Rodriguez seals European Development Tour success as German talent wins

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Rusty-Jake Rodriguez secured PDC Unicorn European Development Tour glory as he shared wins with German newcomer Fabian Schmutzler.

Rodriguez & Bialecki share European Development Tour victories

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Rusty-Jake Rodriguez and Sebastian Bialecki shared victories as the PDC Unicorn European Development Tour returned to action.

Brooks tops UK Development Tour Order of Merit to book Ally Pally spot

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Bradley Brooks secured his place in the 2021/22 World Championship after topping the Development Tour UK Order of Merit.

Kay & Colley claim second Unicorn Development Tour wins of 2021

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Keelan Kay and Reece Colley both picked up their second PDC Unicorn UK Development Tour wins of 2021 as the action continued in Barnsley.

Evetts & Brooks share wins as Unicorn UK Development Tour returns

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Ted Evetts and Bradley Brooks shared wins as the PDC Unicorn UK Development Tour returned to action on Friday.

Young stars return to action as Unicorn Development Tour resumes

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The PDC Unicorn UK Development Tour season will resume on Friday for the final weekend of action at the Barnsley Metrodome.

2021 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship date & format confirmed

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The date & format of the 2021 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship has been confirmed.

Development Tour double for Rodriguez, titles too for Brooks & Rafferty

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Rusty-Jake Rodriguez enjoyed a double success on the Unicorn Development Tour on Sunday.

Dom Taylor continues incredible record on Unicorn Development Tour Day Two

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Dom Taylor has reached the final of all four UK events across the opening two days of the Unicorn Development Tour.

Rodriguez among four winners as Unicorn Development Tour season begins

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Rusty-Jake Rodriguez was one of four players to pick up a Unicorn Development Tour title on Friday.

Gian van Veen and Lewy Williams celebrated maiden Development Tour titles on a thrilling day of darts in Hildesheim on Saturday.

Following Josh Rock’s heroics on Friday, Van Veen denied the 21-year-old in a dramatic deciding-leg clash to seal Event 18 glory, averaging 96 to scoop the £2,000 winner’s prize.

The 20-year-old fired in a 14-darter to deny Rock in a high-quality contest, to halt the Northern Irishman's incredible 22-match winning run in Germany.

Van Veen relinquished five legs en route to the quarter-finals, posting a sensational 115.92 average in his third round win over Cavan Phillips, featuring winning legs of 10, 13, 12 and 14 darts.

The Dutchman also accounted for his compatriots Kevin Doets and Owen Roelofs to set up a showdown against Rock, who kicked off his campaign with five straight whitewash wins.

The 21-year-old also demolished Keane Barry in the last eight to extend his lead at the top of the Order of Merit, before overcoming former World Youth finalist Adam Gawlas in the semi-finals.

Williams then claimed the Event 19 spoils after defying a spirited fightback from emerging Dutchman Doets to prevail in a last-leg shoot-out.

Williams opened up a commanding 4-1 buffer before Doets reeled off three consecutive legs to force a decider, but the Welshman kept his cool, completing the job with a classy 13-dart hold.

The 20-year-old also survived last-leg shoot-outs against Keanen Norris and Jonas Aplowski, before storming past Robin Beger and Daniel Perry in the latter stages of Saturday’s action.

Doets came agonisingly close to securing a fourth Development Tour crown on Saturday, producing a series of classy displays, which included a 98 average in his semi-final success against Barry.

UK Open semi-finalist Barry avenged his defeat to Rock in the quarter-finals of Event 18 by running out a 5-2 winner at the same stage of Event 19, despite 101 and 105 averages from Rock earlier in the event.

The Winmau Development Tour weekend concludes with Event 20 on Sunday, as the sport's brightest young stars compete for £10,000 in prize money in Germany.

The winner of the 2022 Development Tour Order of Merit will win a PDC Tour Card for 2023-24 and a place in the 2022/23 Cazoo World Darts Championship.

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