Littler wins PDC Development Tour 24 and 5th title of the season

Luke Littler struck again on the PDC Development Tour. The Nuke won the 24th tournament of the season and wins for the fifth time this year.

En route to the final, The Nuke defeated Owen Roelofs, among others, 4-0, with Littler having a dream average of 113.43. Reece Colley was defeated 4-2 by Littler and Kayden Milne was eliminated 5-3. In the semifinals, Littler faced Jarno Bottenberg, whom he defeated 5-2 before sending Cam Crabtree to his hotel 5-1 in the final and claiming his fifth title of the season.

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Crabtree defeated Gian van Veen (4-2), Anton Ostlund (4-1), Shusaku Nakamura (5-1) and Dominik Grüllich (5-3) on his way to the finals. The latter defeated his compatriot Marvin Kraft 5-4 in the quarter-finals.

The PDC Development Tour is considered the training institute of the PDC. Talented players get the chance to develop their talent here. Players can participate as soon as they are 16 years old. They must be at least 16 years old. They can then participate up to and including the season in which they turn 24.

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Prize payout on the PDC Development Tour

Each tournament pays out £15,000 in prize money, making the prize pool for the entire round of 24 tournaments £360,000.

If players make it to the last 64, they can win prize money starting at £75. This amount increases each round. The winner will receive a proud £2,500.

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Results Development Tour 24

Last 16

Kayden Milne 4 | 0 Charlie Stocks

Luke Littler 4 | 2 Reece Colley

Jarno Bottenberg 4 | 3 Jurjen van der Velde

Viktor Tingstrom 4 | 3 Keanu van Velzen

Marvin Kraft 4 | 2 Keane Barry

Dominik Gruellich 4 | 3 Joshua Hermann

Shusaku Nakamura 4 | 1 Christopher Toonders

Cam Crabtree 4 | 1 Anton Ostlund

Quarter-finals

Luke Littler 5 | 3 Kayden Milne

Jarno Bottenberg 5 | 1 Viktor Tingstrom

Dominik Gruellich 5 | 4 Marvin Kraft

Cam Crabtree 5 | 1 Shusaku Nakamura

Semi final

Luke Littler 5 | 2 Jarno Bottenberg

Cam Crabtree 5 | 3 Dominik Gruellich

Final

Luke Littler 5 | 1 Cam Crabtree