Christopher Toonders wins first PDC Development Tour tournament of 2023 after historic German final

Christopher Toonders won the first tournament of the 2023 PDC Development Tour. He took the title after an all-German final.

Only in 2021 did it happen twice that two Germans faced each other in the final. However, that was in the COVID-19 year, when there was a separate Development Tour for players outside the United Kingdom. On a Development Tour with complete line-up, this had not yet occurred.

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Toonders reached the final after victories over Thomas Banks (4-3), Luke Littler (5-3) and Wessel Nijman, among others. His compatriot Marvin Kraft reached the final by beating Owen Roelofs (5-3) and Nathan Rafferty (5-1), among others. The final then went 5-2 to Toonders.

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Results PDC Development Tour 1

Last 16

Owen Roelofs 4 | 2 James Beeton

Marvin Kraft 4 | 1 Owen Maiden

Nathan Rafferty 4 | 2 Henry Coates

Byron Garner 4 | 2 Lewis Gurney

Luke Littler 4 | 3 Keelan Kay

Christopher Toonders 4 | 3 Thomas Banks

Wessel Nijman 4 | 1 Jim Moston

Bradley Brooks 4 | 2 Owen Bates

Quarter-Finals

Marvin Kraft 5 | 3 Owen Roelofs

Nathan Rafferty 5 | 2 Byron Garner

Christopher Toonders 5 | 3 Luke Littler

Wessel Nijman 5 | 3 Bradley Brooks

Semi-Finals

Marvin Kraft 5 | 1 Nathan Rafferty

Christopher Toonders 5 | 3 Wessel Nijman

Final

Christopher Toonders 5 | 2 Marvin Kraft