The eighth tournament of the 2025 PDC Development Tour kicks off on Saturday morning. The Development Tour serves as the PDC’s youth circuit and is open to players aged 16 to 23. Players who turn 24 during the season are still eligible to compete.
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The PDC Development Tour consists of 24 tournaments, each featuring a prize fund of £15,000.
The prize money contributes to the tour’s rankings. At the end of the season, the top two players receive invitations to the PDC World Darts Championship, along with a Tour Card for 2026 and 2027. Additionally, the ranking winner earns a spot in the Grand Slam of Darts.
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Liam Maendl-Lawrance - | - Ollie Male
Jamie Baggaley - | - Daniel Terry
Jack Alexander - | - Ryan Bond
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Mitchell Leeming - | - Matthew Gordon
Tom Garfield - | - Shaun Conway
Arcangelo Tardio - | - Joran Saelen
Matthew Gallivan-Piles - | - Emile Hendryks
Jack Gillett - | - Julian Mols
Jack Shire - | - Robbie Curran
Logan Goddard - | - Bradley Roberts
Janek Hill - | - Dylan Dowling
Nathan Girvan - | - Jordan Priestley
Till Stein - | - Dan Outwin
Rian Veltman - | - Cayden Baker
Matyas Rejhon - | - Kieran Morahan
Harry Sykes - | - Owen Roelofs
Levy Frauenfelder - | - Cam Crabtree
Ryan Walsh - | - Zac Griffiths
Patrick McShane - | - Sydnee de Vries
Lennon Cradock - | - Alexander Melton
William Bristow - | - Luis Breuer
Josh Brown - | - Lewis Ellis
Steffan Thompson - | - Matthew Holmes ( Keighley)
Connor Arberry - | - Mani Hewitson
Matthias Moors - | - Damian Vetjens
Harry Martin - | - Mark Tabak
Hayden Robbie - | - Vincent Nouws
Eleanor Cairns - | - Dean Fitch Jnr
Charlie Large - | - Nathan Care
Wessel Tempelaars - | - Jeramey Verwey
Julian Zwergel - | - Joshua Hermann
Shane de Jong - | - Joshua Adriaanse
Drew Arathoon - | - Colinn Haverkate
Antony Richardson - | - Adam Dee
Ellis Williams - | - Brad Phillips
Johnny Stewart - | - Indy Gul
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Chris Bellard - | - Joseph Warrington
Ben Stanton - | - Ben Truscott
Thibeau Huybrechts - | - Joseph Brady
Luke Emmins - | - -
Cole Davey - | - Florian Herrmann
Leon Weber - | - Yannick Hund
Sem Devoght - | - Beau Greaves
Morgan Shillito - | -.
Donny Boerman - | - Ben Gamble
Pim Van Bijnen - | - Keenan Thomas
Lukas Dallmann - | - Nathan Potter
Liam Mason - | - -
Logan Pustkowski - | - Lars Houtenbos
Deniz Baudis - | - Rhys Holmes
Will Gurner - | - Declan Corcoran
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Micha Boekelaar - | - Cody Abel
Harley Harris - | - Daan Beernink
Cody Crabtree - | - Jannes Bremermann
Dominik Gruellich - | - -
Harry Gregory - | - Jack Boardman
Denfie Drenthen - | - Ben Edgar
Almos Kovacs - | - Viktor Tingstrom
Justin van der Velden - | -.
Karl-Louis Mueller - | - Liam Fowkes
Jack James - | - Siebe Appels
Arne Degryse - | - Sebastian Bialecki
Rohan Brouwers - | -.
Siebre Smeyers - | - Kyle Ison
Aidan O'Hara - | - Matthew McGuire
Jamie Martin - | - Jamie Meredith
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Robin Radloff - | - Callum Weaver
Seppe Dasseville - | - Finley Pember
Justin Atellinghusen - | - Jens Leysen
Ryan Kettle - | -.
Keanu van Velzen - | - Justin Hewitt
Rossi Haywood - | - Jeffrey Keen
Brandon Williams - | - Tyler Thorpe
Charlie Manby - | -.
Niklas Fahrenholz - | - Evan Wishart
Owen Carr - | - Cayden Smith
Dylan Quinn - | - Jonathan Justin Altmann
Billy Jackson - | -.
Joey Spitse - | - Davie Duval
Jamie Rooksby - | - Billy Holmes (Southend)
Owen Bates - | - Jack Chignell
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David Birks - | - Quentin Pinkert
Louie Cocca - | - Keelan Kay
Liam Elliott - | - Ieuan Halsall
Bence Horvath - | - -
Jackson King - | - Riley Rees-Tucker
George Bamber - | - Ferre Bervoets
Rojan Polat - | - Scott O'Neill
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Jamai van den Herik - | - Ronan McDonagh
David Schlichting - | - Born Van Put
Ryan Hanlon - | - Tyler Mantle
Jamie Tilley - | -.
Oliver Klein - | - Jannis Barkhausen
Callum Roach - | - James Buckby
Sean McKeon - | - Daniel Stephenson
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Davy-Jay Knowles - | - Niclas Wierling
Adam Gawlas - | - Shane Weeks
Eros Odent - | - Henry Coates
Daan Bastiaansen - | -
Alfie Busby - | - Enrico Frank
Calvin Nicolai - | - Garin Perkins
Axel Buyle - | - Fabian Moeller
Ashley Marson - | -.
Danny Jansen - | - Patrick Luedtke
Andrew Ingman - | - Pearse Mackle
Jack Howarth - | - Kyle Manton
Sasa Varga - | - -
Rhys Clarke - | - Taylor Smoldon
Owen Cuthbert - | - Shoey Ayres
Oliver Pearce-Burgess - | - Ryan Green
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Zak Hughes - | - Daniel Perry
Thomas Banks - | - Lewis Mayes
Daniel Marsden - | - Harrison Leigh
Matthew Watts - | -.
Xanti Van den Bergh - | - Taylor McGuckian
Dylan Vandewalle - | - Woody Grantham
Damien Moore - | - Stef Kosters
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Toby Saunders - | - Keenan Carr
Jonas Stagg - | - Alex Nagy-Eagle
Jack Tarrant - | - Jamie Robinson
Connor Hopkins - | -.
Jack Peet - | - Jodie Challinor
Adam McIntyre - | - Joshua Ball
Jake Rigney - | - Ryan Coppinger
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Liam Walbridge - | - Lleyton Molyneux
Ronnie Woodman - | - Daniel Green
Patrik Williams - | - Fabian Tapner
Huey de Jong - | - -
Anthony Doherty - | - Thomas Keane
Benjamin Hicks - | - Bram van Dijk
Declan Thorpe - | - Kieran Thompson
JJ Wright - | -.
Jokke Janssens - | - Coby Jones-Swanson
Wesley Mol - | - Liam Church
Ruben Haulez - | - Callum Stojic
Scott Smith - | -.
Philip Want - | - Aidan-Jay Butcher
Axandre Van Der Steen - | - Marvin van Deest
Jamie Grimes - | - Keaton Williams
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James Beeton - | - Robbe Dasseville
Lewy Williams - | - Jack Pritchard
Hannah Meek - | - Thomas Kelleher
Jenson Walker - | -.
Lewis Bell - | - Kilian Hohnstedt
Toby McLeod - | - Jamie McKinnon
Nunjo Dewaele - | - Harvey Wilkinson
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Jack Male - | - Angelo Balsamo
Sebastian Caris - | - Travis Baur
Tavis Dudeney - | - Bradly Roes
Lukas Fraulob - | -.
Craig Galliano - | - Sean Negrette
Jarod Becker - | - Mathias Myrvang Isaksen
Bradley Worsfold - | - Ryan Branley
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- Such a shame that lakeside has been reduced to this. Fantastic venue,and previously a great tournament. Not any morerick6703-11-2026
- Seems to me that the top 16 players pick and choose whatever they want to play. Good,all the money will get spread out more. They get more money from exhibitions than tournaments so let them all withdrawrick6703-11-2026
- Play all legs and the winners split the pot. Luke gets the lot of he wins them all. If your occupation is darts player you can't enter, regardless of ability.BandB01-11-2026
- I'm quite a jaded person all things considered, but to be honest I found Beat Luke Littler to be pretty entertaining. It certainly wasn't seamless, which is to be expected given the lack of precedence, but I actually think the pacing was pretty good, the production was impressive, and there was a good sense of humour and levity to it. I think it was a very ambitious undertaking but one that, for the most part, paid off. I liked the system with the four pots and I think it added to the drama and intrigue. I enjoyed seeing the diverse range of entrants and learning about their backstories. I think the interactivity was pretty clever and well-integrated. The panel was a little incoherent at times; Lee Mack shone however, and his improvisational skills were appreciated during some more awkward interstitial moments. As far as the darts is concerned, it was a shame that the format didn't allow Littler to get into full flow. You obviously don't want him to steamroll everyone but you want to feel like you're getting the full Littler package rather than seeing him struggling to get out of first gear. I will say that his leg against Jayden Walker was very impressive, but it was mostly downhill from there. The attraction revolves around Littler being this untouchable, indomitable force, yet the format doesn't really allow him to fulfil that characterisation. As for Fallon Sherrock, she was mightily impressive and deserved the victory. It is a testament to her unshakeable character that she was able to bang in a 14-darter under such mind-bending pressure. Everything that has been said about the misleading marketing is valid, though they were clear about their eligibility criteria and were able to offload the responsibility somewhat by bringing the viewers into the decision-making process in real time. What is clear though, is that Fallon played the game according to the rules, and she should not be criticised for that, much less abused. I will admit though that it is a kick in the teeth for those true amateurs who committed time and money to the course, and I would also question those who think pub players would have no chance, given that some of Littler's winning legs were dispatched in 7 visits to the board! The great thing about darts is that it isn't so much that amateurs cannot replicate the feats of brilliance pulled off by professionals of the sport, than it is that they simply cannot replicate the consistency of their output, something that this format almost entirely removes from the equation. It should also be noted that, financially, Fallon certainly stands to benefit much less in relative terms from the paycheque than would your average pub thrower, as I'm sure she nets a fair income from the lucrative exhibition circuit alone. What I do hope is that she might use this as an opportunity to really build up a head of steam heading into the new season, as it seems long overdue that she come through Q-School and really take it to the pros on a week-in week-out basis, but whatever she chooses to do, she has certainly achieved enough already for one if not several lifetimes, so who am I to dictate terms? To conclude though, I will state once again that I found Beat Luke Littler to be a pretty enjoyable evening of entertainment. I do feel for the contestants who never actually had the chance to try their luck against the world #1, although I suppose it comes with the format, but all which inevitably raises the question: will Netflix be tempted to do it all again next year? It's hard to say. Whether it would be financially viable, I can't weigh in there. One point I have been making though, and which I touched on earlier, is that the entire concept relies on a public perception that Littler is more or less unbeatable, and that certainly hasn't been the case of late. If the execs had been trying to pitch the show in recent months while Littler has seemed vulnerable, rather than when he was mopping up almost every major title on the calendar, it would certainly be a tougher sell. We will have to see in about 6 months' time whether Littler can still reliably command perception as a near-unstoppable force in darts, and then we'll have a clearer idea about whether we should expect a second helping. Even as a one-off experiment though, and with all the controversy taken into account, I still don't think they disgraced themselves by any means, and that will probably be my lingering assessment of the event when all is said and done.Deduce635801-11-2026
- Fair play to Fallon. But...shows the mockery when a professional players wins what was meant to be an amateur v Pro event, Littlers performance was poor, and what about the players who didn't get a game? Would have been better if the pot was split amoungst all the winners and they all got a leg.BandB31-10-2026
- Not even slightly interestedrick6730-10-2026
- And yet the PDC has decided to aggravate this problem by doubling the Players Championship Finals field from 2027. I can't imagine there will be fewer withdrawals next year with even less reason to turn up. I can only hope that a whole slew of Challenge Tour top-up players receive enough prize money in the absence of much of the elite, that some of the more complacent among them struggle to scrape into even a heavily diluted field! More semi-pro players will get to test their mettle, but the standard of competition will be much inferior. It could hardly be said that the Players Championship series will provide an opportunity for darts' second string to test their Tour Card credentials anymore, but at least it will underscore the achievements of those Challenge Tour players of current and previous years, who were able to prove themselves as more than capable of competing with, and beating, the elite of the sport on a consistent basis, and reaping the due rewards.Deduce635828-10-2026
- No point in being there? Champions want to win.Deduce635828-10-2026
- Littler lost to crabtree in the youth/junior/whatever you call it. He had no point in being there. He's unfortunately now got to the stage,he feels all he has to do is get on the stage to win. Well,I hope he realises part of his fear factor has gone. Happened to Taylor,then van gerwen,and it's causing him to realise pretty sharp,he isn't unstoppable. It's good for the sport,not 1 single player in my 60 years has ever,or will ever be, unbeatable.rick6725-10-2026
- I think it's great to see Mark Webster looking good,good ladrick6725-10-2026