Bialecki tops PDC Development Tour rankings after latest events

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>Sebastian Bialecki tops the Winmau Development Tour ranking after the latest block of events in Germany. The Bolt has a lead of almost £10,000 from Englishman Jack Drayton. The table behind closed up considerably as the titles were divided this time.

>Owen Bates and Sam Jackson were victorious on Friday, after winning Development Tour Events 16 & 17 respectively, as the fourth weekend of the PDC’s Youth Tour season commenced at Halle 39, Hildesheim.

>Bates – the winner of two Development Tour titles to date – reached the Event 16 final firstly by recording victories against Moritz Jahns, Angus Marshall, Carl Van Mens, Kieran Tynan, Arthur Allston, Jan Schmidt and Adam Gawlas, to set up a clash with the latest of dart’s teenage prodigies Kaya Baysal.

>The final was a complete one-sided affair as Bates reeled off five successive legs to seal a 5-0 whitewash victory with winning legs coming in 17,16,17,13 and 14 darts respectively to pick up a third Development Tour title of his career as well as the £3,000 top prize.

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>Event 17 saw Sam Jackson victorious with the Englishman reaching the final firstly by recording victories against Karsten Dalhoff, Finlay Cleave, Cas Maessen, JJ Wright, Killian Heffernan, Jack Drayton and Owen Bates, to set up a clash with Germany’s Jan Schmidt.

>Jackson sealed a 5-3 victory with a 17 darter to pick up a maiden PDC title as well as the first prize.

>Jamai Van den Herik and Yorick Hofkens claimed the spoils on Saturday, in winning Winmau Development Tour Events 18 & 19 respectively, as the PDC’s Youth Tour darts weekend continued.

>Van den Herik – the winner of two Development Tour titles to date – reached the final of Event 18 firstly by recording victories against Finlay Cleave, Justin Atellinghusen, Alfie Hutton, Archie Self, Dominik Gruellich, Owen Bates and Mylo Michiels, to set up a clash with fellow compatriot, Angelo Balsamo.

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>Nothing separated the pair throughout the tie with each holding throw for the opening six legs before Van den Herik took control by winning the final two legs in 13 and 17 darts respectively to seal a 5-3 victory and clinch his third Development Tour title to date.

>In Event 19, Yorick Hofkens was victorious with the German reaching the final firstly by recording victories against Angelo Balsamo, Tim Hoffmann, James Buckby, Danio Aalders, Cody Crabtree, Jenson Walker and Cam Crabtree, to set up a clash with Czechia’s Adam Gawlas.

>The advantage of throwing first didn’t prove to be decisive in the decider as Hofkens hit a 14-dart break of throw to seal a 5-4 victory and clinch a maiden PDC title.

>Lenny Schlueter was victorious on Sunday, in winning his maiden Winmau Development Tour title, after defeating Henry Coates in the decider, as the fourth weekend of the PDC’s Youth Tour season concluded in Hildesheim.

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Winmau Development Tour Super 8 with dartsdatabase.co.uk 1

Sebastian Bialecki

21900

2

Jack Drayton

12100

3

Cam Crabtree

11650

4

Leon Weber

11100

5

Jurjen van der Velde

10350

6

James Beeton

9600

7

Jamai van den Herik

9250

8

Dominik Gruellich

9200