Dominik Gruellich ran away with the title Sunday at the tenth tournament of the PDC Development Tour 2025. He captured his first Development Tour title by defeating Leon Weber.
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Gruellich opened his tournament with a 4-2 victory over Harry Gregory, then played his best match at the last 128. Thanks to an average of 106.67, Gruellich settled with Davie Duval (4-1).
Then followed victories over Fabian Tapner (4-3), Viktor Tingstrom (4-2), Ronan McDonagh (4-2), Dylan Dowling (5-2) and Ryan Branley (5-2) for a spot in the final. Gruellich was then too strong for his compatriot Weber in the final, 5-0.
Weber defeated Beau Greaves in the Quarter-Finals who still leaves this weekend currently with a big lead ahead of Owen Bates who closed the gap marginally this weekend as 'Beau n Arrow's dominance was cut.
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The Development Tour is the youth circuit of the PDC. This tour is open to players ages 16 through 23. Players who turn 24 during the season may continue to compete.
At each Development Tour tournament there is a prize pool of 15,000 pounds to be divided. With the prize money, a ranking is established. 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. The ranking winner also gets to compete in the Grand Slam of Darts.
Results PDC Development Tour 10
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Final
Dominik Gruellich (98.88) 5 | 0 (91.30) Leon Weber
Semi-final
Dominik Gruellich (94.19) 5 | 2 (89.70) Ryan Branley
Leon Weber (90.61) 5 | 1 (86.90) Jurjen van der Velde
Quarterfinals
Ryan Branley (94.29) 5 | 1 (80.94) Keanu van Velzen
Dominik Gruellich (91.51) 5 | 2 (80.80) Dylan Dowling
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Jurjen van der Velde (86.79) 5 | 3 (80.10) James Buckby
Leon Weber (91.70) 5 | 2 (90.49) Beau Greaves
Last 16
Ryan Branley (100.54) 4 | 1 (83.96) Lewis Ellis
Keanu van Velzen (93.06) 4 | 2 (83.97) Cayden Smith
Dylan Dowling (81.94) 4 | 3 (83.92) Levy Frauenfelder
Dominik Gruellich (93.10) 4 | 2 (92.06) Ronan McDonagh
James Buckby (73.32) 4 | 0 (63.70) Zac Prince
Jurjen van der Velde (92.54) 4 | 1 (92.15) Sebastian Bialecki
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Leon Weber (88.79) 4 | 3 (80.21) Danny Jansen
Beau Greaves (101.90) 4 | 0 (77.11) James Beeton
Last 32
Lewis Ellis (70.73) 4 | 0 (63.86) Travis Baur
Ryan Branley (79.49) 4 | 3 (83.44) Jenson Walker
Keanu van Velzen (78.96) 4 | 2 (73.91) Liam Maendl-Lawrance
Cayden Smith (88.39) 4 | 1 (75.33) Lewy Williams
Levy Frauenfelder (90.34) 4 | 2 (88.36) Adam Gawlas
Dylan Dowling (89.05) 4 | 2 (80.23) Jack Male
Dominik Gruellich (98.01) 4 | 2 (91.69) Viktor Tingstrom
Ronan McDonagh (85.36) 4 | 3 (88.63) Rohan Brouwers
Zac Prince (81.87) 4 | 2 (84.48) Nathan Girvan
James Buckby (82.10) 4 | 2 (81.20) Hayden Robbie
Jurjen van der Velde (87.44) 4 | 3 (75.97) Ben Edgar
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Sebastian Bialecki (95.43) 4 | 0 (82.40) Daan Beernink
Leon Weber (91.28) 4 | 1 (85.03) Jeffrey Keen
Danny Jansen (84.00) 4 | 3 (93.55) Owen Bates
Beau Greaves (83.50) 4 | 0 (73.64) Lewis Mayes
James Beeton (76.26) 4 | 2 (79.09) Harrison Leigh
Last 64
Lewis Ellis (78.57) 4 | 2 (72.51) Kilian Hohnstedt
Travis Baur (82.36) 4 | 0 (79.52) Deniz Baudis
Ryan Branley (83.65) 4 | 2 (84.59) Morgan Shillito
Jenson Walker (98.31) 4 | 2 (82.45) Ondrej Frystacky
Liam Maendl-Lawrance (79.47) 4 | 1 (75.44) Daniel Marsden
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Keanu van Velzen (77.88) 4 | 2 (88.76) Cam Crabtree
Cayden Smith (86.88) 4 | 2 (77.37) Colinn Haverkate
Lewy Williams (69.84) 4 | 3 (70.89) Oliver Klein
Adam Gawlas (97.09) 4 | 1 (87.58) Nathan Potter
Levy Frauenfelder (85.99) 4 | 1 (82.17) Jannis Barkhausen
Dylan Dowling (83.50) 4 | 0 (72.87) Ieuan Halsall
Jack Male (79.36) 4 | 3 (76.50) Justin Atellinghusen
Dominik Gruellich (88.84) 4 | 3 (85.89) Fabian Tapner
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Viktor Tingstrom (91.09) 4 | 0 (73.29) Lukas Fraulob
Ronan McDonagh (88.30) 4 | 1 (81.68) Nathan Care
Rohan Brouwers (86.41) 4 | 3 (81.41) JJ Wright
Nathan Girvan (92.41) 4 | 2 (82.68) Mitchell Leeming
Zac Prince (70.18) 4 | 1 (68.51) Lleyton Molyneux
Hayden Robbie (72.00) 4 | 2 (77.28) Dean Fitch Jnr
James Buckby (79.85) 4 | 2 (65.53) Kyle Ison
Ben Edgar (82.17) 4 | 1 (77.00) Jack Howarth
Jurjen van der Velde (94.93) 4 | 1 (85.56) Johnny Stewart
Daan Beernink (76.23) 4 | 2 (76.91) Sydnee de Vries
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Sebastian Bialecki (80.53) 4 | 2 (74.17) Tyler Thorpe
Jeffrey Keen (85.02) 4 | 2 (75.40) Jamie McKinnon
Leon Weber (94.39) 4 | 2 (79.34) Damian Vetjens
Danny Jansen (82.22) 4 | 2 (80.59) Stef Kosters
Owen Bates (83.16) 4 | 2 (81.71) Shoey Ayres
Beau Greaves (95.43) 4 | 0 (73.25) Charlie Manby
Lewis Mayes (77.08) 4 | 0 (59.42) Jamie Rooksby
James Beeton (78.79) 4 | 1 (64.83) Kai Clark
Harrison Leigh (71.53) 4 | 3 (73.37) Born Van Put
Last 128
Lewis Ellis (77.08) 4 | 0 (69.72) Shane de Jong
Kilian Hohnstedt (82.17) 4 | 1 (66.31) Jackson King
Deniz Baudis (84.52) 4 | 2 (83.94) Connor Arberry
Travis Baur (79.08) 4 | 2 (79.55) Bradly Roes
Morgan Shillito (81.63) 4 | 1 (65.33) Zak Hughes
Ryan Branley (98.32) 4 | 1 (84.04) Louie Cocca
Jenson Walker (78.53) 4 | 2 (71.84) Arcangelo Tardio
Ondrej Frystacky (74.35) 4 | 1 (67.62) Dylan Quinn
Liam Maendl-Lawrance (80.38) 4 | 2 (68.66) Jack Peet
Daniel Marsden (70.40) 4 | 1 (65.91) Almos Kovacs
Keanu van Velzen (86.21) 4 | 1 (77.57) Daniel Stephenson
Cam Crabtree (95.43) 4 | 0 (53.57) Keaton Williams
Cayden Smith (83.50) 4 | 0 (59.30) Rhys Clarke
Colinn Haverkate (65.35) 4 | 0 (64.34) Emile Hendryks
Oliver Klein (59.64) 4 | 1 (59.07) Ashley Marson
Lewy Williams (69.38) 4 | 3 (69.69) Toby McLeod
Nathan Potter (85.00) 4 | 1 (77.17) Jamie Martin
Adam Gawlas (85.45) 4 | 1 (76.68) Craig Galliano
Levy Frauenfelder (83.76) 4 | 1 (68.55) Garin Perkins
Jannis Barkhausen (91.09) 4 | 0 (72.82) Joey Spitse
Ieuan Halsall (78.56) 4 | 3 (77.85) Keelan Kay
Dylan Dowling (82.67) 4 | 1 (72.23) Nunjo Dewaele
Jack Male (89.73) 4 | 0 (68.78) George Bamber
Justin Atellinghusen (95.43) 4 | 0 (75.33) Janek Hill
Dominik Gruellich (106.67) 4 | 1 (79.91) Davie Duval
Fabian Tapner (84.45) 4 | 1 (82.99) Roy Rietbergen
Lukas Fraulob (64.68) 4 | 1 (57.63) Ben Gamble
Viktor Tingstrom (89.81) 4 | 1 (79.18) Mason Whitlock
Ronan McDonagh (85.69) 4 | 1 (70.71) Thomas Keane
Nathan Care (77.05) 4 | 2 (80.42) Bram van Dijk
Rohan Brouwers (73.22) 4 | 1 (67.39) Shaun Conway
JJ Wright (77.74) 4 | 3 (69.25) Axandre Van Der Steen
Nathan Girvan (78.80) 4 | 2 (75.63) Daniel Green
Mitchell Leeming (87.24) 4 | 1 (64.32) Jonas Stagg
Lleyton Molyneux (70.30) 4 | 2 (74.87) Finley Pember
Zac Prince (75.93) 4 | 2 (69.05) Harry Martin
Hayden Robbie (85.28) 4 | 1 (83.65) Lewis Bell
Dean Fitch Jnr (77.24) 4 | 3 (65.98) Yannick Hund
Kyle Ison (61.32) 4 | 2 (63.02) Enrico Frank
James Buckby (79.17) 4 | 2 (76.63) Matyas Rejhon
Ben Edgar (75.85) 4 | 2 (71.05) Xanti Van den Bergh
Jack Howarth (86.74) 4 | 3 (84.26) Thomas Banks
Jurjen van der Velde (93.36) 4 | 2 (92.86) Jamai van den Herik
Johnny Stewart (66.03) 4 | 1 (63.11) Karl-Louis Mueller
Sydnee de Vries (78.47) 4 | 3 (78.40) Daan Bastiaansen
Daan Beernink (85.89) 4 | 0 (76.83) Angelo Balsamo
Sebastian Bialecki (87.46) 4 | 3 (74.31) Henry Coates
Tyler Thorpe (84.43) 4 | 3 (87.56) Patrick McShane
Jamie McKinnon (75.15) 4 | 0 (72.60) Coby Jones-Swanson
Jeffrey Keen (84.72) 4 | 1 (69.11) Eros Odent
Damian Vetjens (76.31) 4 | 1 (76.19) Josh Brown
Leon Weber (98.56) 4 | 0 (72.16) Woody Grantham
Danny Jansen (78.34) 4 | 2 (76.74) Jodie Challinor
Stef Kosters (83.76) 4 | 1 (64.72) Daniel Terry
Owen Bates (91.06) 4 | 2 (89.08) Pim Van Bijnen
Shoey Ayres (79.11) 4 | 0 (57.13) Ryan Kettle
Charlie Manby (84.85) 4 | 1 (79.07) Sean McKeon
Beau Greaves (86.13) 4 | 1 (78.25) Shane Weeks
Lewis Mayes (77.22) 4 | 3 (74.40) William Bristow
Jamie Rooksby (73.83) 4 | 2 (70.10) Calvin Nicolai
James Beeton (83.44) 4 | 2 (72.48) Jonathan Justin Altmann
Kai Clark (59.48) 4 | 1 (56.95) Ronnie Woodman
Harrison Leigh (78.21) 4 | 3 (65.87) Aidan-Jay Butcher
Born Van Put (75.63) 4 | 3 (79.90) Cole Davey
Last 256
Shane de Jong (78.16) 4 | 1 (73.80) Bradley Roberts
Lewis Ellis (54.41) 4 | 1 (40.83) Callum Stojic
Jackson King (62.24) 4 | 2 (57.22) Harry Sykes
Kilian Hohnstedt (71.57) 4 | 0 (48.52) Siebre Smeyers
Connor Arberry (74.54) 4 | 3 (63.15) James Tate
Deniz Baudis (83.50) 4 | 0 (55.74) Ruben Haulez
Travis Baur (82.25) 4 | 3 (78.52) Kyle Manton
Bradly Roes (71.57) 4 | 0 (65.86) Rhys Holmes
Morgan Shillito (69.79) 4 | 1 (61.60) Sasa Varga
Zak Hughes (53.89) 4 | 2 (44.13) Joseph Warrington
Louie Cocca (71.57) 4 | 0 (59.00) Julian Zwergel
Ryan Branley (92.81) 4 | 1 (73.34) Jamie Robinson
Jenson Walker (89.13) 4 | 1 (67.85) Dylan Vandewalle
Arcangelo Tardio (74.19) 4 | 1 (64.24) Liam Mason
Ondrej Frystacky (71.17) 4 | 1 (64.41) Ferre Bervoets
Dylan Quinn (72.09) 4 | 3 (65.83) Steffan Thompson
Liam Maendl-Lawrance (87.04) 4 | 1 (69.56) Rian Veltman
Jack Peet (69.99) 4 | 3 (70.46) Robbe Dasseville
Almos Kovacs (75.78) 4 | 3 (79.83) Connor Hopkins
Daniel Marsden (68.57) 4 | 3 (73.52) Jack Gillett
Daniel Stephenson (87.06) 4 | 2 (80.73) Rossi Haywood
Keanu van Velzen (92.49) 4 | 0 (71.90) Keenan Thomas
Cam Crabtree (83.50) 4 | 0 (58.21) Bence Horvath
Keaton Williams (68.96) 4 | 3 (67.48) Toby Saunders
Rhys Clarke (69.12) 4 | 1 (66.68) Cody Crabtree
Cayden Smith (88.41) 4 | 0 (75.59) Scott Smith
Colinn Haverkate (73.32) 4 | 0 (62.46) Kieran Morahan
Emile Hendryks (59.96) 4 | 2 (56.28) Bradley Worsfold
Ashley Marson (49.54) 4 | 3 (46.54) Charlie Gregory
Oliver Klein (70.89) 4 | 1 (70.93) Justin van der Velden
Toby McLeod (56.02) 4 | 3 (60.95) Ryan Coppinger
Lewy Williams (75.76) 4 | 3 (70.63) Lennon Cradock
Nathan Potter (66.35) 4 | 2 (61.25) Tyler Mantle
Jamie Martin (68.65) 4 | 2 (67.07) Huey de Jong
Adam Gawlas (82.36) 4 | 0 (57.50) Logan Goddard
Craig Galliano (67.27) 4 | 1 (58.33) Callum Roach
Garin Perkins (64.03) 4 | 2 (58.61) Donny Boerman
Levy Frauenfelder (83.50) 4 | 0 (59.91) Will Gurner
Jannis Barkhausen (81.03) 4 | 1 (72.71) Owen Roelofs
Joey Spitse (75.64) 4 | 2 (70.22) Cody Abel
Ieuan Halsall (83.50) 4 | 0 (52.09) Scott O'Neill
Keelan Kay (76.60) 4 | 2 (79.53) Brad Phillips
Nunjo Dewaele (62.08) 4 | 2 (59.60) Fabian Moeller
Dylan Dowling (89.73) 4 | 0 (61.45) Denfie Drenthen
George Bamber (58.94) 4 | 0 (54.74) Joran Saelen
Jack Male (80.25) 4 | 3 (76.82) Marvin van Deest
Janek Hill (68.85) 4 | 3 (73.38) David Fidler
Justin Atellinghusen (75.89) 4 | 1 (74.26) Matthias Moors
Dominik Gruellich (74.75) 4 | 2 (71.39) Harry Gregory
Davie Duval (78.08) 4 | 0 (62.88) Axel Buyle
Fabian Tapner (87.13) 4 | 0 (75.09) Joshua Hermann
Roy Rietbergen (63.96) 4 | 0 (43.37) Ben Truscott
Ben Gamble (58.50) 4 | 3 (57.09) Siebe Appels
Lukas Fraulob (74.22) 4 | 0 (57.19) Matthew Gallivan-Piles
Viktor Tingstrom (89.82) 4 | 1 (70.37) David Birks
Mason Whitlock (73.19) 4 | 3 (70.92) Liam Fowkes
Ronan McDonagh (82.36) 4 | 0 (74.29) Jamie Baggaley
Thomas Keane (61.20) 4 | 1 (57.63) Rojan Polat
Bram van Dijk (69.69) 4 | 1 (61.54) Ben Stanton
Nathan Care (62.06) 4 | 1 (52.44) Alexander Melton
Shaun Conway (77.05) 4 | 3 (75.60) Carl van Mens
Rohan Brouwers (82.33) 4 | 1 (76.20) David Schlichting
Axandre Van Der Steen (49.70) 4 | 1 (46.50) Billy Holmes (Southend)
JJ Wright (73.18) 4 | 3 (67.78) Niklas Fahrenholz
Daniel Green (60.12) 4 | 0 (58.25) Jokke Janssens
Nathan Girvan (77.08) 4 | 0 (62.92) Luis Breuer
Mitchell Leeming (68.23) 4 | 3 (60.56) Vincent Nouws
Jonas Stagg (60.13) 4 | 2 (61.26) Adam McIntyre
Lleyton Molyneux (68.32) 4 | 0 (61.29) Wesley Mol
Finley Pember (79.78) 4 | 2 (77.56) Seppe Dasseville
Harry Martin (73.43) 4 | 2 (60.75) Callum Weaver
Zac Prince (75.15) 4 | 0 (65.62) Damien Moore
Lewis Bell (81.67) 4 | 2 (80.76) Patrik Williams
Hayden Robbie (86.15) 4 | 1 (71.65) Andrew Ingman
Dean Fitch Jnr (75.48) 4 | 2 (62.29) Cayden Baker
Yannick Hund (61.81) 4 | 1 (61.09) Philip Want
Kyle Ison (57.10) 4 | 2 (54.00) Jack Tarrant
Enrico Frank (67.87) 4 | 1 (66.17) Evan Wishart
James Buckby (79.18) 4 | 2 (79.38) Adam Dee
Matyas Rejhon (82.49) 4 | 3 (71.69) Niclas Wierling
Xanti Van den Bergh (63.96) 4 | 0 (53.70) Jamie Grimes
Ben Edgar (73.83) 4 | 2 (59.75) Patrick Luedtke
Jack Howarth (72.12) 4 | 1 (69.65) Justin Hewitt
Thomas Banks (62.87) 4 | 3 (53.52) Indy Gul
Jurjen van der Velde (86.75) 4 | 1 (65.35) Owen Carr
Jamai van den Herik (87.51) 4 | 1 (77.34) Matthew Gordon
Johnny Stewart (77.08) 4 | 0 (63.00) Mani Hewitson
Karl-Louis Mueller (52.74) 4 | 0 (46.21) Jake Rigney
Sydnee de Vries (67.55) 4 | 0 (60.28) Harley Harris
Daan Bastiaansen (86.31) 4 | 1 (72.80) Charlie Large
Daan Beernink (67.31) 4 | 3 (70.27) Jarod Becker
Angelo Balsamo (66.90) 4 | 3 (59.66) Wessel Tempelaars
Henry Coates (77.08) 4 | 0 (62.58) Ryan Hanlon
Sebastian Bialecki (83.17) 4 | 1 (63.57) Declan Corcoran
Tyler Thorpe (86.73) 4 | 3 (84.23) Mark Tabak
Patrick McShane (77.89) 4 | 2 (67.46) Matthew Watts
Coby Jones-Swanson (78.16) 4 | 3 (77.28) Lennert Faes
Jamie McKinnon (64.47) 4 | 3 (67.52) Quentin Pinkert
Eros Odent (65.29) 4 | 1 (61.57) Ollie Male
Jeffrey Keen (77.10) 4 | 1 (65.37) Jack Boardman
Josh Brown (63.58) 4 | 1 (44.39) Alex Nagy-Eagle
Damian Vetjens (77.07) 4 | 2 (76.61) Oliver Pearce-Burgess
Leon Weber (95.55) 4 | 2 (85.42) Aidan O'Hara
Woody Grantham (58.09) 4 | 1 (60.65) Robin Radloff
Jodie Challinor (62.76) 4 | 1 (61.65) Eleanor Cairns
Danny Jansen (70.94) 4 | 2 (61.63) Pearse Mackle
Daniel Terry (57.35) 4 | 1 (50.48) Mathias Myrvang Isaksen
Stef Kosters (73.45) 4 | 2 (61.70) Sem Devoght
Pim Van Bijnen (73.16) 4 | 2 (62.90) Liam Walbridge
Owen Bates (91.69) 4 | 1 (59.15) Jack Pritchard
Ryan Kettle (59.80) 4 | 2 (53.33) Matthew Holmes ( Keighley)
Shoey Ayres (82.66) 4 | 2 (73.94) Jamie Tilley
Charlie Manby (88.04) 4 | 1 (65.46) Ellis Williams
Sean McKeon (70.73) 4 | 0 (54.54) Robbie Curran
Beau Greaves (107.36) 4 | 0 (71.39) Declan Thorpe
Shane Weeks (73.18) 4 | 2 (68.84) Aaron Colley
William Bristow (77.54) 4 | 2 (70.62) Jeramey Verwey
Lewis Mayes (77.08) 4 | 0 (65.65) Florian Herrmann
Calvin Nicolai (76.19) 4 | 1 (74.97) Kieran Thompson
Jamie Rooksby (62.31) 4 | 1 (59.66) James Rock
Jonathan Justin Altmann (69.48) 4 | 1 (65.03) Joshua Adriaanse
James Beeton (95.43) 4 | 0 (69.52) Alfie Busby
Ronnie Woodman (75.15) 4 | 0 (60.11) Ryan Green
Kai Clark (65.28) 4 | 3 (62.15) Logan Pustkowski
Aidan-Jay Butcher (52.13) 4 | 3 (52.45) Luke Emmins
Harrison Leigh (81.11) 4 | 3 (89.17) Jannes Bremermann
Cole Davey (77.08) 4 | 0 (65.92) Jack Chignell
Born Van Put (77.10) 4 | 1 (62.05) Thibeau Huybrechts
Last 512
Jamie Robinson (74.22) 4 | 0 (73.62) Tom Garfield
Dylan Quinn (81.83) 4 | 3 (70.36) Sebastian Caris
Emile Hendryks (59.83) 4 | 1 (59.24) Till Stein
Lewy Williams (72.53) 4 | 2 (63.58) Keenan Carr
Denfie Drenthen (78.22) 4 | 1 (68.66) Riley Rees-Tucker
Justin Atellinghusen (72.15) 4 | 1 (64.85) Sean Negrette
Nathan Care (77.97) 4 | 1 (67.88) Arne Degryse
JJ Wright (59.48) 4 | 1 (54.77) Owen Cuthbert
Yannick Hund (69.10) 4 | 0 (56.86) Micha Boekelaar
Niclas Wierling (80.50) 4 | 2 (80.14) Lukas Dallmann
Angelo Balsamo (61.98) 4 | 0 (61.03) Julian Mols
Matthew Watts (72.88) 4 | 1 (56.60) Anthony Doherty
Stef Kosters (74.18) 4 | 2 (68.87) Billy Jackson
Shoey Ayres (78.08) 4 | 0 (51.84) Dylan White
James Rock (63.74) 4 | 2 (65.78) Ryan Walsh
Logan Pustkowski (66.07) 4 | 0 (53.77) Jens Leysen
Born Van Put (72.78) 4 | 2 (67.55) Lars Houtenbos

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- 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







