13th title for Evetts as Barry claims maiden Development Tour win

Winmau Development Tour

Ted Evetts and Keane Barry shared victories on Saturday as the PDC Unicorn Development Tour weekend continued.

Dutch youngsters claim maiden Development Tour titles

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Damian Mol and Kevin Doets were victorious as the Development Tour returned.

PDC Unicorn Challenge & Development Tour Update

News

The PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour and Development Tour seasons will both conclude this autumn.

Update for Challenge & Development Tour players

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The PDC have issued an update in relation to the PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour and Development Tour seasons.

Events Update: May & June 2020

News

PDC events during May & June, along with the BetVictor World Cup of Darts, will not now take place as planned.

Double postponement for PDC tour

ProTour

The Development Tour events on March 21-22 and Players Championships on March 28-29 are to be postponed.

Meikle and Nijman land Development Tour titles

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Ryan Meikle and Wessel Nijman won the third and fourth Development Tour titles of 2020.

Van Peer & Meikle Take Development Tour Titles

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Berry van Peer and Ryan Meikle won PDC Unicorn Development Tour season on Saturday in Hildesheim.

World Youth joy for ruthless Humphries

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Luke Humphries took glory in the 2019 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship with a whitewash of Adam Gawlas.

2019 Unicorn World Youth Championship Last 96

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Luke Humphries and Adam Gawlas will meet in the 2019 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship final.

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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