29/03/2023

CALENDAR: This is when all PDC Development Tour tournaments will be played in 2023

The PDC Development Tour circuit will consist of 24 tournaments in 2023. The circuit is open to players aged 16 to 23. Players who reach the age of 24 after 4 January 2023 will be allowed to finish the season.

The 24 tournaments will be played over five weekends. One of those five weekends will be played in Hildesheim, Germany, the other four weekends in the UK.

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The Development Tour season kicks off in Milton Keynes on March 31. The first five tournaments will then be played until April 2. From April 28-30, the second tournament weekend is scheduled in Wigan. Hildesheim hosts the third weekend from June 9-11, before visiting Leicester from July 14-16. The final four tournaments will take place in Milton Keynes on August 18-19.

The PDC World Youth Championship starts on August 20. The best players from the Development Tour compete in this. They will play a tournament until two players remain. The final is traditionally on the final night of the Players Championship Finals on November 26.

Each Development Tour tournament has a prize fund of £15,000. With the prize money a ranking will be made. At the end of the season the numbers one and two will receive an invitation to the PDC World Darts Championship, plus a Tour Card for 2024 and 2025.