The PDC Development Tour continues with the second event of the day, after Nathan Rafferty claimed victory in the seasons opener. The Robin Park Tennis Centre hosts the first of five weekends to be held in this year’s PDC Development Tour, which will each feature four £10,000 tournaments for players aged 16-23.
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The current World Youth Champion and the winner of the Development Tour-ranking in 2017 are both not playing today. Dimitri van den Bergh and Luke Humphries are currently playing today in Saarbrücken at the German Darts Open.
Prize Fund
Winner £2,000
Runner-Up £1,000
Semi-Finalists £500
Quarter-Finalists £300
Last 16 £200
Last 32 £100
Last 64 £50
Total £10,000
PDC Development Tour 2
Last 256
Kevin Doets - | - Tadhg Carroll
Ryan Burns - | - Alfie Lazar-Woodward
Ethan Brooks - | - Logan Barnecut
Job ten Heuvel - | - Ashleigh Morton
Patrick van den Boogaard - | - Andrew Kilburn
Arron Fairweather - | - James Wilkinson
Adam Watson - | - Reece Colley
Callan Rydz - | - Joe Osman
Adam Howard - | - Joel Walker
Scott Leader - | - Dan Read
Robert Adnams - | - Justin Mueller
Wessel Nijman - | - Jordan Thomas
Shane Reidy BYE | -
Shaun Lovett - | - Declan Fishwick
Jack Main - | - Lennon Cradock
Aaron Castagnette - | - James Thompson
DJ Rouse BYE | -
Rory Jolly - | - Thomas Callaghan
Lukas Wenig - | - William Blackwell
Robbie Lickiss - | - Paul Reid
Thomas Dawson BYE | -
Greg Ritchie - | - Tommy Lishman
Jacob Gwynne - | - Andrew Davidson
Daniel Bury - | - Aiden Cope
Fred Box BYE | -
Callum Goffin - | - Jack Seymour
Rhys Hayden - | - Mike De Decker
Scott Jackson - | - Nicholas Ellis
William Borland BYE | -
Ben Adams - | - Josh Clough
Jack Male - | - Frankie Horton
James Smith - | - Tom Sawford
Mark Baxter - | - Sonny Johal
Ben Chance - | - Jack Dickinson
Jordan Payne - | - Liam Gallagher
Morgan Smith - | - Stephen Rosney
Robert Ludlow - | - Chester Gardner
Jaikob Selby - | - Matt Parsons
Aaron Russell - | - Jordan Boyce
Mikey Rees - | - Liam Fairclough
Rob Hewson - | - Jordan Roof
Marc Williams - | - Christopher Haensch
Lewis McGuigan - | - Lewis Gurney
Chris Pick - | - Reece Aitman
Ronnie Roberts BYE | -
Harry Ward - | - Patrick Hendley waite
Conor Mayes - | - Terry Webb
Ben Cheeseman - | - Jakob Kelly
Owen Maiden BYE | -
Joshua Agger - | - Jordan Singh
Bradley Halls - | - Sean Johnson
Peter Fisher - | - Shaun Frowen
Troy Brown BYE | -
Ayden Copson - | - Kieran Smith
Liam Dobey - | - Josie Paterson
Aaron Ayres - | - Curtis Turner
Viani Van den Bergh BYE | -
Niels Zonneveld - | - Nathan Rafferty
Samuel Harold - | - Sebastian Pohl
Kieran Spurdle - | - Josh McCarthy
Tom Lonsdale BYE | -
Ben West - | - James Evans
Charlie Symons - | - Melvin de Fijter
Ryan OConnor - | - Kieran Timmins
Joshua Habgood - | - Lewis Pride
Danny Kronenberg - | - Jordan Rawlings
Rihards Slisans - | - Brian Raman
Kevin Meeks - | - Jamie Peetoom
Liam Hill - | - Ashley Upson
Alex Jacques - | - Joshua Lightowler
Carl Batchelor - | - Jack Kerr
Lucas Richards - | - George Killington
Richie Ijzermans - | - Jarred Cole
Bradley Kirk - | - Matthew Holbrook
Matthew Shaw - | - Jake Neale
Danny Key - | - Brad Burnett
Adam Paxton BYE | -
Jamie Cassidy - | - Sam Chance
Jack Warner - | - William Thexton
Joe Davis - | - Dawson Murschell
Jack Fuller BYE | -
Berry van Peer - | - Sam Cromwell
Declan Cox - | - Kallum Graham
Keelan Kay - | - Dean Jones
Kai Haddock BYE | -
Sam Tyas - | - Amit Gilitwala
Scott Dale - | - Shaun Devonald
Nico Schlund - | - Joshua Richardson
Kevin Troppmann BYE | -
Thomas King - | - James Carroll
Chris Tanner - | - Nathan Richards
Joshua Church - | - Lars Fransen
Bradley Brooks BYE | -
Kieran Brignell - | - Cavan Philips
Scott Baillie - | - George Gardner
Jim Moston - | - Adam Atkinson
Danny Van Trijp - | - Arran Edwards
Lewis Williams - | - Jimmy Hendriks
Scott Hope - | - Dominik Steinmann
Callum Loose - | - Josh Davies
Joseph Main - | - Daniel Thomas
Aaron Holdstock - | - James O'Toole
Jamie Britten - | - Owen Emmett-Bowden
Daniel Perry - | - Damian Stokes
Liam Johnson BYE | -
Rhys Griffin - | - Ted Evetts
Justin Smith - | - Frantisek Humpula
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez - | - Bradley Bayliss
Andy Alker BYE | -
Hendrik Eggermann - | - Viggo van der Kuijl
Luke Humphreys - | - John Brown
Jack Tweddell - | - Cameron Hinchcliffe
Jack Bewsher BYE | -
Jack Vincent - | - Ryan Meikle
Callum Dudding - | - Jamie Banks
George Penning - | - Dan Ladley
Brad Ellis BYE | -
Samuel kapur - | - Reece Kirk
Tommy Wilson - | - Shane McGuirk
Declan Coles - | - Andrew Ryan
Declan Salter BYE | -
George Collumb JNR - | - George Hone
Eirwyn Evans - | - Frederick Evans
Dean Finn - | - Cian Fitzpatrick
Geert Nentjes BYE | -
Michael Artiss - | - Harry Forrest
Cameron Anderson - | - Lee Budgen
Jordan Inglut - | - Thomas Lovely
Prize Fund
Winner £2,000
Runner-Up £1,000
Semi-Finalists £500
Quarter-Finalists £300
Last 16 £200
Last 32 £100
Last 64 £50
Total £10,000
PDC Development Tour 2
Last 256
Kevin Doets - | - Tadhg Carroll
Ryan Burns - | - Alfie Lazar-Woodward
Ethan Brooks - | - Logan Barnecut
Job ten Heuvel - | - Ashleigh Morton
Patrick van den Boogaard - | - Andrew Kilburn
Arron Fairweather - | - James Wilkinson
Adam Watson - | - Reece Colley
Callan Rydz - | - Joe Osman
Adam Howard - | - Joel Walker
Scott Leader - | - Dan Read
Robert Adnams - | - Justin Mueller
Wessel Nijman - | - Jordan Thomas
Shane Reidy BYE | -
Shaun Lovett - | - Declan Fishwick
Jack Main - | - Lennon Cradock
Aaron Castagnette - | - James Thompson
DJ Rouse BYE | -
Rory Jolly - | - Thomas Callaghan
Lukas Wenig - | - William Blackwell
Robbie Lickiss - | - Paul Reid
Thomas Dawson BYE | -
Greg Ritchie - | - Tommy Lishman
Jacob Gwynne - | - Andrew Davidson
Daniel Bury - | - Aiden Cope
Fred Box BYE | -
Callum Goffin - | - Jack Seymour
Rhys Hayden - | - Mike De Decker
Scott Jackson - | - Nicholas Ellis
William Borland BYE | -
Ben Adams - | - Josh Clough
Jack Male - | - Frankie Horton
James Smith - | - Tom Sawford
Mark Baxter - | - Sonny Johal
Ben Chance - | - Jack Dickinson
Jordan Payne - | - Liam Gallagher
Morgan Smith - | - Stephen Rosney
Robert Ludlow - | - Chester Gardner
Jaikob Selby - | - Matt Parsons
Aaron Russell - | - Jordan Boyce
Mikey Rees - | - Liam Fairclough
Rob Hewson - | - Jordan Roof
Marc Williams - | - Christopher Haensch
Lewis McGuigan - | - Lewis Gurney
Chris Pick - | - Reece Aitman
Ronnie Roberts BYE | -
Harry Ward - | - Patrick Hendley waite
Conor Mayes - | - Terry Webb
Ben Cheeseman - | - Jakob Kelly
Owen Maiden BYE | -
Joshua Agger - | - Jordan Singh
Bradley Halls - | - Sean Johnson
Peter Fisher - | - Shaun Frowen
Troy Brown BYE | -
Ayden Copson - | - Kieran Smith
Liam Dobey - | - Josie Paterson
Aaron Ayres - | - Curtis Turner
Viani Van den Bergh BYE | -
Niels Zonneveld - | - Nathan Rafferty
Samuel Harold - | - Sebastian Pohl
Kieran Spurdle - | - Josh McCarthy
Tom Lonsdale BYE | -
Ben West - | - James Evans
Charlie Symons - | - Melvin de Fijter
Ryan OConnor - | - Kieran Timmins
Joshua Habgood - | - Lewis Pride
Danny Kronenberg - | - Jordan Rawlings
Rihards Slisans - | - Brian Raman
Kevin Meeks - | - Jamie Peetoom
Liam Hill - | - Ashley Upson
Alex Jacques - | - Joshua Lightowler
Carl Batchelor - | - Jack Kerr
Lucas Richards - | - George Killington
Richie Ijzermans - | - Jarred Cole
Bradley Kirk - | - Matthew Holbrook
Matthew Shaw - | - Jake Neale
Danny Key - | - Brad Burnett
Adam Paxton BYE | -
Jamie Cassidy - | - Sam Chance
Jack Warner - | - William Thexton
Joe Davis - | - Dawson Murschell
Jack Fuller BYE | -
Berry van Peer - | - Sam Cromwell
Declan Cox - | - Kallum Graham
Keelan Kay - | - Dean Jones
Kai Haddock BYE | -
Sam Tyas - | - Amit Gilitwala
Scott Dale - | - Shaun Devonald
Nico Schlund - | - Joshua Richardson
Kevin Troppmann BYE | -
Thomas King - | - James Carroll
Chris Tanner - | - Nathan Richards
Joshua Church - | - Lars Fransen
Bradley Brooks BYE | -
Kieran Brignell - | - Cavan Philips
Scott Baillie - | - George Gardner
Jim Moston - | - Adam Atkinson
Danny Van Trijp - | - Arran Edwards
Lewis Williams - | - Jimmy Hendriks
Scott Hope - | - Dominik Steinmann
Callum Loose - | - Josh Davies
Joseph Main - | - Daniel Thomas
Aaron Holdstock - | - James O'Toole
Jamie Britten - | - Owen Emmett-Bowden
Daniel Perry - | - Damian Stokes
Liam Johnson BYE | -
Rhys Griffin - | - Ted Evetts
Justin Smith - | - Frantisek Humpula
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez - | - Bradley Bayliss
Andy Alker BYE | -
Hendrik Eggermann - | - Viggo van der Kuijl
Luke Humphreys - | - John Brown
Jack Tweddell - | - Cameron Hinchcliffe
Jack Bewsher BYE | -
Jack Vincent - | - Ryan Meikle
Callum Dudding - | - Jamie Banks
George Penning - | - Dan Ladley
Brad Ellis BYE | -
Samuel kapur - | - Reece Kirk
Tommy Wilson - | - Shane McGuirk
Declan Coles - | - Andrew Ryan
Declan Salter BYE | -
George Collumb JNR - | - George Hone
Eirwyn Evans - | - Frederick Evans
Dean Finn - | - Cian Fitzpatrick
Geert Nentjes BYE | -
Michael Artiss - | - Harry Forrest
Cameron Anderson - | - Lee Budgen
Jordan Inglut - | - Thomas Lovely
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
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- Such a shame that lakeside has been reduced to this. Fantastic venue,and previously a great tournament. Not any morerick6703-11-2026
- Seems to me that the top 16 players pick and choose whatever they want to play. Good,all the money will get spread out more. They get more money from exhibitions than tournaments so let them all withdrawrick6703-11-2026
- Play all legs and the winners split the pot. Luke gets the lot of he wins them all. If your occupation is darts player you can't enter, regardless of ability.BandB01-11-2026
- I'm quite a jaded person all things considered, but to be honest I found Beat Luke Littler to be pretty entertaining. It certainly wasn't seamless, which is to be expected given the lack of precedence, but I actually think the pacing was pretty good, the production was impressive, and there was a good sense of humour and levity to it. I think it was a very ambitious undertaking but one that, for the most part, paid off. I liked the system with the four pots and I think it added to the drama and intrigue. I enjoyed seeing the diverse range of entrants and learning about their backstories. I think the interactivity was pretty clever and well-integrated. The panel was a little incoherent at times; Lee Mack shone however, and his improvisational skills were appreciated during some more awkward interstitial moments. As far as the darts is concerned, it was a shame that the format didn't allow Littler to get into full flow. You obviously don't want him to steamroll everyone but you want to feel like you're getting the full Littler package rather than seeing him struggling to get out of first gear. I will say that his leg against Jayden Walker was very impressive, but it was mostly downhill from there. The attraction revolves around Littler being this untouchable, indomitable force, yet the format doesn't really allow him to fulfil that characterisation. As for Fallon Sherrock, she was mightily impressive and deserved the victory. It is a testament to her unshakeable character that she was able to bang in a 14-darter under such mind-bending pressure. Everything that has been said about the misleading marketing is valid, though they were clear about their eligibility criteria and were able to offload the responsibility somewhat by bringing the viewers into the decision-making process in real time. What is clear though, is that Fallon played the game according to the rules, and she should not be criticised for that, much less abused. I will admit though that it is a kick in the teeth for those true amateurs who committed time and money to the course, and I would also question those who think pub players would have no chance, given that some of Littler's winning legs were dispatched in 7 visits to the board! The great thing about darts is that it isn't so much that amateurs cannot replicate the feats of brilliance pulled off by professionals of the sport, than it is that they simply cannot replicate the consistency of their output, something that this format almost entirely removes from the equation. It should also be noted that, financially, Fallon certainly stands to benefit much less in relative terms from the paycheque than would your average pub thrower, as I'm sure she nets a fair income from the lucrative exhibition circuit alone. What I do hope is that she might use this as an opportunity to really build up a head of steam heading into the new season, as it seems long overdue that she come through Q-School and really take it to the pros on a week-in week-out basis, but whatever she chooses to do, she has certainly achieved enough already for one if not several lifetimes, so who am I to dictate terms? To conclude though, I will state once again that I found Beat Luke Littler to be a pretty enjoyable evening of entertainment. I do feel for the contestants who never actually had the chance to try their luck against the world #1, although I suppose it comes with the format, but all which inevitably raises the question: will Netflix be tempted to do it all again next year? It's hard to say. Whether it would be financially viable, I can't weigh in there. One point I have been making though, and which I touched on earlier, is that the entire concept relies on a public perception that Littler is more or less unbeatable, and that certainly hasn't been the case of late. If the execs had been trying to pitch the show in recent months while Littler has seemed vulnerable, rather than when he was mopping up almost every major title on the calendar, it would certainly be a tougher sell. We will have to see in about 6 months' time whether Littler can still reliably command perception as a near-unstoppable force in darts, and then we'll have a clearer idea about whether we should expect a second helping. Even as a one-off experiment though, and with all the controversy taken into account, I still don't think they disgraced themselves by any means, and that will probably be my lingering assessment of the event when all is said and done.Deduce635801-11-2026
- Fair play to Fallon. But...shows the mockery when a professional players wins what was meant to be an amateur v Pro event, Littlers performance was poor, and what about the players who didn't get a game? Would have been better if the pot was split amoungst all the winners and they all got a leg.BandB31-10-2026
- Not even slightly interestedrick6730-10-2026
- And yet the PDC has decided to aggravate this problem by doubling the Players Championship Finals field from 2027. I can't imagine there will be fewer withdrawals next year with even less reason to turn up. I can only hope that a whole slew of Challenge Tour top-up players receive enough prize money in the absence of much of the elite, that some of the more complacent among them struggle to scrape into even a heavily diluted field! More semi-pro players will get to test their mettle, but the standard of competition will be much inferior. It could hardly be said that the Players Championship series will provide an opportunity for darts' second string to test their Tour Card credentials anymore, but at least it will underscore the achievements of those Challenge Tour players of current and previous years, who were able to prove themselves as more than capable of competing with, and beating, the elite of the sport on a consistent basis, and reaping the due rewards.Deduce635828-10-2026
- No point in being there? Champions want to win.Deduce635828-10-2026
- Littler lost to crabtree in the youth/junior/whatever you call it. He had no point in being there. He's unfortunately now got to the stage,he feels all he has to do is get on the stage to win. Well,I hope he realises part of his fear factor has gone. Happened to Taylor,then van gerwen,and it's causing him to realise pretty sharp,he isn't unstoppable. It's good for the sport,not 1 single player in my 60 years has ever,or will ever be, unbeatable.rick6725-10-2026
- I think it's great to see Mark Webster looking good,good ladrick6725-10-2026