Jannis Barkhausen has taken the title at the 12th PDC Development Tour event of 2025. Barkhuasen impressively dispatched Beau Greaves in the semi-finals and then Owen Bates in the final to secure the win.
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The prize money contributes to the tour’s rankings. At the end of the season, the top two players receive invitations to the PDC World Darts Championship, along with a Tour Card for 2026 and 2027. Additionally, the ranking winner earns a spot in the Grand Slam of Darts.
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# Finals
Jannis Barkhausen (82.35) 5 | 2 (81.98) Owen Bates
# Semi-Finals
Jannis Barkhausen (88.29) 5 | 1 (80.70) Beau Greaves
Owen Bates (89.79) 5 | 2 (90.27) Viktor Tingstrom
# Quarter-Finals
Beau Greaves (92.80) 5 | 4 (87.04) Nathan Potter
Jannis Barkhausen (93.12) 5 | 3 (86.41) Finn Chudziak
Owen Bates (82.41) 5 | 4 (78.55) Bradley van der Velden
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Viktor Tingstrom (84.99) 5 | 4 (85.11) Jenson Walker
# Top 16
Beau Greaves (88.56) 4 | 1 (77.77) Matthias Moors
Nathan Potter (79.49) 4 | 3 (78.14) Keelan Kay
Jannis Barkhausen (83.50) 4 | 0 (79.65) Cayden Smith
Finn Chudziak (74.01) 4 | 1 (70.53) Connor Arberry
Owen Bates (89.39) 4 | 2 (91.08) Keenan Thomas
Bradley van der Velden (84.94) 4 | 2 (75.25) Keanu van Velzen
Viktor Tingstrom (100.20) 4 | 0 (83.28) Harrison Leigh
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Jenson Walker (88.43) 4 | 1 (77.67) Florian Preis
# Top 32
Matthias Moors (87.13) 4 | 0 (70.87) Carl van Mens
Beau Greaves (92.49) 4 | 0 (79.00) Kimi Seemann
Nathan Potter (90.18) 4 | 1 (81.52) Oliver Pearce-Burgess
Keelan Kay (69.23) 4 | 2 (63.91) Toby Saunders
Cayden Smith (80.02) 4 | 3 (78.39) Charlie Manby
Jannis Barkhausen (96.97) 4 | 0 (84.15) James Beeton
Connor Arberry (78.00) 4 | 3 (76.56) Damian Vetjens
Finn Chudziak (96.12) 4 | 1 (83.88) Sebastian Bialecki
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Owen Bates (82.69) 4 | 3 (84.08) Daan Bastiaansen
Keenan Thomas (80.29) 4 | 1 (69.30) Robin Radloff
Keanu van Velzen (80.53) 4 | 2 (75.06) Dylan Dowling
Bradley van der Velden (85.89) 4 | 0 (78.95) Johnny Stewart
Harrison Leigh (75.58) 4 | 2 (74.10) Mark Tabak
Viktor Tingstrom (88.65) 4 | 2 (83.52) Felix Bollmann
Florian Preis (87.11) 4 | 3 (88.56) Dominik Gruellich
Jenson Walker (85.89) 4 | 0 (85.26) Lukas Dallmann
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# Top 64
Carl van Mens (80.91) 4 | 2 (77.71) Kurijn Boer
Matthias Moors (73.87) 4 | 2 (73.87) James Buckby
Kimi Seemann (84.91) 4 | 3 (74.70) Ferre Bervoets
Beau Greaves (93.94) 4 | 0 (87.00) Ronan McDonagh
Nathan Potter (89.81) 4 | 1 (65.77) Wesley ten Hove
Oliver Pearce-Burgess (81.92) 4 | 1 (73.55) Julian Mols
Toby Saunders (71.21) 4 | 1 (63.62) Jarno de Vries
Keelan Kay (83.59) 4 | 2 (84.16) Finley Pember
Cayden Smith (89.96) 4 | 1 (77.61) Calvin Nicolai
Charlie Manby (93.16) 4 | 2 (84.41) Tyler Thorpe
Jannis Barkhausen (89.69) 4 | 1 (90.80) Adam Gawlas
James Beeton (79.70) 4 | 2 (73.41) Jan Schmidt
Damian Vetjens (76.58) 4 | 2 (78.44) Nunjo Dewaele
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Connor Arberry (87.45) 4 | 2 (90.23) Alain Bouckaert
Sebastian Bialecki (83.32) 4 | 3 (85.42) Leon Weber
Finn Chudziak (80.77) 4 | 2 (67.94) Alfie Busby
Daan Bastiaansen (73.46) 4 | 1 (59.06) Fabian Hartl
Owen Bates (88.27) 4 | 1 (69.21) Daniel Stephenson
Keenan Thomas (91.45) 4 | 3 (80.04) Tomas Rehak
Robin Radloff (98.56) 4 | 0 (85.00) Jeffrey Keen
Keanu van Velzen (84.68) 4 | 0 (76.43) Jack Male
Dylan Dowling (78.88) 4 | 3 (77.87) Matyas Rejhon
Johnny Stewart (72.87) 4 | 3 (85.20) Rohan Brouwers
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Bradley van der Velden (76.05) 4 | 2 (66.37) Cian McCormack
Mark Tabak (81.41) 4 | 2 (78.74) Justin Atellinghusen
Harrison Leigh (76.91) 4 | 2 (75.73) Declan Corcoran
Felix Bollmann (75.85) 4 | 1 (69.57) Bram van Dijk
Viktor Tingstrom (85.33) 4 | 2 (79.37) Stef Kosters
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Florian Preis (78.20) 4 | 1 (69.87) Lukas Fraulob
Dominik Gruellich (103.33) 4 | 1 (78.78) Sem Devoght
Lukas Dallmann (71.86) 4 | 2 (65.40) Jakob Hahn
Jenson Walker (75.46) 4 | 1 (75.26) Lenny Schlueter
# Top 128
Kurijn Boer (73.66) 4 | 2 (68.03) Chris Birch
Carl van Mens (67.55) 4 | 0 (53.52) Auke Woord
James Buckby (77.16) 4 | 1 (68.53) Axel Buyle
Matthias Moors (66.07) 4 | 2 (60.52) Colinn Haverkate
Ferre Bervoets (67.21) 4 | 3 (69.24) Jack Boardman
Kimi Seemann (81.25) 4 | 2 (78.81) Danny Jansen
Beau Greaves (85.53) 4 | 3 (79.93) Jamie Robinson
Ronan McDonagh (82.56) 4 | 3 (91.02) Mason Whitlock
Nathan Potter (92.14) 4 | 1 (72.70) Laurin Welk
Wesley ten Hove (49.69) 4 | 0 (50.44) Finn-Luis Weckesser
Oliver Pearce-Burgess (84.17) 4 | 1 (68.79) Felix Springer
Julian Mols (69.45) 4 | 2 (63.88) Florian Herrmann
Toby Saunders (80.74) 4 | 2 (80.17) Roy Rietbergen
Jarno de Vries (71.48) 4 | 1 (73.41) Aidan O'Hara
Finley Pember (63.54) 4 | 2 (58.56) Toni Duesterhoeft
Keelan Kay (78.03) 4 | 1 (73.17) Shaun Conway
Cayden Smith (81.93) 4 | 1 (73.02) Jakob Schaeffler
Calvin Nicolai (76.05) 4 | 2 (78.98) Paul Goyer
Tyler Thorpe (98.56) 4 | 0 (65.16) Sascha Stuhlemmer
Charlie Manby (87.13) 4 | 0 (72.95) Niklas Fahrenholz
Jannis Barkhausen (81.67) 4 | 1 (77.44) Daan Beernink
Adam Gawlas (88.10) 4 | 2 (81.03) Jamai van den Herik
Jan Schmidt (69.20) 4 | 1 (69.71) Kieran Thompson
James Beeton (83.50) 4 | 0 (69.13) Magnus Spilker
Damian Vetjens (87.13) 4 | 0 (69.43) Matthew Gordon
Nunjo Dewaele (82.95) 4 | 1 (73.08) Joseph Brady
Alain Bouckaert (75.03) 4 | 1 (68.47) Jamie Martin
Connor Arberry (83.27) 4 | 2 (75.09) Phil Ende
Leon Weber (84.37) 4 | 3 (79.62) Mitchell Leeming
Sebastian Bialecki (80.16) 4 | 0 (81.00) Henry Coates
Alfie Busby (75.64) 4 | 2 (69.62) Ryan Dowling
Finn Chudziak (87.71) 4 | 3 (81.54) Jack Howarth
Fabian Hartl (64.86) 4 | 2 (53.85) Sven Hofmann
Daan Bastiaansen (82.08) 4 | 2 (81.03) Liam Maendl-Lawrance
Owen Bates (94.44) 4 | 1 (87.94) Nathan Girvan
Daniel Stephenson (75.69) 4 | 1 (78.95) Owen Roelofs
Keenan Thomas (85.89) 4 | 0 (66.09) Axandre Van Der Steen
Tomas Rehak (70.86) 4 | 1 (68.56) Noah Roeschlein
Robin Radloff (83.39) 4 | 1 (79.78) Christopher Toonders
Jeffrey Keen (86.63) 4 | 1 (79.71) Axel Savelkoel
Jack Male (86.15) 4 | 1 (74.30) Maarten Jacobus Post
Keanu van Velzen (80.42) 4 | 2 (71.15) Jon Jochijms
Matyas Rejhon (70.59) 4 | 3 (77.71) David Fidler
Dylan Dowling (74.15) 4 | 2 (83.11) Sean McKeon
Rohan Brouwers (89.48) 4 | 2 (86.69) Jannes Bremermann
Johnny Stewart (70.43) 4 | 1 (64.50) Justin van der Velden
Cian McCormack (77.27) 4 | 3 (68.75) Silas Bortfeld
Bradley van der Velden (80.67) 4 | 2 (75.87) Guus Verkamman
Justin Atellinghusen (72.19) 4 | 3 (67.72) Rens Verriet
Mark Tabak (78.55) 4 | 2 (79.16) Tavis Dudeney
Harrison Leigh (76.19) 4 | 1 (60.06) Justin Jarvis Noerdtling
Declan Corcoran (68.80) 4 | 1 (63.31) Daniel Terry
Felix Bollmann (84.68) 4 | 0 (70.17) Kyle Manton
Bram van Dijk (76.43) 4 | 2 (71.14) Denfie Drenthen
Stef Kosters (81.26) 4 | 1 (78.39) Lewis Gurney
Viktor Tingstrom (80.52) 4 | 1 (82.20) Huey de Jong
Florian Preis (82.97) 4 | 2 (79.68) Ryan Branley
Lukas Fraulob (73.22) 4 | 1 (69.03) Cam Crabtree
Sem Devoght (61.09) 4 | 3 (64.14) Yordi Mattheeussen
Dominik Gruellich (83.50) 4 | 0 (82.05) Joey Spitse
Lukas Dallmann (71.34) 4 | 3 (64.98) Niels Van Mechelen
Jakob Hahn (64.25) 4 | 2 (59.04) Robbie Curran
Lenny Schlueter (80.16) 4 | 0 (63.46) Thomas Banks
Jenson Walker (89.04) 4 | 1 (75.94) Marvin van Deest
# Top 256
Chris Birch (56.70) 4 | 1 (48.76) Louis Guttmann
Kurijn Boer (66.80) 4 | 0 (45.43) Robert Ritter
Carl van Mens (72.43) 4 | 0 (51.07) Kian Vink
Auke Woord (62.58) 4 | 2 (60.42) Rick van der Veen
Axel Buyle (65.21) 4 | 2 (63.68) Sean Negrette
James Buckby (73.99) 4 | 3 (72.30) Laszlo Ancsin
Colinn Haverkate (53.84) 4 | 2 (57.88) Lars Debondt
Matthias Moors (77.92) 4 | 2 (71.75) Shane de Jong
Ferre Bervoets (75.19) 4 | 3 (76.37) Moritz Bohrmann
Jack Boardman (73.48) 4 | 1 (68.73) Joshua Adriaanse
Danny Jansen (81.24) 4 | 0 (63.04) Drew Arathoon
Kimi Seemann (71.72) 4 | 3 (68.85) Sydnee de Vries
Jamie Robinson (75.76) 4 | 1 (68.65) Jarno Bottenberg
Beau Greaves (83.50) 4 | 0 (79.26) Kilian Hohnstedt
Mason Whitlock (79.89) 4 | 3 (78.02) Lleyton Molyneux
Ronan McDonagh (80.12) 4 | 1 (74.03) Arcangelo Tardio
Laurin Welk (67.65) 4 | 1 (56.65) Julian Zwergel
Nathan Potter (88.41) 4 | 0 (72.10) Stan Van Veen
Finn-Luis Weckesser (49.69) 4 | 0 (43.26) Thomas van Diepen
Wesley ten Hove (55.08) 4 | 3 (54.78) Paul Donth
Felix Springer (70.73) 4 | 0 (57.00) Seb van Doorn
Oliver Pearce-Burgess (83.50) 4 | 0 (54.96) Emile Hendryks
Florian Herrmann (48.41) 4 | 1 (43.46) Callum Stojic
Julian Mols (68.24) 4 | 3 (62.20) JJ Wright
Roy Rietbergen (76.10) 4 | 0 (54.04) Mathias Myrvang Isaksen
Toby Saunders (64.65) 4 | 0 (51.97) Donny Boerman
Aidan O'Hara (85.23) 4 | 1 (76.39) Silas Hacker
Jarno de Vries (68.57) 4 | 3 (67.43) Eros Odent
Finley Pember (83.50) 4 | 0 (52.39) Jakub Zurek
Toni Duesterhoeft (59.88) 4 | 1 (45.60) Jaynie Wink
Shaun Conway (65.65) 4 | 2 (61.44) Lorenzo Kapiteijn
Keelan Kay (73.62) 4 | 2 (58.45) Marlon Luca Elke
Jakob Schaeffler (64.04) 4 | 2 (60.70) Angelo Vroomen
Cayden Smith (85.27) 4 | 2 (79.28) Tom Kloppmann
Paul Goyer (82.25) 4 | 1 (75.83) Deniz Baudis
Calvin Nicolai (81.43) 4 | 1 (78.43) Patrik Williams
Sascha Stuhlemmer (72.94) 4 | 1 (67.63) Moreno Blom
Tyler Thorpe (77.53) 4 | 3 (70.68) Travis Baur
Niklas Fahrenholz (74.98) 4 | 3 (68.86) Bence Horvath
Charlie Manby (85.98) 4 | 2 (79.40) Morgan Shillito
Daan Beernink (69.37) 4 | 1 (64.89) Benedikt Bielert
Jannis Barkhausen (80.16) 4 | 0 (48.42) Jerome Felder
Adam Gawlas (70.13) 4 | 2 (60.45) Rik Boeve
Jamai van den Herik (80.29) 4 | 1 (65.21) Patrick Luedtke
Kieran Thompson (73.64) 4 | 2 (69.38) Ondrej Frystacky
Jan Schmidt (68.05) 4 | 2 (60.93) Ollie Male
Magnus Spilker (60.33) 4 | 2 (54.52) Marvin Grossmann
James Beeton (88.45) 4 | 1 (80.21) Jurjen van der Velde
Damian Vetjens (100.73) 4 | 3 (82.65) Levy Frauenfelder
Matthew Gordon (73.32) 4 | 0 (56.85) Maximilian Johansen
Nunjo Dewaele (87.14) 4 | 1 (74.36) Damian Vlottes
Joseph Brady (63.43) 4 | 1 (54.13) Jerko Moerenhout
Jamie Martin (74.21) 4 | 3 (75.56) Maurice Junker
Alain Bouckaert (76.73) 4 | 1 (61.88) Davie Duval
Connor Arberry (78.08) 4 | 0 (65.24) Karl-Louis Mueller
Phil Ende (69.10) 4 | 0 (49.52) Max-Fabian Fischer
Mitchell Leeming (78.55) 4 | 3 (76.79) Angelo Balsamo
Leon Weber (71.57) 4 | 0 (53.89) Sasa Varga
Sebastian Bialecki (83.50) 4 | 2 (84.76) Dylan Quinn
Henry Coates (85.89) 4 | 0 (62.83) Yannick Hund
Ryan Dowling (59.74) 4 | 1 (56.14) Carter Guiney
Alfie Busby (66.13) 4 | 3 (52.39) Moritz Mertens
Jack Howarth (89.73) 4 | 0 (75.71) Angelo Van Deventer
Finn Chudziak (79.63) 4 | 1 (62.23) Demy Sijbrands
Fabian Hartl (56.48) 4 | 1 (49.62) Jens Leysen
Sven Hofmann (57.07) 4 | 3 (51.17) Meindert Koffeman
Liam Maendl-Lawrance (71.36) 4 | 3 (71.12) Jeramey Verwey
Daan Bastiaansen (76.97) 4 | 3 (77.93) Ryan Kettle
Owen Bates (69.91) 4 | 0 (54.39) Fynn Pfannebecker
Nathan Girvan (85.83) 4 | 1 (61.11) Jokke Janssens
Daniel Stephenson (52.74) 4 | 0 (48.95) Dylan White
Owen Roelofs (85.89) 4 | 0 (68.09) Declan Thorpe
Axandre Van Der Steen (61.86) 4 | 2 (61.52) Renzo Geraets
Keenan Thomas (73.32) 4 | 0 (53.21) Noel Napoliello
Noah Roeschlein (77.84) 4 | 1 (68.35) Robbe Dasseville
Tomas Rehak (76.83) 4 | 3 (79.40) Seth Van Loon
Robin Radloff (91.09) 4 | 0 (71.18) Dylan Ritchie
Christopher Toonders (84.68) 4 | 0 (80.83) Luca Beile
Axel Savelkoel (95.43) 4 | 0 (59.25) Joran Saelen
Jeffrey Keen (73.32) 4 | 0 (40.04) Wim Blokpoel
Maarten Jacobus Post (80.16) 4 | 0 (63.04) Jeremy Jendrzejewski
Jack Male (81.53) 4 | 1 (68.39) Scott Smith
Jon Jochijms (67.76) 4 | 3 (63.62) Louis Hornig
Keanu van Velzen (85.89) 4 | 0 (70.41) Jarod Becker
David Fidler (68.77) 4 | 2 (65.59) Joshua Hermann
Matyas Rejhon (79.11) 4 | 0 (65.21) Tyler Mantle
Sean McKeon (73.66) 4 | 1 (61.68) Arne Degryse
Dylan Dowling (62.75) 4 | 1 (53.17) Patrik Kasala
Rohan Brouwers (67.71) 4 | 3 (68.49) Danny de Jong
Jannes Bremermann (86.27) 4 | 1 (72.64) Luke Van Der Kwast
Justin van der Velden (62.63) 4 | 0 (61.74) Matteo Leonhardt
Johnny Stewart (68.48) 4 | 2 (58.73) Tim Beyer
Cian McCormack (66.22) 4 | 2 (72.05) Finn Behrens
Silas Bortfeld (69.82) 4 | 2 (61.94) Niels De Bondt
Guus Verkamman (73.32) 4 | 0 (67.15) Bradly Roes
Bradley van der Velden (74.22) 4 | 0 (50.44) Ben Steffens
Justin Atellinghusen (77.03) 4 | 1 (72.53) Wesley Mol
Rens Verriet (67.28) 4 | 3 (68.41) Lennon Cradock
Tavis Dudeney (83.50) 4 | 0 (60.78) Adrian Fischer
Mark Tabak (72.15) 4 | 1 (68.27) Oliver Ufer
Harrison Leigh (71.57) 4 | 0 (64.00) Martin Homola
Justin Jarvis Noerdtling (69.91) 4 | 0 (60.36) Willem Pasterkamp
Daniel Terry (61.98) 4 | 0 (57.88) Jerry Kaldenberg
Declan Corcoran (63.72) 4 | 1 (53.25) Vincent Nouws
Felix Bollmann (72.66) 4 | 1 (73.47) Pim Van Bijnen
Kyle Manton (69.91) 4 | 0 (60.11) Ruben Haulez
Bram van Dijk (82.69) 4 | 1 (73.17) Cody Abel
Denfie Drenthen (68.80) 4 | 3 (68.21) Keith Lammens
Stef Kosters (82.19) 4 | 1 (65.25) Brendan Ward
Lewis Gurney (75.15) 4 | 0 (65.56) Harry Sykes
Huey de Jong (77.03) 4 | 1 (69.35) Sebastian Kamp
Viktor Tingstrom (83.36) 4 | 1 (62.93) Till Stein
Florian Preis (78.83) 4 | 2 (73.68) Andrew Ingman
Ryan Branley (63.96) 4 | 0 (47.48) Siebe Appels
Cam Crabtree (74.22) 4 | 0 (62.23) Oliver Klein
Lukas Fraulob (72.43) 4 | 0 (59.33) Jonathan Justin Altmann
Sem Devoght (76.07) 4 | 1 (61.88) Sam Groot Roessink
Yordi Mattheeussen (71.95) 4 | 2 (69.32) Ieuan Halsall
Joey Spitse (71.68) 4 | 1 (67.15) Jelle Plovier
Dominik Gruellich (85.69) 4 | 1 (84.40) Yorick Hofkens
Lukas Dallmann (73.32) 4 | 0 (64.07) Josh Corns
Niels Van Mechelen (62.63) 4 | 0 (47.45) Karl Tantzscher
Jakob Hahn (63.89) 4 | 1 (61.18) Lion Bottcher
Robbie Curran (67.49) 4 | 1 (61.99) Keith Zahner
Thomas Banks (78.99) 4 | 1 (60.35) Micky Ploeg
Lenny Schlueter (97.56) 4 | 1 (72.54) Jackson King
Marvin van Deest (67.37) 4 | 3 (71.09) Niclas Wierling
Jenson Walker (81.43) 4 | 3 (72.58) Born Van Put
# Top 512
Kimi Seemann (72.95) 4 | 2 (71.62) Wessel Tempelaars
Ronan McDonagh (83.50) 4 | 0 (51.22) Corstiaan Koffeman
Eros Odent (59.33) 4 | 3 (60.96) Kyen van Strijdonck
Keelan Kay (75.15) 4 | 0 (62.58) Fabian Tapner
Jamai van den Herik (81.24) 4 | 0 (69.67) Matthew Gallivan-Piles
Jurjen van der Velde (75.58) 4 | 1 (60.48) Miro Seemann
Phil Ende (71.57) 4 | 0 (66.19) Seppe Dasseville
Yannick Hund (61.29) 4 | 1 (56.10) Dennis van Cuijlenburg
Finn Chudziak (73.69) 4 | 2 (73.12) Finn Prokop
Tomas Rehak (72.43) 4 | 0 (58.26) Yori Dehaene
Jeffrey Keen (66.32) 4 | 1 (62.59) Quentin Pinkert
Dylan Dowling (76.10) 4 | 0 (64.68) Seppe Van Overbeke
Tim Beyer (56.55) 4 | 3 (54.40) Maxim Mertens
Ben Steffens (62.77) 4 | 2 (58.35) Micha Boekelaar
Denfie Drenthen (71.57) 4 | 0 (53.86) Alessio Cariglia
Viktor Tingstrom (92.71) 4 | 2 (74.48) William Bristow
Dominik Gruellich (81.24) 4 | 0 (74.08) Lennert Faes
Keith Zahner (70.83) 4 | 2 (70.01) Zac Griffiths
Jenson Walker (74.22) 4 | 0 (61.08) Fabian Moeller
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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