The 2023 PDC Development Tour (known for sponsorship reasons as the Winmau Development Tour) was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). A secondary tour to the PDC Pro Tour, it consisted of 24 tournaments, held over four weekends of five events and one weekend of four events.
The Development Tour is the PDC's youth system open to all players outside of the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit that are aged 16–24. [1]
The 2023 Development Tour rewards were as follows:
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
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| 1 | | £20,950 |
| 2 | | £20,175 |
| 3 | | £14,825 |
| 4 | | £10,125 |
| 5 | | £9,025 |
| 6 | | £8,725 |
| 7 | | £8,000 |
| 8 | | £7,475 |
| 9 | | £7,175 |
| 10 | | £7,125 |
The prize money for the Development Tour events increased by 50%. [3] £360,000 was the total prize fund, with £15,000 being the prize fund for each of the 24 events. The winner of each event received £2,500. The prize fund breakdown was:
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| Winner | (1) | £2,500 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £1,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £750 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £500 |
| Last 16 | (8) | £300 |
| Last 32 | (16) | £200 |
| Last 64 | (32) | £75 |
Development Tour 1 was contested on Friday 31 March 2023 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Christopher Toonders, who defeated Marvin Kraft 5–2 in the final. [4] [5]
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Development Tour 2 was contested on Friday 31 March 2023 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Dylan Slevin, who defeated Luke Littler 5–4 in the final. [4]
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Development Tour 3 was contested on Saturday 1 April 2023 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Luke Littler, who defeated Jurjen van der Velde 5–1 in the final. [6]
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Development Tour 4 was contested on Saturday 1 April 2023 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Gian van Veen, who defeated Adam Paxton 5–2 in the final. [6]
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Development Tour 5 was contested on Sunday 2 April 2023 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Luke Littler, who defeated Kevin Troppmann 5–3 in the final. [7]
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Development Tour 6 was contested on Friday 28 April 2023 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Wessel Nijman, who defeated Nathan Girvan 5–3 in the final. [8]
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Development Tour 7 was contested on Friday 28 April 2023 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.The tournament was won by Sebastian Białecki , who defeated Leighton Bennett 5–4 in the final. [8]
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Development Tour 8 was contested on Saturday 29 April 2023 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Gian van Veen, who defeated Thomas Banks 5–2 in the final. [9]
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Development Tour 9 was contested on Saturday 29 April 2023 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Ciarán Teehan, who defeated Jurjen van der Velde 5–4 in the final. [9]
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Development Tour 10 was contested on Sunday 30 April 2023 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Gian van Veen, who defeated Bradly Roes 5–1 in the final. [10]
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Development Tour 11 was contested on Friday 9 June 2023 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The tournament was won by Bradley Brooks, who defeated Owen Roelofs 5–3 in the final. [11]
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Development Tour 12 was contested on Friday 9 June 2023 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The tournament was won by Wessel Nijman, who defeated Dylan Slevin 5–1 in the final. [11]
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Development Tour 13 was contested on Saturday 10 June 2023 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The tournament was won by Gian van Veen, who defeated Wessel Nijman 5–4 in the final. [12]
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Development Tour 14 was contested on Saturday 10 June 2023 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The tournament was won by Jarred Cole , who defeated Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 5–1 in the final. [12]
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Development Tour 15 was contested on Sunday 11 June 2023 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The tournament was won by Adam Gawlas, who defeated Dylan Slevin 5–4 in the final. [13]
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Development Tour 16 was contested on Friday 14 July 2023 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Luke Littler, who defeated Bradly Roes 5–2 in the final. [14]
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Development Tour 17 was contested on Friday 14 July 2023 at the Leicester Arena. James Beeton hit a nine-dart finish in his match against Luke Rutter. The tournament was won by Gian van Veen, who whitewashed Reece Colley 5–0 in the final. [14]
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Development Tour 18 was contested on Saturday 15 July 2023 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Nathan Rafferty, who defeated Cam Crabtree 5–3 in the final. [15]
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Development Tour 19 was contested on Saturday 15 July 2023 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Wessel Nijman, who defeated Gian van Veen 5–3 in the final. [15]
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Development Tour 20 was contested on Sunday 16 July 2023 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Luke Littler, who averaged 115.22 in his last 32 win against Lewy Williams, [16] hit a nine-dart finish in his last 16 win against Rune Van Damme, and defeated Gian van Veen 5–4 in the final. [17] [18]
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Development Tour 21 was contested on Friday 18 August 2023 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Rusty-Jake Rodriguez , who defeated Dominik Grüllich 5–3 in the final. [19]
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Development Tour 22 was contested on Friday 18 August 2023 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Sebastian Białecki, who defeated Keane Barry 5–3 in the final. The result qualified Luke Littler for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, where he would reach the final, and secured Littler a PDC Tour Card for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. [19] [20]
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Development Tour 23 was contested on Saturday 19 August 2023 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Gian van Veen, who defeated Luke Littler 5–4 in the final. This was van Veen's sixth Development Tour title of the year. [21]
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Development Tour 24 was contested on Saturday 19 August 2023 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Luke Littler, who defeated Cam Crabtree 5–1 in the final. This was Littler's fifth Development Tour title of the year. [21]
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