
The draw has been confirmed for the third day at the UK Q-School. Over 400 players are trying to win the next two available Tour Cards, after Corey Cadby, Eddie Dootson, Robert Owen and Alan Tabern won the first four cards.
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The last two players from the UK Qualifying School secure automatic PDC Tour Cards, with remaining players earning ranking points. Ranking points are awarded with one point per win from rounds where there are no Byes onwards.
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Last 512/First Round
Jonathan Wynn BYE | -
Jim Moston BYE | -
Ryan Palmer - | - David Patterson
David Marson - | - Derek Brand
Dean Hyde - | - Simon Tate
Dennis Smith - | - Chas Barstow
Joshua Clements - | - Scott Dale
Joe Singleton - | - Billy Gallie
Robert Smith BYE | -
Barrie Bates BYE | -
Terry Temple - | - Amit Gilitwala
Tony Martin - | - Nathan Derry
Keita Ono - | - Matt Williams
Micky Stocks - | - Mark Lawrence
Shane Reidy - | - Tom Lonsdale
Bradley Fleming - | - Jason Lowe
BJ Fairhurst BYE | -
Haruki Muramatsu BYE | -
Callum Matthews - | - Kris McCall
Jason Lovett - | - Ashley Holgate
Robert Collins - | - Paul Russell
Luke Hardy - | - Kevin Stanley
Andy Boulton - | - Paul Harvey
Ben Adams - | - Adam Mould
Rob Hewson BYE | -
Craig Reeves BYE | -
Ian Moss - | - Dave Honey
Gavin James - | - Daniel Lauby
Steven Cupitt - | - Stuart Kellett
Jay Murphy - | - Andy Jenkins
David Fatum - | - Barry Lynn
Daniel Ayres - | - Martin Atkins (Wigan)
John Bowles BYE | -
Kenneth Bramall BYE | -
Ian Richards BYE | -
Aaron Stevens - | - Lee Evans
David Edwards - | - Shane O'Connor
David Wilson - | - Damian Smith
Jaikob Selby - | - Michael McCloskey
Curtis Hammond - | - Josh Wills
Justin Broton BYE | -
Terry Roach BYE | -
Jack Todd BYE | -
Paul Dinning - | - Nick Fullwell
Martyn Turner - | - Martin Thomas
Michael McFall - | - Mark Forman
Ryan Harrington - | - Shaun Martyn Howell
Dave Prins - | - Jamie Guilfoyle
Rees Hall BYE | -
Darren Place BYE | -
Reece Robinson BYE | -
Gavin Smith(Stourport) - | - Owen Maiden
Greg Beard - | - Paul Jenkinson
Ben Burton - | - Damien O'Driscoll
Karl Corcoran - | - Marc Williams
Chris Ping - | - Nathan Treadgold
Steve Smith BYE | -
Leon Bailey BYE | -
Ian Withers BYE | -
David Pallett - | - Jamie Hughes
Glen Miller - | - Roy Morris
Jason Marriott - | - Neil Pullen
Rhys Griffin - | - Colin Littlecott
John Goldie - | - James Welding
Evander Stevenson BYE | -
John Mann BYE | -
Nathan Richards - | - Sam Head
Harry Robinson - | - Christopher McTernan
Michael Dawson - | - Michael Power
Rachel Brooks - | - Bradley Brooks
Chris Millward - | - Matthew Dennant
John Crossley - | - Cameron Menzies
Arron Monk BYE | -
Callum Loose BYE | -
Peter Day - | - Douglas Thomas
Paul Smith - | - Mark Pritchard
Phil Locke - | - Josh Mortensen
Simon Cassidy - | - Sonny Johal
Matt Clark - | - Daniel Lee
Ben Ward - | - Antony Darlow
Andrew Meikle BYE | -
John O'Shea BYE | -
Joey Palfreyman - | - Stuart Stubbs
Keith Rooney - | - Chris White
Mike Nott - | - Adam Shanks
Lee Siddle - | - Jimmy Murphy
Callum Goffin - | - Matthew Edgar
Vernon Sheppard - | - Nick Jennings
Aaron Turner BYE | -
Scott Marsh BYE | -
Gary Davison - | - Richard Baillie
Robert McKenzie - | - Christopher Bent
Anthony Urmston-Toft - | - Shane Pearson
Keith O'Neill - | - Michael Harrison
Ian McFarlane - | - Robert Rickwood
Richie Howson - | - Darren Layden
Callum Mackay BYE | -
Lewis Pride BYE | -
Tony Cole BYE | -
Peter thomas Gallacher - | - Malcolm Gallacher
Mark Barilli - | - John Court
Andrew Poynton - | - Lee Chambers
Keith william Slocombe - | - Wes Newton
Shane Price - | - Jnr Joyce
Lee Grimshaw BYE | -
Robert Walsh BYE | -
Brian Woods BYE | -
Tom Gregory - | - Simon Preston
Dave Ladley - | - Lance Adams
Kenichi Ajiki - | - Darren Lynch
Dean Mills - | - Nathan Rafferty
Anthony Warne - | - Jason Cullen
Sam Guest BYE | -
Andy Cornwall BYE | -
David Evans BYE | -
Matthew Dicken - | - Matt Gallett
Adrian Gray - | - Nathan Aspinall
Connor Scutt - | - Paul McCrevey
Paul Goodwin - | - Dave Richardson
Richie Corner - | - Stuart Comerford
Chris Hartrey BYE | -
Jimmy McKirdy BYE | -
Chris Ware BYE | -
Mark Graham - | - John Morris
Brett Claydon - | - Declan Coles
Ian Jones - | - Kevin Simm
Martin Grimble - | - Warrick Scheffer
Lorenzo Deveaux - | - Jamie Kelling
Dyson Parody BYE | -
Matthew Clarke BYE | -
Peter Hudson - | - Sean Ryan
JohnPaul Dowdall - | - Ronnie Roberts
Jonathan Hewitt - | - Paul Milford
Ryan Joyce - | - George Fawcett
Barry Morgan - | - Steve Taylor
Andy Pearson - | - Jason Wilson
George Gardner BYE | -
Lee Turle BYE | -
Michael Beard - | - Dan Read
Mark Farmer - | - Darren Beveridge
Rhys Hayden - | - Kelvin Hart
Ben Davies - | - Mark Wilson
Harry Ward - | - Gary Broomhead
Kalani Hillman - | - Ray Campbell
Martin Lukeman BYE | -
James Hubbard BYE | -
James Hajdar - | - Steve McNally
Kevin McDonnell - | - Keith Robert Carter
Stephen Gallimore - | - Mark Walsh
Steve Brown - | - Aaron Dyer
Greg Ritchie - | - Andy Smith
Daniel Cole - | - Kirk Reynolds
Matt Padgett BYE | -
Morgan Smith BYE | -
Tony O'Shea BYE | -
Niall Culleton - | - Charlie Kemp
Dean Buckland - | - Kieran Timmins
Jordan Boyce - | - Paul Phillips
Steven Marfleet - | - Robert Adnams
Will Harwood - | - Paul Holloway
Phillip Goodwin BYE | -
Lee James BYE | -
Carl Hamilton BYE | -
Trevor Burkhill - | - Ian Hurley
Jamie Ellam - | - Steven Ferguson
Nolan Arendse - | - Andre Luke McGill
Kevin Garcia - | - Mick Todd
Luke Kennedy - | - Peter Evison
Colin Lloyd BYE | -
George Killington BYE | -
Craig Quinn BYE | -
Justin Smith - | - Sam Hamilton
Kevin Lane - | - John Davey
Dean Winstanley - | - Michael Barnard
Gary Gullan - | - Callan Rydz
Alex Frith - | - Ricky Sudale
Roger Scrivens BYE | -
Jordan Johnston BYE | -
Daniel Batchelor BYE | -
James Marcroft - | - Nicholas Bell
Thomas Lovely - | - Jim McKevitt
Eddie White - | - Peter Bramley
Chris Jackson - | - Adam Huckvale
Philip Borthwick - | - James Lane
Kevin Burness BYE | -
Jack Fuller BYE | -
Kevin Edwards BYE | -
Lee Palfreyman - | - Tom Smith
Lee Shewan - | - Ryan Gowans
David Sharp - | - Sheamus Hagan
Dafydd Jenkins - | - Michael Gillet
Craig Lewis - | - Dawson Murschell
Ted Evetts BYE | -
Shaun Griffiths BYE | -
Coni Singh Nagi - | - Dafydd Edwards
Kevin Thomas - | - Jason Delahunty
Paul Dawkins - | - Ross Rimmer
Andrew Belton - | - Brendan Kearns
Christopher Dale - | - Adam Spencer
Jack Dickinson - | - Ken MacNeil
Andrew Foster BYE | -
Matt Jackson BYE | -
Andy Hutchings - | - Simon Stevenson
Jamie Green - | - Adam Bowman
Alan Tabern Jnr - | - Andrew Cummins
Mark Frost - | - Ben Simpson
Paul Mitchell - | - Ryan Meikle
Kieran Evans - | - Josh McCarthy
Patrick Lynskey BYE | -
Lee Harris BYE | -
Ross Smith - | - Dean Forde
Lee Budgen - | - Colin Osborne
Gary Blackwood - | - Ian Lever
Robert Hughes - | - Bradley Williams
Carl Wilkinson - | - Michael Huntley
Aaron Beeney - | - Jonathan Worsley
Jarred Cole BYE | -
Trevor Vallely BYE | -
Jack Main BYE | -
Steven Kirkby - | - Edward Lovely
Max Baulcomb - | - Kevin Dowling
Peter Mitchell - | - Danny Gengler
Steve Randall - | - Andrew Beeton
Adam Gallett - | - Peter Fisher
Cody Harris BYE | -
Dylan Duo BYE | -
Stuart Wilson BYE | -
Jay Foreman - | - Adam Smith Neale
Charlie Jackson - | - Darren Mawer
Ryan Hart - | - Barry Tyler
James Barton - | - Shayne Burgess
Peter Burgoyne - | - Zac Sanders
Michael Kavanagh BYE | -
John Brown BYE | -
Wayne Pepper BYE | -
Jim Walker - | - Craig Ingram
Sean Johnson - | - James Bailey
Jeff Smith - | - Martin Bradbury
Sean Bell - | - Steven Harbert
John Power - | - Martin Atkins
Jon Jukes BYE | -
Scott Rollings BYE | -
Sam Booth BYE | -
Bobby Crozier - | - Mikey Rees
Shaun Davies - | - Curtis Bagley
Gary Eastwood - | - Steve Perren
Anthony Brown - | - David christopher Hicks
Ash Hilditch - | - Richard Onions
Mike Norton BYE | -
Tony Newell BYE | -
Keith Geraghty BYE | -
Ricky Williams - | - Ryan Murray
Kelvin Self - | - Rohit Rabadia
Kevin Bambrick - | - Dean Owen
Dale Gadsby - | - Bryn Suckley
Luke Woodhouse - | - Emyr Jones
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Last 512/First Round
Jonathan Wynn BYE | -
Jim Moston BYE | -
Ryan Palmer - | - David Patterson
David Marson - | - Derek Brand
Dean Hyde - | - Simon Tate
Dennis Smith - | - Chas Barstow
Joshua Clements - | - Scott Dale
Joe Singleton - | - Billy Gallie
Robert Smith BYE | -
Barrie Bates BYE | -
Terry Temple - | - Amit Gilitwala
Tony Martin - | - Nathan Derry
Keita Ono - | - Matt Williams
Micky Stocks - | - Mark Lawrence
Shane Reidy - | - Tom Lonsdale
Bradley Fleming - | - Jason Lowe
BJ Fairhurst BYE | -
Haruki Muramatsu BYE | -
Callum Matthews - | - Kris McCall
Jason Lovett - | - Ashley Holgate
Robert Collins - | - Paul Russell
Luke Hardy - | - Kevin Stanley
Andy Boulton - | - Paul Harvey
Ben Adams - | - Adam Mould
Rob Hewson BYE | -
Craig Reeves BYE | -
Ian Moss - | - Dave Honey
Gavin James - | - Daniel Lauby
Steven Cupitt - | - Stuart Kellett
Jay Murphy - | - Andy Jenkins
David Fatum - | - Barry Lynn
Daniel Ayres - | - Martin Atkins (Wigan)
John Bowles BYE | -
Kenneth Bramall BYE | -
Ian Richards BYE | -
Aaron Stevens - | - Lee Evans
David Edwards - | - Shane O'Connor
David Wilson - | - Damian Smith
Jaikob Selby - | - Michael McCloskey
Curtis Hammond - | - Josh Wills
Justin Broton BYE | -
Terry Roach BYE | -
Jack Todd BYE | -
Paul Dinning - | - Nick Fullwell
Martyn Turner - | - Martin Thomas
Michael McFall - | - Mark Forman
Ryan Harrington - | - Shaun Martyn Howell
Dave Prins - | - Jamie Guilfoyle
Rees Hall BYE | -
Darren Place BYE | -
Reece Robinson BYE | -
Gavin Smith(Stourport) - | - Owen Maiden
Greg Beard - | - Paul Jenkinson
Ben Burton - | - Damien O'Driscoll
Karl Corcoran - | - Marc Williams
Chris Ping - | - Nathan Treadgold
Steve Smith BYE | -
Leon Bailey BYE | -
Ian Withers BYE | -
David Pallett - | - Jamie Hughes
Glen Miller - | - Roy Morris
Jason Marriott - | - Neil Pullen
Rhys Griffin - | - Colin Littlecott
John Goldie - | - James Welding
Evander Stevenson BYE | -
John Mann BYE | -
Nathan Richards - | - Sam Head
Harry Robinson - | - Christopher McTernan
Michael Dawson - | - Michael Power
Rachel Brooks - | - Bradley Brooks
Chris Millward - | - Matthew Dennant
John Crossley - | - Cameron Menzies
Arron Monk BYE | -
Callum Loose BYE | -
Peter Day - | - Douglas Thomas
Paul Smith - | - Mark Pritchard
Phil Locke - | - Josh Mortensen
Simon Cassidy - | - Sonny Johal
Matt Clark - | - Daniel Lee
Ben Ward - | - Antony Darlow
Andrew Meikle BYE | -
John O'Shea BYE | -
Joey Palfreyman - | - Stuart Stubbs
Keith Rooney - | - Chris White
Mike Nott - | - Adam Shanks
Lee Siddle - | - Jimmy Murphy
Callum Goffin - | - Matthew Edgar
Vernon Sheppard - | - Nick Jennings
Aaron Turner BYE | -
Scott Marsh BYE | -
Gary Davison - | - Richard Baillie
Robert McKenzie - | - Christopher Bent
Anthony Urmston-Toft - | - Shane Pearson
Keith O'Neill - | - Michael Harrison
Ian McFarlane - | - Robert Rickwood
Richie Howson - | - Darren Layden
Callum Mackay BYE | -
Lewis Pride BYE | -
Tony Cole BYE | -
Peter thomas Gallacher - | - Malcolm Gallacher
Mark Barilli - | - John Court
Andrew Poynton - | - Lee Chambers
Keith william Slocombe - | - Wes Newton
Shane Price - | - Jnr Joyce
Lee Grimshaw BYE | -
Robert Walsh BYE | -
Brian Woods BYE | -
Tom Gregory - | - Simon Preston
Dave Ladley - | - Lance Adams
Kenichi Ajiki - | - Darren Lynch
Dean Mills - | - Nathan Rafferty
Anthony Warne - | - Jason Cullen
Sam Guest BYE | -
Andy Cornwall BYE | -
David Evans BYE | -
Matthew Dicken - | - Matt Gallett
Adrian Gray - | - Nathan Aspinall
Connor Scutt - | - Paul McCrevey
Paul Goodwin - | - Dave Richardson
Richie Corner - | - Stuart Comerford
Chris Hartrey BYE | -
Jimmy McKirdy BYE | -
Chris Ware BYE | -
Mark Graham - | - John Morris
Brett Claydon - | - Declan Coles
Ian Jones - | - Kevin Simm
Martin Grimble - | - Warrick Scheffer
Lorenzo Deveaux - | - Jamie Kelling
Dyson Parody BYE | -
Matthew Clarke BYE | -
Peter Hudson - | - Sean Ryan
JohnPaul Dowdall - | - Ronnie Roberts
Jonathan Hewitt - | - Paul Milford
Ryan Joyce - | - George Fawcett
Barry Morgan - | - Steve Taylor
Andy Pearson - | - Jason Wilson
George Gardner BYE | -
Lee Turle BYE | -
Michael Beard - | - Dan Read
Mark Farmer - | - Darren Beveridge
Rhys Hayden - | - Kelvin Hart
Ben Davies - | - Mark Wilson
Harry Ward - | - Gary Broomhead
Kalani Hillman - | - Ray Campbell
Martin Lukeman BYE | -
James Hubbard BYE | -
James Hajdar - | - Steve McNally
Kevin McDonnell - | - Keith Robert Carter
Stephen Gallimore - | - Mark Walsh
Steve Brown - | - Aaron Dyer
Greg Ritchie - | - Andy Smith
Daniel Cole - | - Kirk Reynolds
Matt Padgett BYE | -
Morgan Smith BYE | -
Tony O'Shea BYE | -
Niall Culleton - | - Charlie Kemp
Dean Buckland - | - Kieran Timmins
Jordan Boyce - | - Paul Phillips
Steven Marfleet - | - Robert Adnams
Will Harwood - | - Paul Holloway
Phillip Goodwin BYE | -
Lee James BYE | -
Carl Hamilton BYE | -
Trevor Burkhill - | - Ian Hurley
Jamie Ellam - | - Steven Ferguson
Nolan Arendse - | - Andre Luke McGill
Kevin Garcia - | - Mick Todd
Luke Kennedy - | - Peter Evison
Colin Lloyd BYE | -
George Killington BYE | -
Craig Quinn BYE | -
Justin Smith - | - Sam Hamilton
Kevin Lane - | - John Davey
Dean Winstanley - | - Michael Barnard
Gary Gullan - | - Callan Rydz
Alex Frith - | - Ricky Sudale
Roger Scrivens BYE | -
Jordan Johnston BYE | -
Daniel Batchelor BYE | -
James Marcroft - | - Nicholas Bell
Thomas Lovely - | - Jim McKevitt
Eddie White - | - Peter Bramley
Chris Jackson - | - Adam Huckvale
Philip Borthwick - | - James Lane
Kevin Burness BYE | -
Jack Fuller BYE | -
Kevin Edwards BYE | -
Lee Palfreyman - | - Tom Smith
Lee Shewan - | - Ryan Gowans
David Sharp - | - Sheamus Hagan
Dafydd Jenkins - | - Michael Gillet
Craig Lewis - | - Dawson Murschell
Ted Evetts BYE | -
Shaun Griffiths BYE | -
Coni Singh Nagi - | - Dafydd Edwards
Kevin Thomas - | - Jason Delahunty
Paul Dawkins - | - Ross Rimmer
Andrew Belton - | - Brendan Kearns
Christopher Dale - | - Adam Spencer
Jack Dickinson - | - Ken MacNeil
Andrew Foster BYE | -
Matt Jackson BYE | -
Andy Hutchings - | - Simon Stevenson
Jamie Green - | - Adam Bowman
Alan Tabern Jnr - | - Andrew Cummins
Mark Frost - | - Ben Simpson
Paul Mitchell - | - Ryan Meikle
Kieran Evans - | - Josh McCarthy
Patrick Lynskey BYE | -
Lee Harris BYE | -
Ross Smith - | - Dean Forde
Lee Budgen - | - Colin Osborne
Gary Blackwood - | - Ian Lever
Robert Hughes - | - Bradley Williams
Carl Wilkinson - | - Michael Huntley
Aaron Beeney - | - Jonathan Worsley
Jarred Cole BYE | -
Trevor Vallely BYE | -
Jack Main BYE | -
Steven Kirkby - | - Edward Lovely
Max Baulcomb - | - Kevin Dowling
Peter Mitchell - | - Danny Gengler
Steve Randall - | - Andrew Beeton
Adam Gallett - | - Peter Fisher
Cody Harris BYE | -
Dylan Duo BYE | -
Stuart Wilson BYE | -
Jay Foreman - | - Adam Smith Neale
Charlie Jackson - | - Darren Mawer
Ryan Hart - | - Barry Tyler
James Barton - | - Shayne Burgess
Peter Burgoyne - | - Zac Sanders
Michael Kavanagh BYE | -
John Brown BYE | -
Wayne Pepper BYE | -
Jim Walker - | - Craig Ingram
Sean Johnson - | - James Bailey
Jeff Smith - | - Martin Bradbury
Sean Bell - | - Steven Harbert
John Power - | - Martin Atkins
Jon Jukes BYE | -
Scott Rollings BYE | -
Sam Booth BYE | -
Bobby Crozier - | - Mikey Rees
Shaun Davies - | - Curtis Bagley
Gary Eastwood - | - Steve Perren
Anthony Brown - | - David christopher Hicks
Ash Hilditch - | - Richard Onions
Mike Norton BYE | -
Tony Newell BYE | -
Keith Geraghty BYE | -
Ricky Williams - | - Ryan Murray
Kelvin Self - | - Rohit Rabadia
Kevin Bambrick - | - Dean Owen
Dale Gadsby - | - Bryn Suckley
Luke Woodhouse - | - Emyr Jones
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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






