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{{Short description|2025 darts development series}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox darts tournament
| tournament_name = 2025 IDF Development Series
| dates = 3 May – 30 November 2025
| country = Australia England New Zealand
| organisation = [[International Darts Federation]]
| format = [[Leg (darts)|Legs]]
| prize_fund = $96,000
| winner = '''[[Jaxon Flint]]'''
| prev = [[2024 IDF Development Series|2024]]
| next = [[2026 IDF Development Series|2026]]
}}

The '''2025 IDF Development Series''' was a series of professional development [[darts]] tournaments organised by the [[International Darts Federation]] (IDF). It was held from 3 May to 30 November 2025 and formed part of the IDF's player pathway system, sitting below the [[IDF Next Gen Tour]] and the senior [[IDF Pro Tour]].

The series was designed for emerging players, youth players without full senior tour status, regional qualifiers and lower-ranked professionals seeking entry into the wider IDF structure. Unlike the [[2025 IDF Next Gen Tour]], which was restricted to players under the age of 25, the Development Series allowed a broader field of players who had not secured regular senior televised status. Players could earn prize money, ranking points, qualifying school privileges and invitations to preliminary rounds of selected senior events.

[[Jaxon Flint]] finished as the overall series winner after winning four events and reaching six finals. [[Finn Hargreaves]] finished second, while [[Jai McCormack]], [[Reece Mallory]] and [[Tyler Keane]] completed the top five. Flint's series win earned him direct entry into the final stage of 2026 IDF qualifying school and priority status for selected 2026 Pro Tour qualifiers.

==Overview==

===Background===
The IDF Development Series was created as a lower-tier competitive circuit for players outside the main professional ranks. The series was intended to operate beneath the Next Gen Tour while remaining open to players who were not eligible for youth-only events or who had not yet earned a full position on the IDF Pro Tour.

The 2025 edition was the first Development Series to be fully integrated into the IDF's qualification system. Results counted toward the Development Series Order of Merit, with the highest-ranked players receiving access to senior qualifying routes for the following season. The series also acted as a scouting pathway for players from regional affiliate circuits.

===Eligibility===
The Development Series was open to players who did not hold full senior tour priority status at the beginning of the 2025 season. Youth players were permitted to enter, and several players competed in both the Development Series and the [[2025 IDF Next Gen Tour]].

Players who reached the final of a senior televised major or held a top-32 position on the senior IDF Order of Merit were not eligible to enter. The IDF stated that the restriction was designed to preserve the series as a genuine development pathway rather than a secondary ranking circuit for established professionals.

===Format===
Each event was played as a straight knockout tournament. Early rounds were played over shorter formats, with the final played as best of thirteen legs.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Round
! Match format
|-
| Preliminary round || Best of 7 legs
|-
| First round || Best of 9 legs
|-
| Second round || Best of 9 legs
|-
| Quarter-finals || Best of 11 legs
|-
| Semi-finals || Best of 11 legs
|-
| Final || Best of 13 legs
|}

Points were awarded according to final placing. A player's best ten results from the twelve events counted toward the final Development Series Order of Merit.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Result
! Points
|-
| Winner || 10
|-
| Runner-up || 7
|-
| Semi-finalists || 4
|-
| Quarter-finalists || 2
|-
| Last 16 || 1
|}

===Prize money===
The total prize fund for the series was $96,000. Each event carried a prize fund of $8,000.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Position
! Prize money per event
|-
| Winner || $2,000
|-
| Runner-up || $1,250
|-
| Semi-finalists || $750
|-
| Quarter-finalists || $350
|-
| Last 16 || $150
|}

==Calendar==
The 2025 series consisted of twelve events held across Australia, England and New Zealand.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
! No.
! Date
! Event
! Venue
! Champion
! Score
! Runner-up
|-
| 1
| 3–4 May
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 1|Development Series 1]]
| [[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]], [[Adelaide]], Australia
| '''[[Jaxon Flint]]'''
| '''7'''–4
| [[Reece Mallory]]
|-
| 2
| 10–11 May
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 2|Development Series 2]]
| [[Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre]], [[Brisbane]], Australia
| '''[[Finn Hargreaves]]'''
| '''7'''–5
| [[Jai McCormack]]
|-
| 3
| 24–25 May
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 3|Development Series 3]]
| [[Marshall Arena]], [[Milton Keynes]], England
| '''[[Jaxon Flint]]'''
| '''7'''–6
| [[Tyler Keane]]
|-
| 4
| 14–15 June
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 4|Development Series 4]]
| [[Spark Arena]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand
| '''[[Jai McCormack]]'''
| '''7'''–3
| [[Reece Mallory]]
|-
| 5
| 28–29 June
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 5|Development Series 5]]
| [[Derwent Entertainment Centre]], [[Hobart]], Australia
| '''[[Tyler Keane]]'''
| '''7'''–5
| [[Finn Hargreaves]]
|-
| 6
| 12–13 July
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 6|Development Series 6]]
| [[Winter Gardens, Blackpool|Winter Gardens]], [[Blackpool]], England
| '''[[Jaxon Flint]]'''
| '''7'''–4
| [[Jai McCormack]]
|-
| 7
| 26–27 July
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 7|Development Series 7]]
| [[Rod Laver Arena]], [[Melbourne]], Australia
| '''[[Reece Mallory]]'''
| '''7'''–6
| [[Finn Hargreaves]]
|-
| 8
| 9–10 August
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 8|Development Series 8]]
| [[RAC Arena]], [[Perth]], Australia
| '''[[Jai McCormack]]'''
| '''7'''–5
| [[Jaxon Flint]]
|-
| 9
| 23–24 August
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 9|Development Series 9]]
| [[Qudos Bank Arena]], [[Sydney]], Australia
| '''[[Finn Hargreaves]]'''
| '''7'''–4
| [[Tyler Keane]]
|-
| 10
| 20–21 September
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 10|Development Series 10]]
| [[AIS Arena]], [[Canberra]], Australia
| '''[[Jaxon Flint]]'''
| '''7'''–5
| [[Bradley Soren]]
|-
| 11
| 18–19 October
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 11|Development Series 11]]
| [[Cairns Convention Centre]], [[Cairns]], Australia
| '''[[Jai McCormack]]'''
| '''7'''–6
| [[Cooper Maddox]]
|-
| 12
| 29–30 November
| [[2025 IDF Development Series 12|Development Series 12]]
| [[Newcastle Entertainment Centre]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], Australia
| '''[[Finn Hargreaves]]'''
| '''7'''–5
| [[Jaxon Flint]]
|}

==Season summary==

===Opening events===
Flint began the series by winning the opening event in Adelaide, defeating Mallory 7–4 in the final. His early success immediately placed him among the leading contenders for the series title. Hargreaves responded by winning the second event in Brisbane, beating McCormack 7–5.

The third event in Milton Keynes produced one of the closest finals of the season, with Flint defeating Keane 7–6 after Keane missed one dart to win the match. McCormack then won the fourth event in Auckland, defeating Mallory 7–3 and moving into the top three of the standings.

===Mid-season events===
Keane won Development Series 5 in Hobart, beating Hargreaves 7–5. The result briefly made the Order of Merit race more open, as Flint, Hargreaves, McCormack and Keane were separated by a narrow points margin. Flint then restored his lead by winning Development Series 6 in Blackpool, defeating McCormack 7–4 in the final.

Mallory won the seventh event in Melbourne, beating Hargreaves 7–6 in a deciding-leg final. McCormack won Development Series 8 in Perth, defeating Flint 7–5. That result reduced Flint's lead at the top of the standings and made McCormack his closest challenger entering the final third of the season.

===Closing events===
Hargreaves won Development Series 9 in Sydney with a 7–4 win over Keane, while Flint responded by winning Development Series 10 in Canberra against Soren. McCormack kept his title hopes alive by winning the eleventh event in Cairns, defeating Maddox 7–6.

The final event in Newcastle was won by Hargreaves, who defeated Flint 7–5. Although Flint lost the final, his run was enough to confirm him as the overall Development Series winner. Hargreaves finished second, with McCormack third.

==Results==

===Development Series 1===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score02=4
| RD1-team03=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score04=3
| RD1-team05=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score06=5
| RD1-team07=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score08=4
| RD2-team01=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-team03=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD2-score03=5
| RD2-team04=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score04=6
| RD3-team01='''[[Jaxon Flint]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD3-score02=4
}}

===Development Series 2===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score02=2
| RD1-team03=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score04=5
| RD1-team05=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score06=4
| RD1-team07=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score08=3
| RD2-team01=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-team03=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-team04=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD2-score04=5
| RD3-team01='''[[Finn Hargreaves]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD3-score02=5
}}

===Development Series 3===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score02=3
| RD1-team03=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score04=5
| RD1-team05=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score06=4
| RD1-team07=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score08=2
| RD2-team01=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD2-score02=5
| RD2-team03=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD2-score03=4
| RD2-team04=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score04=6
| RD3-team01='''[[Jaxon Flint]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD3-score02=6
}}

===Development Series 4===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score02=3
| RD1-team03=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score04=2
| RD1-team05=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score05=5
| RD1-team06=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score06=6
| RD1-team07=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score08=4
| RD2-team01=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD2-score02=3
| RD2-team03=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-team04=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD2-score04=4
| RD3-team01='''[[Jai McCormack]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD3-score02=3
}}

===Development Series 5===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score02=4
| RD1-team03=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score04=5
| RD1-team05=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score06=3
| RD1-team07=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score08=4
| RD2-team01=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD2-score02=5
| RD2-team03=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score03=4
| RD2-team04=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD2-score04=6
| RD3-team01='''[[Tyler Keane]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD3-score02=5
}}

===Development Series 6===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score02=3
| RD1-team03=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-team05=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score06=5
| RD1-team07=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score08=2
| RD2-team01=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-team03=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-team04=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD2-score04=3
| RD3-team01='''[[Jaxon Flint]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD3-score02=4
}}

===Development Series 7===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score02=5
| RD1-team03=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-team05=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score05=5
| RD1-team06=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score06=6
| RD1-team07=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score08=3
| RD2-team01=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD2-score02=5
| RD2-team03=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-team04=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score04=4
| RD3-team01='''[[Reece Mallory]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD3-score02=6
}}

===Development Series 8===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score02=4
| RD1-team03=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score04=3
| RD1-team05=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score06=5
| RD1-team07=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score08=4
| RD2-team01=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD2-score02=5
| RD2-team03=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-team04=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD2-score04=4
| RD3-team01='''[[Jai McCormack]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD3-score02=5
}}

===Development Series 9===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score02=2
| RD1-team03=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-team05=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score06=5
| RD1-team07=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score08=3
| RD2-team01=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-team03=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD2-score03=5
| RD2-team04=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score04=6
| RD3-team01='''[[Finn Hargreaves]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD3-score02=4
}}

===Development Series 10===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score02=4
| RD1-team03=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score04=5
| RD1-team05=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score06=3
| RD1-team07=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score08=4
| RD2-team01=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-team03=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-team04=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD2-score04=5
| RD3-team01='''[[Jaxon Flint]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD3-score02=5
}}

===Development Series 11===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score02=5
| RD1-team03=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-team05=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score06=5
| RD1-team07=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score08=2
| RD2-team01=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD2-score02=5
| RD2-team03=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-team04=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD2-score04=4
| RD3-team01='''[[Jai McCormack]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD3-score02=6
}}

===Development Series 12===
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD2=Semi-finals Best of 11 legs
| RD3=Final Best of 13 legs
| team-width=210
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-team01=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD1-score01=6
| RD1-team02=[[Reece Mallory]]
| RD1-score02=4
| RD1-team03=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04=[[Tyler Keane]]
| RD1-score04=3
| RD1-team05=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06=[[Bradley Soren]]
| RD1-score06=5
| RD1-team07=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-team08=[[Ryder Callan]]
| RD1-score08=4
| RD2-team01=[[Finn Hargreaves]]
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-team02=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-team03=[[Jai McCormack]]
| RD2-score03=5
| RD2-team04=[[Cooper Maddox]]
| RD2-score04=6
| RD3-team01='''[[Finn Hargreaves]]'''
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02=[[Jaxon Flint]]
| RD3-score02=5
}}

==Order of Merit==
The final Development Series Order of Merit was based on a player's best ten results from the twelve events.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Rank
! Player
! Titles
! Finals
! Semi-finals
! Quarter-finals
! Points
|-
| 1 || align="left" | '''[[Jaxon Flint]]''' || 4 || 6 || 2 || 4 || 61
|-
| 2 || align="left" | [[Finn Hargreaves]] || 3 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 57
|-
| 3 || align="left" | [[Jai McCormack]] || 3 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 56
|-
| 4 || align="left" | [[Reece Mallory]] || 1 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 39
|-
| 5 || align="left" | [[Tyler Keane]] || 1 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 38
|-
| 6 || align="left" | [[Cooper Maddox]] || 0 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 28
|-
| 7 || align="left" | [[Bradley Soren]] || 0 || 1 || 5 || 5 || 25
|-
| 8 || align="left" | [[Ryder Callan]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 18
|}

==Qualification and rewards==
The top players in the final Order of Merit earned access to senior qualification pathways for 2026.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Position
! Reward
|-
| 1st
| Direct final-stage entry to 2026 IDF qualifying school and senior Pro Tour qualifier priority
|-
| 2nd–4th
| Final-stage entry to 2026 IDF qualifying school
|-
| 5th–8th
| Early-stage entry to 2026 IDF qualifying school and selected senior preliminary events
|-
| 9th–16th
| Development Series priority entry for 2026
|}

==Statistics==

===Most titles===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Player
! Titles
! Events won
|-
| [[Jaxon Flint]] || 4 || 1, 3, 6, 10
|-
| [[Finn Hargreaves]] || 3 || 2, 9, 12
|-
| [[Jai McCormack]] || 3 || 4, 8, 11
|-
| [[Reece Mallory]] || 1 || 7
|-
| [[Tyler Keane]] || 1 || 5
|}

===Final appearances===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Player
! Winner
! Runner-up
! Finals
|-
| [[Jaxon Flint]] || 4 || 2 || 6
|-
| [[Finn Hargreaves]] || 3 || 3 || 6
|-
| [[Jai McCormack]] || 3 || 3 || 6
|-
| [[Reece Mallory]] || 1 || 3 || 4
|-
| [[Tyler Keane]] || 1 || 3 || 4
|-
| [[Cooper Maddox]] || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| [[Bradley Soren]] || 0 || 1 || 1
|}

===Highest averages===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Average
! Player
! Event
! Round
! Opponent
! Result
|-
| 99.84 || [[Jaxon Flint]] || Development Series 10 || Final || [[Bradley Soren]] || Won
|-
| 98.91 || [[Jai McCormack]] || Development Series 8 || Final || [[Jaxon Flint]] || Won
|-
| 98.62 || [[Finn Hargreaves]] || Development Series 12 || Final || [[Jaxon Flint]] || Won
|-
| 97.88 || [[Tyler Keane]] || Development Series 5 || Final || [[Finn Hargreaves]] || Won
|-
| 97.31 || [[Reece Mallory]] || Development Series 7 || Final || [[Finn Hargreaves]] || Won
|}

==Aftermath==
Flint's series victory confirmed him as one of the leading emerging players in the IDF system. His four titles and six finals gave him the strongest overall season in the Development Series, although the Order of Merit remained close until the final weekend. Hargreaves and McCormack also earned senior qualifying privileges after finishing second and third.

The 2025 series was regarded as a successful expansion of the IDF's player pathway, particularly because several players also appeared in the [[2025 IDF Next Gen Tour]] and the [[2025 IDF Youth World Championship]]. The IDF later confirmed that the Development Series would return in 2026 with an expanded calendar.

==References==
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