Jurjen van der Velde won a tournament on the
Development Tour for the second time in his career on Saturday. The Dutchman won the fourth event of the weekend in Milton Keynes.
Van der Velde made it to the final after wins over Nicky van Aalst (4-0), Joshua Poxon (4-0), Lennon Cradock (4-3), Jake Powell (4-1), Beau Greaves (4-1), Niklas Fahrenholz (4-3), Nathan Girvan (5-1) and Lloyd Walker (5-0). Van der Velde then won again 5-0 in the final against Leighton Bennett.
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.
Records PDC Development Tour 4.
Last 16
Kieran Thompson 4 | 2 Danny Jansen
Lloyd Walker 4 | 3 Terry Clancy
Jurjen van der Velde 4 | 3 Niklas Fahrenholz
Nathan Girvan 4 | 2 Henry Coates
Keane Barry 4 | 3 Wessel Nijman
Sebastian Bialecki 4 | 1 Christopher Toonders
Leighton Bennett 4 | 0 Angelo Balsamo
Dominik Gruellich 4 | 3 Gian van Veen
Quarterfinals
Lloyd Walker 5 | 2 Kieran Thompson
Jurjen van der Velde 5 | 1 Nathan Girvan
Sebastian Bialecki 5 | 4 Keane Barry
Leighton Bennett 5 | 1 Dominik Gruellich
Semi-final
Jurjen van der Velde 5 | 0 Lloyd Walker
Leighton Bennett 5 | 1 Sebastian Bialecki
Finale
Jurjen van der Velde 5 | 0 Leighton Bennett
