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Dylan Duo - | - Simon Preston
Steven Kirkby - | - Ryan Hart
Dean Forde - | - Kieran Evans
Gary Davison - | - Ben Ward
Richard Onions BYE | -
Phil Locke BYE | -
Sam Booth BYE | -
Steve Brown - | - Ricky Williams
BJ Fairhurst - | - Ian Moss
Sean Johnson - | - Steve Smith
Rob Holroyd - | - George Fawcett
George Gardner - | - Dale Gadsby
Dave Richardson BYE | -
Peter Mitchell BYE | -
Shane O'Connor BYE | -
Tom Gregory - | - Jason Lowe
Mark Farmer - | - Dean Owen
Shane Reidy - | - Ian Jones
Michael Power - | - David Wilson
Kevin Burness - | - Chris Hartrey
David Edwards BYE | -
Peter Day BYE | -
Lee Palfreyman BYE | -
Dave Ladley - | - Peter Burgoyne
Darren Lynch - | - Paul McCrevey
Aaron Stevens - | - David Fatum
Nolan Arendse - | - John Morris
Anthony Urmston-Toft - | - Gary Broomhead
Steven Harbert BYE | -
Will Harwood BYE | -
Sean Bell BYE | -
Rohit Rabadia - | - Andrew Beeton
Simon Stevenson - | - Derek Brand
Steven Marfleet - | - Matthew Dennant
Andy Smith - | - Tom Lonsdale
Andy Jenkins - | - Amit Gilitwala
Christopher Bent BYE | -
Danny Gengler BYE | -
Martyn Turner BYE | -
Tony O'Shea - | - Andrew Meikle
Daniel Batchelor - | - Ben Burton
David christopher Hicks - | - Ken MacNeil
Luke Kennedy - | - Andy Boulton
Harry Ward - | - Declan Coles
John Court BYE | -
Shane Pearson BYE | -
Haruki Muramatsu BYE | -
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Damian Smith - | - Andrew Cummins
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Bradley Brooks - | - Dennis Smith
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Jimmy McKirdy BYE | -
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Paul Harvey - | - Sam Hamilton
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James Marcroft - | - Chas Barstow
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Dave Honey - | - Dan Read
Ryan Harrington - | - Shaun Griffiths
Mark Walsh BYE | -
Jack Main BYE | -
Andre Luke McGill BYE | -
Jamie Ellam - | - Ian Lever
Michael Kavanagh - | - Leon Bailey
Wayne Pepper - | - Michael McFall
Niall Culleton - | - Evander Stevenson
Rees Hall - | - Lee Turle
Jonathan Hewitt BYE | -
Peter Hudson BYE | -
Adam Gallett BYE | -
Lewis Pride - | - Ben Adams
Daniel Ayres - | - Mike Norton
Luke Hardy - | - Lorenzo Deveaux
Kris McCall - | - James Welding
Adrian Gray - | - Andy Cornwall
Edward Lovely BYE | -
Dean Hyde BYE | -
Nathan Derry BYE | -
James Bailey - | - Jason Wilson
Glen Miller - | - Lee Evans
Josh McCarthy - | - Rhys Hayden
Colin Littlecott - | - Robert Adnams
Callum Goffin - | - Richard Baillie
Carl Hamilton BYE | -
David Sharp BYE | -
Paul Holloway BYE | -
Robert Smith - | - Sean Ryan
Gary Gullan - | - Paul Phillips
Kevin Thomas - | - Martin Grimble
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John O'Shea - | - Eddie White
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Sam Head BYE | -
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Tony Martin - | - Joey Palfreyman
Lee Harris - | - Ross Smith
Connor Scutt - | - Dean Mills
Adam Mould - | - Mark Barilli
Mark Pritchard BYE | -
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Stuart Wilson BYE | -
Thomas Lovely BYE | -
Robert McKenzie - | - Marc Williams
Michael McCloskey - | - Jordan Boyce
Ian Hurley - | - Matt Williams
John Goldie - | - Patrick Lynskey
Curtis Hammond BYE | -
Darren Mawer BYE | -
John Crossley BYE | -
Cameron Menzies BYE | -
Darren Beveridge - | - Shaun Martyn Howell
Jason Marriott - | - Shaun Davies
Mick Todd BYE | - Corey Cadby
Michael Beard - | - Dyson Parody
Anthony Warne BYE | -
Keith Geraghty BYE | -
Neil Pullen BYE | -
Mark Frost - | - Craig Ingram
Douglas Thomas - | - Barrie Bates
Jack Todd - | - Stuart Stubbs
Keith Robert Carter - | - Sam Guest
James Barton - | - Scott Marsh
Kirk Reynolds BYE | -
Richie Howson BYE | -
Barry Tyler BYE | -
Wes Newton - | - Kenneth Bramall
Kelvin Self - | - Michael Huntley
Matthew Clarke - | - Jaikob Selby
Stuart Kellett - | - Steve Randall
Ted Evetts - | - Steve McNally
Chris Ping BYE | -
Stephen Gallimore BYE | -
Ross Rimmer BYE | -
Barry Morgan - | - Matthew Dicken
Owen Maiden - | - Jay Murphy
Kevin Stanley - | - Ashley Holgate
Aaron Turner - | - Antony Darlow
Keith william Slocombe - | - Kenichi Ajiki
Dawson Murschell BYE | -
Ben Simpson BYE | -
Adam Spencer BYE | -
Ronnie Roberts - | - Matt Jackson
Michael Dawson - | - Jason Delahunty
Jamie Hughes - | - Malcolm Gallacher
Emyr Jones - | - Mike Nott
Tony Richardson - | - Luke Woodhouse
Charlie Kemp BYE | -
Matt Clark BYE | -
Barry Lynn BYE | -
Jon Jukes - | - Scott Dale
Jonathan Worsley - | - Dafydd Jenkins
Gavin Smith(Stourport) - | - Matthew Edgar
Martin Atkins - | - Morgan Smith
Kevin Lane - | - Ian Withers
Andrew Belton BYE | -
Jim Walker BYE | -
Greg Beard BYE | -
Brett Claydon - | - Kevin Simm
Callum Matthews - | - Robert Collins
Chris Jackson - | - Anthony Brown
Martin Lukeman - | - Paul Mitchell
Andrew Foster - | - Ryan Murray
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Darren Layden BYE | -
Josh Mortensen BYE | -
Dean Buckland - | - Roy Morris
Shane Price - | - Ben Davies
Bradley Fleming - | - Daniel Lauby
Robert Hughes - | - Ryan Joyce
Michael Barnard BYE | -
Rhys Griffin BYE | -
Tom Smith BYE | -
Ryan Palmer BYE | -
Jim Moston - | - Gary Eastwood
Ricky Sudale - | - Jeff Smith
Simon Tate - | - Daniel Lee
Warrick Scheffer - | - Colin Osborne
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Lance Adams BYE | -
Andrew Poynton BYE | -
Brandonn Monk - | - Scott Rollings
Carl Wilkinson - | - Jim McKevitt
Charlie Jackson - | - Michael Gillet
Justin Smith - | - James Hubbard
Tony Cole - | - Nathan Richards
Jamie Kelling BYE | -
Lee Budgen BYE | -
Brian Woods BYE | -
Robert Rickwood - | - Ian McFarlane
Jay Foreman - | - John Bowles
Andy Pearson - | - Keith Rooney
Matt Padgett - | - Paul Smith
James Lane - | - Dave Prins
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Gavin James BYE | -
Aaron Dyer BYE | -
David Marson - | - Justin Broton
David Patterson - | - Greg Ritchie
Adam Smith Neale - | - Mikey Rees
Steve Taylor - | - Lee Grimshaw
Trevor Burkhill - | - Mark Graham
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Richie Corner BYE | -
Ryan Meikle BYE | -
Alex Frith - | - John Mann
Adam Bowman - | - Shayne Burgess
Lee Chambers - | - Ray Campbell
Kalani Hillman - | - Matt Gallett
Max Baulcomb - | - Mark Wilson
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Jason Cullen BYE | -
Adam Shanks BYE | -
Steven Ferguson - | - Damien O'Driscoll
Paul Dinning - | - Keith O'Neill
Paul Russell - | - Billy Gallie
Jarred Cole - | - Callan Rydz
Brendan Kearns - | - Paul Jenkinson
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Jack Dickinson BYE | -
Gary Blackwood BYE | -
Kevin Edwards - | - Roger Scrivens
John Brown - | - Lee Sutcliffe
Dafydd Edwards - | - Colin Lloyd
Nathan Treadgold - | - Kevin Bambrick
Craig Lewis - | - Lee Siddle
Adam Huckvale BYE | -
Simon Cassidy BYE | -
Nathan Rafferty BYE | -
Christopher McTernan BYE | -
Jnr Joyce - | - Ryan Gowans
Aaron Beeney - | - Rob Hewson
Cody Harris - | - Kelvin Hart
Kevin Garcia - | - Paul Milford
Josh Wills BYE | -
Nicholas Bell BYE | -
Ash Hilditch BYE | -
Chris White BYE | -
David Pallett - | - Ian Richards
Nathan Aspinall - | - John Power
Peter Fisher - | - Mark Lawrence
JohnPaul Dowdall - | - David Evans
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Zac Sanders - | - Sheamus Hagan
Dylan Duo - | - Simon Preston
Steven Kirkby - | - Ryan Hart
Dean Forde - | - Kieran Evans
Gary Davison - | - Ben Ward
Richard Onions BYE | -
Phil Locke BYE | -
Sam Booth BYE | -
Steve Brown - | - Ricky Williams
BJ Fairhurst - | - Ian Moss
Sean Johnson - | - Steve Smith
Rob Holroyd - | - George Fawcett
George Gardner - | - Dale Gadsby
Dave Richardson BYE | -
Peter Mitchell BYE | -
Shane O'Connor BYE | -
Tom Gregory - | - Jason Lowe
Mark Farmer - | - Dean Owen
Shane Reidy - | - Ian Jones
Michael Power - | - David Wilson
Kevin Burness - | - Chris Hartrey
David Edwards BYE | -
Peter Day BYE | -
Lee Palfreyman BYE | -
Dave Ladley - | - Peter Burgoyne
Darren Lynch - | - Paul McCrevey
Aaron Stevens - | - David Fatum
Nolan Arendse - | - John Morris
Anthony Urmston-Toft - | - Gary Broomhead
Steven Harbert BYE | -
Will Harwood BYE | -
Sean Bell BYE | -
Rohit Rabadia - | - Andrew Beeton
Simon Stevenson - | - Derek Brand
Steven Marfleet - | - Matthew Dennant
Andy Smith - | - Tom Lonsdale
Andy Jenkins - | - Amit Gilitwala
Christopher Bent BYE | -
Danny Gengler BYE | -
Martyn Turner BYE | -
Tony O'Shea - | - Andrew Meikle
Daniel Batchelor - | - Ben Burton
David christopher Hicks - | - Ken MacNeil
Luke Kennedy - | - Andy Boulton
Harry Ward - | - Declan Coles
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Shane Pearson BYE | -
Haruki Muramatsu BYE | -
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Damian Smith - | - Andrew Cummins
Stuart Comerford - | - Martin Bradbury
Bradley Brooks - | - Dennis Smith
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Darren Place BYE | -
Kieran Timmins BYE | -
Jimmy McKirdy BYE | -
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Paul Harvey - | - Sam Hamilton
Daniel Cole - | - Philip Borthwick
Terry Roach - | - Bradley Williams
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Harry Robinson BYE | -
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Paul Goodwin - | - Callum Mackay
James Marcroft - | - Chas Barstow
Phillip Goodwin - | - Callum Loose
Dave Honey - | - Dan Read
Ryan Harrington - | - Shaun Griffiths
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Jack Main BYE | -
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Jamie Ellam - | - Ian Lever
Michael Kavanagh - | - Leon Bailey
Wayne Pepper - | - Michael McFall
Niall Culleton - | - Evander Stevenson
Rees Hall - | - Lee Turle
Jonathan Hewitt BYE | -
Peter Hudson BYE | -
Adam Gallett BYE | -
Lewis Pride - | - Ben Adams
Daniel Ayres - | - Mike Norton
Luke Hardy - | - Lorenzo Deveaux
Kris McCall - | - James Welding
Adrian Gray - | - Andy Cornwall
Edward Lovely BYE | -
Dean Hyde BYE | -
Nathan Derry BYE | -
James Bailey - | - Jason Wilson
Glen Miller - | - Lee Evans
Josh McCarthy - | - Rhys Hayden
Colin Littlecott - | - Robert Adnams
Callum Goffin - | - Richard Baillie
Carl Hamilton BYE | -
David Sharp BYE | -
Paul Holloway BYE | -
Robert Smith - | - Sean Ryan
Gary Gullan - | - Paul Phillips
Kevin Thomas - | - Martin Grimble
Chris Millward - | - Jack Fuller
John O'Shea - | - Eddie White
Nick Jennings BYE | -
Sam Head BYE | -
Bryn Suckley BYE | -
James Hajdar - | - Jordan Johnston
Tony Martin - | - Joey Palfreyman
Lee Harris - | - Ross Smith
Connor Scutt - | - Dean Mills
Adam Mould - | - Mark Barilli
Mark Pritchard BYE | -
Christopher Dale BYE | -
Stuart Wilson BYE | -
Thomas Lovely BYE | -
Robert McKenzie - | - Marc Williams
Michael McCloskey - | - Jordan Boyce
Ian Hurley - | - Matt Williams
John Goldie - | - Patrick Lynskey
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Darren Mawer BYE | -
John Crossley BYE | -
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Darren Beveridge - | - Shaun Martyn Howell
Jason Marriott - | - Shaun Davies
Mick Todd BYE | - Corey Cadby
Michael Beard - | - Dyson Parody
Anthony Warne BYE | -
Keith Geraghty BYE | -
Neil Pullen BYE | -
Mark Frost - | - Craig Ingram
Douglas Thomas - | - Barrie Bates
Jack Todd - | - Stuart Stubbs
Keith Robert Carter - | - Sam Guest
James Barton - | - Scott Marsh
Kirk Reynolds BYE | -
Richie Howson BYE | -
Barry Tyler BYE | -
Wes Newton - | - Kenneth Bramall
Kelvin Self - | - Michael Huntley
Matthew Clarke - | - Jaikob Selby
Stuart Kellett - | - Steve Randall
Ted Evetts - | - Steve McNally
Chris Ping BYE | -
Stephen Gallimore BYE | -
Ross Rimmer BYE | -
Barry Morgan - | - Matthew Dicken
Owen Maiden - | - Jay Murphy
Kevin Stanley - | - Ashley Holgate
Aaron Turner - | - Antony Darlow
Keith william Slocombe - | - Kenichi Ajiki
Dawson Murschell BYE | -
Ben Simpson BYE | -
Adam Spencer BYE | -
Ronnie Roberts - | - Matt Jackson
Michael Dawson - | - Jason Delahunty
Jamie Hughes - | - Malcolm Gallacher
Emyr Jones - | - Mike Nott
Tony Richardson - | - Luke Woodhouse
Charlie Kemp BYE | -
Matt Clark BYE | -
Barry Lynn BYE | -
Jon Jukes - | - Scott Dale
Jonathan Worsley - | - Dafydd Jenkins
Gavin Smith(Stourport) - | - Matthew Edgar
Martin Atkins - | - Morgan Smith
Kevin Lane - | - Ian Withers
Andrew Belton BYE | -
Jim Walker BYE | -
Greg Beard BYE | -
Brett Claydon - | - Kevin Simm
Callum Matthews - | - Robert Collins
Chris Jackson - | - Anthony Brown
Martin Lukeman - | - Paul Mitchell
Andrew Foster - | - Ryan Murray
Joe Singleton BYE | -
Coni Singh Nagi BYE | -
Darren Layden BYE | -
Josh Mortensen BYE | -
Dean Buckland - | - Roy Morris
Shane Price - | - Ben Davies
Bradley Fleming - | - Daniel Lauby
Robert Hughes - | - Ryan Joyce
Michael Barnard BYE | -
Rhys Griffin BYE | -
Tom Smith BYE | -
Ryan Palmer BYE | -
Jim Moston - | - Gary Eastwood
Ricky Sudale - | - Jeff Smith
Simon Tate - | - Daniel Lee
Warrick Scheffer - | - Colin Osborne
Terry Temple BYE | -
Lance Adams BYE | -
Andrew Poynton BYE | -
Brandonn Monk - | - Scott Rollings
Carl Wilkinson - | - Jim McKevitt
Charlie Jackson - | - Michael Gillet
Justin Smith - | - James Hubbard
Tony Cole - | - Nathan Richards
Jamie Kelling BYE | -
Lee Budgen BYE | -
Brian Woods BYE | -
Robert Rickwood - | - Ian McFarlane
Jay Foreman - | - John Bowles
Andy Pearson - | - Keith Rooney
Matt Padgett - | - Paul Smith
James Lane - | - Dave Prins
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Gavin James BYE | -
Aaron Dyer BYE | -
David Marson - | - Justin Broton
David Patterson - | - Greg Ritchie
Adam Smith Neale - | - Mikey Rees
Steve Taylor - | - Lee Grimshaw
Trevor Burkhill - | - Mark Graham
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Alex Frith - | - John Mann
Adam Bowman - | - Shayne Burgess
Lee Chambers - | - Ray Campbell
Kalani Hillman - | - Matt Gallett
Max Baulcomb - | - Mark Wilson
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Steven Ferguson - | - Damien O'Driscoll
Paul Dinning - | - Keith O'Neill
Paul Russell - | - Billy Gallie
Jarred Cole - | - Callan Rydz
Brendan Kearns - | - Paul Jenkinson
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John Brown - | - Lee Sutcliffe
Dafydd Edwards - | - Colin Lloyd
Nathan Treadgold - | - Kevin Bambrick
Craig Lewis - | - Lee Siddle
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Jnr Joyce - | - Ryan Gowans
Aaron Beeney - | - Rob Hewson
Cody Harris - | - Kelvin Hart
Kevin Garcia - | - Paul Milford
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Ash Hilditch BYE | -
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Nathan Aspinall - | - John Power
Peter Fisher - | - Mark Lawrence
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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






