
The first four events on the 2020 PDC Development Tour took place this past weekend with Ryan Meikle in particular impressing.
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Meikle who has been one of the standout names on the Development Tour for the past few seasons leads the way by virtue of winning back-to-back events (2 on Saturday, 3 on Sunday) and is currently on £4,200.
Wessel Nijman who is also in the winners' circle again on the Development Tour follows him with £2,250 closely by compatriot Berry van Peer who is on £2,200.
Martin Schindler is fourth with £2,050, while Dom Taylor also known as 'The Skyscraper' who impressed many at Q-School has brought that form onto the secondary tour and rounds out the top five.
The likes of Nico Kurz and Brian Raman are also in the top ten; with Ted Evetts who has been imperious on the tour for the past few years not being as successful as usual currently sitting in 12th place.
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PDC Development Tour Order of Merit after 4 events
1 Ryan Meikle £4,200
2 Wessel Nijman £2,250
3 Berry van Peer £2,200
4 Martin Schindler £2,050
5 Dom Taylor £1,600
6 Niels Zonneveld £1,600
7 Nico Kurz £1,500
8 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez £900
9 Brian Raman £850
10 Sebastian Bialecki £800
11 Keelan Kay £750
12 Ted Evetts £700
13 Kevin Troppmann £650
14 Bradley Brooks £650
15 Jamai van den Herik £600
16 Kevin Doets £600
17 Jaikob Selby-Rivas £600
18 Lewis Williams £550
19 Maikel Verberk £500
20 Geert Nentjes £400
21 Damian Mol £400
22 Mike van Duivenbode £400
23 Luke Colwill £400
24 Gian van Veen £400
25 Joshua Richardson £400
26 Keane Barry £400
27 Marcus Tommaso Brambati £350
28 Brad Phillips £350
29 Ciaran Teehan £350
30 Joe Davis £350
31 Bertus Herks £350
32 Daan Bastiaansen £300
33 Aaron Ayres £300
34 Liam Meek £300
35 Justin van Tergouw £300
36 Kalem Marsh £300
37 Reece Colley £300
38 Sven Hesse £300
39 Thomas Lovely £300
40 Jack Main £300
41 James Beeton £300
42 Moreno Blom £250
43 Robin Beger £250
44 Philipp Hagemann £250
45 Owen Roelofs £250
46 Adam Gawlas £250
47 Alec Small £250
48 Jack Male £200
49 Brent Plaisier £200
50 Nathan Girvan £200
51 Jurjen van der Velde £200
52 Raphael Leufgen £200
53 Jitse Van der Wal £200
54 Danny van Trijp £150
55 Vilem Sedivy £150
56 Cameron Doyle £150
57 Ben Cheeseman £150
58 Charlie Green £150
59 Sam Coenders £150
60 Marcus Kirchmann £150
61 Henry Cutting £150
62 Ben West £150
63 Charlie Symons £150
64 Aiden Cope £150
65 Keith O'Neill £150
66 Michael Poole £150
67 Egor Tvorogov £150
68 David Schlichting £100
69 Lewis Gurney £100
70 Nico Blum £100
71 Rene Molendijk £100
72 Levy Frauenfelder £100
73 Marc Legant £100
74 Sebastian Oschitzki £100
75 Keanu van Velzen £100
76 Lennon Cradock £100
77 Leon Rudolf £100
78 Timo Van den Elshout £100
79 Tom Heldt £100
80 Callum Wilson £100
81 Nathan Rafferty £100
82 Niklas Thunemann £100
83 Justin Hewitt £100
84 Henry Reddin £100
85 Jordan Ward £100
86 Alessio Marconi £100
87 Owen Emmett-Bowden £50
88 Dylan Dowling £50
89 Ryan Ward £50
90 Lewis Plank £50
91 Jack Neary £50
92 Lewis McGuigan £50
93 Robbie Chalmers £50
94 Colin Philippi £50
95 Owen Maiden £50
96 Ben Quenby £50
97 Josh Brake £50
98 Mattia Pinelli £50
99 Amos Menghini £50
100 Jonas Aplowski £50
101 Lerena Rietbergen £50
102 Spyridon Ballas £50
103 Youri Brouwer £50
104 Manuel Strobel £50
105 Leon Remde £50
106 Mike Tiedemann £50
107 Nathan Boon £50
108 Jack Sargeant £50
109 Kevin Schiller £50
110 Joost Geurts £50
111 Christian Helmecke £50
112 Joe Higgins £50
113 Alexander Rolf £50
114 Justin Paul £50
115 Lukas Fabian Schwarzbach £50
116 Joshua Hermann £50
117 Roman Benecky £50
118 Andy Kent £50
119 Kevin Knopf £50
120 Dylan Powell £50
121 Alfie Jacques £50
122 Winston van de Graaf £50
123 Kai Haddock £50
124 Maximilian Johansen £50
125 Connor Pickett £50
126 Marvin van Velzen £50
127 Viani Van den bergh £50
128 Kieran Hoare £50
129 Thomas King £50
130 Danny Jansen £50
2 Wessel Nijman £2,250
3 Berry van Peer £2,200
4 Martin Schindler £2,050
5 Dom Taylor £1,600
6 Niels Zonneveld £1,600
7 Nico Kurz £1,500
8 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez £900
9 Brian Raman £850
10 Sebastian Bialecki £800
11 Keelan Kay £750
12 Ted Evetts £700
13 Kevin Troppmann £650
14 Bradley Brooks £650
15 Jamai van den Herik £600
16 Kevin Doets £600
17 Jaikob Selby-Rivas £600
18 Lewis Williams £550
19 Maikel Verberk £500
20 Geert Nentjes £400
21 Damian Mol £400
22 Mike van Duivenbode £400
23 Luke Colwill £400
24 Gian van Veen £400
25 Joshua Richardson £400
26 Keane Barry £400
27 Marcus Tommaso Brambati £350
28 Brad Phillips £350
29 Ciaran Teehan £350
30 Joe Davis £350
31 Bertus Herks £350
32 Daan Bastiaansen £300
33 Aaron Ayres £300
34 Liam Meek £300
35 Justin van Tergouw £300
36 Kalem Marsh £300
37 Reece Colley £300
38 Sven Hesse £300
39 Thomas Lovely £300
40 Jack Main £300
41 James Beeton £300
42 Moreno Blom £250
43 Robin Beger £250
44 Philipp Hagemann £250
45 Owen Roelofs £250
46 Adam Gawlas £250
47 Alec Small £250
48 Jack Male £200
49 Brent Plaisier £200
50 Nathan Girvan £200
51 Jurjen van der Velde £200
52 Raphael Leufgen £200
53 Jitse Van der Wal £200
54 Danny van Trijp £150
55 Vilem Sedivy £150
56 Cameron Doyle £150
57 Ben Cheeseman £150
58 Charlie Green £150
59 Sam Coenders £150
60 Marcus Kirchmann £150
61 Henry Cutting £150
62 Ben West £150
63 Charlie Symons £150
64 Aiden Cope £150
65 Keith O'Neill £150
66 Michael Poole £150
67 Egor Tvorogov £150
68 David Schlichting £100
69 Lewis Gurney £100
70 Nico Blum £100
71 Rene Molendijk £100
72 Levy Frauenfelder £100
73 Marc Legant £100
74 Sebastian Oschitzki £100
75 Keanu van Velzen £100
76 Lennon Cradock £100
77 Leon Rudolf £100
78 Timo Van den Elshout £100
79 Tom Heldt £100
80 Callum Wilson £100
81 Nathan Rafferty £100
82 Niklas Thunemann £100
83 Justin Hewitt £100
84 Henry Reddin £100
85 Jordan Ward £100
86 Alessio Marconi £100
87 Owen Emmett-Bowden £50
88 Dylan Dowling £50
89 Ryan Ward £50
90 Lewis Plank £50
91 Jack Neary £50
92 Lewis McGuigan £50
93 Robbie Chalmers £50
94 Colin Philippi £50
95 Owen Maiden £50
96 Ben Quenby £50
97 Josh Brake £50
98 Mattia Pinelli £50
99 Amos Menghini £50
100 Jonas Aplowski £50
101 Lerena Rietbergen £50
102 Spyridon Ballas £50
103 Youri Brouwer £50
104 Manuel Strobel £50
105 Leon Remde £50
106 Mike Tiedemann £50
107 Nathan Boon £50
108 Jack Sargeant £50
109 Kevin Schiller £50
110 Joost Geurts £50
111 Christian Helmecke £50
112 Joe Higgins £50
113 Alexander Rolf £50
114 Justin Paul £50
115 Lukas Fabian Schwarzbach £50
116 Joshua Hermann £50
117 Roman Benecky £50
118 Andy Kent £50
119 Kevin Knopf £50
120 Dylan Powell £50
121 Alfie Jacques £50
122 Winston van de Graaf £50
123 Kai Haddock £50
124 Maximilian Johansen £50
125 Connor Pickett £50
126 Marvin van Velzen £50
127 Viani Van den bergh £50
128 Kieran Hoare £50
129 Thomas King £50
130 Danny Jansen £50
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