Sebastian Bialecki leads the PDC Development Tour Order of Merit after Event 21 with £21,900 in prize money, followed by Jack Drayton on £12,100 and Cam Crabtree on £11,900. The PDC Development Tour is due to take place over 24 events this year with top talents aged 23 and under taking part in this secondary tour.
Nunjo Dewaele won Event 21, defeating Cole Davey 5-4 in the final. Dewaele had an average of 83.31 compared to Davey's 86.38. In the semi-finals, Davey beat Jamai van den Herik 5-4, while Dewaele defeated Connor Mitchell 5-2. The quarter-finals saw van den Herik beat Ben Townley 5-0, Davey beat Tyler Thorpe 5-4, Dewaele beat Dylan Slevin 5-3, and Mitchell beat Charlie Stocks 5-1.
Event 20 was won by Lenny Schlueter, who beat Henry Coates 5-4 in the final. Schlueter had an average of 81.00, while Coates averaged 87.86. In the semi-finals, Coates beat Sean McKeon 5-4, and Schlueter beat Mylo Michiels 5-1. The quarter-finals saw McKeon beat Martin Homola 5-3, Coates beat Dylan Slevin 5-3, Michiels beat Kaya Baysal 5-1, and Schlueter beat Angelo Vroomen 5-1.
Event 19 was won by Yorick Hofkens, who defeated Adam Gawlas 5-4 in the final. Hofkens averaged 85.80, while Gawlas averaged 86.36. In the semi-finals, Gawlas beat Dylan Slevin 5-4, and Hofkens beat Cam Crabtree 5-3. The quarter-finals saw Gawlas beat Ieuan Halsall 5-2, Slevin beat Lenny Schlueter 5-3, Crabtree beat Milan Biro 5-0, and Hofkens beat Jenson Walker 5-0.
Event 18 was won by Jamai van den Herik, who beat Angelo Balsamo 5-3 in the final. Van den Herik averaged 92.63, while Balsamo averaged 81.26. In the semi-finals, Balsamo beat Sam Jackson 5-1, and van den Herik beat Mylo Michiels 5-4. The quarter-finals saw Jackson beat Charlie Manby 5-1, Balsamo beat Cam Crabtree 5-1, Michiels beat David Fidler 5-0, and van den Herik beat Owen Bates 5-4.
Event 17 was won by Sam Jackson, who defeated Jan Schmidt 5-3 in the final. Jackson averaged 93.99, while Schmidt averaged 87.82. In the semi-finals, Jackson beat Owen Bates 5-3, and Schmidt beat Archie Self 5-2. The quarter-finals saw Jackson beat Jack Drayton 5-4, Bates beat Kimi Seemann 5-3, Self beat Jenson Remory 5-4, and Schmidt beat Kaya Baysal 5-1.
Event 16 was won by Owen Bates, who beat Kaya Baysal 5-0 in the final. Bates averaged 97.60, while Baysal averaged 85.72. In the semi-finals, Bates beat Adam Gawlas 5-2, and Baysal beat Leon Weber 5-4. The quarter-finals saw Gawlas beat Lenny Schlueter 5-4, Bates beat Jan Schmidt 5-4, Baysal beat Jenson Walker 5-1, and Weber beat Archie Self 5-4.
Event 15 was won by Adam Gawlas, who defeated Sebastian Bialecki 5-3 in the final. Gawlas averaged 92.43, while Bialecki averaged 83.71. In the semi-finals, Gawlas beat Jack Pollard 5-4, and Bialecki beat Jamai van den Herik 5-2. The quarter-finals saw Pollard beat Yorick Hofkens 5-1, Gawlas beat Cam Crabtree 5-2, Bialecki beat Jack Drayton 5-4, and van den Herik beat Jurjen van der Velde 5-3.
Event 14 was won by Cam Crabtree, who beat Nathan Potter 5-4 in the final. Crabtree averaged 91.87, while Potter averaged 87.72. In the semi-finals, Potter beat Jarod Becker 5-3, and Crabtree beat Archie Self 5-1. The quarter-finals saw Becker beat Yorick Hofkens 5-3, Potter beat JJ Wright 5-4, Self beat Jamai van den Herik 5-3, and Crabtree beat Cole Davey 5-2.
Event 13 was won by Sebastian Bialecki, who defeated Leon Weber 5-2 in the final. Bialecki averaged 88.61, while Weber averaged 77.56. In the semi-finals, Bialecki beat David Fidler 5-1, and Weber beat Thomas Banks 5-3. The quarter-finals saw Bialecki beat Florian Preis 5-2, Fidler beat Finn Behrens 5-0, Weber beat James Beeton 5-3, and Banks beat Lewis Cook 5-4.
Event 12 was won by Sebastian Bialecki, who beat Cam Crabtree 5-1 in the final. Bialecki averaged 91.17, while Crabtree averaged 85.13. In the semi-finals, Bialecki beat Adam Gawlas 5-3, and Crabtree beat Ben Townley 5-3. The quarter-finals saw Bialecki beat Merlin Nicolaus 5-0, Gawlas beat Finn Behrens 5-2, Townley beat Nunjo Dewaele 5-1, and Crabtree beat Jurjen van der Velde 5-3.
Event 11 was won by Sebastian Bialecki, who defeated David Fidler 5-1 in the final. Bialecki averaged 99.53, while Fidler averaged 88.24. In the semi-finals, Fidler beat Florian Preis 5-1, and Bialecki beat Jamai van den Herik 5-0. The quarter-finals saw Preis beat Craig Galliano 5-3, Fidler beat Henry Coates 5-3, van den Herik beat Harrison Leigh 5-4, and Bialecki beat Cam Crabtree 5-2.
Event 10 was won by Sebastian Bialecki, who beat Dominik Gruellich 5-4 in the final. Bialecki averaged 90.46, while Gruellich averaged 85.19. In the semi-finals, Gruellich beat Dylan Slevin 5-1, and Bialecki beat Lewis Cook 5-3. The quarter-finals saw Slevin beat Henry Coates 5-4, Gruellich beat Charlie Manby 5-4, Cook beat Lewy Williams 5-2, and Bialecki beat Kai Clark 5-2.
Event 9 was won by Leon Weber, who defeated Ben Townley 5-2 in the final. Weber averaged 88.16, while Townley averaged 85.20. In the semi-finals, Townley beat Yorick Hofkens 5-3, and Weber beat Dominik Gruellich 5-2. The quarter-finals saw Hofkens beat James Beeton 5-3, Townley beat Ciaran Forde 5-3, Weber beat Florian Preis 5-2, and Gruellich beat Keenan Thomas 5-2.
Event Eight was won by Sebastian Bialecki, who beat Jack Drayton 5-2 in the final. Bialecki averaged 92.75, while Drayton averaged 91.17. In the semi-finals, Drayton beat Owen Bates 5-4, and Bialecki beat Bram van Dijk 5-0. The quarter-finals saw Drayton beat Keenan Thomas 5-2, Bates beat Ashton Brown 5-3, van Dijk beat James Beeton 5-1, and Bialecki beat Archie Self 5-3.
Event Seven was won by Leon Weber, who defeated Dominik Gruellich 5-2 in the final. Weber averaged 97.18, while Gruellich averaged 93.03. In the semi-finals, Weber beat Angelo Balsamo 5-0, and Gruellich beat Tyler Thorpe 5-2. The quarter-finals saw Weber beat Ieuan Halsall 5-2, Balsamo beat Beau Greaves 5-4, Gruellich beat Lenny Schlueter 5-1, and Thorpe beat Lewis Mayes 5-2.
Event Six was won by James Beeton, who beat Nathan Potter 5-4 in the final. Beeton averaged 89.05, while Potter averaged 86.53. In the semi-finals, Beeton beat Archie Self 5-3, and Potter beat Ryan Branley 5-1. The quarter-finals saw Self beat Charlie Manby 5-4, Beeton beat Jamai van den Herik 5-4, Branley beat Lewis Cook 5-2, and Potter beat Dominik Gruellich 5-1.
Event Five was won by Jack Drayton, who defeated Cam Crabtree 5-3 in the final. Drayton averaged 90.67, while Crabtree averaged 89.35. In the semi-finals, Crabtree beat Tyler Thorpe 5-2, and Drayton beat Archie Self 5-4. The quarter-finals saw Thorpe beat Charlie Manby 5-2, Crabtree beat Cayden Smith 5-3, Drayton beat Dylan Slevin 5-3, and Self beat Dominik Gruellich 5-0.
Event Four was won by Jack Drayton, who beat Angelo Balsamo 5-1 in the final. Drayton averaged 86.31, while Balsamo averaged 75.39. In the semi-finals, Drayton beat David Fidler 5-3, and Balsamo beat Connor Hopkins 5-1. The quarter-finals saw Fidler beat Shane de Jong 5-3, Drayton beat Beau Greaves 5-4, Hopkins beat Nunjo Dewaele 5-3, and Balsamo beat Sebastian Bialecki 5-3.
Event Three was won by Jurjen van der Velde, who defeated Charlie Manby 5-3 in the final. Van der Velde averaged 97.54, while Manby averaged 94.96. In the semi-finals, van der Velde beat Charlie Stocks 5-0, and Manby beat Leon Weber 5-0. The quarter-finals saw Stocks beat Henry Coates 5-1, van der Velde beat Finn Behrens 5-4, Manby beat Peter Kelemen 5-4, and Weber beat Florian Preis 5-1.
Event Two was won by Sebastian Bialecki, who beat James Beeton 5-3 in the final. Bialecki averaged 90.41, while Beeton averaged 84.51. In the semi-finals, Bialecki beat Nathan Potter 5-1, and Beeton beat Dominik Gruellich 5-1. The quarter-finals saw Potter beat Jurjen van der Velde 5-3, Bialecki beat Owen Bates 5-2, Beeton beat Patrick McShane 5-3, and Gruellich beat Jack Drayton 5-4.
Event One was won by Jurjen van der Velde, who defeated Dylan Slevin 5-1 in the final. Van der Velde averaged 95.35, while Slevin averaged 86.10. In the semi-finals, van der Velde beat Jenson Walker 5-2, and Slevin beat Peter Kelemen 5-3. The quarter-finals saw Walker beat Sam Jackson 5-2, van der Velde beat Keanu van Velzen 5-3, Kelemen beat Charlie Manby 5-4, and Slevin beat Nathan Potter 5-3.
The calendar features 24 events in total comprising Leicester, Milton Keynes, Wigan and Hildesheim from UK to Germany. Similar to the Challenge Tour, it sees two events a day and then a sole one at the end of the run. The events run from 20 February 2026 at Leicester Arena to 4 October 2026 at Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan.
The rules have changed over the years so only those not in the top 64 of the main PDC Order of Merit can play so any player from that 65-128 and anyone within the age limit. E.g Beau Greaves and Charlie Manby as brand new Tour Card Holders can be involved. So a mix of both PDC Tour Card holders who are 23 and under as of January 2026. The minimum age is 16. Greaves as a result can still play on this tour for instance in the upcoming year but unlike previously where it was top 32 and under, this protection ceases when you are secure in the Tour Card spots.
The prize money sees £3,000 for the winner of each tournament. The runner-up claims £2,000. The semi-finalists seal £1,000. Quarter-Finals claim £750. Last 16 losers claim £350. Overall there is a total payout per event of £20,000. This is the same as the Challenge Tour also.
There are 24 events in all spread between Milton Keynes, Leicester, Hildesheim and Wigan and there are two tournaments a day on Friday and Saturday with one on Sunday so there are five in all apart from the last weekend where there are only four. The matches are first to four to the Quarter-Finals, then the rest is best of nine.
The top two players on the Development Tour who have not secured their Tour Card through another route win a two-year Tour Card for 2027 and 2028. The top three also qualify for the PDC World Darts Championship if they haven't done through another method already. While the highest ranked player on the Development Tour Order of Merit receives a spot at the 2026 Grand Slam of Darts. The players in the top 16 of the Order of Merit, who had not obtained a PDC Tour Card before 2027 Qualifying School (Q–School), were granted free entry to the final stage of Q–School. The eight highest ranked players from the Order of Merit, who did not earn a Tour Card for the 2026 season, qualified for the first round of the 2026 UK Open.
The Development Tour is not available to watch. Albeit it potentially will be in the future after DAZN confirmed a deal which sees the events shown in Germany from 2027 so it seems that this could yet be on the horizon in the UK and further afield. This means that for now only the results on DartConnect are available as well as through our Tournament Centre.
Samuel Gill, Head Editor for DartsNews.com, sees Charlie Manby finishing atop the Development Tour Order of Merit. "I think that Beau Greaves is quite often an easy answer but also I don't see her playing every single event either so I don't think she will lead but I'm intrigued to see how she gets on," he said. "While Charlie Manby, Sebastian Bialecki, Owen Bates, Cam Crabtree and Tyler Thorpe for me are other players to watch. Thorpe has settled into main tour life well while the others have either been class of the field in previous Development Tours or are now great as Tour Card holders."
Mats Leering, Editor for DartsNieuws.com sees Jurjen van der Velde as a potential winner. "The Development Tour is the perfect breeding ground for talent to develop and qualify for the World Championship or win their Tour Card. In addition, there are always a few established names participating," he said. "One of those names is Beau Greaves, who I expect to do very well here this year. Greaves has already secured her Tour Card and may skip some tournaments due to other commitments, but I still think that with her talent, she is good enough to finish high in the tournaments she does play. Three other names I expect a lot from are the Dutch players Jamai van den Herik, Owen Roelofs and Jurjen van der Velde. Van der Velde has already made a name for himself at the PDC, and I see him as a serious contender to be at the top of the Order of Merit at the end of the year. Van den Herik and Roelofs are two talents who I think can seriously compete to finish high in the rankings."
Leering added: "Of course, there are also a lot of English players who have the potential to finish high. Think of Cam Crabtree, who already played at the World Darts Championship last december. We also have Charlie Manby, who went on to the last 16 in Ally Pally and Tyler Thorpe, a name to keep in mind. In addition, there are two Germans to keep an eye on: 18-year-olds Yorick Hofkens and Leon Weber. Hofkens won his tour card in January and is known as a great talent. Weber has already shown what he can do at the PDC on several occasions. Other names to keep an eye on are Sebastian Bialecki and Dylan Slevin, who both already have experience on the PDC Pro Tour."
