
Darius Labanauskas has taken the victory at the fourth Challenge Four event of the 2025 campaign, defeating Mervyn King 5-3 in the final in Milton Keynes, England.
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The secondary tour sees those who miss out on a coveted Tour Card try to win themselves a spot on the PDC Tour. The top players will claim a Tour Card at the end of 2025 with PDC World Darts Championship spots also available for the top two. Fallon Sherrock, Mervyn King, Beau Greaves, Simon Whitlock and John Henderson are the big names involved in Milton Keynes this weekend.
The Challenge Tour ranking is based on prize money earned. At the end of the season, the numbers one and two receive an invitation to the World Darts Championship, plus a Tour Card for 2026 and 2027.In addition, there is another reward for players who do well. The top of the standings have a chance to compete as a reserve player in the Players Championship tournaments on the PDC Pro Tour. If a Tour Card holder fails to register or cancels, the highest ranked player on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit may fill in.
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# Finals
Darius Labanauskas (87.17) 5 | 3 (91.23) Mervyn King
# Semi-Finals
Mervyn King (87.00) 5 | 4 (85.60) Joe Hunt
Darius Labanauskas (85.35) 5 | 2 (80.88) Ted Evetts
# Quarter-Finals
Mervyn King (97.43) 5 | 1 (86.36) Martin Grearson
Joe Hunt (89.23) 5 | 4 (87.95) Simon Whitlock
Darius Labanauskas (95.57) 5 | 4 (91.11) Adam Mould
Ted Evetts (85.40) 5 | 0 (75.70) Jarno Bottenberg
# Top 16
Martin Grearson (86.31) 5 | 3 (85.40) Jeffrey De Zwaan
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Mervyn King (88.34) 5 | 1 (80.41) Jamie Atkins
Joe Hunt (83.47) 5 | 4 (80.00) Christian Perez
Simon Whitlock (81.65) 5 | 3 (85.05) Peter Burgoyne
Adam Mould (84.00) 5 | 2 (81.86) Daniel Perry
Darius Labanauskas (94.22) 5 | 4 (94.10) John Henderson
Ted Evetts (103.23) 5 | 3 (97.65) Shane McGuirk
Jarno Bottenberg (80.26) 5 | 1 (86.04) Jamai van den Herik
# Top 32
Martin Grearson (95.91) 5 | 4 (90.49) Gilbert van der Meijden
Jeffrey De Zwaan (87.72) 5 | 2 (84.67) Ieuan Halsall
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Mervyn King (80.45) 5 | 4 (84.51) Colin Osborne
Jamie Atkins (86.48) 5 | 1 (77.37) Liam Kelly
Joe Hunt (91.73) 5 | 4 (91.25) Danny van Trijp
Christian Perez (91.18) 5 | 4 (91.63) Graham Usher
Simon Whitlock (92.35) 5 | 1 (82.25) Nicholas Ellis
Peter Burgoyne (90.15) 5 | 3 (92.16) Vitezslav Sedlak
Adam Mould (93.48) 5 | 3 (84.97) Daniel Klose
Daniel Perry (83.12) 5 | 4 (87.22) Rohan Brouwers
John Henderson (89.88) 5 | 1 (85.39) Ryan Furness
Darius Labanauskas (93.94) 5 | 0 (82.19) Trevor Burkhill
Shane McGuirk (83.21) 5 | 2 (78.31) James Parkin
Ted Evetts (90.54) 5 | 0 (86.65) Adam Smith-Neale
Jamai van den Herik (91.76) 5 | 2 (76.97) Derk Telnekes
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Jarno Bottenberg (76.87) 5 | 1 (64.82) Jeffrey Sparidaans
# Top 64
Martin Grearson (92.81) 5 | 1 (67.55) Jaikob Selby-Rivas
Gilbert van der Meijden (90.59) 5 | 2 (84.43) Jim Moston
Ieuan Halsall (89.63) 5 | 3 (88.37) Beau Greaves
Jeffrey De Zwaan (95.71) 5 | 2 (86.28) Kurt Parry
Colin Osborne (81.54) 5 | 4 (80.73) Andrew Callary
Mervyn King (102.28) 5 | 1 (83.13) Martin Tonks
Jamie Atkins (90.54) 5 | 0 (72.67) Callum Goffin
Liam Kelly (77.62) 5 | 3 (79.23) Robin Smees
Joe Hunt (91.62) 5 | 2 (83.52) David Evans
Danny van Trijp (81.61) 5 | 3 (77.19) Geert Nentjes
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Christian Perez (89.70) 5 | 1 (85.55) Reece Colley
Graham Usher (91.72) 5 | 1 (79.03) Thomas Banks
Nicholas Ellis (78.54) 5 | 2 (75.54) Deian Roberts
Simon Whitlock (96.78) 5 | 1 (68.23) Bruno Rangel
Vitezslav Sedlak (97.60) 5 | 0 (71.31) Adam Beck
Peter Burgoyne (90.79) 5 | 4 (88.09) Fallon Sherrock
Daniel Klose (100.07) 5 | 2 (87.12) Steve Haggerty
Adam Mould (94.53) 5 | 2 (78.42) Neilie Brouder
Daniel Perry (78.26) 5 | 1 (69.27) Luis Camacho
Rohan Brouwers (90.65) 5 | 4 (89.24) Andy Hamilton
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John Henderson (90.54) 5 | 0 (84.64) Rob Holroyd
Ryan Furness (84.40) 5 | 2 (81.28) Kirk De Ruyter
Darius Labanauskas (91.80) 5 | 3 (94.84) Michael Unterbuchner
Trevor Burkhill (90.79) 5 | 2 (92.42) Jimmy van Schie
Shane McGuirk (95.87) 5 | 4 (90.02) Carl Wilson
James Parkin (79.67) 5 | 2 (69.30) David Sumner
Ted Evetts (88.04) 5 | 1 (84.19) Arno Merk
Adam Smith-Neale (88.63) 5 | 2 (80.70) Damian Vetjens
Jamai van den Herik (102.47) 5 | 3 (95.52) Brandon Weening
Derk Telnekes (84.17) 5 | 2 (74.31) Lewis Pride
Jeffrey Sparidaans (89.15) 5 | 3 (90.29) Ricardo Ulrich
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Jarno Bottenberg (88.91) 5 | 1 (82.60) Justin Bradshaw
# Top 128
Jaikob Selby-Rivas (71.80) 5 | 4 (71.04) Vinay Ramnath
Martin Grearson (96.73) 5 | 4 (89.43) Michael Flynn
Gilbert van der Meijden (100.20) 5 | 0 (74.71) Shaun Carroll
Jim Moston (75.43) 5 | 2 (80.31) Kyle Richardson
Ieuan Halsall (89.08) 5 | 4 (88.99) Tommy Lishman
Beau Greaves (94.23) 5 | 4 (91.30) Daniel Ayres
Jeffrey De Zwaan (90.27) 5 | 2 (90.08) Steve Hine
Kurt Parry (71.13) 5 | 2 (70.33) Mat Caste
Andrew Callary (75.27) 5 | 4 (81.84) Danny Trueman
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Colin Osborne (86.87) 5 | 3 (82.28) Gabriel Rollo
Martin Tonks (70.78) 5 | 2 (68.21) Danny Moore
Mervyn King (94.57) 5 | 2 (73.49) Scott Baker
Callum Goffin (78.74) 5 | 1 (70.43) Shane Turner
Jamie Atkins (78.89) 5 | 4 (79.13) Darren Armstrong
Liam Kelly (75.43) 5 | 4 (78.61) Danny Van Klompenburg
Robin Smees (80.64) 5 | 1 (80.45) Jack Male
David Evans (99.95) 5 | 1 (87.07) Richard Wagenaar
Joe Hunt (84.15) 5 | 4 (75.34) Aden Kirk
Danny van Trijp (82.88) 5 | 2 (66.12) Remo Mandiau
Geert Nentjes (86.23) 5 | 3 (85.14) Franz Roetzsch
Reece Colley (82.77) 5 | 3 (85.18) Kevin Burness
Christian Perez (91.64) 5 | 2 (83.41) Paul Rowley
Thomas Banks (91.09) 5 | 2 (83.86) Luke Smith
Graham Usher (93.42) 5 | 2 (85.69) Tommy Morris
Nicholas Ellis (82.47) 5 | 4 (84.66) Kevin Lane
Deian Roberts (83.66) 5 | 4 (84.29) Davy Proosten
Bruno Rangel (74.13) 5 | 4 (81.56) Kevin Lowe
Simon Whitlock (91.25) 5 | 2 (82.26) Pat Scurfield
Adam Beck (83.79) 5 | 3 (77.80) Petros Christodoulou
Vitezslav Sedlak (82.75) 5 | 2 (76.54) Charlie Martin
Peter Burgoyne (81.68) 5 | 3 (83.87) Sam Spivey
Fallon Sherrock (79.63) 5 | 2 (81.62) Daniel Astbury
Daniel Klose (86.40) 5 | 3 (83.96) Danny Jansen
Steve Haggerty (85.49) 5 | 4 (92.00) Scott Waites
Neilie Brouder (77.53) 5 | 1 (68.95) Keelan Kay
Adam Mould (80.01) 5 | 4 (74.33) Mark Challenger
Daniel Perry (83.08) 5 | 3 (88.62) Arron Monk
Luis Camacho (79.35) 5 | 3 (78.61) Nicolas Thuillier
Rohan Brouwers (75.55) 5 | 4 (80.75) Jarred Cole
Andy Hamilton (96.62) 5 | 2 (86.24) Adrian Gray
Rob Holroyd (85.04) 5 | 3 (82.79) Jeremy Fagg
John Henderson (84.38) 5 | 4 (79.69) Patrick Klingelhoefer
Kirk De Ruyter (72.34) 5 | 4 (73.73) Michael Barnard
Ryan Furness (84.80) 5 | 3 (85.48) Scott Mitchell
Darius Labanauskas (83.14) 5 | 4 (74.05) Dean Finn Forde
Michael Unterbuchner (81.11) 5 | 4 (81.25) Christopher Wickenden
Jimmy van Schie (90.29) 5 | 2 (74.37) Gary Blades
Trevor Burkhill (88.73) 5 | 2 (79.41) Kevin Leadenham
Shane McGuirk (93.44) 5 | 2 (92.41) Joe Croft
Carl Wilson (88.98) 5 | 4 (83.28) Patrick Tringler
David Sumner (96.72) 5 | 1 (71.97) Jamie Rollinson
James Parkin (77.57) 5 | 1 (67.81) Daniel Smith
Arno Merk (90.69) 5 | 4 (81.94) Patrick Dekker
Ted Evetts (99.00) 5 | 4 (89.80) John O'Shea
Damian Vetjens (85.92) 5 | 1 (74.97) Aleksander Zalewski
Adam Smith-Neale (90.48) 5 | 1 (71.30) Michael Busscher
Brandon Weening (84.44) 5 | 0 (70.83) Steven Paesschesoone
Jamai van den Herik (76.48) 5 | 3 (75.99) Jim Walker
Derk Telnekes (78.82) 5 | 4 (77.21) Frankie Ansell
Lewis Pride (91.65) 5 | 0 (87.19) Jason Heaver
Ricardo Ulrich (88.79) 5 | 2 (82.64) Graham Hall
Jeffrey Sparidaans (80.78) 5 | 3 (82.76) Brian Raman
Jarno Bottenberg (79.61) 5 | 2 (80.56) Ciaran Teehan
Justin Bradshaw (82.38) 5 | 3 (80.87) Tom Sykes
# Top 256
Jaikob Selby-Rivas (76.24) 5 | 3 (83.43) Ryan Newton
Vinay Ramnath (61.17) 5 | 3 (61.51) Joshua Hermann
Martin Grearson (94.60) 5 | 1 (82.50) Donny Scheurwater
Michael Flynn (79.15) 5 | 4 (81.39) Conor Heneghan
Shaun Carroll (81.37) 5 | 3 (76.94) Jimmy McKirdy
Gilbert van der Meijden (78.28) 5 | 0 (62.91) Geoffrey Heath
Jim Moston (73.16) 5 | 3 (77.96) Eddie Lovely
Kyle Richardson (70.36) 5 | 4 (76.22) Chris Fidler
Tommy Lishman (81.90) 5 | 2 (80.90) John Brown
Ieuan Halsall (79.66) 5 | 1 (67.08) David Hill
Beau Greaves (90.82) 5 | 2 (81.11) Chris Hurds
Daniel Ayres (86.97) 5 | 1 (75.74) Patrick Quinn
Jeffrey De Zwaan (100.05) 5 | 3 (97.21) David Davies
Steve Hine (80.50) 5 | 4 (72.99) Tom Riding
Kurt Parry (82.44) 5 | 2 (73.19) Steven Inkpen
Mat Caste (82.73) 5 | 2 (77.80) Pal Szekely
Danny Trueman (83.69) 5 | 4 (83.03) James Green
Andrew Callary (78.48) 5 | 2 (76.76) Simon Stothart
Colin Osborne (87.95) 5 | 2 (80.04) Phil Coward
Gabriel Rollo (80.73) 5 | 3 (66.95) Kevin Knopf
Danny Moore (67.70) 5 | 0 (54.78) Andreas Houf
Martin Tonks (76.01) 5 | 3 (74.90) Lee Grace
Mervyn King (94.60) 5 | 2 (77.71) Scott Taylor
Scott Baker (76.10) 5 | 3 (81.45) Oliver Mitchell
Callum Goffin (83.05) 5 | 3 (82.82) Ryan O'Connor
Shane Turner (82.68) 5 | 3 (81.41) Ben Goodger
Jamie Atkins (94.95) 5 | 1 (84.38) Ellis Radford
Darren Armstrong (77.52) 5 | 2 (74.88) Scott Walters
Danny Van Klompenburg (73.76) 5 | 2 (70.52) Janek Hill
Liam Kelly (77.54) 5 | 1 (70.25) Paul Higgins
Jack Male (75.60) 5 | 2 (71.63) Nick Cocks
Robin Smees (78.84) 5 | 4 (80.33) Andreas Harrysson
Richard Wagenaar (74.56) 5 | 3 (75.54) Sean Fisher
David Evans (83.09) 5 | 3 (79.63) Marcel Walpen
Aden Kirk (70.23) 5 | 0 (65.23) Robert Thornton
Joe Hunt (98.20) 5 | 1 (76.21) Mark McGeeney
Remo Mandiau (79.80) 5 | 4 (82.38) Ashley Coleman
Danny van Trijp (79.95) 5 | 0 (60.90) David Carr
Franz Roetzsch (72.24) 5 | 2 (64.28) Rubin de Veth
Geert Nentjes (84.35) 5 | 4 (88.12) Jeroen Mioch
Kevin Burness (84.74) 5 | 1 (70.94) Brandon Richardson
Reece Colley (76.62) 5 | 1 (72.26) Nathan Care
Christian Perez (88.60) 5 | 3 (87.59) Matt Gallett
Paul Rowley (93.24) 5 | 3 (86.45) Ryan Palmer
Luke Smith (83.21) 5 | 2 (69.37) Danny Goddard
Thomas Banks (73.77) 5 | 2 (66.52) Dave Bayton
Tommy Morris (95.13) 5 | 0 (71.62) Stu Wilson
Graham Usher (89.30) 5 | 3 (79.68) Aaron Beeney
Nicholas Ellis (83.97) 5 | 1 (68.26) Jack Mayoh
Kevin Lane (75.50) 5 | 2 (63.73) Boris Nowak
Davy Proosten (92.09) 5 | 1 (81.71) Nathan Potter
Deian Roberts (72.85) 5 | 3 (74.67) Mark Dudbridge
Bruno Rangel (65.93) 5 | 3 (66.61) Ash Ling
Kevin Lowe (81.85) 5 | 1 (71.20) Gino Vermeersch
Simon Whitlock (86.86) 5 | 3 (84.02) Henry Coates
Pat Scurfield (75.15) 5 | 0 (61.88) Niels Aagaard Nielsen
Petros Christodoulou (73.37) 5 | 1 (68.72) Jack Vincent
Adam Beck (81.80) 5 | 2 (74.27) Dan Hands
Charlie Martin (84.27) 5 | 2 (75.56) Riccardo Castelli
Vitezslav Sedlak (87.62) 5 | 1 (70.49) Stefan Dees
Sam Spivey (89.60) 5 | 2 (82.08) Kevin Troppmann
Peter Burgoyne (89.09) 5 | 2 (75.49) Daniel Humphries
Daniel Astbury (86.07) 5 | 1 (85.66) Steve West
Fallon Sherrock (78.17) 5 | 3 (78.58) Jurgen Nuijten
Daniel Klose (88.10) 5 | 1 (70.22) Steven Watts
Danny Jansen (79.11) 5 | 3 (79.06) Sebastian Steyer
Steve Haggerty (82.05) 5 | 1 (75.35) Steve Sewell
Scott Waites (87.33) 5 | 2 (81.21) Callum Francis
Neilie Brouder (69.95) 5 | 4 (71.10) Xanti Van den Bergh
Keelan Kay (88.63) 5 | 4 (82.25) Lee Williams
Mark Challenger (79.11) 5 | 0 (66.03) Max Baulcomb
Adam Mould (90.60) 5 | 3 (93.28) Carlo van Peer
Daniel Perry (90.12) 5 | 1 (70.33) Jonas Graversen
Arron Monk (85.89) 5 | 4 (82.63) Ultan McDyer
Luis Camacho (60.60) 5 | 0 (37.05) Benjamin Allen
Nicolas Thuillier (81.82) 5 | 3 (83.45) Romeo Grbavac
Jarred Cole (78.20) 5 | 4 (75.83) Bailey White
Rohan Brouwers (82.50) 5 | 2 (81.28) Kai Fan Leung
Adrian Gray (87.38) 5 | 0 (66.22) Paul Mitchell
Andy Hamilton (85.61) 5 | 3 (82.70) Neil Parry
Jeremy Fagg (76.84) 5 | 3 (81.87) Ryan Branley
Rob Holroyd (72.74) 5 | 3 (70.71) Maikel Kustermans
Patrick Klingelhoefer (90.09) 5 | 1 (79.93) Scott Campbell
John Henderson (74.59) 5 | 3 (72.39) James Bailey
Michael Barnard (79.79) 5 | 3 (80.17) Jan Dueckers
Kirk De Ruyter (81.14) 5 | 4 (85.48) Charlie Symons
Ryan Furness (84.98) 5 | 1 (64.11) Justin Giles
Scott Mitchell (92.78) 5 | 0 (82.69) Matthew Hall
Darius Labanauskas (89.71) 5 | 2 (82.42) Sean McKeon
Dean Finn Forde (87.88) 5 | 2 (87.65) Alexander Merkx
Michael Unterbuchner (77.69) 5 | 3 (79.78) Davy Robijns
Christopher Wickenden (80.53) 5 | 2 (69.30) Steven Beasley
Jimmy van Schie (78.85) 5 | 1 (65.81) Kristian Barker
Gary Blades (81.68) 5 | 1 (79.55) Charlie Kemp
Kevin Leadenham (74.95) 5 | 1 (70.94) Lee Barrow
Trevor Burkhill (76.94) 5 | 4 (74.12) Maurice Gutgesell
Shane McGuirk (85.92) 5 | 2 (85.57) Michael Rosenauer
Joe Croft (76.68) 5 | 0 (66.12) Karl Williams
Patrick Tringler (76.95) 5 | 2 (72.59) Derek Maclean
Carl Wilson (96.62) 5 | 3 (91.30) Stefan Bellmont
Jamie Rollinson (72.26) 5 | 0 (63.06) Ronnie Rickner
David Sumner (86.39) 5 | 1 (68.48) Sebastian Fey
Daniel Smith (71.61) 5 | 2 (68.52) Kieran Evans
James Parkin (81.60) 5 | 1 (75.17) Patrick Schwab
Arno Merk (86.00) 5 | 3 (77.28) Lukasz Waclawski
Patrick Dekker (84.97) 5 | 2 (73.68) Kenny Neyens
John O'Shea (89.38) 5 | 1 (79.58) Matthias Dietrich
Ted Evetts (89.49) 5 | 3 (84.00) Jack Tweddell
Damian Vetjens (91.38) 5 | 4 (86.83) Keenan Thomas
Aleksander Zalewski (74.52) 5 | 3 (68.58) Ashley Blankley
Michael Busscher (63.26) 5 | 3 (62.25) Przemyslaw Wilanowski
Adam Smith-Neale (72.68) 5 | 1 (64.92) Ashley Sutton
Brandon Weening (83.76) 5 | 3 (76.21) David Jeske
Steven Paesschesoone (62.22) 5 | 4 (63.71) Lee Andrews
Jim Walker (78.69) 5 | 4 (72.18) Arjan Konterman
Jamai van den Herik (84.80) 5 | 1 (83.91) Michael Huntley
Derk Telnekes (76.68) 5 | 0 (73.41) Nick Hijmans
Frankie Ansell (77.22) 5 | 1 (72.27) Ricardo Ham
Jason Heaver (79.96) 5 | 2 (71.51) Dylan Dowling
Lewis Pride (82.27) 5 | 2 (76.18) Keith O'Neill
Ricardo Ulrich (83.83) 5 | 2 (78.10) David Pallett
Graham Hall (85.16) 5 | 3 (77.38) Damian Mol
Jeffrey Sparidaans (83.28) 5 | 3 (75.99) David Williams
Brian Raman (87.38) 5 | 0 (77.24) Charlie Manby
Ciaran Teehan (76.75) 5 | 4 (73.63) Kevin McDine
Jarno Bottenberg (74.78) 5 | 2 (62.46) Calvin Nicolai
Justin Bradshaw (83.33) 5 | 3 (80.70) Conor Roberts
Tom Sykes (77.02) 5 | 2 (73.90) Ricky Palmer
# Top 512
Michael Flynn (82.61) 5 | 2 (74.48) Jamie Durrant
Kyle Richardson (74.53) 5 | 2 (71.19) Mark Boardman
Chris Fidler (70.49) 5 | 2 (72.07) Sam Booth
Daniel Ayres (86.57) 5 | 3 (76.01) Jeroen Caron
Pal Szekely (73.08) 5 | 3 (74.25) James Vanbesien
Mat Caste (75.78) 5 | 2 (68.21) Erik Meulenmeesters
Kevin Knopf (67.24) 5 | 3 (71.63) Joseph Bridle
Scott Baker (85.66) 5 | 4 (82.71) Sergio Krassen
Oliver Mitchell (89.30) 5 | 3 (88.04) Owen Maiden
Scott Walters (74.15) 5 | 1 (55.03) Alexander Elia
Andreas Harrysson (100.20) 5 | 0 (75.48) Jurjen van der Velde
Robin Smees (87.56) 5 | 2 (77.51) Travis Baur
Joe Hunt (83.55) 5 | 3 (79.40) Ian Lever
Jeroen Mioch (82.58) 5 | 0 (70.72) Ryan Harrington
Geert Nentjes (83.38) 5 | 2 (85.80) Maximilian Nirschl
Ryan Palmer (74.35) 5 | 1 (72.63) Carl Sneyd
Graham Usher (89.12) 5 | 1 (81.33) Tim Scholz
Aaron Beeney (74.62) 5 | 4 (73.30) Sietse Lap
Deian Roberts (75.95) 5 | 4 (72.44) Ruben Mesters
Pat Scurfield (87.47) 5 | 3 (78.44) David Schlichting
Niels Aagaard Nielsen (71.58) 5 | 2 (66.46) Bradley Aldous
Vitezslav Sedlak (83.20) 5 | 3 (72.72) James Evans-Bradford
Jurgen Nuijten (83.51) 5 | 2 (78.00) Massimo Dante
Fallon Sherrock (98.88) 5 | 0 (76.29) Tom Parradine
Scott Waites (86.76) 5 | 1 (74.60) Lee Cocks
Carlo van Peer (72.96) 5 | 0 (69.09) Josh Newton
Adam Mould (87.12) 5 | 1 (86.57) Dmitriy Zhukov
Romeo Grbavac (88.08) 5 | 2 (92.15) Anton Ostlund
Neil Parry (79.95) 5 | 0 (55.37) Steven Harbert
Andy Hamilton (75.64) 5 | 4 (63.45) Stephen Castle
John Henderson (72.73) 5 | 2 (58.65) Tommie Coleman
Matthew Hall (76.60) 5 | 3 (76.42) Robert Nelson
Scott Mitchell (95.92) 5 | 3 (82.86) Tom Baughan
Steven Beasley (67.89) 5 | 2 (57.61) Karl Coleman
Trevor Burkhill (77.64) 5 | 2 (71.32) Tom Lonsdale
Maurice Gutgesell (80.84) 5 | 1 (74.71) Liam Kitchen
Stefan Bellmont (93.94) 5 | 0 (80.63) Lee Budgen
Patrick Schwab (85.26) 5 | 3 (83.22) Mike Warburton
James Parkin (86.51) 5 | 4 (85.04) Samuel Price
Ted Evetts (97.90) 5 | 4 (82.04) Jason Wilson
Ashley Sutton (63.75) 5 | 3 (61.33) Andrew Sanderson
Adam Smith-Neale (89.50) 5 | 3 (83.93) Adam Gawlas
Jamai van den Herik (86.62) 5 | 2 (85.17) Matthew Dicken
Lewis Pride (81.60) 5 | 4 (77.98) Nathan Girvan
Keith O'Neill (92.78) 5 | 0 (69.84) Mason Whitlock
Charlie Manby (78.68) 5 | 1 (67.68) Craig Watkins
Ricky Palmer (75.99) 5 | 4 (75.91) Daniel Nicholls
Tom Sykes (88.92) 5 | 2 (73.61) Kelvin O'Keefe

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- Ultimately it is a bye for whoever draws Barney. It will be another stroppy and sulky performance once he goes behind. Barney was excellent but really must completely call it a day now.richieburnettrocks07-11-2026
- I'm disappointed he was not able to secure a spot at the Grand Slam. With Carl Sneyd taking care of Daryl Gurney, he would have had to beat Andy Boulton before facing the winner of Sneyd vs Mensur Suljović for a Grand Slam spot. Unfortunately, after beating Filip Bereza comfortably, he succumbed to Boulton, and the board would ultimately be won by the highly inconsistent Carl Sneyd. Since he could instead have been drawn against the likes of Cristo Reyes, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Stephen Bunting, I think once Gurney was out of the picture he would have been favourite to win his board, and it seems like a massive missed opportunity to put 5 grand on his ranking and seal another major TV appearance ahead of the Worlds. The highs and lows of following Raymond van Barneveld!Deduce635806-11-2026
- 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






