Friday sees the start of the first tournament of the year on the PDC Challenge Tour 2023. The Challenge Tour circuit is open to players who participated in the Q-School but did not win a Tour Card.
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On this tour, reserve spots for the Pro Tour 2023 and Tour Cards for 2024 and 2025 can be earned. The highest-placed players on the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit qualify for the reserve spots on the Players Championships.
The number one and two on the Challenge Tour ranking will be offered a PDC Tour Card at the end of the season for the following two seasons. In addition, they may also participate in the PDC World Darts Championship.
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Last 512
Brandon Western - | - James Richardson
Gary Butcher - | - Alexander Merkx
Jeroen Caron - | - Lee Andrews
Marcel Walpen - | - Jeffrey De Graaf
Darren Brown - | - Graham Rackstraw
Max Baulcomb - | - Carl Beattie
Mat Caste - | - Michael Barnard
Josh Newton - | - Lisa Ashton
Alan Norris - | - Gary Blades
Reece Colley - | - Dom Taylor
Kevin Mills - | - James Green
Vinay Ramnath - | - Geoffrey Murray
Jason Cullen - | - Darren O'Neill
David Rosi - | - Lewis Pride
Danny Lauby - | - James Evans-Bradford
Darren Williams - | - Dale Gadsby
Kevin McDine - | - Adam Bowman
Dave Bayton - | - Martijn Dragt
Jack Main - | - Rob Holroyd
Jason Heaver - | - John Desreumaux
Alex Clyburn - | - Vitezslav Sedlak
Pat Scurfield - | - Peter Jacques
Wesley Plaisier - | - Thomas Cromwell
Andy Jenkins - | - Robert Rickwood
Paul Grisedale - | - Fallon Sherrock
Joshua Burksfield - | - Ryan Palmer
Maikel Kustermans - | - Stefaan Henderyck
Jimmy McKirdy - | - David Sumner
Neil Parry - | - David Taylor
Steve Haggerty - | - Tommy Morris
Patrick Lynskey - | - Jimmy van Schie
Sam Coenders - | - Stephen Rosney
Nathan Potter - | - Mike Warburton
Lee Grace - | - Daniel Ayres
David Ladley - | - James Howard Hughes
Lukas Wenig - | - Sam Cromwell
Ryan Hogarth - | - Charlie Martin
Alfie Smith - | - Alexandre Antunes
Owen Maiden - | - Dewi Beynon
Peter Gallacher - | - Luke Wheeler
Last 256
Jarrad Thomas - | - Colin Osborne
Dan Read - | - Ciaran Teehan
Jonathan Kavanagh - | - Michael Poole
Coni Nagi - | -
Bhav Patel - | - Wayne Morgan
Niall Culleton - | - John Bowles
Lee Hunter - | - Randy Baert
Matthew Dennant - | -
Nico Wagner - | - John Henderson
Gary Stafford - | - Kevin Van Wauwe
Prakash Jiwa - | - Phil Coward
Petros Christodoulou - | -
Jelle Klaasen - | - David Evans
Roemer Mooijman - | - Sam Hoddinott
Kevin Lane - | - Luke Hardy
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Moreno Blom - | - James Hurrell
Brett Claydon - | - Davy Proosten
Derek Grazier - | - Brian Verhelst
Andy Boulton - | -
Andrew Beeton - | - Daniel Day
Michael Huntley - | - Justin Hood
Iain Cash - | - Shane McGuirk
Jamie Durrant - | -
Cliff Prior - | - Terry Winfield
David Wawrzewski - | - Joe Croft
Robert Collins - | - Kai Fan Leung
Conor Heneghan - | -
Steve Hine - | - Tomas Houdek
Chris Hogg - | - Dennie Olde Kalter
Patrick van den Boogaard - | - James Young
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Tony Procter - | - Richard Shanklyn
Andy Hamilton - | - Robert Thompson
Adam Mould - | - Mason Whitlock
Adam Jenkinson - | -
Ricardo Perez - | - Rohit Rabadia
Lee Cocks - | - Tom Baughan
Michael Rasztovits - | - Jim McEwan
Thibault Tricole - | -
Rhys Hayden - | - Karl Coleman
Ben Quenby - | - Alex Spellman
Rei Matsumoto - | - Eddie Lovely
Bodien Fogarty - | -
Adam Hunt - | - Stu Wilson
Michael Flynn - | - Steven Harbert
Ian Frame - | - Christopher Wickenden
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Ryan Murray - | - Danny Moore
Franz Roetzsch - | - Steven Inkpen
Jarred Cole - | - Nico Plovier
Joshua Hermann - | -
Cory Evans - | - John Cook
Adam Atkinson - | - Filip Sebesta
Alan Tabern - | - Greg Ritchie
Alex Chubb - | -
Chris Landman - | - Fabian Schmutzler
Ryan O’Connor - | - Lee Davies
Lorenzo Van Hove - | - Michael Burgoine
Patrick Heitmueller - | -
Sergio Krassen - | - Christian Kist
Owen Bates - | - Jack Vincent
Martyn Moore - | - Marcel Erba
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Ben West - | - Darryl Pilgrim
Justin Smith - | - Gary Jackson
Jesus Noguera - | - Jordy Van den Broek
Joshua Richardson - | -
Stefan Bellmont - | - Jarno Michielsen
Harry Ward - | - Robert Grundy
Paul Rowley - | - Callum Francis
Kenny Neyens - | -
Keenan Thomas - | - Tom Lonsdale
Joe Usher - | - Sean Fisher
Michael Baker - | - Kirsty Chubb
Shaun Moughtin - | -
Ryan De Vreede - | - Chris Hurds
Thomas Lovely - | - Josh Church
Mohamed Daniel Shorbaji - | - Wes Newton
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Marcel Althaus - | - Luke Yates
Benito van de Pas - | - Berry van Peer
Philip Van Gasse - | - Macaulay Cook
Lewis Dare - | -
Benjamin Johnson - | - Craig Searle
Ryan Harrington - | - Coby Jones-Swanson
Billy Fogarty - | - Max Hopp
Patrick Peters - | -
Jeroen Mioch - | - Andrew Leigh
Jitse Van der Wal - | - Jake Carter
Scott Campbell - | - Scott Taylor
Henry Coates - | -
Peter Hudson - | - Charlie Symons
Paul Mitchell - | - James Bishop (Reading)
Andrew Hyland - | - Jeremy van der Winkel
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Ben Adams - | - Arjan Konterman
Steve Wells - | - Shane Price
Bruno Rios - | - Steven Beasley
Chas Barstow - | -
Mark Challenger - | - Scott Walters
David Schlichting - | - Harry Lane
Andrew Steed - | - Lee Williams
Wayne Jones - | -
Robert Nelson - | - Glenn Gibson
Adrian Gray - | - Paul Higgins
Luke Smith - | - Sebastian Bialecki
Cam Crabtree - | -
William Borland - | - Jake Jones
Paul Anderson - | - Nicky Denoon
Ian Lever - | - Scott Mitchell
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Sebastian Steyer - | - Pete Burgoyne
Brian Woods - | - Robert Whybrew
Jacob Gwynne - | - Lee Barrow
Jamie Suckling - | -
Conan Whitehead - | - Fred Box
Vincent Van der Meer - | - Carl Sneyd
Martin Grearson - | - Daan Bastiaansen
Andrew Houghton - | -
James Betts - | - Lewis Coyne
Roy van de Griendt - | - Patrick Tringler
Nathan Girvan - | - James Parkin
Ron Meulenkamp - | -
Diogo Portela - | - Scott Marsh
Kevin Blomme - | - Rene Eidams
Ricky Martin - | - Darren Armstrong
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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
- 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