norway's Henrik Ettrup, and quickly followed this with a 4-1 win over Jeroen Mioch and 4-2 triumph against Kevin Doets. 

Two whitewash victories were to follow against Justin Paul and Gijsbert Van Malsen to reach the last four. 

His toughest test came in the semi-finals, but Schmutzler edged through to the final with a 5-3 win over Czech Republic's Tomas Houdek.

Standing in the way of back-to-back titles for Schmutzler was the more experienced Adam Gawlas, but again the German proved too strong as he ran out a 5-2 winner to win European Development Tour 11.

Crucially for Schmutzler, he also put on a bright showing in Event 12, reaching the semi-finals to further boost his earnings and put him out of reach from the chasing pack for the spot at Alexandra Palace. 

The youngster secured his World Championship spot in just six events, having only become old enough to compete in October when he turned 16. 

However, it was 24-year-old Kurz who secured the title in the final event of the year, beating compatriot Dominik Gruellich 5-1 in the final. 

The victory means that Kurz squeezed himself into tenth in the European Development Tour Order of Merit, and crucially into a qualifying spot for the 2021 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship. 

He started his run to the title with a 4-2 win over Geert Nentjes, before beating Leon Remde by the same scoreline. 

A 4-0 whitewash of Daan Bastiaansen followed, before two 4-3 victories over Egor Tvorogov and Mark Tabak to reach the quarter-finals. 

There he edged out compatriot Kevin Luhr 5-2 and followed this by seeing off Maikel Verberk by the same scoreline to reach the final, where he beat Gruellich to secure the title. 

Kurz joins Rodriguez, Schmutzler, Nentjes, Niels Zonneveld, Sebastian Bialecki, Jurjen van der Velde, Niko Springer, Doets and Mike van Duivenbode in securing qualification for November's PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship.

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