2023 PDC Development Tour series

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.

The 2023 Development Tour rewards were as follows:

  • The top two players on the 2023 Development Tour Order of Merit, who had not obtained a PDC Tour Card for the 2024 season via another method, won a two-year Tour Card for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
  • The top two players on the Development Tour Order of Merit, who had not qualified via another method, qualified for places at the 2024 PDC World Championship.
  • The highest ranked player on the Development Tour Order of Merit, Gian van Veen, received a spot at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.
  • The players in the top 16 of the Development Tour Order of Merit, who had not obtained a PDC Tour Card before 2024 Qualifying School (Q–School), were granted free entry to the final stage of Q–School.
  • The eight highest ranked players from the Development Tour Order of Merit, who did not earn a Tour Card for the 2024 season, qualified for the first round of the 2024 UK Open.
2023 Development Tour ranking
Rank Player Earnings
1  Gian van Veen £20,950
2  Luke Littler £20,175
3  Wessel Nijman £14,825
4  Nathan Rafferty £10,125
5  Sebastian Białecki £9,025
6  Dylan Slevin £8,725
7  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez £8,000
8  Bradley Brooks £7,475
9  Cam Crabtree £7,175
10  Jurjen van der Velde £7,125