
Dragutin Horvat has claimed a second career Challenge Tour title sealing victory to start the latest weekend in Hildesheim seeing off Ted Evetts in the final with a 97 average in his final two games.
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Horvat who sealed a title back in 2023 also saw off Graham Usher also in the round prior as well as Michael Unterbuchner and Jimmy van Schie over the course of his run. Horvat is now up to fourth. All eyes will also be on Stefan Bellmont to see if he can displace Beau Greaves.
He lost opening round to start today and is second behind Greaves who is not involved this weekend and has also not taken her spot in the ProTours in the same venue next week as a reserve.
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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.
Final
Dragutin Horvat (97.30) 5 | 4 (91.05) Ted Evetts
Semi-Finals
Dragutin Horvat (97.19) 5 | 3 (92.30) Graham Usher
Ted Evetts (95.13) 5 | 0 (83.68) Trevor Burkhill
Quarter-Finals
Graham Usher (86.37) 5 | 3 (88.38) Tom Sykes
Dragutin Horvat (94.80) 5 | 1 (83.56) Michael Unterbuchner
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Ted Evetts (89.77) 5 | 2 (83.90) Ron Meulenkamp
Trevor Burkhill (81.92) 5 | 3 (80.45) Nicolas Thuillier
Last 16
Tom Sykes (95.53) 5 | 2 (89.31) Jack Tweddell
Graham Usher (97.80) 5 | 2 (87.31) Daniel Klose
Dragutin Horvat (92.67) 5 | 3 (86.27) Ryan O'Connor
Michael Unterbuchner (90.21) 5 | 2 (92.04) Adam Mould
Ted Evetts (89.61) 5 | 2 (80.52) Kelvin O'Keefe
Ron Meulenkamp (88.18) 5 | 2 (84.00) Mike Warburton
Nicolas Thuillier (86.00) 5 | 3 (83.73) Patrick Klingelhoefer
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Trevor Burkhill (89.91) 5 | 4 (87.24) David Sharp
Last 32
Tom Sykes (97.43) 5 | 1 (87.90) Ultan McDyer
Jack Tweddell (99.79) 5 | 2 (97.31) Pat Scurfield
Daniel Klose (92.78) 5 | 0 (80.04) Michael Rosenauer
Graham Usher (90.57) 5 | 2 (80.34) Scott Baker
Ryan O'Connor (90.69) 5 | 4 (87.00) Michael Flynn
Dragutin Horvat (83.13) 5 | 3 (84.77) Jimmy van Schie
Michael Unterbuchner (85.87) 5 | 3 (80.24) Scott Campbell
Adam Mould (85.20) 5 | 2 (76.17) Oliver Klein
Kelvin O'Keefe (85.19) 5 | 3 (84.13) Kevin Burness
Ted Evetts (100.39) 5 | 2 (97.52) Jeffrey De Zwaan
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Mike Warburton (88.44) 5 | 3 (87.00) Jan Dueckers
Ron Meulenkamp (86.72) 5 | 3 (86.49) Kenny Neyens
Patrick Klingelhoefer (89.53) 5 | 4 (92.40) Mervyn King
Nicolas Thuillier (87.38) 5 | 4 (85.59) Oliver Mueller (FfO)
David Sharp (88.43) 5 | 3 (88.14) Paul Rowley
Trevor Burkhill (89.41) 5 | 3 (87.89) Carl Wilson
Last 64
Tom Sykes (84.40) 5 | 4 (84.24) David Davies
Ultan McDyer (76.16) 5 | 4 (76.58) Bailey White
Jack Tweddell (86.21) 5 | 2 (79.71) Charlie Kemp
Pat Scurfield (89.74) 5 | 3 (89.58) Sietse Lap
Daniel Klose (85.50) 5 | 2 (89.49) Reece Colley
Michael Rosenauer (83.97) 5 | 2 (83.13) Henry Coates
Scott Baker (86.07) 5 | 3 (85.53) Sam Spivey
Graham Usher (88.13) 5 | 4 (90.50) Andrew Cass
Michael Flynn (90.80) 5 | 1 (92.34) Krzysztof Kciuk
Ryan O'Connor (91.31) 5 | 4 (88.95) Jeffrey Sparidaans
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Dragutin Horvat (91.02) 5 | 3 (89.85) James Vanbesien
Jimmy van Schie (83.66) 5 | 2 (78.57) Gilbert van der Meijden
Michael Unterbuchner (85.52) 5 | 3 (81.00) Conor Heneghan
Scott Campbell (84.93) 5 | 1 (79.22) Petr Krivka
Adam Mould (95.37) 5 | 2 (90.14) Jurjen van der Velde
Oliver Klein (80.87) 5 | 3 (81.68) Noa-Lynn van Leuven
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Kevin Burness (96.99) 5 | 1 (91.94) Callum Goffin
Kelvin O'Keefe (74.47) 5 | 3 (72.81) Joe Croft
Jeffrey De Zwaan (82.46) 5 | 1 (77.55) Florian Socha
Ted Evetts (90.53) 5 | 2 (87.43) Colin Osborne
Jan Dueckers (86.43) 5 | 3 (79.63) James Beeton
Mike Warburton (80.00) 5 | 2 (74.93) Paul Mitchell
Ron Meulenkamp (95.03) 5 | 1 (76.91) Matthew Hall
Kenny Neyens (93.11) 5 | 4 (85.97) Graham Hall
Patrick Klingelhoefer (74.16) 5 | 4 (69.68) Richard Wagenaar
Mervyn King (90.02) 5 | 4 (90.88) Jannes Bremermann
Nicolas Thuillier (85.79) 5 | 2 (83.45) Bruno Stoeckli
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Oliver Mueller (FfO) (76.83) 5 | 3 (73.88) Aaron Beeney
Paul Rowley (100.76) 5 | 3 (94.77) Arno Merk
David Sharp (92.78) 5 | 0 (78.35) Nathan Girvan
Trevor Burkhill (85.56) 5 | 2 (77.54) Ieuan Halsall
Carl Wilson (95.68) 5 | 2 (92.03) Shane Turner
Last 128
David Davies (83.71) 5 | 4 (84.70) Jeroen Mioch
Tom Sykes (80.38) 5 | 1 (73.88) Simeon Heinz
Ultan McDyer (82.22) 5 | 2 (80.29) Frankie Ansell
Bailey White (77.35) 5 | 2 (72.27) Danny Jansen
Charlie Kemp (94.02) 5 | 1 (73.74) Sergio Krassen
Jack Tweddell (89.28) 5 | 3 (91.02) Jacques Labre
Pat Scurfield (77.64) 5 | 1 (68.38) Ersan Alan
Sietse Lap (82.16) 5 | 3 (81.26) Joe Hunt
Daniel Klose (96.66) 5 | 1 (82.18) Davy Robijns
Reece Colley (85.40) 5 | 0 (67.21) Dylan Dowling
Michael Rosenauer (72.18) 5 | 4 (72.93) Rob Holroyd
Henry Coates (86.95) 5 | 2 (80.14) Kevin Troppmann
Sam Spivey (93.66) 5 | 1 (77.18) Owen Maiden
Scott Baker (84.50) 5 | 4 (89.75) Peter Burgoyne
Graham Usher (78.12) 5 | 3 (71.89) Steve Sewell
Andrew Cass (83.84) 5 | 2 (82.17) David Schlichting
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Krzysztof Kciuk (90.59) 5 | 4 (86.85) Stefan Bellmont
Michael Flynn (84.66) 5 | 3 (81.60) Sean Fisher
Ryan O'Connor (72.26) 5 | 0 (67.52) Born Van Put
Jeffrey Sparidaans (87.77) 5 | 3 (81.61) Charlie Martin
James Vanbesien (74.56) 5 | 4 (75.07) Dan Hands
Dragutin Horvat (88.26) 5 | 1 (79.32) John Davey
Jimmy van Schie (91.89) 5 | 1 (88.57) Danny Trueman
Gilbert van der Meijden (94.53) 5 | 2 (88.39) Jeroen Caron
Conor Heneghan (86.10) 5 | 1 (85.17) Tommy Lishman
Michael Unterbuchner (87.38) 5 | 0 (78.26) Dmitrii Rogov
Petr Krivka (89.34) 5 | 3 (91.10) Franz Roetzsch
Scott Campbell (88.06) 5 | 4 (87.63) Gino Vermeersch
Adam Mould (90.35) 5 | 4 (85.88) Christopher Wickenden
Jurjen van der Velde (100.87) 5 | 1 (88.07) Halil Can Yildiz
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (86.07) 5 | 4 (83.78) Aden Kirk
Oliver Klein (83.74) 5 | 4 (80.33) Jaikob Selby-Rivas
Kevin Burness (92.80) 5 | 2 (82.57) Kevin Leadenham
Callum Goffin (86.85) 5 | 2 (83.97) Marcel Erba
Joe Croft (85.87) 5 | 3 (70.82) Hendrik Marquardt
Kelvin O'Keefe (83.57) 5 | 1 (83.09) Tommy Morris
Florian Socha (79.70) 5 | 4 (71.64) Daniel Grochotzky
Jeffrey De Zwaan (84.44) 5 | 0 (70.46) Arjan Konterman
Ted Evetts (95.43) 5 | 1 (80.35) Stefan Dees
Colin Osborne (78.72) 5 | 3 (79.92) Felix Schiertz
Jan Dueckers (88.89) 5 | 3 (77.44) Ash Ling
James Beeton (84.51) 5 | 4 (82.25) Nazmi Uguz
Paul Mitchell (62.63) 5 | 0 (42.54) Ross Baines
Mike Warburton (84.07) 5 | 3 (89.01) Carl Sneyd
Matthew Hall (84.31) 5 | 3 (82.37) Rene Eidams
Graham Hall (98.97) 5 | 3 (106.34) Keegan Brown
Kenny Neyens (86.16) 5 | 3 (80.09) Adrian Gray
Richard Wagenaar (77.19) 5 | 3 (74.50) Kevin Lankhuizen
Patrick Klingelhoefer (84.07) 5 | 3 (85.35) Geert Nentjes
Jannes Bremermann (75.15) 5 | 0 (35.87) Benjamin Allen
Mervyn King (85.01) 5 | 4 (80.49) Ruben Mesters
Nicolas Thuillier (87.26) 5 | 1 (81.83) Stu Wilson
Bruno Stoeckli (75.04) 5 | 4 (83.61) Michal Smejda
Oliver Mueller (FfO) (91.71) 5 | 1 (75.29) Vinay Ramnath
Aaron Beeney (81.15) 5 | 3 (70.43) Gabriel Rollo
Paul Rowley (87.08) 5 | 2 (80.56) Scott Waites
Arno Merk (88.07) 5 | 1 (78.61) Laurin Welk
Nathan Girvan (88.69) 5 | 2 (90.03) Alexander Merkx
David Sharp (88.17) 5 | 3 (82.67) David Evans
Trevor Burkhill (82.40) 5 | 3 (79.77) Gerko Tibbe
Ieuan Halsall (84.99) 5 | 4 (89.09) Jamai van den Herik
Carl Wilson (83.24) 5 | 2 (78.58) Jenson Walker
Shane Turner (85.31) 5 | 1 (84.48) Andreas Harrysson
# Top 256
Jeroen Mioch (80.04) 5 | 2 (78.69) Daniel Nicholls
Simeon Heinz (73.46) 5 | 2 (67.80) Steven Inkpen
Tom Sykes (91.49) 5 | 2 (83.64) Patrick Dekker
Frankie Ansell (83.27) 5 | 2 (82.95) Jarod Becker
Bailey White (76.37) 5 | 1 (64.93) Sean Taylor
Danny Jansen (78.52) 5 | 1 (68.17) Donny Scheurwater
Charlie Kemp (76.28) 5 | 2 (69.35) Gillian Koehoorn
Jacques Labre (83.50) 5 | 0 (63.67) Danny Diller
Jack Tweddell (81.68) 5 | 0 (68.83) Max Timmers
Pat Scurfield (82.68) 5 | 2 (79.53) Patrick Schwab
Ersan Alan (71.42) 5 | 2 (67.34) Conor Roberts
Sietse Lap (75.97) 5 | 4 (75.98) Marcel Gugger
Joe Hunt (81.67) 5 | 4 (88.29) Danny van Trijp
Daniel Klose (91.12) 5 | 2 (89.69) Michael Huntley
Dylan Dowling (81.85) 5 | 2 (74.83) Rowby-John Rodriguez
Reece Colley (81.82) 5 | 2 (75.24) Luis Camacho
Rob Holroyd (66.79) 5 | 3 (63.53) Bruno Rangel
Kevin Troppmann (84.86) 5 | 1 (63.26) Robert Nelson
Henry Coates (95.13) 5 | 0 (80.20) Wesley van Trijp
Owen Maiden (84.52) 5 | 4 (78.41) Simon Stothart
Sam Spivey (91.17) 5 | 4 (85.73) Michael Hurtz
Peter Burgoyne (75.59) 5 | 2 (71.56) Lee Barrow
Scott Baker (75.70) 5 | 3 (76.40) Jarno Bottenberg
Graham Usher (94.11) 5 | 4 (94.80) John Henderson
Steve Sewell (77.47) 5 | 0 (64.32) Alexander Elia
Andrew Cass (85.34) 5 | 4 (84.21) Damian Mol
David Schlichting (84.93) 5 | 4 (86.14) Steve Hine
Stefan Bellmont (63.69) 5 | 0 (57.24) Clemens Schmiedlau
Michael Flynn (96.35) 5 | 0 (80.00) Igor Perak
Sean Fisher (64.23) 5 | 0 (56.32) Rik Mollink
Ryan O'Connor (88.11) 5 | 2 (80.43) Danny Van Klompenburg
Charlie Martin (84.78) 5 | 2 (84.05) Kevin Lane
Jeffrey Sparidaans (82.74) 5 | 2 (81.13) Tom Lonsdale
James Vanbesien (75.89) 5 | 3 (71.35) Dylan Hauser
John Davey (79.11) 5 | 0 (50.83) Chi-Minh Tran
Dragutin Horvat (88.78) 5 | 4 (82.38) Chas Barstow
Jimmy van Schie (83.50) 5 | 0 (66.83) Alen Alukic
Danny Trueman (84.62) 5 | 3 (86.01) Neil Parry
Jeroen Caron (87.56) 5 | 3 (80.23) Sebastian Fey
Gilbert van der Meijden (96.68) 5 | 1 (79.47) Neilie Brouder
Conor Heneghan (84.34) 5 | 3 (71.24) Andrew Callary
Dmitrii Rogov (82.88) 5 | 1 (77.11) Calvin Nicolai
Michael Unterbuchner (76.32) 5 | 1 (63.13) Sandro Egli
Petr Krivka (84.56) 5 | 3 (78.48) Eddie Lovely
Gino Vermeersch (70.55) 5 | 2 (65.96) Jan Luca Limburg
Scott Campbell (88.41) 5 | 0 (73.52) Maikel Mossou
Christopher Wickenden (91.24) 5 | 2 (81.56) Sebastian Steyer
Adam Mould (81.81) 5 | 3 (72.02) Jody Tobback
Halil Can Yildiz (81.77) 5 | 2 (86.87) Lee Cocks
Jurjen van der Velde (91.73) 5 | 1 (65.41) Patrick Tringler
Noa-Lynn van Leuven (96.14) 5 | 1 (84.32) Andy Hamilton
Aden Kirk (88.10) 5 | 1 (71.81) Craig Watkins
Oliver Klein (84.44) 5 | 0 (65.96) Paul Kalashnikov
Jaikob Selby-Rivas (78.94) 5 | 3 (78.99) Kevin McDine
Kevin Leadenham (85.79) 5 | 4 (81.58) Dmitriy Zhukov
Callum Goffin (78.13) 5 | 4 (75.99) Ryan Palmer
Marcel Erba (80.81) 5 | 0 (55.33) Bradley Whitehead
Joe Croft (89.05) 5 | 2 (86.42) Dennis van der Ende
Kelvin O'Keefe (73.67) 5 | 2 (77.40) Pal Szekely
Tommy Morris (82.81) 5 | 2 (85.70) Marcel Walpen
Florian Socha (78.68) 5 | 3 (77.27) Moritz Richter
Jeffrey De Zwaan (86.23) 5 | 4 (85.52) Levy Frauenfelder
Arjan Konterman (79.21) 5 | 3 (82.82) Vitezslav Sedlak
Stefan Dees (75.29) 5 | 3 (71.66) Keith O'Neill
Ted Evetts (84.46) 5 | 2 (74.38) Sion Thomas
Felix Schiertz (71.18) 5 | 1 (58.61) Serge Brisset
Colin Osborne (74.13) 5 | 1 (64.18) Chris Hogg
Jan Dueckers (76.68) 5 | 0 (46.58) Ulrich Jansen
James Beeton (87.33) 5 | 2 (76.15) Steven Beasley
Nazmi Uguz (76.14) 5 | 4 (71.36) Fetih Kaya
Paul Mitchell (75.35) 5 | 3 (73.41) Dustin Straver
Carl Sneyd (76.50) 5 | 1 (62.32) Fabian Schoen
Mike Warburton (84.28) 5 | 3 (82.91) Brian Raman
Matthew Hall (79.14) 5 | 1 (72.78) Tom Riding
Rene Eidams (80.89) 5 | 1 (68.08) Remo Mandiau
Ronnie Rickner (56.66) 5 | 3 (55.92) Dimitri Nees
Ron Meulenkamp (86.33) 5 | 4 (81.32) Colin Gibson
Graham Hall (90.85) 5 | 2 (85.11) Marcel Otter
Keegan Brown (86.42) 5 | 1 (71.24) Rene Kaehler
Kenny Neyens (90.44) 5 | 4 (83.62) Tomas Hamrozi
Adrian Gray (87.38) 5 | 0 (72.32) Lukas Fraulob
Kevin Lankhuizen (88.91) 5 | 3 (81.47) Nathan Potter
Patrick Klingelhoefer (80.86) 5 | 2 (71.69) Matthias Ehlers
Geert Nentjes (77.79) 5 | 4 (70.58) Boris Nowak
Jannes Bremermann (83.78) 5 | 1 (72.94) Kirk De Ruyter
Ruben Mesters (72.65) 5 | 3 (75.62) Jarred Cole
Mervyn King (91.98) 5 | 1 (84.06) David Pallett
Nicolas Thuillier (88.76) 5 | 2 (78.48) Liam Kitchen
Stu Wilson (83.43) 5 | 3 (72.77) Chris Hurds
Michal Smejda (82.57) 5 | 1 (65.17) Frank Gosch
Bruno Stoeckli (90.55) 5 | 2 (83.69) James Evans-Bradford
Vinay Ramnath (74.80) 5 | 2 (71.82) Michele Moscelli
Oliver Mueller (FfO) (83.83) 5 | 1 (75.09) Martin Tonks
Gabriel Rollo (85.86) 5 | 3 (82.57) Deian Roberts
Aaron Beeney (88.29) 5 | 1 (67.54) Stevie Moreira
Paul Rowley (84.74) 5 | 1 (77.51) Jozsef Szlanyina
Arno Merk (94.50) 5 | 3 (87.05) Mat Caste
Laurin Welk (81.65) 5 | 2 (75.29) Philipp Schweder
Alexander Merkx (88.81) 5 | 1 (76.09) Andrea Micheletti
David Sharp (94.11) 5 | 4 (91.71) Darius Labanauskas
David Evans (78.91) 5 | 1 (75.08) Luca Pfaff
Gerko Tibbe (84.35) 5 | 3 (78.04) Marc Vleghert
Trevor Burkhill (83.98) 5 | 2 (81.13) Ashley Coleman
Ieuan Halsall (82.60) 5 | 1 (63.74) Robin Bos
Jamai van den Herik (87.38) 5 | 0 (79.35) Lukasz Waclawski
Carl Wilson (98.07) 5 | 1 (82.20) Dalibor Smolik
Jenson Walker (80.41) 5 | 1 (67.66) Anton Ostlund
Shane Turner (79.94) 5 | 2 (79.85) Thomas Banks
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- And why should he listen to you?Deduce635807-11-2026
- 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
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- 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





