The draw has ben completed and play is underway at the first PDC Challenge Tour of the season which is taking place at Arena MK in Milton Keynes.
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The secondary tour sees those who miss out on a coveted Tour Card try to win themselves a spot on the PDC Tour. The top players will claim a Tour Card at the end of 2025 with PDC World Darts Championship spots also available for the top two.
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.
Fallon Sherrock, Mervyn King, Beau Greaves, Simon Whitlock and John Henderson are the big names involved in Milton keynes this weekend.
Draw PDC Challenge Tour One
Last 512
Eddie Lovely - | - Kevin Troppmann
Rubin de Veth - | - Bye
Arjan Konterman - | - David Hill
Trevor Burkhill - | - Bye
Patrick Tringler - | - Jarno Bottenberg
Bailey White - | - Bye
Anton Ostlund - | - Steve Haggerty
Jack Vincent - | - Kristian Barker
Scott Baker - | - Jeroen Caron
Brandon Weening - | - Bye
Frankie Ansell - | - Callum Goffin
Kurt Parry - | - Bye
Kevin Knopf - | - Romeo Grbavac
Brandon Richardson - | - Bye
Patrick Klingelhoefer - | - Nick Hijmans
Maikel Kustermans - | - Stefan Bellmont
Tom Lonsdale - | - Reece Colley
Steven Watts - | - Bye
Ian Lever - | - Shane Turner
Ricardo Ulrich - | - Bye
Jack Male - | - Adrian Gray
Bruno Rangel - | - Bye
John Henderson - | - Andreas Harrysson
Sebastian Steyer - | - Dan Hands
Steven Inkpen - | - Ricardo Ham
Deian Roberts - | - Bye
Arno Merk - | - Lukasz Waclawski
Jimmy van Schie - | - Bye
David Evans - | - Daniel Klose
Daniel Smith - | - Bye
Oliver Mitchell - | - Jeffrey De Zwaan
Nathan Girvan - | - Adam Beck
Joshua Hermann - | - Kelvin O'Keefe
Karl Williams - | - Bye
Jim Moston - | - Michael Barnard
Chris Hurds - | - Bye
Matt Gallett - | - Calvin Nicolai
Derek Maclean - | - Bye
Craig Watkins - | - Tom Parradine
Adam Mould - | - Henry Coates
Jack Tweddell - | - Ellis Radford
Travis Baur - | - Bye
Jaikob Selby-Rivas - | - Max Baulcomb
Ultan McDyer - | - Bye
Beau Greaves - | - Patrick Quinn
Mike Warburton - | - Bye
David Pallett - | - Jan Dueckers
Ricky Palmer - | - Ted Evetts
Kevin Burness - | - Lee Andrews
Fallon Sherrock - | - Bye
Nathan Care - | - Kenny Neyens
Scott Mitchell - | - Bye
Daniel Humphries - | - Boris Nowak
Nicolas Thuillier - | - Bye
Ciaran Teehan - | - Michael Huntley
Callum Francis - | - Daniel Nicholls
Benjamin Allen - | - Ashley Coleman
Gabriel Rollo - | - Bye
Paul Rowley - | - Owen Maiden
Helena Rubes - | - Bye
Thomas Banks - | - Ashley Blankley
Kieran Evans - | - Bye
Mark McGeeney - | - Niels Aagaard Nielsen
Pal Szekely - | - Sean McKeon
Last 256
Pat Scurfield - | - Charlie Martin
Charlie Symons - | - Rohan Brouwers
Steve Hine - | - David Williams
Colin Osborne - | - Josh Newton
Ben Goodger - | - Tim Scholz
Chas Barstow - | - David Schlichting
Ieuan Halsall - | - Riccardo Castelli
Karl Coleman - | - Sergio Krassen
Massimo Dante - | - Danny Moore
Rob Holroyd - | - Phil Coward
James Vanbesien - | - Scott Waites
Jason Heaver - | - Mark Challenger
James Parkin - | - Joe Croft
Sietse Lap - | - Damian Mol
Danny Trueman - | - Damian Vetjens
Conor Heneghan - | - Adam Smith-Neale
Ashley Sutton - | - Samuel Price
Stefan Dees - | - Andreas Houf
Mark Dudbridge - | - Darius Labanauskas
Carl Wilson - | - Lewis Pride
Gino Vermeersch - | - Lee Grace
Steve West - | - Ash Ling
Ryan Newton - | - Martin Tonks
Brian Raman - | - Joe Hunt
Paul Mitchell - | - Tommie Coleman
Steven Harbert - | - David Sumner
Martin Grearson - | - Janek Hill
Sam Spivey - | - Carlo van Peer
Arron Monk - | - Ryan Palmer
Simon Stothart - | - Joseph Bridle
Sean Taylor - | - Simon Whitlock
Stu Wilson - | - Maurice Gutgesell
Andy Hamilton - | - Jamie Durrant
Kevin McDine - | - John Brown
Lee Barrow - | - Ryan Branley
Craig Searle - | - Neil Parry
Ryan Furness - | - Jimmy McKirdy
Jurgen Nuijten - | - Kai Fan Leung
Nicholas Ellis - | - Jim Walker
Matthew Dicken - | - Tommy Lishman
Dean Finn Forde - | - Ruben Mesters
Peter Burgoyne - | - Jarred Cole
Adam Gawlas - | - Kyle Richardson
Franz Roetzsch - | - Liam Kitchen
Ronnie Rickner - | - Danny Van Klompenburg
Remo Mandiau - | - Matthias Dietrich
Bradley Aldous - | - Donny Scheurwater
Daniel Astbury - | - Aden Kirk
Derk Telnekes - | - Tom Sykes
Dylan Dowling - | - Matthew Hall
Richie Burnett - | - Danny Goddard
David Davies - | - John O'Shea
Richard Wagenaar - | - David Jeske
Steven Paesschesoone - | - Christopher Wickenden
Dave Bayton - | - Tommy Morris
Alfie Smith - | - Liam Kelly
Christian Perez - | - Aaron Beeney
Paul Higgins - | - Michael Busscher
Davy Proosten - | - Sean Fisher
Jeroen Mioch - | - Michael Flynn
Luke Smith - | - Gary Blades
Dmitriy Zhukov - | - Nick Cocks
Jamai van den Herik - | - Andrew Callary
Daniel Ayres - | - Keenan Thomas
Robert Nelson - | - Maximilian Nirschl
Vitezslav Sedlak - | - Conor Roberts
Jurjen van der Velde - | - Shaun Carroll
Daniel Perry - | - Luis Camacho
Alexander Merkx - | - Erik Meulenmeesters
Kirk De Ruyter - | - Jamie Atkins
Jeremy Fagg - | - Mat Caste
Sam Booth - | - Lee Williams
Charlie Kemp - | - Davy Robijns
Marcel Walpen - | - Sebastian Fey
Vinay Ramnath - | - James Evans-Bradford
Andrew Sanderson - | - James Bailey
Jeffrey Sparidaans - | - Kevin Leadenham
Danny van Trijp - | - Ross Baines
Graham Usher - | - Ryan O'Connor
Scott Walters - | - Geoffrey Heath
Nathan Potter - | - Keelan Kay
Tom Riding - | - Ryan Harrington
Michael Unterbuchner - | - Scott Campbell
Kevin Lane - | - George Whyte
Mason Whitlock - | - Tom Baughan
Jamie Rollinson - | - Danny Jansen
Xanti Van den Bergh - | - Mark Boardman
Charlie Manby - | - Gilbert van der Meijden
Mervyn King - | - Steven Beasley
Darren Armstrong - | - Louis Lucas-Carter
Stephen Castle - | - Michael Rosenauer
Scott Taylor - | - Justin Giles
Geert Nentjes - | - Carl Sneyd
Robin Smees - | - Jonas Graversen
Graham Hall - | - Lee Cocks
David Carr - | - Patrick Dekker
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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