Danny Noppert and Dirk van Duijvenbode are nearly safe to win a Tour Card at the European Q-School. The Dutch stars reached the Last 32 round on the final day in Hildesheim. Noppert and Van Duijvenbode have twelve points now on the European Q-School Order of Merit.
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Last 256
Henry Smit BYE | -
Radoslaw Szaganski BYE | -
Stefan Nilles BYE | -
Leo Hendriks 5 | 3 Ole Holtkamp
Ryan De Vreede BYE | -
Gabriel Rollo BYE | -
Danny Noppert BYE | -
Wilco Vermeulen 5 | 1 Andy Bless
Garunakumar Murugappar Markandu BYE | -
Stanislaw Mezler BYE | -
Mike De Decker BYE | -
Jorgen Aerts 5 | 1 Eddy Merlijn
Davy Van Baelen BYE | -
Carlo van Peer BYE | -
Tobias Anliker BYE | -
Jean-Marc Luetolf 5 | 1 Dominik Thiel
Gabriel Florin Olar BYE | -
Andrea Micheletti BYE | -
Marko Puls BYE | -
Mats Gies 5 | 2 Daniel Sprudzs
Ulf Ceder BYE | -
Roxy-James Rodriguez BYE | -
Fredi Gselmann BYE | -
Anton Salge 5 | 4 Danny Tessmann
Diogo Portela BYE | -
Marco Apollonio BYE | -
Christoff Van De Wal BYE | -
Fabian Freitag 5 | 2 Florian Flickinger
Chris Iedema BYE | -
Frederic Mozelewski BYE | -
Ingo Vogt BYE | -
Till Meischner BYE | -
Maik Kuivenhoven BYE | -
Vincent Kamphuis BYE | -
Erik Tautfest BYE | -
Igor Pacic 5 | 0 Julian Licht
Marcel Gugger BYE | -
Daniel Shorbaji BYE | -
Jochen Graudenz BYE | -
Dennis Verhaegen 5 | 0 Tino Wingerter
Berry van Peer BYE | -
Karel Sedlacek BYE | -
Christian Goedl BYE | -
Christian Bunse 5 | 2 Remon Hurrebrink
Dirk van Duijvenbode BYE | -
Jeffrey Bekema BYE | -
Ricardo Pietreczko BYE | -
Kenny Neyens 5 | 1 Michael Rasztovits
Michael Haeusler BYE | -
Mick Hasse BYE | -
Marko Kantele BYE | -
Jose Antonio Justicia Perales 5 | 0 Tom Heldt
Kevin Knopf BYE | -
Thomas Kohlmann BYE | -
Kevin Illge BYE | -
Tobias Mueller 5 | 4 Brian Kaemena
Marvin Esser BYE | -
Milan Pongracz BYE | -
Matthias Ehlers BYE | -
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 1 Alexander Pas
Michael Van Dijk BYE | -
Holger Rettig BYE | -
Josef Schneider BYE | -
David Rosi BYE | -
Michal Smejda BYE | -
Olaf Tupuschis BYE | -
Mathias Lang BYE | -
Tom Burquel 5 | 0 Sammy Kreitz
Armin Glanzer BYE | -
Rene Berndt BYE | -
Christopher Haensch BYE | -
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 2 Michel Furlani
Arjan Konterman BYE | -
Yordi Meeuwisse BYE | -
Kai Gotthardt BYE | -
Pascal Wirotius 5 | 4 Nico Blum
Hannes Schnier BYE | -
Ron Schouten BYE | -
Andre Christen BYE | -
Jesus Noguera Perea 5 | 1 Noah Janz
Jerry Hendriks BYE | -
Peter Martin BYE | -
Bjorn Fransen BYE | -
Dragutin Horvat 5 | 1 Stefan Taferner
Angelos Moulangelis BYE | -
Rene Eidams BYE | -
Ricardo Fernandez Carballo BYE | -
Kevin Munch 5 | 2 Nico Schlund
Dennis Nilsson BYE | -
Tomas Seyler BYE | -
Philipp Gerwing BYE | -
Geert Nentjes 5 | 1 Bernd Roith
Sascha Hertrich BYE | -
Christian Kallinger BYE | -
Thomas Junghans BYE | -
Robert Marijanovic BYE | -
Melvin de Fijter BYE | -
Mareno Michels BYE | -
Frantisek Humpula BYE | -
Michael Plooy 5 | 2 Veniamin Symeonidis
Harri Jukkola BYE | -
Nico Mandl BYE | -
Felix Losan BYE | -
Wim Hofsink 5 | 2 Fons Hardeman
Erik Schmeitz BYE | -
Lyuben Dimitrov BYE | -
Manfred Bilderl BYE | -
Mike Holz 5 | 1 Brian Raman
Baran Ozdemir BYE | -
Alan Ljubic BYE | -
Michael Stoeten BYE | -
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 5 | 2 Davyd Venken
Ronald Balfoort BYE | -
Keith Paetzold BYE | -
Tobias Hoentsch BYE | -
Boris Koltsov 5 | 0 Dick van Dijk
Fabian Herz BYE | -
Okke Weerstand BYE | -
Michele Turetta BYE | -
Jens Kniest 5 | 2 Luis Camacho
Heikki Hyvonen BYE | -
Markus Linn BYE | -
Michael Tetkovic BYE | -
Michael Hurtz 5 | 0 Lars Penzin
John Michael BYE | -
Tobias Ploetz BYE | -
Steffen Siepmann BYE | -
Duvaan Ata BYE | -
Last 128
Radoslaw Szaganski 5 | 1 Henry Smit
Leo Hendriks 5 | 1 Stefan Nilles
Ryan De Vreede 5 | 3 Gabriel Rollo
Danny Noppert 5 | 4 Wilco Vermeulen
Garunakumar Murugappar Markandu 5 | 0 Stanislaw Mezler
Jorgen Aerts 5 | 4 Mike De Decker
Davy Van Baelen 5 | 2 Carlo van Peer
Tobias Anliker 5 | 2 Jean-Marc Luetolf
Andrea Micheletti 5 | 1 Gabriel Florin Olar
Mats Gies 5 | 2 Marko Puls
Roxy-James Rodriguez 5 | 4 Ulf Ceder
Fredi Gselmann 5 | 1 Anton Salge
Diogo Portela 5 | 1 Marco Apollonio
Christoff Van De Wal 5 | 2 Fabian Freitag
Chris Iedema 5 | 1 Frederic Mozelewski
Ingo Vogt 5 | 0 Till Meischner
Vincent Kamphuis 5 | 4 Maik Kuivenhoven
Erik Tautfest 5 | 1 Igor Pacic
Marcel Gugger 5 | 3 Daniel Shorbaji
Dennis Verhaegen 5 | 4 Jochen Graudenz
Karel Sedlacek 5 | 1 Berry van Peer
Christian Bunse 5 | 3 Christian Goedl
Dirk van Duijvenbode 5 | 3 Jeffrey Bekema
Kenny Neyens 5 | 2 Ricardo Pietreczko
Michael Haeusler 5 | 2 Mick Hasse
Jose Antonio Justicia Perales 5 | 4 Marko Kantele
Kevin Knopf 5 | 0 Thomas Kohlmann
Kevin Illge 5 | 4 Tobias Mueller
Marvin Esser 5 | 0 Milan Pongracz
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 1 Matthias Ehlers
Holger Rettig 5 | 3 Michael Van Dijk
David Rosi 5 | 0 Josef Schneider
Michal Smejda 5 | 2 Olaf Tupuschis
Tom Burquel 5 | 0 Mathias Lang
Armin Glanzer 5 | 4 Rene Berndt
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 1 Christopher Haensch
Yordi Meeuwisse 5 | 4 Arjan Konterman
Pascal Wirotius 5 | 1 Kai Gotthardt
Ron Schouten 5 | 4 Hannes Schnier
Jesus Noguera Perea 5 | 1 Andre Christen
Jerry Hendriks 5 | 2 Peter Martin
Dragutin Horvat 5 | 1 Bjorn Fransen
Rene Eidams 5 | 3 Angelos Moulangelis
Ricardo Fernandez Carballo 5 | 2 Kevin Munch
Tomas Seyler 5 | 1 Dennis Nilsson
Geert Nentjes 5 | 2 Philipp Gerwing
Christian Kallinger 5 | 2 Sascha Hertrich
Robert Marijanovic 5 | 4 Thomas Junghans
Melvin de Fijter 5 | 1 Mareno Michels
Frantisek Humpula 5 | 3 Michael Plooy
Nico Mandl 5 | 3 Harri Jukkola
Felix Losan 5 | 2 Wim Hofsink
Lyuben Dimitrov 5 | 2 Erik Schmeitz
Manfred Bilderl 5 | 3 Mike Holz
Alan Ljubic 5 | 0 Baran Ozdemir
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 5 | 4 Michael Stoeten
Keith Paetzold 5 | 2 Ronald Balfoort
Boris Koltsov 5 | 1 Tobias Hoentsch
Fabian Herz 5 | 2 Okke Weerstand
Michele Turetta 5 | 3 Jens Kniest
Heikki Hyvonen 5 | 3 Markus Linn
Michael Hurtz 5 | 0 Michael Tetkovic
John Michael 5 | 4 Tobias Ploetz
Steffen Siepmann 5 | 4 Duvaan Ata
Last 64
Radoslaw Szaganski 5 | 1 Leo Hendriks
Danny Noppert 5 | 0 Ryan De Vreede
Garunakumar Murugappar Markandu 5 | 4 Jorgen Aerts
Davy Van Baelen 5 | 2 Tobias Anliker
Andrea Micheletti 5 | 3 Mats Gies
Roxy-James Rodriguez 5 | 4 Fredi Gselmann
Diogo Portela 5 | 1 Christoff Van De Wal
Ingo Vogt 5 | 2 Chris Iedema
Vincent Kamphuis 5 | 3 Erik Tautfest
Marcel Gugger 5 | 3 Dennis Verhaegen
Christian Bunse 5 | 4 Karel Sedlacek
Dirk van Duijvenbode 5 | 1 Kenny Neyens
Jose Antonio Justicia Perales 5 | 1 Michael Haeusler
Kevin Knopf 5 | 3 Kevin Illge
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 4 Marvin Esser
Holger Rettig 5 | 1 David Rosi
Tom Burquel 5 | 4 Michal Smejda
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 2 Armin Glanzer
Yordi Meeuwisse 5 | 1 Pascal Wirotius
Jesus Noguera Perea 5 | 2 Ron Schouten
Dragutin Horvat 5 | 2 Jerry Hendriks
Rene Eidams 5 | 2 Ricardo Fernandez Carballo
Geert Nentjes 5 | 2 Tomas Seyler
Robert Marijanovic 5 | 2 Christian Kallinger
Melvin de Fijter 5 | 4 Frantisek Humpula
Nico Mandl 5 | 1 Felix Losan
Manfred Bilderl 5 | 1 Lyuben Dimitrov
Alan Ljubic 5 | 4 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Boris Koltsov 5 | 1 Keith Paetzold
Michele Turetta 5 | 3 Fabian Herz
Michael Hurtz 5 | 3 Heikki Hyvonen
John Michael 5 | 2 Steffen Siepmann
Last 32
Radoslaw Szaganski - | - Danny Noppert
Garunakumar Murugappar Markandu - | - Davy Van Baelen
Andrea Micheletti - | - Roxy-James Rodriguez
Diogo Portela - | - Ingo Vogt
Vincent Kamphuis - | - Marcel Gugger
Christian Bunse - | - Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jose Antonio Justicia Perales - | - Kevin Knopf
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Holger Rettig
Tom Burquel - | - Gabriel Clemens
Yordi Meeuwisse - | - Jesus Noguera Perea
Dragutin Horvat - | - Rene Eidams
Geert Nentjes - | - Robert Marijanovic
Melvin de Fijter - | - Nico Mandl
Manfred Bilderl - | - Alan Ljubic
Boris Koltsov - | - Michele Turetta
Michael Hurtz - | - John Michael
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Last 256
Henry Smit BYE | -
Radoslaw Szaganski BYE | -
Stefan Nilles BYE | -
Leo Hendriks 5 | 3 Ole Holtkamp
Ryan De Vreede BYE | -
Gabriel Rollo BYE | -
Danny Noppert BYE | -
Wilco Vermeulen 5 | 1 Andy Bless
Garunakumar Murugappar Markandu BYE | -
Stanislaw Mezler BYE | -
Mike De Decker BYE | -
Jorgen Aerts 5 | 1 Eddy Merlijn
Davy Van Baelen BYE | -
Carlo van Peer BYE | -
Tobias Anliker BYE | -
Jean-Marc Luetolf 5 | 1 Dominik Thiel
Gabriel Florin Olar BYE | -
Andrea Micheletti BYE | -
Marko Puls BYE | -
Mats Gies 5 | 2 Daniel Sprudzs
Ulf Ceder BYE | -
Roxy-James Rodriguez BYE | -
Fredi Gselmann BYE | -
Anton Salge 5 | 4 Danny Tessmann
Diogo Portela BYE | -
Marco Apollonio BYE | -
Christoff Van De Wal BYE | -
Fabian Freitag 5 | 2 Florian Flickinger
Chris Iedema BYE | -
Frederic Mozelewski BYE | -
Ingo Vogt BYE | -
Till Meischner BYE | -
Maik Kuivenhoven BYE | -
Vincent Kamphuis BYE | -
Erik Tautfest BYE | -
Igor Pacic 5 | 0 Julian Licht
Marcel Gugger BYE | -
Daniel Shorbaji BYE | -
Jochen Graudenz BYE | -
Dennis Verhaegen 5 | 0 Tino Wingerter
Berry van Peer BYE | -
Karel Sedlacek BYE | -
Christian Goedl BYE | -
Christian Bunse 5 | 2 Remon Hurrebrink
Dirk van Duijvenbode BYE | -
Jeffrey Bekema BYE | -
Ricardo Pietreczko BYE | -
Kenny Neyens 5 | 1 Michael Rasztovits
Michael Haeusler BYE | -
Mick Hasse BYE | -
Marko Kantele BYE | -
Jose Antonio Justicia Perales 5 | 0 Tom Heldt
Kevin Knopf BYE | -
Thomas Kohlmann BYE | -
Kevin Illge BYE | -
Tobias Mueller 5 | 4 Brian Kaemena
Marvin Esser BYE | -
Milan Pongracz BYE | -
Matthias Ehlers BYE | -
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 1 Alexander Pas
Michael Van Dijk BYE | -
Holger Rettig BYE | -
Josef Schneider BYE | -
David Rosi BYE | -
Michal Smejda BYE | -
Olaf Tupuschis BYE | -
Mathias Lang BYE | -
Tom Burquel 5 | 0 Sammy Kreitz
Armin Glanzer BYE | -
Rene Berndt BYE | -
Christopher Haensch BYE | -
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 2 Michel Furlani
Arjan Konterman BYE | -
Yordi Meeuwisse BYE | -
Kai Gotthardt BYE | -
Pascal Wirotius 5 | 4 Nico Blum
Hannes Schnier BYE | -
Ron Schouten BYE | -
Andre Christen BYE | -
Jesus Noguera Perea 5 | 1 Noah Janz
Jerry Hendriks BYE | -
Peter Martin BYE | -
Bjorn Fransen BYE | -
Dragutin Horvat 5 | 1 Stefan Taferner
Angelos Moulangelis BYE | -
Rene Eidams BYE | -
Ricardo Fernandez Carballo BYE | -
Kevin Munch 5 | 2 Nico Schlund
Dennis Nilsson BYE | -
Tomas Seyler BYE | -
Philipp Gerwing BYE | -
Geert Nentjes 5 | 1 Bernd Roith
Sascha Hertrich BYE | -
Christian Kallinger BYE | -
Thomas Junghans BYE | -
Robert Marijanovic BYE | -
Melvin de Fijter BYE | -
Mareno Michels BYE | -
Frantisek Humpula BYE | -
Michael Plooy 5 | 2 Veniamin Symeonidis
Harri Jukkola BYE | -
Nico Mandl BYE | -
Felix Losan BYE | -
Wim Hofsink 5 | 2 Fons Hardeman
Erik Schmeitz BYE | -
Lyuben Dimitrov BYE | -
Manfred Bilderl BYE | -
Mike Holz 5 | 1 Brian Raman
Baran Ozdemir BYE | -
Alan Ljubic BYE | -
Michael Stoeten BYE | -
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 5 | 2 Davyd Venken
Ronald Balfoort BYE | -
Keith Paetzold BYE | -
Tobias Hoentsch BYE | -
Boris Koltsov 5 | 0 Dick van Dijk
Fabian Herz BYE | -
Okke Weerstand BYE | -
Michele Turetta BYE | -
Jens Kniest 5 | 2 Luis Camacho
Heikki Hyvonen BYE | -
Markus Linn BYE | -
Michael Tetkovic BYE | -
Michael Hurtz 5 | 0 Lars Penzin
John Michael BYE | -
Tobias Ploetz BYE | -
Steffen Siepmann BYE | -
Duvaan Ata BYE | -
Last 128
Radoslaw Szaganski 5 | 1 Henry Smit
Leo Hendriks 5 | 1 Stefan Nilles
Ryan De Vreede 5 | 3 Gabriel Rollo
Danny Noppert 5 | 4 Wilco Vermeulen
Garunakumar Murugappar Markandu 5 | 0 Stanislaw Mezler
Jorgen Aerts 5 | 4 Mike De Decker
Davy Van Baelen 5 | 2 Carlo van Peer
Tobias Anliker 5 | 2 Jean-Marc Luetolf
Andrea Micheletti 5 | 1 Gabriel Florin Olar
Mats Gies 5 | 2 Marko Puls
Roxy-James Rodriguez 5 | 4 Ulf Ceder
Fredi Gselmann 5 | 1 Anton Salge
Diogo Portela 5 | 1 Marco Apollonio
Christoff Van De Wal 5 | 2 Fabian Freitag
Chris Iedema 5 | 1 Frederic Mozelewski
Ingo Vogt 5 | 0 Till Meischner
Vincent Kamphuis 5 | 4 Maik Kuivenhoven
Erik Tautfest 5 | 1 Igor Pacic
Marcel Gugger 5 | 3 Daniel Shorbaji
Dennis Verhaegen 5 | 4 Jochen Graudenz
Karel Sedlacek 5 | 1 Berry van Peer
Christian Bunse 5 | 3 Christian Goedl
Dirk van Duijvenbode 5 | 3 Jeffrey Bekema
Kenny Neyens 5 | 2 Ricardo Pietreczko
Michael Haeusler 5 | 2 Mick Hasse
Jose Antonio Justicia Perales 5 | 4 Marko Kantele
Kevin Knopf 5 | 0 Thomas Kohlmann
Kevin Illge 5 | 4 Tobias Mueller
Marvin Esser 5 | 0 Milan Pongracz
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 1 Matthias Ehlers
Holger Rettig 5 | 3 Michael Van Dijk
David Rosi 5 | 0 Josef Schneider
Michal Smejda 5 | 2 Olaf Tupuschis
Tom Burquel 5 | 0 Mathias Lang
Armin Glanzer 5 | 4 Rene Berndt
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 1 Christopher Haensch
Yordi Meeuwisse 5 | 4 Arjan Konterman
Pascal Wirotius 5 | 1 Kai Gotthardt
Ron Schouten 5 | 4 Hannes Schnier
Jesus Noguera Perea 5 | 1 Andre Christen
Jerry Hendriks 5 | 2 Peter Martin
Dragutin Horvat 5 | 1 Bjorn Fransen
Rene Eidams 5 | 3 Angelos Moulangelis
Ricardo Fernandez Carballo 5 | 2 Kevin Munch
Tomas Seyler 5 | 1 Dennis Nilsson
Geert Nentjes 5 | 2 Philipp Gerwing
Christian Kallinger 5 | 2 Sascha Hertrich
Robert Marijanovic 5 | 4 Thomas Junghans
Melvin de Fijter 5 | 1 Mareno Michels
Frantisek Humpula 5 | 3 Michael Plooy
Nico Mandl 5 | 3 Harri Jukkola
Felix Losan 5 | 2 Wim Hofsink
Lyuben Dimitrov 5 | 2 Erik Schmeitz
Manfred Bilderl 5 | 3 Mike Holz
Alan Ljubic 5 | 0 Baran Ozdemir
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 5 | 4 Michael Stoeten
Keith Paetzold 5 | 2 Ronald Balfoort
Boris Koltsov 5 | 1 Tobias Hoentsch
Fabian Herz 5 | 2 Okke Weerstand
Michele Turetta 5 | 3 Jens Kniest
Heikki Hyvonen 5 | 3 Markus Linn
Michael Hurtz 5 | 0 Michael Tetkovic
John Michael 5 | 4 Tobias Ploetz
Steffen Siepmann 5 | 4 Duvaan Ata
Last 64
Radoslaw Szaganski 5 | 1 Leo Hendriks
Danny Noppert 5 | 0 Ryan De Vreede
Garunakumar Murugappar Markandu 5 | 4 Jorgen Aerts
Davy Van Baelen 5 | 2 Tobias Anliker
Andrea Micheletti 5 | 3 Mats Gies
Roxy-James Rodriguez 5 | 4 Fredi Gselmann
Diogo Portela 5 | 1 Christoff Van De Wal
Ingo Vogt 5 | 2 Chris Iedema
Vincent Kamphuis 5 | 3 Erik Tautfest
Marcel Gugger 5 | 3 Dennis Verhaegen
Christian Bunse 5 | 4 Karel Sedlacek
Dirk van Duijvenbode 5 | 1 Kenny Neyens
Jose Antonio Justicia Perales 5 | 1 Michael Haeusler
Kevin Knopf 5 | 3 Kevin Illge
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 4 Marvin Esser
Holger Rettig 5 | 1 David Rosi
Tom Burquel 5 | 4 Michal Smejda
Gabriel Clemens 5 | 2 Armin Glanzer
Yordi Meeuwisse 5 | 1 Pascal Wirotius
Jesus Noguera Perea 5 | 2 Ron Schouten
Dragutin Horvat 5 | 2 Jerry Hendriks
Rene Eidams 5 | 2 Ricardo Fernandez Carballo
Geert Nentjes 5 | 2 Tomas Seyler
Robert Marijanovic 5 | 2 Christian Kallinger
Melvin de Fijter 5 | 4 Frantisek Humpula
Nico Mandl 5 | 1 Felix Losan
Manfred Bilderl 5 | 1 Lyuben Dimitrov
Alan Ljubic 5 | 4 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Boris Koltsov 5 | 1 Keith Paetzold
Michele Turetta 5 | 3 Fabian Herz
Michael Hurtz 5 | 3 Heikki Hyvonen
John Michael 5 | 2 Steffen Siepmann
Last 32
Radoslaw Szaganski - | - Danny Noppert
Garunakumar Murugappar Markandu - | - Davy Van Baelen
Andrea Micheletti - | - Roxy-James Rodriguez
Diogo Portela - | - Ingo Vogt
Vincent Kamphuis - | - Marcel Gugger
Christian Bunse - | - Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jose Antonio Justicia Perales - | - Kevin Knopf
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Holger Rettig
Tom Burquel - | - Gabriel Clemens
Yordi Meeuwisse - | - Jesus Noguera Perea
Dragutin Horvat - | - Rene Eidams
Geert Nentjes - | - Robert Marijanovic
Melvin de Fijter - | - Nico Mandl
Manfred Bilderl - | - Alan Ljubic
Boris Koltsov - | - Michele Turetta
Michael Hurtz - | - John Michael
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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- She is a professional. If darts is her income, she is a professional. Same as Adrian Lewis, Martin Adams. A tour card just means someone can play on the PDC tour. You could even make a case that Clayton wasn't a professional (until recently I believe) because he had employment elsewhere.BandB04-11-2026
- She's technically not a professional though as she doesn't hold a pro tour card.mr-pablo04-11-2026
- 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