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2026 PDC Development Tour

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The 2026 PDC Development Tour, known as the Winmau Development Tour for sponsorship reasons, is a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). A secondary tour to the 2026 PDC Pro Tour, it consists of 24 events, held over four weekends of five events and one weekend of four events. The Development Tour, sponsored by Winmau, is the PDC's youth system open to all players outside of the top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit that are aged 16 to 24.[1][a]

Order of Merit

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According to the PDC's Order of Merit rules,[2] the 2026 Development Tour provides the following prizes based on the final Order of Merit:

  • The top two players on the Development Tour Order of Merit, who have not obtained a PDC Tour Card via another method, win a two-year Tour Card for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.
  • The top three players on the Development Tour Order of Merit, who have not qualified via another method, qualify for places at the 2027 PDC World Championship.
  • The highest ranked player on the Development Tour Order of Merit receives a spot at the 2026 Grand Slam of Darts.
  • The players in the top 16 of the Development Tour Order of Merit, who have not obtained a PDC Tour Card before 2027 Q-School, are granted free entry to the final stage of Q-School.
  • The eight highest ranked players from the Development Tour Order of Merit, who do not earn a Tour Card for the 2027 season, qualify for the first round of the 2027 UK Open.
2026 Development Tour ranking top 16 (As of 7 June 2026)[3]
Rank Player Prize money
1 Sebastian Białecki (POL)£21,900
2 Jack Drayton (ENG)£10,650
3 Jurjen van der Velde (NED)£9,900
4 Cam Crabtree (ENG)£9,800
5 Leon Weber (GER)£9,500
6 James Beeton (ENG)£9,150
7 Dominik Grüllich (GER)£8,150
8 Charlie Manby (ENG)£6,550
9 Nathan Potter (ENG)£6,350
10 Jamai van den Herik (NED)£5,550
11 Angelo Balsamo (NED)£5,400
12 David Fidler (CZE)£4,900
13 Dylan Slevin (IRL)£4,800
14 Adam Gawlas (CZE)£4,700
15 Florian Preis (GER)£4,600
16 Archie Self (ENG)£4,350

Prize money

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The total prize money for Development Tour events in 2026 increased to £20,000 per event from a previous total of £15,000 in 2025.[4] The winner of each event receives £3,000. The prize fund breakdown is:[5]

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £20,000)
Winner (1) £3,000
Runner-up (1) £2,000
Semi-finalists (2) £1,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £750
Last 16 (8) £350
Last 32 (16) £250
Last 64 (32) £100

February

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Development Tour 1

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Development Tour 1 was contested on 20 February 2026 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Jurjen van der Velde, who defeated Dylan Slevin 5–1 in the final.[6][7]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Jenson Walker 87.50 5
England Sam Jackson 75.44 2
 Jenson Walker 89.52 2
 Jurjen van der Velde 100.12 5
 Jurjen van der Velde 81.13 5
 Keanu van Velzen 84.60 3
 Jurjen van der Velde 95.35 5
 Dylan Slevin 86.10 1
 Péter Kelemen 92.50 5
 Charlie Manby 87.18 4
 Péter Kelemen 81.72 3
 Dylan Slevin 86.56 5
 Nathan Potter 84.51 3
 Dylan Slevin 85.65 5

Development Tour 2

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Development Tour 2 was contested on 20 February 2026 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Sebastian Białecki, who defeated James Beeton 5–3 in the final.[6][8]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Nathan Potter 94.81 5
 Jurjen van der Velde 86.10 3
 Nathan Potter 80.64 1
 Sebastian Białecki 90.50 5
 Sebastian Białecki 79.55 5
 Owen Bates 80.95 2
 Sebastian Białecki 90.41 5
 James Beeton 84.51 3
 James Beeton 87.18 5
Scotland Patrick McShane 78.65 3
 James Beeton 88.14 5
 Dominik Grüllich 81.82 1
 Jack Drayton 87.09 4
 Dominik Grüllich 97.89 5

Development Tour 3

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Development Tour 3 was contested on 21 February 2026 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Jurjen van der Velde, who defeated Charlie Manby 5–3 in the final.[9][10]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Charlie Stocks 83.38 5
 Henry Coates 77.60 1
 Charlie Stocks 76.33 0
 Jurjen van der Velde 89.46 5
 Jurjen van der Velde 82.30 5
 Finn Behrens 88.69 4
 Jurjen van der Velde 97.54 5
 Charlie Manby 94.96 3
 Charlie Manby 82.07 5
 Péter Kelemen 79.92 4
 Charlie Manby 91.65 5
 Leon Weber 74.92 0
 Leon Weber 103.13 5
 Florian Preis 87.59 1

Development Tour 4

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Development Tour 4 was contested on 21 February 2026 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Jack Drayton, who defeated Angelo Balsamo 5–1 in the final.[9][11]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 David Fidler 80.62 5
 Shane de Jong 74.16 3
 David Fidler 81.82 3
 Jack Drayton 88.42 5
 Beau Greaves 92.46 4
 Jack Drayton 94.94 5
 Jack Drayton 86.31 5
 Angelo Balsamo 75.39 1
 Connor Hopkins 80.26 5
 Nunjo Dewaele 83.91 3
 Connor Hopkins 73.26 1
 Angelo Balsamo 76.05 5
 Sebastian Białecki 88.18 3
 Angelo Balsamo 86.46 5

Development Tour 5

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Development Tour 5 was contested on 22 February 2026 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Jack Drayton, who defeated Cam Crabtree 5–3 in the final.[12][13]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Charlie Manby 82.22 2
 Tyler Thorpe 85.80 5
 Tyler Thorpe 86.26 2
 Cam Crabtree 88.70 5
 Cayden Smith 79.55 3
 Cam Crabtree 87.70 5
 Cam Crabtree 89.35 3
 Jack Drayton 90.67 5
 Dylan Slevin 80.81 3
 Jack Drayton 83.59 5
 Jack Drayton 94.48 5
England Archie Self 87.28 2
England Archie Self 90.54 5
 Dominik Grüllich 87.64 0

Development Tour 6

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Development Tour 6 was contested on 24 April 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by James Beeton, who defeated Nathan Potter 5–4 in the final.[14][15]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
England Archie Self 86.51 5
 Charlie Manby 93.46 4
England Archie Self 84.62 3
 James Beeton 83.59 5
 James Beeton 82.79 5
 Jamai van den Herik 83.53 4
 James Beeton 89.05 5
 Nathan Potter 86.53 4
England Lewis Cook 74.50 2
 Ryan Branley 80.98 5
 Ryan Branley 80.76 1
 Nathan Potter 86.26 5
 Dominik Grüllich 90.42 1
 Nathan Potter 98.87 5

Development Tour 7

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Development Tour 7 was contested on 24 April 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Leon Weber, who defeated Dominik Grüllich 5–2 in the final.[14][16]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Leon Weber 96.48 5
 Ieuan Halsall 85.95 2
 Leon Weber 96.35 5
 Angelo Balsamo 77.96 0
 Beau Greaves 93.46 4
 Angelo Balsamo 91.66 5
 Leon Weber 97.18 5
 Dominik Grüllich 93.03 2
 Dominik Grüllich 91.98 5
Germany Lenny Schlüter 83.75 1
 Dominik Grüllich 87.84 5
 Tyler Thorpe 83.08 2
England Lewis Mayes 85.77 2
 Tyler Thorpe 93.08 5

Development Tour 8

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Development Tour 8 was contested on 25 April 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Sebastian Białecki, who defeated Jack Drayton 5–2 in the final.[17][18]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Jack Drayton 97.98 5
 Keenan Thomas 80.94 2
 Jack Drayton 91.07 5
 Owen Bates 87.84 4
England Ashton Brown 81.33 3
 Owen Bates 89.07 5
 Jack Drayton 91.17 2
 Sebastian Białecki 92.75 5
 Bram van Dijk 89.57 5
 James Beeton 83.67 1
 Bram van Dijk 78.59 0
 Sebastian Białecki 90.54 5
 Archie Self 97.75 3
 Sebastian Białecki 93.13 5

Development Tour 9

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Development Tour 9 was contested on 25 April 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Leon Weber, who defeated Ben Townley 5–2 in the final.[17][19]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Yorick Hofkens 99.10 5
 James Beeton 85.84 3
 Yorick Hofkens 82.99 3
England Ben Townley 83.18 5
 Ciaran Forde 88.48 3
England Ben Townley 84.98 5
England Ben Townley 85.20 2
 Leon Weber 88.16 5
 Florian Preis 90.48 2
 Leon Weber 90.28 5
 Leon Weber 86.18 5
 Dominik Grüllich 84.56 2
 Dominik Grüllich 86.40 5
 Keenan Thomas 88.00 2

Development Tour 10

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Development Tour 10 was contested on 26 April 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Sebastian Białecki, who defeated Dominik Grüllich 5–4 in the final.[20][21]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Dylan Slevin 90.47 5
 Henry Coates 85.56 4
 Dylan Slevin 80.16 1
 Dominik Grüllich 89.88 5
 Dominik Grüllich 92.33 5
 Charlie Manby 93.23 4
 Dominik Grüllich 85.19 4
 Sebastian Białecki 90.46 5
 Lewy Williams 72.27 2
England Lewis Cook 93.03 5
England Lewis Cook 90.92 3
 Sebastian Białecki 94.91 5
 Sebastian Białecki 86.12 5
Wales Kai Clark 78.60 2

Development Tour 11

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Development Tour 11 was contested on 5 June 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Sebastian Białecki, who defeated David Fidler 5–1 in the final.[22][23]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Florian Preis 96.13 5
 Craig Galliano 88.17 3
 Florian Preis 79.85 1
 David Fidler 90.61 5
 Henry Coates 97.00 3
 David Fidler 98.92 5
 David Fidler 88.24 1
 Sebastian Białecki 99.53 5
England Harrison Leigh 91.23 4
 Jamai van den Herik 90.87 5
 Jamai van den Herik 91.57 0
 Sebastian Białecki 108.91 5
 Sebastian Białecki 99.40 5
 Cam Crabtree 99.66 2

Development Tour 12

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Development Tour 12 was contested on 5 June 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Sebastian Białecki, who defeated Cam Crabtree 5–1 in the final.[22][24]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Sebastian Białecki 95.13 5
Germany Merlin Nicolaus 81.00 0
 Sebastian Białecki 95.19 5
 Adam Gawlas 86.10 3
 Adam Gawlas 92.60 5
 Finn Behrens 92.86 2
 Sebastian Białecki 91.17 5
 Cam Crabtree 85.13 1
 Nunjo Dewaele 80.83 1
 Ben Townley 98.27 5
 Ben Townley 90.12 3
 Cam Crabtree 86.02 5
 Cam Crabtree 93.12 5
 Jurjen van der Velde 84.48 3

Development Tour 13

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Development Tour 13 was contested on 6 June 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Sebastian Białecki, who defeated Leon Weber 5–2 in the final. Białecki became the first player to win four consecutive Development Tour titles.[25][26]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Sebastian Białecki 88.29 5
 Florian Preis 83.20 2
 Sebastian Białecki 96.19 5
 David Fidler 84.13 1
 David Fidler 85.40 5
 Finn Behrens 73.70 0
 Sebastian Białecki 88.61 5
 Leon Weber 77.56 2
 Leon Weber 94.34 5
 James Beeton 85.41 3
 Leon Weber 90.61 5
 Thomas Banks 86.71 3
 Thomas Banks 97.56 5
England Lewis Cook 96.73 4

Development Tour 14

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Development Tour 14 was contested on 6 June 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Cam Crabtree, who defeated Nathan Potter 5–4 in the final. Sebastian Białecki extended his winning streak to 38 matches, the longest in Development Tour history, before losing to Angelo Balsamo in the last 64.[25][27][28]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Yorick Hofkens 87.68 3
 Jarod Becker 79.82 5
 Jarod Becker 77.36 3
 Nathan Potter 81.39 5
 JJ Wright 77.58 4
 Nathan Potter 82.32 5
 Nathan Potter 87.72 4
 Cam Crabtree 91.87 5
 Archie Self 95.01 5
 Jamai van den Herik 88.69 3
 Archie Self 99.83 1
 Cam Crabtree 99.39 5
 Cole Davey 81.93 2
 Cam Crabtree 89.09 3

Development Tour 15

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Development Tour 15 was contested on 7 June 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Adam Gawlas, who defeated Sebastian Białecki 5–3 in the final.[29][30]

Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)
Final
(best of 9 legs)
         
 Yorick Hofkens 84.86 1
England Jack Pollard 88.98 5
England Jack Pollard 82.77 4
 Adam Gawlas 90.78 5
 Adam Gawlas 83.49 5
 Cam Crabtree 85.41 2
 Adam Gawlas 92.43 5
 Sebastian Białecki 83.71 3
 Jack Drayton 85.99 4
 Sebastian Białecki 88.10 5
 Sebastian Białecki 99.72 5
 Jamai van den Herik 87.52 2
 Jamai van den Herik 84.87 5
 Jurjen van der Velde 79.76 3
  1. Players must have been 23 or under on 4 January 2026 to be eligible. Players are allowed to compete on the Development Tour from the day they turn 16.

References

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