
The draw has been confirmed for the second day at the UK Q-School. 343 players are trying to win the second available Tour Card, after Corey Cadby and Eddie Dootson won their cards on Thursday.
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.
Click here for detailed information about the Q-School.
Last 512
James Lane BYE | -
Ken MacNeil BYE | -
Jimmy McKirdy - | - Shayne Burgess
Andrew Belton - | - John Power
Ben Adams - | - Nick Jennings
Barry Lynn - | - Michael Barnard
David Evans - | - John Brown
Andrew Meikle - | - Jay Foreman
Andy Hutchings BYE | -
Ryan Harrington BYE | -
John Bowles - | - Callum Loose
Michael McFall - | - Marc Williams
James Welding - | - Thomas Lovely
Chris Wilson - | - Lee Grimshaw
Steve McNally - | - Ian Richards
Stuart Comerford - | - Darren Beveridge
Dan Read BYE | -
Gary Broomhead BYE | -
Mark Wilson - | - Steven Marfleet
Ricky Sudale - | - James Bailey
Stuart Stubbs - | - Andrew Cummins
John Goldie - | - James Hajdar
Richard Onions - | - Mike Nott
Malcolm Gallacher - | - Steven Kirkby
Connor Scutt BYE | -
Jon Jukes BYE | -
Andrew Foster - | - Steve Taylor
Josh McCarthy - | - Richie Howson
Justin Broton - | - Micky Stocks
Anthony Warne - | - Colin Littlecott
Aaron Stevens - | - Greg Ritchie
Gary Blackwood - | - Matt Williams
Kevin Simm BYE | -
Kevin Bambrick BYE | -
Jaikob Selby - | - Dean Buckland
Daniel Cole - | - Ryan Murray
Ryan Palmer - | - Jason Delahunty
Sam Head - | - George Killington
Curtis Hammond - | - Eddie White
John Crossley - | - Adam Huckvale
Douglas Thomas BYE | -
Keith O'Neill BYE | -
Shane O'Connor BYE | -
Barry Morgan - | - Coni Singh Nagi
Ryan Gowans - | - Dennis Richardson
Gavin Smith(Stourport) - | - Nicholas Bell
Danny Gengler - | - Matthew Edgar
Robert Adnams - | - Daniel Ayres
Jonathan Worsley BYE | -
Dave Ladley BYE | -
Leon Bailey BYE | -
Nolan Arendse - | - Jason Lovett
Shaun Griffiths - | - Nathan Treadgold
Kevin Lane - | - Ash Hilditch
Jim Walker - | - Andy Pearson
Tony Richardson - | - Mark Barilli
John Mann BYE | -
Kieran Evans BYE | -
Lee Siddle BYE | -
Luke Woodhouse - | - David Pallett
Steven Harbert - | - Tom Smith
Lee Sutcliffe - | - Callum Mackay
Ian Moss - | - Craig Quinn
Evander Stevenson - | - Adam Spencer
Shaun Davies BYE | -
Paul Holloway BYE | -
Colin Lloyd - | - Peter Day
Simon Preston - | - Philip Borthwick
Dyson Parody - | - Matt Gallett
Colin Osborne - | - Carl Hamilton
Dean Forde - | - Josh Mortensen
Michael Huntley - | - Peter Fisher
Kevin Stanley BYE | -
Richard Baillie BYE | -
Ross Smith - | - Carl Wilkinson
Harry Ward - | - Keith william Slocombe
Ben Davies - | - Niall Culleton
Robert Collins - | - Patrick Lynskey
Brendan Kearns - | - Bryn Suckley
Chris Ware - | - Paul Dinning
Brandonn Monk BYE | -
Roger Scrivens BYE | -
Robert Hughes - | - Stephen Gallimore
Peter thomas Gallacher - | - Keita Ono
Dafydd Edwards - | - Joshua Clements
Stuart Wilson - | - Martyn Turner
David Marson - | - Robert Rickwood
Matthew Dicken - | - Daniel Lauby
Rhys Griffin BYE | -
Gary Davison BYE | -
David Edwards - | - Steve Perren
Ben Burton - | - Mark Forman
Sam Booth - | - Sheamus Hagan
Gavin James - | - Sean Johnson
Dylan Duo - | - Ian Lever
Lee Chambers - | - Jordan Johnston
Jamie Hughes BYE | -
Matthew Clarke BYE | -
Curtis Bagley - | - Jamie Kelling
Andy Cornwall - | - Tony O'Shea
Ryan Hart - | - Kalani Hillman
Wes Newton - | - Barrie Bates
Antony Darlow - | - Zac Sanders
Jack Dickinson - | - Ryan Meikle
Craig Reeves BYE | -
Alan Tabern BYE | -
Rachel Brooks BYE | -
David christopher Hicks - | - Darren Place
Brett Claydon - | - Callum Matthews
Ian Hurley - | - David Wilson
Gary Eastwood - | - Phillip Goodwin
Scott Dale - | - Paul Smith
Richie Corner BYE | -
Terry Temple BYE | -
Callum Goffin BYE | -
Chris Ping - | - Kevin Thomas
Chris Hartrey - | - Martin Atkins
David Sharp - | - Sean Bell
Aaron Beeney - | - Paul Russell
Simon Tate - | - Darren Lynch
Ronnie Roberts BYE | -
Mark Graham BYE | -
Kelvin Hart BYE | -
Andrew Poynton - | - Peter Hudson
Craig Ingram - | - Michael Dawson
Roy Morris - | - Dale Gadsby
Dennis Smith - | - Peter Bramley
Greg Beard - | - Ben Ward
Dave Prins BYE | -
Mark Lawrence BYE | -
Emyr Jones - | - Martin Bradbury
BJ Fairhurst - | - Jason Cullen
Will Harwood - | - Martin Grimble
Kenichi Ajiki - | - Darren Mawer
Matthew Dennant - | - Jimmy Murphy
Kelvin Self - | - Glen Miller
Luke Kennedy BYE | -
Jason Lowe BYE | -
Martin Thomas - | - Trevor Burkhill
Dave Richardson - | - Adrian Gray
Owen Maiden - | - Kevin McDonnell
Arron Monk - | - Rhys Hayden
Nathan Richards - | - Steven Smith
Nathan Rafferty - | - Kieran Timmins
Craig Lewis BYE | -
Michael McCloskey BYE | -
Morgan Smith - | - James Marcroft
Simon Craven - | - Lee Harris
Warrick Scheffer - | - Daniel Lee
Paul Phillips - | - Christopher Dale
Glenn Gibson - | - David Patterson
Adam Gallett - | - Jeff Smith
Rob Holroyd BYE | -
Bradley Brooks BYE | -
Ben Simpson - | - Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Amit Gilitwala - | - Sam Guest
Andrew Beeton - | - Neil Pullen
Karl Corcoran - | - Darren Layden
Matt Padgett - | - Michael Harrison
Dean Winstanley - | - Matt Jackson
Justin Smith BYE | -
Adam Shanks BYE | -
Keith Robert Carter - | - Adam Smith Neale
Trevor Vallely - | - Rob Hewson
Jim Moston - | - Josh Wills
John Davey - | - Haruki Muramatsu
Lewis Pride - | - Jack Main
Jay Murphy - | - Dean Mills
John Court BYE | -
Paul McCrevey BYE | -
Charlie Jackson BYE | -
Luke Hardy - | - Paul Milford
Aaron Dyer - | - Ian McFarlane
Paul Goodwin - | - Mark Farmer
Lorenzo Deveaux - | - Reece Robinson
Mike Norton - | - Ted Evetts
Jack Fuller BYE | -
Scott Rollings BYE | -
Jnr Joyce BYE | -
Tom Gregory - | - Jonathan Wynn
Kevin Burness - | - Gary Gullan
Wayne Pepper - | - Chris Jackson
Anthony Brown - | - Rohit Rabadia
Martin Lukeman - | - Ian Withers
Barry Tyler BYE | -
Jordan Boyce BYE | -
Phil Locke BYE | -
Jim McKevitt - | - Joe Singleton
Bradley Fleming - | - Charlie Kemp
Shane Price - | - JohnPaul Dowdall
Ian Jones - | - Michael Kavanagh
Dean Hyde - | - James Barton
Brian Woods BYE | -
George Fawcett BYE | -
Tom Lonsdale - | - Keith Rooney
Paul Jenkinson - | - Simon Stevenson
Adam Mould - | - Peter Burgoyne
Sam Hamilton - | - Scott Marsh
Dean Owen - | - Jack Todd
Sean Ryan - | - Cameron Menzies
Lee Palfreyman BYE | -
Billy Gallie BYE | -
Derek Brand - | - Alan Tabern Jnr
Andre Luke McGill - | - Mikey Rees
Chris White - | - Christopher Bent
Terry Roach - | - Rees Hall
Dafydd Jenkins - | - Bobby Crozier
Joey Palfreyman - | - Matt Hunt
Keith Geraghty BYE | -
Nick Fullwell BYE | -
Shane Pearson - | - Sonny Johal
Anthony Urmston-Toft - | - Lee James
Cody Harris - | - Andy Smith
Tony Martin - | - Kris McCall
Jamie Guilfoyle - | - Michael Beard
Kevin Garcia - | - John Morris
Shane Reidy BYE | -
George Gardner BYE | -
Lance Adams - | - Steven Cupitt
Jonathan Hewitt - | - Jarred Cole
Jamie Ellam - | - Kenneth Bramall
Paul Harvey - | - Ross Rimmer
Robert Owen - | - Robert Smith
Edward Lovely - | - Lee Evans
Dawson Murschell BYE | -
Jason Wilson BYE | -
Daniel Batchelor - | - Mark Frost
Chas Barstow - | - Bradley Williams
Steven Ferguson - | - Jamie Green
Alex Frith - | - Tony Newell
Christopher McTernan - | - Ashley Holgate
Matt Clark - | - Ray Campbell
Mark Pritchard BYE | -
Callan Rydz BYE | -
Robert Walsh BYE | -
James Hubbard - | - Mick Todd
Simon Cassidy - | - Damian Smith
Ryan Joyce - | - Steve Randall
Paul Mitchell - | - Andy Boulton
Peter Evison - | - Peter Mitchell
Tony Cole BYE | -
Declan Coles BYE | -
Max Baulcomb BYE | -
Lee Budgen - | - Michael Gillet
David Fatum - | - Nathan Aspinall
Lee Turle - | - Lee Shewan
Steven Brown - | - Stuart Kellett
Kevin Dowling - | - Adam Bowman
Jason Marriott BYE | -
Darryl Fitton BYE | -
Harry Robinson BYE | -
Michael Power - | - John O'Shea
Shaun Martyn Howell - | - Ricky Williams
Aaron Turner - | - Vernon Sheppard
Kevin Edwards - | - Damien O'Driscoll
Paul Dawkins - | - Andy Jenkins
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.
Click here for detailed information about the Q-School.
Last 512
James Lane BYE | -
Ken MacNeil BYE | -
Jimmy McKirdy - | - Shayne Burgess
Andrew Belton - | - John Power
Ben Adams - | - Nick Jennings
Barry Lynn - | - Michael Barnard
David Evans - | - John Brown
Andrew Meikle - | - Jay Foreman
Andy Hutchings BYE | -
Ryan Harrington BYE | -
John Bowles - | - Callum Loose
Michael McFall - | - Marc Williams
James Welding - | - Thomas Lovely
Chris Wilson - | - Lee Grimshaw
Steve McNally - | - Ian Richards
Stuart Comerford - | - Darren Beveridge
Dan Read BYE | -
Gary Broomhead BYE | -
Mark Wilson - | - Steven Marfleet
Ricky Sudale - | - James Bailey
Stuart Stubbs - | - Andrew Cummins
John Goldie - | - James Hajdar
Richard Onions - | - Mike Nott
Malcolm Gallacher - | - Steven Kirkby
Connor Scutt BYE | -
Jon Jukes BYE | -
Andrew Foster - | - Steve Taylor
Josh McCarthy - | - Richie Howson
Justin Broton - | - Micky Stocks
Anthony Warne - | - Colin Littlecott
Aaron Stevens - | - Greg Ritchie
Gary Blackwood - | - Matt Williams
Kevin Simm BYE | -
Kevin Bambrick BYE | -
Jaikob Selby - | - Dean Buckland
Daniel Cole - | - Ryan Murray
Ryan Palmer - | - Jason Delahunty
Sam Head - | - George Killington
Curtis Hammond - | - Eddie White
John Crossley - | - Adam Huckvale
Douglas Thomas BYE | -
Keith O'Neill BYE | -
Shane O'Connor BYE | -
Barry Morgan - | - Coni Singh Nagi
Ryan Gowans - | - Dennis Richardson
Gavin Smith(Stourport) - | - Nicholas Bell
Danny Gengler - | - Matthew Edgar
Robert Adnams - | - Daniel Ayres
Jonathan Worsley BYE | -
Dave Ladley BYE | -
Leon Bailey BYE | -
Nolan Arendse - | - Jason Lovett
Shaun Griffiths - | - Nathan Treadgold
Kevin Lane - | - Ash Hilditch
Jim Walker - | - Andy Pearson
Tony Richardson - | - Mark Barilli
John Mann BYE | -
Kieran Evans BYE | -
Lee Siddle BYE | -
Luke Woodhouse - | - David Pallett
Steven Harbert - | - Tom Smith
Lee Sutcliffe - | - Callum Mackay
Ian Moss - | - Craig Quinn
Evander Stevenson - | - Adam Spencer
Shaun Davies BYE | -
Paul Holloway BYE | -
Colin Lloyd - | - Peter Day
Simon Preston - | - Philip Borthwick
Dyson Parody - | - Matt Gallett
Colin Osborne - | - Carl Hamilton
Dean Forde - | - Josh Mortensen
Michael Huntley - | - Peter Fisher
Kevin Stanley BYE | -
Richard Baillie BYE | -
Ross Smith - | - Carl Wilkinson
Harry Ward - | - Keith william Slocombe
Ben Davies - | - Niall Culleton
Robert Collins - | - Patrick Lynskey
Brendan Kearns - | - Bryn Suckley
Chris Ware - | - Paul Dinning
Brandonn Monk BYE | -
Roger Scrivens BYE | -
Robert Hughes - | - Stephen Gallimore
Peter thomas Gallacher - | - Keita Ono
Dafydd Edwards - | - Joshua Clements
Stuart Wilson - | - Martyn Turner
David Marson - | - Robert Rickwood
Matthew Dicken - | - Daniel Lauby
Rhys Griffin BYE | -
Gary Davison BYE | -
David Edwards - | - Steve Perren
Ben Burton - | - Mark Forman
Sam Booth - | - Sheamus Hagan
Gavin James - | - Sean Johnson
Dylan Duo - | - Ian Lever
Lee Chambers - | - Jordan Johnston
Jamie Hughes BYE | -
Matthew Clarke BYE | -
Curtis Bagley - | - Jamie Kelling
Andy Cornwall - | - Tony O'Shea
Ryan Hart - | - Kalani Hillman
Wes Newton - | - Barrie Bates
Antony Darlow - | - Zac Sanders
Jack Dickinson - | - Ryan Meikle
Craig Reeves BYE | -
Alan Tabern BYE | -
Rachel Brooks BYE | -
David christopher Hicks - | - Darren Place
Brett Claydon - | - Callum Matthews
Ian Hurley - | - David Wilson
Gary Eastwood - | - Phillip Goodwin
Scott Dale - | - Paul Smith
Richie Corner BYE | -
Terry Temple BYE | -
Callum Goffin BYE | -
Chris Ping - | - Kevin Thomas
Chris Hartrey - | - Martin Atkins
David Sharp - | - Sean Bell
Aaron Beeney - | - Paul Russell
Simon Tate - | - Darren Lynch
Ronnie Roberts BYE | -
Mark Graham BYE | -
Kelvin Hart BYE | -
Andrew Poynton - | - Peter Hudson
Craig Ingram - | - Michael Dawson
Roy Morris - | - Dale Gadsby
Dennis Smith - | - Peter Bramley
Greg Beard - | - Ben Ward
Dave Prins BYE | -
Mark Lawrence BYE | -
Emyr Jones - | - Martin Bradbury
BJ Fairhurst - | - Jason Cullen
Will Harwood - | - Martin Grimble
Kenichi Ajiki - | - Darren Mawer
Matthew Dennant - | - Jimmy Murphy
Kelvin Self - | - Glen Miller
Luke Kennedy BYE | -
Jason Lowe BYE | -
Martin Thomas - | - Trevor Burkhill
Dave Richardson - | - Adrian Gray
Owen Maiden - | - Kevin McDonnell
Arron Monk - | - Rhys Hayden
Nathan Richards - | - Steven Smith
Nathan Rafferty - | - Kieran Timmins
Craig Lewis BYE | -
Michael McCloskey BYE | -
Morgan Smith - | - James Marcroft
Simon Craven - | - Lee Harris
Warrick Scheffer - | - Daniel Lee
Paul Phillips - | - Christopher Dale
Glenn Gibson - | - David Patterson
Adam Gallett - | - Jeff Smith
Rob Holroyd BYE | -
Bradley Brooks BYE | -
Ben Simpson - | - Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Amit Gilitwala - | - Sam Guest
Andrew Beeton - | - Neil Pullen
Karl Corcoran - | - Darren Layden
Matt Padgett - | - Michael Harrison
Dean Winstanley - | - Matt Jackson
Justin Smith BYE | -
Adam Shanks BYE | -
Keith Robert Carter - | - Adam Smith Neale
Trevor Vallely - | - Rob Hewson
Jim Moston - | - Josh Wills
John Davey - | - Haruki Muramatsu
Lewis Pride - | - Jack Main
Jay Murphy - | - Dean Mills
John Court BYE | -
Paul McCrevey BYE | -
Charlie Jackson BYE | -
Luke Hardy - | - Paul Milford
Aaron Dyer - | - Ian McFarlane
Paul Goodwin - | - Mark Farmer
Lorenzo Deveaux - | - Reece Robinson
Mike Norton - | - Ted Evetts
Jack Fuller BYE | -
Scott Rollings BYE | -
Jnr Joyce BYE | -
Tom Gregory - | - Jonathan Wynn
Kevin Burness - | - Gary Gullan
Wayne Pepper - | - Chris Jackson
Anthony Brown - | - Rohit Rabadia
Martin Lukeman - | - Ian Withers
Barry Tyler BYE | -
Jordan Boyce BYE | -
Phil Locke BYE | -
Jim McKevitt - | - Joe Singleton
Bradley Fleming - | - Charlie Kemp
Shane Price - | - JohnPaul Dowdall
Ian Jones - | - Michael Kavanagh
Dean Hyde - | - James Barton
Brian Woods BYE | -
George Fawcett BYE | -
Tom Lonsdale - | - Keith Rooney
Paul Jenkinson - | - Simon Stevenson
Adam Mould - | - Peter Burgoyne
Sam Hamilton - | - Scott Marsh
Dean Owen - | - Jack Todd
Sean Ryan - | - Cameron Menzies
Lee Palfreyman BYE | -
Billy Gallie BYE | -
Derek Brand - | - Alan Tabern Jnr
Andre Luke McGill - | - Mikey Rees
Chris White - | - Christopher Bent
Terry Roach - | - Rees Hall
Dafydd Jenkins - | - Bobby Crozier
Joey Palfreyman - | - Matt Hunt
Keith Geraghty BYE | -
Nick Fullwell BYE | -
Shane Pearson - | - Sonny Johal
Anthony Urmston-Toft - | - Lee James
Cody Harris - | - Andy Smith
Tony Martin - | - Kris McCall
Jamie Guilfoyle - | - Michael Beard
Kevin Garcia - | - John Morris
Shane Reidy BYE | -
George Gardner BYE | -
Lance Adams - | - Steven Cupitt
Jonathan Hewitt - | - Jarred Cole
Jamie Ellam - | - Kenneth Bramall
Paul Harvey - | - Ross Rimmer
Robert Owen - | - Robert Smith
Edward Lovely - | - Lee Evans
Dawson Murschell BYE | -
Jason Wilson BYE | -
Daniel Batchelor - | - Mark Frost
Chas Barstow - | - Bradley Williams
Steven Ferguson - | - Jamie Green
Alex Frith - | - Tony Newell
Christopher McTernan - | - Ashley Holgate
Matt Clark - | - Ray Campbell
Mark Pritchard BYE | -
Callan Rydz BYE | -
Robert Walsh BYE | -
James Hubbard - | - Mick Todd
Simon Cassidy - | - Damian Smith
Ryan Joyce - | - Steve Randall
Paul Mitchell - | - Andy Boulton
Peter Evison - | - Peter Mitchell
Tony Cole BYE | -
Declan Coles BYE | -
Max Baulcomb BYE | -
Lee Budgen - | - Michael Gillet
David Fatum - | - Nathan Aspinall
Lee Turle - | - Lee Shewan
Steven Brown - | - Stuart Kellett
Kevin Dowling - | - Adam Bowman
Jason Marriott BYE | -
Darryl Fitton BYE | -
Harry Robinson BYE | -
Michael Power - | - John O'Shea
Shaun Martyn Howell - | - Ricky Williams
Aaron Turner - | - Vernon Sheppard
Kevin Edwards - | - Damien O'Driscoll
Paul Dawkins - | - Andy Jenkins
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- Probably i will receive a lot of backlash and hate for this reaction, but well, so be it. I am more than sick and tired of those lies of you Barry Hearn. How dare you defend yourself over the back of Fallon’s son! He has a disability and not an illness, so let me correct that for you! I know because I have the exact same disability. I have tried to reach out to Fallon in the past, and offered her to help her and her son, because I was struggling with the same problems, and I understood the boy. I wanted him to have finally someone who understood him. However she told me that she did not want my help, and I have respected Fallon’s choice. I have never asked Fallon for money. They don’t need money in that case. I only ever wanted the best for Fallon and Rory, but I have to be honest about the situation. Fallon should tell the true story and not be forced to tell lies. I don’t hate Fallon, and I don’t begrudge or envy a single penny that she gets, but this situation/case is just not fair. I hate the lies and the dishonesty and injustice. I don’t want Fallon to be hated because there is an unfair disadvantage created. Don’t proclaim your false lies over the back of Rory! I only stand for integrity and justice. I am precisely the one who always sticks up for Fallon. And you don't, you don't give a damn about them. You were never there for them, and now you only want to save your own position! You are just trying to talk your way out of your own bad behavior at the expense of someone with a disability. And to Fallon, I don’t know if this may ever reach you, and you read it, but I want you to know I love you and I love your son Rory very much, I am sorry how things developed and went. I hope you and Harriet are still friends. I am sorry if I were too persistent to you, or you experienced it that way, but it was never my intention. Please understand I have autism as well. As Barry Hearn would say, I am only just a human being too, and I also make mistakes and misjudge things sometimes. I promise you I did everything out of the deepest love and care for you and Rory. If I were you, I should just keep all the money, only please never be dishonest or tell lies anymore for Barry Hearn, or anyone else. I hope you have the best life, and I wish nothing more than the best for you. I have always loved the two of you. Farewell.Hiddo05-11-2026
- 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





