Gian van Veen thrashes Nathan Rafferty to seal second title of 2024 at PDC Development Tour Event Seven

Gian van Veen is the winner of the seventh Development Tour of the season concluding Friday in Hildesheim with his second title of 2024.

Van Veen who has dominated the Development Tour over the past season thrashed Nathan Rafferty 5-1 in the final. It is his eighth Development Tour crown since 2023. There are two more events tomorrow to continue this weekend with Roman Benecky the other victor this weekend.

The Development Tour is the youth circuit of the PDC. This tour is open to players ages 16 through 23. Players who turn 24 during the season may continue to compete.

At each Development Tour tournament, there is a prize pool of 15,000 pounds to be divided. With the prize money, a ranking is established. At the end of the season, the numbers one and two receive an invitation to the World Darts Championship, plus a Tour Card for 2025 and 2026. The ranking winner also gets to compete in the Grand Slam of Darts.

PDC Development Tour Event Eight

Last 16

Revelino Dubois 4 | 1 James Beeton

Nathan Rafferty 4 | 3 Thomas Banks

Bailey White 4 | 3 Jamie Robinson

Harry Gregory 4 | 0 Bradley Brooks

Ieuan Halsall 4 | 2 Anton Ostlund

Jimmy Bristow 4 | 3 Jarred Cole

Gian van Veen 4 | 1 Sebastian Bialecki

Owen Roelofs 4 | 1 Rohan Brouwers

Quarter-Finals

Nathan Rafferty 5 | 4 Revelino Dubois

Harry Gregory 5 | 2 Bailey White

Jimmy Bristow 5 | 2 Ieuan Halsall

Gian van Veen 5 | 1 Owen Roelofs

Semi-Finals

Nathan Rafferty 5 | 0 Harry Gregory

Gian van Veen 5 | 3 Jimmy Bristow

Final

Gian van Veen 5 | 1 Nathan Rafferty