2017 PDC Development Tour series
The 2017 PDC Unicorn Development Tour consisted of 20 darts tournaments on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour.
Prize money
The prize money for the Development Tour events remained the same from 2016, with each event having a prize fund of £10,000.
This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £10,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £2,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £1,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £300 |
| Last 16 | (8) | £200 |
| Last 32 | (16) | £100 |
| Last 64 | (32) | £50 |
February
Development Tour 1
Development Tour 1 was contested on Saturday 18 February 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Luke Humphries.[1]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
 Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dawson Murschell
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Martin Schindler
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Charlie Beaumont
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 2
Development Tour 2 was contested on Saturday 18 February 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Dimitri Van den Bergh.[1]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Sam Head
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Hayden
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Steve Lennon
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 3
Development Tour 3 was contested on Sunday 19 February 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Ryan Meikle.[2]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Andrew Davidson
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nico Blum
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Callum Loose
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Sam Hewson
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 4
Development Tour 4 was contested on Sunday 19 February 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Luke Humphries.[2]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Rosney
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Ronnie Roberts
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Roberts
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Dale
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 Jimmy Hendriks
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dean Finn
| 1 | |||||||||||||
March
Development Tour 5
Development Tour 5 was contested on Saturday 18 March 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Kenny Neyens.[3]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Davis
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Smith-Neale
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Jaime Nunez Cortes
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jarred Cole
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jaime Nunez Cortes
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 6
Development Tour 6 was contested on Saturday 18 March 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Dimitri Van den Bergh.[3]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rob Hewson
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Raman
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jake Jones
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Greg Ritchie
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Greg Ritchie
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Josh Payne
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 7
Development Tour 7 was contested on Sunday 19 March 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Adam Hunt.[4]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| John Brown
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Rosney
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Lennon
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Lennon
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Rosney
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Rosney
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Alker
| 3 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 8
Development Tour 8 was contested on Sunday 19 March 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Steve Lennon.[4]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Hogarth
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jaime Nunez Cortes
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Lennon
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Lennon
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Lennon
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Davis
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Davis
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| John Brown
| 2 | |||||||||||||
May
Development Tour 9
Development Tour 9 was contested on Saturday 27 May 2017 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The winner was Luke Humphries.[5]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dan Read
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sven Groen
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Josh Payne
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 10
Development Tour 10 was contested on Saturday 27 May 2017 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The winner was Mike van Duivenbode.[5]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Josh Payne
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mike van Duivenbode
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Callum Goffin
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mike van Duivenbode
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike van Duivenbode
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Reece Colley
| 2 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 11
Development Tour 11 was contested on Sunday 28 May 2017 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The winner was Jeffrey de Zwaan.[6]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Mike Zuydwijk
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jeffrey de Zwaan
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jeffrey de Zwaan
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Callum Loose
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jeffrey de Zwaan
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Smith-Neale
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley Kirk
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley Kirk
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Smith-Neale
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Smith-Neale
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 12
Development Tour 12 was contested on Sunday 28 May 2017 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The winner was Rusty-Jake Rodriguez.[6]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Kenny Neyens
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mike van Duivenbode
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike van Duivenbode
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Smith-Neale
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Conor Mayes
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Thomas Lovely
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 5 | |||||||||||||
September
Development Tour 13
Development Tour 13 was contested on Saturday 16 September 2017 at Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Dimitri Van den Bergh.[7]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Lee Budgen
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Griffin
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Griffin
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Griffin
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jarred Cole
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Justin Smith
| 3 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 14
Development Tour 14 was contested on Saturday 16 September 2017 at Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Mike van Duivenbode.[7]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Christian Bunse
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Christian Bunse
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mike van Duivenbode
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Sven Groen
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mike van Duivenbode
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mike van Duivenbode
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 15
Development Tour 15 was contested on Sunday 17 September 2017 at Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Martin Schindler.[8]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie Roberts
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nico Ziemann
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nico Ziemann
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Lennon
| 2 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 16
Development Tour 16 was contested on Sunday 17 September 2017 at Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Luke Humphries.[8]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dan Read
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Lennon
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Lennon
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle
| 5 | |||||||||||||
November
Development Tour 17
Development Tour 17 was contested on Saturday 4 November 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Mike De Decker.[9]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Steve Lennon
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Hayden
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kurt Parry
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Kurt Parry
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Griffin
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kurt Parry
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Geert Nentjes
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 18
Development Tour 18 was contested on Saturday 4 November 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Ted Evetts.[9]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kurt Parry
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kurt Parry
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Josh Payne
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Reece Colley
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Reece Colley
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Hayden
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 19
Development Tour 19 was contested on Sunday 5 November 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Rowby-John Rodriguez.[10]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Raman
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Dale
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Scott Dale
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rowby-John Rodriguez
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Lennon
| 2 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 20
Development Tour 20 was contested on Sunday 5 November 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Luke Humphries.[10]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin de Vries
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mike De Decker
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jake Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike van Duivenbode
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jake Jones
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jake Jones
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Hunt
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wessel Nijman
| 4 | |||||||||||||
References
- "Development Tour 1-2 Round-Up". PDC. 17 February 2017.
- "Development Tour 3-4 Round-Up". PDC. 19 February 2017.
- "Belgian Double On Development Tour". PDC. 18 March 2017.
- "Hunt & Lennon's Development Tour Wins". PDC. 19 March 2017.
- "PDC Unicorn Development Tour 9-10". PDC. 27 May 2017.
- "PDC Unicorn Development Tour 11-12". PDC. 28 May 2017.
- "Van-Tastic Day For Duo In Barnsley". PDC. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- "Barnsley Wins For Schindler & Humphries". PDC. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- "De Decker & Evetts' Development Tour Wins". PDC. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "Humphries Seals Glory As Rodriguez Takes Win". PDC. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.