Friday afternoon marks the start of the seventh tournament of the PDC Challenge Tour 2025. The Challenge Tour circuit is open to players who participated in the Q-School but did not win a Tour Card.
ADVERTISEMENT
On this tour, reserve spots for the 2025 Pro Tour and Tour Cards for 2026 and 2027 can be earned. The highest-ranked players on the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit are eligible for reserve spots on the Players Championships.
The number one and two on the Challenge Tour rankings 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 World Darts Championship.
Read also
Draw PDC Challenge Tour 7
Last 256
Calvin Nicolai - | - Fabian Schoen
Michael Huntley - | - Chi-Minh Tran
Andrew Cass - | - Jarod Becker
Adrian Gray - | - Kenny Neyens
Neil Parry - | - Rene Eidams
Daniel Grochotzky - | - Krzysztof Kciuk
David Davies - | - Gilbert van der Meijden
Joe Hunt - | - Ulrich Jansen
Vinay Ramnath - | - Alen Alukic
Richard Wagenaar - | - Mervyn King
Dmitrii Rogov - | - David Sharp
Jimmy van Schie - | - Tom Riding
Maikel Kustermans - | - Lee Barrow
Danny van Trijp - | - James Vanbesien
Arjan Konterman - | - Conor Heneghan
Hendrik Marquardt - | - Deian Roberts
James Evans-Bradford - | - Benjamin Allen
Andy Hamilton - | - Mat Caste
Damian Mol - | - Pat Scurfield
Sergio Scratches - | - David Schlichting
Ted Evetts - | - Clemens Schmiedlau
Adam Mould - | - Sebastian Steyer
Patrick Schwab - | - Gillian Koehoorn
Graham Usher - | - Born Van Put
Luca Pfaff - | - Bradley Whitehead
Bruno Stoeckli - | - Brian Raman
Tomas Hamrozi - | - Reece Colley
Tommy Lishman - | - Ieuan Halsall
Ronnie Rickner - | - Marcel Walpen
Mike Warburton - | - Carl Wilson
Michael Rosenauer - | - Franz Roetzsch
Frank Gosch - | - Henry Coates
Sean Taylor - | - Steven Inkpen
Scott Campbell - | - Ron Meulenkamp
Dimitri Nees - | - Paul Mitchell
Robin Bos - | - Boris Nowak
Alexander Elia - | - Oliver Klein
Andrew Callary - | - Ross Baines
Jody Tobback - | - Jaikob Selby-Rivas
Keegan Brown - | - Matthias Ehlers
Anton Ostlund - | - Jannes Bremermann
Nazmi Uguz - | - Dylan Hauser
Andrea Micheletti - | - Owen Maiden
Jeroen Caron - | - Graham Hall
Halil Can Yildiz - | - Stefan Bellmont
Dmitriy Zhukov - | - Ryan O'Connor
Igor Perak - | - Danny Trueman
Jenson Walker - | - Felix Schiertz
Matthew Hall - | - Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Christopher Wickenden - | - Sean Fisher
Michael Flynn - | - Kirk De Ruyter
John Henderson - | - Lukas Fraulob
Luis Camacho - | - Jan Luca Limburg
Kevin Lane - | - Kevin Lankhuizen
Kevin Burness - | - Paul Kalashnikov
Jeroen Mioch - | - Patrick Tringler
Jeffrey Sparidaans - | - Joe Croft
Rowby-John Rodriguez - | - Rik Mollink
Michal Smejda - | - Charlie Kemp
Ash Ling - | - Conor Roberts
Ultan McDyer - | - Alexander Merkx
Scott Waites - | - Dennis van der Ende
Vitezslav Sedlak - | - Ashley Sutton
Patrick Klingelhoefer - | - Steve Hine
Davy Robijns - | - Paul Rowley
Danny Jansen - | - Rene Kaehler
Dragutin Horvat - | - Ruben Mesters
Dalibor Smolik - | - Nathan Girvan
Carl Sneyd - | - Jack Tweddell
Keith O'Neill - | - Jarno Bottenberg
Zion Thomas - | - Gabriel Rollo
Jozsef Szlanyina - | - Trevor Burkhill
Petr Krivka - | - Callum Goffin
Rob Holroyd - | - Levy Frauenfelder
David Evans - | - Simon Stothart
Darius Labanauskas - | - Marc Vleghert
Daniel Klose - | - Simeon Heinz
Geert Nentjes - | - Tom Lonsdale
Bruno Rangel - | - Robert Nelson
Daniel Nicholls - | - Chris Hurds
Sebastian Fey - | - Donny Scheurwater
Kelvin O'Keefe - | - Marcel Otter
Stu Wilson - | - Bailey White
Shane Turner - | - James Beeton
Colin Gibson - | - Dan Hands
Sandro Egli BYE | - Kevin McDine
Maikel Mossou - | - Wesley van Trijp
Eddie Lovely - | - Peter Burgoyne
Jeffrey De Zwaan - | - Patrick Dekker
Marcel Erba - | - Jan Dueckers
Dylan Dowling - | - Dustin Straver
David Pallett - | - Ryan Palmer
Ersan Alan - | - John Davey
Michael Unterbuchner - | - Oliver Mueller (FfO)
Laurin Welk - | - Lukasz Waclawski
Jurjen van der Velde - | - Steve Sewell
Martin Tonks - | - Aaron Beeney
John Part - | - Gerko Tibbe
Aden Kirk - | - Danny Van Klompenburg
Scott Baker - | - Danny Diller
Jacques Labre - | - Sietse Lap
Lee Cocks - | - Marcel Gugger
Sam Spivey - | - Max Timmers
Craig Watkins - | - Liam Kitchen
Fetih Kaya - | - Steven Beasley
Neilie Brouder - | - Jamai van den Herik
Gino Vermeersch - | - Florian Socha
Colin Osborne - | - Serge Brisset
Arno Brand - | - Stefan Dees
Charlie Martin - | - Chris Hogg
Michele Moscelli - | - Kevin Leadenham
Latest 128
Moritz Richter - | -.
- | -
Remo Mandiau - | - -
- | -
Thomas Banks - | - David Davies
- | -
- | -
- | -
Nicolas Thuillier - | - Danny van Trijp
- | -
Pal Szekely - | - James Evans-Bradford
- | -
- | -
- | -
Graham Usher - | -.
- | -
Tommy Morris - | -.
- | -
Andreas Harrysson - | - -
- | -
- | -
- | -
Andrew Callary - | - -
- | -
Michael Hurtz - | - -
- | -
Tom Sykes - | - -
- | -
- | -
- | -
- | -
- | -
Ashley Coleman - | -.
- | -
Kevin Troppmann - | - Michal Smejda
- | -
- | -
- | -
Danny Jansen - | -
- | -
Frankie Ansell - | - -
- | -
Chas Barstow - | - -
- | -
- | -
- | -
- | -
- | -
Jarred Cole - | -.
- | - Sandro Egli
Stevie Moreira - | - -
- | -
- | -
- | -
- | -
- | -
Nathan Potter - | - -
- | -
Philipp Schweder - | - -
- | -
- | -
- | -
- | -
- | -

Samuel GillChief Content Officer
Samuel Gill is the Chief Content Officer (CCO) of DartsNews.com, a role he has held since 2020. He is responsible for editorial governance across the platform, including setting content standards, overseeing accuracy and consistency, and guiding long-term editorial strategy across professional darts coverage. Since joining, he has contributed more than 10,000 articles and editorial pieces, playing a central role in the development and daily operation of the site.
Based in Leicester, Samuel has extensive experience in darts media and has been closely involved in coverage of the professional darts circuit for several years. Within the UK darts community, he is a recognised figure known for his consistent editorial output and ongoing reporting on major tournaments and developments across the PDC calendar.
In his current role, Samuel works closely with editors and writers to ensure content meets clear journalistic standards, with a focus on source verification, editorial consistency, and timely updates when new, confirmed information becomes available.
claps 0visitors 0
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- 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
- Not even slightly interestedrick6730-10-2026
- And yet the PDC has decided to aggravate this problem by doubling the Players Championship Finals field from 2027. I can't imagine there will be fewer withdrawals next year with even less reason to turn up. I can only hope that a whole slew of Challenge Tour top-up players receive enough prize money in the absence of much of the elite, that some of the more complacent among them struggle to scrape into even a heavily diluted field! More semi-pro players will get to test their mettle, but the standard of competition will be much inferior. It could hardly be said that the Players Championship series will provide an opportunity for darts' second string to test their Tour Card credentials anymore, but at least it will underscore the achievements of those Challenge Tour players of current and previous years, who were able to prove themselves as more than capable of competing with, and beating, the elite of the sport on a consistent basis, and reaping the due rewards.Deduce635828-10-2026
- No point in being there? Champions want to win.Deduce635828-10-2026
- Littler lost to crabtree in the youth/junior/whatever you call it. He had no point in being there. He's unfortunately now got to the stage,he feels all he has to do is get on the stage to win. Well,I hope he realises part of his fear factor has gone. Happened to Taylor,then van gerwen,and it's causing him to realise pretty sharp,he isn't unstoppable. It's good for the sport,not 1 single player in my 60 years has ever,or will ever be, unbeatable.rick6725-10-2026
- I think it's great to see Mark Webster looking good,good ladrick6725-10-2026
- I agree,I can't believe the lack of coverage of this sad loss. Always enjoyed watching him,but I guess now it's all about littler,well it seems that way. Darts has sadly lost a good manrick6717-10-2026
- In the absence of a report regarding the death of Stefan Lord, I'll assist. An excellent player in the late 70s and early 80s, he actually won the now defunct 3rd place match at two World Championships and a couple of the News of the World Championships. A fabulous player and easily the best Swedish player ever. Rest peacefully Stefan.richieburnettrocks16-10-2026





