Draw Day One 2025 PDC European Q-School Stage One including Max Hopp, Noa-Lynn van Leuven and Brian Raman
PDCThe draw is confirmed for the opening round of the First Stage on Day One of 2025 PDC European Q-School hailing from Kalkar from 5-8 January for the opening stage.
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This stage is all about reaching the Tour Cards with the final distribution to take place from there on out. Reaching the Quarter-Finals on any of the three days will do enough to get a spot in that Final Stage.
Among those involved in the opening stage are Max Hopp, Liam Maendl-Lawrance, David Cameron, Noa-Lynn van Leuven among others with those such as Jeffrey de Zwaan, Boris Krcmar and Rowby-John Rodriguez set to enter the fray in the Final Stage.
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The draw is below with BYE indicating that those two players matched together will instead move into the Last 256 (second round). Each win in a full round (without byes) earns one point. Via the Q-School Order of Merit of the first stage, players also advance to the final stage.
Action gets underway everyday in Kalkar before the parallel Q-School in the UK. This means an 11am start for those following from England and 12 for those in the EU. The UK edition which follows the same format albeit with vastly more names takes place from 12 GMT everyday.
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Jan Fukar BYE
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Dennis Scholz - | - Marc Vleghert
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Davy Robijns BYE
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Luc Bogaert - | - Simeon Heinz
Oliver Mueller (FfO) - | - Alex Flohr
Jannis Barkhausen - | - Pal Szekely
Marcel Hexel - | - Jens Kniest
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Vojtech Cibula BYE
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Tomas Hamrozi - | - Rohan Brouwers
Moritz Hilger - | - Cedric Jeske
Stefaan Henderyck - | - Martin Schmitz
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Stefan Taferner - | - Giovanni Stecconi
Sergio Beretta BYE
Robin Smees BYE
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Marcel Erba - | - Mike Mus
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Steven Paesschesoone - | - Jonas Graversen
Lukas Dallmann BYE
Roman Tomczak BYE
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Patrick Link - | - Miroslav Babik
Tomislav Rosandic - | - Rick Hessing
Erik Meulenmeesters - | - Rainer Sturm
Zdenek Vaisar - | - Dominik Nebe
Andreas Toft Jorgensen - | - Richard Balogh
Levy Frauenfelder BYE
Radek Bacík BYE
Jordy Testroote - | - Florian Socha
Frank Gosch - | - Sebastian Steyer
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Ersan Alan - | - Jan Boelen
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Paul Kalashnikov - | - Igor Perak
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Marcel Gomula BYE
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Luis Camacho BYE
Dennis van der Ende BYE
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Michael Busscher - | - Daniel Blum
Thomas Ehlers BYE
Fabian Schoen BYE
Christopher Moeller BYE
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Pascal Hartung - | - Damon Medema
Miroslaw Grudziecki - | - Martin Jongen
Diederik Seghers - | - Arno Merk
Simon Teysen - | - Miguel Olejnik
Nico Blum - | - Jamai van den Herik
Bjorn Germonpre BYE
Michael Rosenauer BYE
Kevin Troppmann - | - Vinay Ramnath
Roger Hertig - | - Angelo Balsamo
Jessy Guyot - | - Stefan Schroeder
Alexander Masek - | - Jozsef Szlanyina
Dylan Hauser - | - Kai Steernberg
Janick Zimmermann - | - Jeffrey Keen
Christian Bernhardt BYE
Franz Roetzsch BYE
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Bent Lambertsen - | - Elias Kuhlig
Jody Tobback - | - Maximilian Czerwinski
Nandor Major - | - Riccardo Castelli
Andreas Houf - | - Calvin Nicolai
Hendrik Marquardt BYE
Daniel Grochotzky BYE
Joachim Duerbeck - | - Ralf Abelmann
Niek Tuik - | - Colin Rosenberger
Christopher Toonders - | - Tobias Frese
Nuno Enxuto - | - Hallgrimur Egilsson
Derk Telnekes - | - Marcel Althaus
Marvin Kraft - | - Marciano Kilian
Keanu van Velzen BYE
Roger van de Putte BYE
Kevin Harms - | - Dennie Olde Kalter
Felix Schmitt - | - Stefan Dees
Jan Schmidt - | - Yorick Hofkens
Dalibor Smolik - | - Gino Vermeersch
Petr Krivka - | - Carlo van Peer
Frank Peters - | - Florian Preis
Wim Dierckx BYE
Jurgen Nuijten BYE
Jose Justicia - | - Gyorgy Jehirszki
Jarod Becker - | - Bohuslav Hrbek
Vitezslav Sedlak - | - Lukasz Waclawski
Sylwester Karbowiak - | - Naoya Sato
Mitja Gustorf - | - Stefan Schroder
Egor Tvorogov - | - Kai Gotthardt
Roman Wellinger BYE
Hugo Albertus Deysel BYE
Dylan Vandewalle - | - Gerko Tibbe
Dennis Winkelmann - | - Paul Bereths
Michele Moscelli - | - Nils Stahlhut
Gabriel Florin Olar - | - Dennis Van Meer
Matthias Ehlers - | - Maximilian Nirschl
Jannes Bremermann - | - Danny Van Klompenburg
Born Van Put BYE
Oliver Misselke BYE
Felix Schiertz - | - Brian Raman
Patrick Klingelhoefer - | - Rubin de Veth
Andreas Hyllgaardhus - | - Kevin Knopf
Frank Bruns - | - Andreas Heimann
Rene Kern - | - Luitsen Elzinga
Felix Hein BYE
Domenik Fink BYE
Baris Acar BYE
Joshua Hermann - | - Kevin Lankhuizen
Danny Diller - | - Kevin Van Hove - Speltincx
Sergio Krassen - | - Marvin van Deest
Niko Quiel - | - David Schlichting
Pau Bota Ramos - | - Jeroen Mioch
Martijn Schoenmakers - | - Arjan Konterman
Yuki Yamada BYE
David Vanlaer BYE
Dominic Fritz - | - Stijn Vekemans
Javanico Jansen - | - Steffen Scheffler
Kamil Janowicz - | - Leon Remde
Paul Goyer - | - Gabriel Rollo
Fetih Kaya - | - Lorenzo te Hennepe
Mika Flueckiger - | - Jason Claeys
Clemens Spoolder BYE
Lukas Unger BYE
Luca Pfaff - | - Jarno Bottenberg
Ruben Mesters - | - Jan Dueckers
Jordy Jozee - | - Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Riccardo Rech - | - Gerrit Mielke
Wesley van Trijp - | - Angel Rodriguez
Remo Mandiau - | - Francesco Marcone
Lukasz Karcz BYE
Xavier Bracke BYE
Jindrich Ulrych - | - Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Jan Hofmann - | - Lenny Schlueter
Lukas Fraulob - | - Oskar Lukasiak
Jan Luca Limburg - | - Kenny Neyens
Maurizio Castrovinci - | - Christian Goedl
Marko Kantele - | - Ron Meulenkamp
Bartholomaus Bonsch BYE
Maurice Reetz BYE
Chi-Minh Tran - | - Daniel Racoveanu
Finn Behrens - | - Tom Veje Kristensen
Laurens Admiraal - | - David Rosi
Ricardo Ulrich - | - Michel Michiels
Pascal Devroey - | - Cois Berben
Jorge Garcia del Pozo - | - Niels Heinsoe
Janos Borzsei BYE
Viktor Luft BYE
David Jeske - | - Mikkel Devantie Knudsen
Tim Jacobi - | - Daniel Drewes
Damian Vetjens - | - Cor Dekker
Boris Nowak - | - Jonny Pedersen
Maik Koehler - | - Loek Van den Berg
James Vanbesien - | - Dmitrii Rogov
Raoul Hendriks BYE
Niels Aagaard Nielsen BYE
Romeo Grbavac - | - Jonathan Parvaneh
Thomas Kohnlein - | - Marcel Walpen
Joaquim Goncalves - | - Helena Rubes
Noah Roeschlein - | - Maurice Gutgesell
Fabian Schor - | - Hilger Zwick
Guerkan Kaynarcalidan - | - Philipp Schweder
Samuele Maranelli BYE
Mladen Radosavljevic BYE
Patrick Tringler - | - Nick Crouwel
Andrea Micheletti - | - Massimo Dalla Rosa
Ronny Ungethuem - | - Pascal Wirotius
Matthias Orn Fridriksson - | - Pedro Teixeira Rodrigues
Marcus Kirchmann - | - Marcel Aulich
Nick Hijmans - | - Attila Valyi
Moritz Bohrmann BYE
Max Arsenijevic BYE
Robin Bos - | - Julian Ellwart
Ben Robb - | - Sven Wille
Rob Scholing - | - Max Timmers
Ferre Bervoets - | - Stefan Windeck
Tim Scholz - | - Karl Jonsson
Patrick Bulen - | - Gillian Koehoorn
Ulrich Coussaert BYE
John Michael BYE
Lars Elsenheimer - | - Laurin Welk
Matthias Debaus - | - Alexander Michalczyk
Ronald Balfoort - | - Fabian Wolter
Sebastian Pigache - | - Max Hopp
Alexandre Antunes - | - Kurt Quidousse
Oliver Klein - | - Gustav Valdemar Rosted
Steven Noster BYE
Jack Anthony Sheppard BYE
Mario Robbe - | - Marcel Hoentsch
Frank Schroeder - | - Witold Lewandowski
Bert Jan Mulder - | - Alberto Bezjian
Dominic Ferrero - | - Sebastian Fey
Hans de Vries - | - Ceyhan Ozdemir
Sascha Stuhlemmer - | - Mindaugas Barauskas
David Cameron BYE
Miroslav Rajnoha BYE
Justin Atellinghusen - | - Filip Bereza
Martin Paunoch - | - Markus Walchshaeusl
Brian Verhelst - | - Frieder Lang
Martin Ziman - | - Daniel Labbozzetta
Tim Backer - | - Andras Borbely
Leon Weber - | - Bram Vanhorenbeek
Marvin Koch BYE
Martijn Klasens BYE
Nico Schunke - | - Jonas Sorensen
Mathias Schockaert - | - Martijn Lageweg
Jerzy Kobylarz - | - Daniel Zadach
Simon Trommler - | - Raoul Meijer
Bernhard Trinker - | - Niclas Wierling
Sandro Egli - | - Angela Heinrich
Rene Kaehler BYE
Dominik Thiel BYE
Fabian Bihl - | - Marek Purgy
Ulrich Jansen - | - Jiri Rehak
Serge Brisset - | - Michael Unterbuchner
Max de Jong - | - Moritz Richter
Jeroen Caron - | - Mark Clari
Lionel Maranhao - | - Dmitriy Zhukov
Yoshihisa Baba BYE
Gergely Lakatos BYE
Stefan Hesse - | - Giuseppe Rizzo
Pero Ljubic - | - Dominik Moravcik
Ivan Springborg Poulsen - | - Michael Woraczek
Marco Reichenpfader - | - Stevie Moreira
Tytus Kanik - | - Nicolas Thuillier
Brandon Roland - | - Michal Smejda
Frederic Willems BYE
Fabian Moeller BYE

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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
- 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







