Jurjen van der Velde with whitewash to take title on Development Tour

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