Sebastian Bialecki and Leon Weber scooped their second Winmau Development Tour titles of the year in Milton Keynes, winning Events Eight and Nine respectively on Saturday. Arena MK played host to another bumper double-header with almost 400 players involved, yet it was Bialecki that claimed his second title of the season in the opening event […]
Sebastian Bialecki and Leon Weber scooped their second Winmau Development Tour titles of the year in Milton Keynes, winning Events Eight and Nine respectively on Saturday.
Arena MK played host to another bumper double-header with almost 400 players involved, yet it was Bialecki that claimed his second title of the season in the opening event of the day.
The former UK Open quarter-finalist began his day with a magnificent 105.47 average in whitewashing Carl van Mens, before recording another trio of 4-0 wins to flawlessly progress into the last 32.
There, the Polish number two faced his toughest test against Jurjen van der Velde, where he was pushed to a last-leg decider and survived two match darts to scrape through.
Bialecki then recorded another 105.47 average to down Sidney Lloyd without conceding a leg, before defying a 97+ average from Archie Self to reach the last four.
The 22-year-old produced a remarkable sixth whitewash win in eight games in blitzing Bram van Dijk 5-0 to ease into the Event Eight final, where the Pole saw off Jack Drayton 5-2 to clinch his second Development Tour title of the year.
In Event Nine, Weber ran riot to claim his second Development Tour title in as many days in Milton Keynes, conceding just eight legs across his eight victories to bulldoze his way to glory.
The German kicked off with four straight whitewash wins, including against fellow Tour Card Holder Owen Bates in his fourth match, to waltz into the last 16.
The 23-year-old produced his best performance of the event with a 97.75 average to see off Lewy Williams 4-2 to reach the quarter-finals, before downing compatriot Florian Preis 5-2 to reach the semi-final.
In a repeat of the Event Seven final, Weber once again slayed Dominik Gruellich by the same scoreline of 5-2 to reach the final, recording yet another 5-2 victory over Ben Townley in the showpiece to take the Event Nine crown.
Event Eight finalist Drayton – already a two-time Development Tour title winner this year – reached his third final in eight events on Saturday afternoon.
The 19-year-old averaged in excess of 95 in four consecutive matches to reach the semi-finals, edging past Owen Bates in a last-leg decider before falling short to Bialecki.
As a result of his exploits, Drayton sits comfortably at the top of the Development Tour rankings after today’s action, with Van der Velde and Bialecki in second and third respectively.
The second weekend of Winmau Development Tour action will conclude with Event Ten on Sunday, as Arena MK will host almost 400 players to wrap up a bumper three days of action.
The top two players from the 2026 Development Tour rankings will each win a PDC Tour Card for 2027-28, while the top three ranked players will earn a place in the 2026/27 Paddy Power World Darts Championship.
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2026 Winmau Development Tour
Saturday April 25, Arena MK, Milton Keynes
Event Eight
Quarter-Finals
Jack Drayton 5-2 Keenan Thomas
Owen Bates 5-3 Ashton Brown
Bram van Dijk 5-1 James Beeton
Sebastian Bialecki 5-3 Archie Self
Semi-Finals
Jack Drayton 5-4 Owen Bates
Sebastian Bialecki 5-0 Bram van Dijk
Final
Sebastian Bialecki 5-2 Jack Drayton
Event Nine
Quarter-Finals
Yorick Hofkens 5-3 James Beeton
Ben Townley 5-3 Ciaran Forde
Leon Weber 5-2 Florian Pries
Dominik Gruellich 5-2 Keenan Thomas
Semi-Finals
Ben Townley 5-3 Yorick Hofkens
Leon Weber 5-2 Dominik Gruellich
Final
Leon Weber 5-2 Ben Townley