The 2020 PDC Unicorn Development Tour series was a series of events that were part of the 2020 PDC Pro Tour.
Having originally been scheduled to be 20 events, following the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was reduced to just 10 events in 2020.
The top 2 players on the rankings received a PDC Tour Card and qualified for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship.
Prize money
editThe prize money for the Development Tour events remained the same from 2019, with each event having a prize fund of £10,000.
This is how the prize money was 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
editDevelopment Tour 1
editDevelopment Tour 1 was contested on Saturday 29 February 2020 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The winner was Berry van Peer.[1]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
 Damian Mol 90.76
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 86.06
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 92.25
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Ted Evetts 89.82
| 4 | |||||||||||||
 Brian Raman 93.34
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts 93.17
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 91.47
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Martin Schindler 85.75
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nico Kurz 85.44
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dom Taylor 91.30
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dom Taylor 83.88
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler 92.78
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler 86.01
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Doets 95.27
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 2
editDevelopment Tour 2 was contested on Saturday 29 February 2020 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The winner was Ryan Meikle.[1]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Brian Raman 93.69
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Lewy Williams 85.38
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Raman 81.71
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Niels Zonneveld 95.12
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Keelan Kay 75.63
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Niels Zonneveld 83.48
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Niels Zonneveld 86.53
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 83.88
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley Brooks 84.91
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 85.42
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 92.97
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dom Taylor 82.65
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dom Taylor 95.43
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 90.41
| 1 | |||||||||||||
March
editDevelopment Tour 3
editDevelopment Tour 3 was contested on Sunday 1 March 2020 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The winner was Ryan Meikle, who defeated Nico Kurz 5–3 in the final.[2]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Bradley Brooks 94.66
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nico Kurz 100.30
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nico Kurz 102.28
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jamal van den Herik 72.76
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Joshua Richardson 73.57
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jamal van den Herik 72.58
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nico Kurz 87.72
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 91.29
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 92.06
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Justin van Tergouw 82.67
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 97.82
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Sebastian Białecki 82.63
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sebastian Białecki 91.72
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Niels Zonneveld 93.17
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 4
editDevelopment Tour 4 was contested on Sunday 1 March 2020 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. The winner was Wessel Nijman.[2]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Troppmann 79.89
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dom Taylor 87.72
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Dom Taylor 93.92
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler 101.89
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler 86.10
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Davis 82.89
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Schindler 88.84
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wessel Nijman 90.28
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Wessel Nijman 87.38
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Jaikob Selby-Rivas 79.11
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Wessel Nijman 86.39
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 88.58
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 88.41
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Bertus Herks 67.93
| 0 | |||||||||||||
September
editDevelopment Tour 5
editDevelopment Tour 5 was contested on Friday 25 September 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Kevin Doets.[3]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Doets 92.73
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Owen Roelofs 91.54
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Doets 84.35
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Adam Gawlas 86.05
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lewis Pride 92.33
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Gawlas 86.47
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Doets 92.05
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Keane Barry 93.99
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 95.41
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Henk Snijder 86.16
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 92.08
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Griffin 87.60
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jarred Cole 84.45
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Griffin 86.83
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 6
editDevelopment Tour 6 was contested on Friday 25 September 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Damian Mol.[3]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Keelan Kay 94.03
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts 95.74
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Keelan Kay 83.66
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 85.74
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 95.13
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lewis Gurney 76.42
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Keelan Kay 76.89
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Damian Mol 80.78
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Sebastian Białecki 81.58
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Marcus Brambati 68.25
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sebastian Białecki 84.23
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Damian Mol 88.51
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Damian Mol 89.83
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lewy Williams 89.14
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 7
editDevelopment Tour 7 was contested on Saturday 26 September 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Ted Evetts.[4]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 93.11
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Lee Lok Yin 86.81
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 94.98
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Davis 84.50
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Owen Roelofs 86.25
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Davis 86.54
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Davis 93.66
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts 90.00
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Nathan Rafferty 85.33
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts 90.73
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Evetts 82.40
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Damian Mol 76.68
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Damian Mol 77.10
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Justin Smith 88.99
| 3 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 8
editDevelopment Tour 8 was contested on Saturday 26 September 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Keane Barry.[4]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 103.15
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Niels Zonneveld 82.54
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 92.52
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 79.87
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Jarred Cole 89.35
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 93.71
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 89.31
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 83.70
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Callan Rydz 88.87
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Griffin 94.53
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Rhys Griffin 92.82
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 93.33
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 90.97
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ole Holtkamp 82.90
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 9
editDevelopment Tour 9 was contested on Sunday 27 September 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Keane Barry.[5]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Mikey Rees 80.43
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 90.16
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 90.50
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 96.93
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 102.17
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Geert Nentjes 100.18
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ryan Meikle 104.71
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 101.74
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lewis Pride 84.98
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Damian Mol 85.52
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Damian Mol 65.86
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 87.38
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 99.38
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Harry Ward 89.55
| 2 | |||||||||||||
Development Tour 10
editDevelopment Tour 10 was contested on Sunday 27 September 2020 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Callan Rydz.[5]
| Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) | Final (best of 9 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Keane Barry 97.72
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Callan Rydz 95.68
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Callan Rydz 102.32
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Owen Roelofs 101.55
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Thomas Lovely 78.03
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Owen Roelofs 87.38
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Callan Rydz 104.28
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Lok Yin 90.04
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 101.91
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Danny van Trijp 82.47
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Berry van Peer 86.30
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Lok Yin 90.14
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Davis 93.00
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Lok Yin 87.81
| 5 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Van Peer & Meikle Take Development Tour Titles". PDC. 29 February 2020.
- ^ a b Phillips, Josh (1 March 2020). "Meikle and Nijman land Development Tour titles". PDC.
- ^ a b "Dutch youngsters claim maiden Development Tour titles". PDC. 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b "13th title for Evetts as Barry claims maiden Development Tour win". PDC. 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Barry & Berry win Tour Cards as Development Tour concludes". PDC. 27 September 2020.