Jurjen van der Velde has sealed the 14th PDC Development Tour of the season which is the fourth overall for the Dutchman.
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Van der Velde saw off Henry Coates narrowly 5-4 in the final with a 91.85 average. Ronan McDonagh, Florian Preis, Jamai van den Herik, Huey de Jong as well as Kimi Seemann, Viktor Tingstrom and Liam Maendl-Lawrance are among those who were defeated this afternoon by the Dutchman.
The Development Tour is the youth circuit of the PDC. This tour is open to players ages 16 through 23. Players who turn 24 during the season may continue to compete.
At each Development Tour tournament there is a prize fund of 15,000 pounds to be divided. With the prize money, a ranking is established. 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. The ranking winner also gets to compete in the Grand Slam of Darts.
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PDC Development Tour 14 Results
Final
Jurjen van der Velde (91.85) 5 | 4 (86.60) Henry Coates
Semi-Finals
Henry Coates (79.95) 5 | 0 (70.71) Shane de Jong
Jurjen van der Velde (92.95) 5 | 2 (88.62) Ronan McDonagh
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Quarter-Finals
Shane de Jong (90.02) 5 | 3 (84.32) Jeffrey Keen
Henry Coates (91.76) 5 | 3 (89.74) Damian Vetjens
Jurjen van der Velde (95.53) 5 | 2 (80.75) Florian Preis
Ronan McDonagh (89.26) 5 | 2 (85.79) Thomas Banks
Last 16
Jeffrey Keen (72.51) 4 | 3 (77.81) Adam Gawlas
Shane de Jong (77.86) 4 | 2 (82.51) Jack Boardman
Damian Vetjens (85.00) 4 | 1 (74.42) Cayden Smith
Henry Coates (77.74) 4 | 3 (78.02) Joshua Hermann
Jurjen van der Velde (100.20) 4 | 0 (88.00) Jamai van den Herik
Florian Preis (84.30) 4 | 3 (78.43) Keelan Kay
Thomas Banks (87.13) 4 | 0 (86.24) Dylan Quinn
Ronan McDonagh (85.89) 4 | 2 (78.81) Sean McKeon
Last 32
Adam Gawlas (81.55) 4 | 1 (74.43) Angelo Balsamo
Jeffrey Keen (80.39) 4 | 2 (72.65) Jenson Walker
Shane de Jong (96.97) 4 | 0 (80.74) Finn Behrens
Jack Boardman (81.00) 4 | 1 (81.87) Tavis Dudeney
Damian Vetjens (87.13) 4 | 0 (73.86) Nathan Potter
Cayden Smith (96.82) 4 | 1 (68.58) Lleyton Molyneux
Henry Coates (94.47) 4 | 2 (88.72) Cam Crabtree
Joshua Hermann (81.24) 4 | 0 (69.22) Daan Bastiaansen
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Jurjen van der Velde (84.73) 4 | 1 (84.04) Huey de Jong
Jamai van den Herik (91.28) 4 | 1 (87.67) Jack Male
Florian Preis (84.65) 4 | 2 (76.81) Maximilian Johansen
Keelan Kay (80.43) 4 | 3 (76.13) Matyas Rejhon
Dylan Quinn (79.04) 4 | 1 (77.73) Justin van der Velden
Thomas Banks (89.73) 4 | 0 (84.38) Keenan Thomas
Sean McKeon (79.65) 4 | 2 (71.20) Denfie Drenthen
Ronan McDonagh (80.74) 4 | 1 (66.07) Noah Roeschlein
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Last 64
Angelo Balsamo (89.56) 4 | 1 (79.15) Aidan O'Hara
Adam Gawlas (89.39) 4 | 1 (78.47) Felix Springer
Jenson Walker (75.58) 4 | 2 (68.72) Mason Whitlock
Jeffrey Keen (85.00) 4 | 1 (73.41) Jannis Siggelkow
Finn Behrens (93.61) 4 | 1 (84.28) Yorick Hofkens
Shane de Jong (76.38) 4 | 3 (82.12) Leon Weber
Jack Boardman (83.29) 4 | 1 (75.07) James Beeton
Tavis Dudeney (75.72) 4 | 2 (69.83) Ollie Male
Damian Vetjens (75.89) 4 | 3 (72.45) Jokke Janssens
Nathan Potter (89.42) 4 | 3 (91.23) David Fidler
Lleyton Molyneux (68.64) 4 | 3 (66.65) Justin Jarvis Noerdtling
Cayden Smith (64.18) 4 | 1 (50.90) Angelo Van Deventer
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Cam Crabtree (77.08) 4 | 0 (67.27) Joey Spitse
Henry Coates (96.00) 4 | 2 (80.02) Danny Jansen
Joshua Hermann (78.32) 4 | 2 (70.02) Ondrej Frystacky
Daan Bastiaansen (81.78) 4 | 3 (82.64) Oliver Pearce-Burgess
Huey de Jong (78.67) 4 | 1 (66.85) Felix Bollmann
Jurjen van der Velde (90.13) 4 | 3 (86.05) Kimi Seemann
Jack Male (84.04) 4 | 1 (82.18) Christopher Toonders
Jamai van den Herik (88.13) 4 | 1 (79.34) Ryan Branley
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Maximilian Johansen (88.41) 4 | 0 (79.00) Jannes Bremermann
Florian Preis (102.44) 4 | 2 (95.39) Beau Greaves
Matyas Rejhon (83.50) 4 | 0 (74.43) Axel Savelkoel
Keelan Kay (81.50) 4 | 1 (76.41) Ferre Bervoets
Justin van der Velden (73.23) 4 | 2 (72.44) Wessel Tempelaars
Dylan Quinn (102.35) 4 | 2 (85.59) Jack Howarth
Keenan Thomas (84.37) 4 | 3 (85.08) Calvin Nicolai
Thomas Banks (76.81) 4 | 1 (72.88) Eros Odent
Sean McKeon (64.53) 4 | 3 (64.26) Jerry Kaldenberg
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Denfie Drenthen (73.68) 4 | 3 (73.10) Zac Griffiths
Noah Roeschlein (72.08) 4 | 2 (67.01) Finn Prokop
Ronan McDonagh (80.16) 4 | 0 (72.09) Lukas Fraulob
Last 128
Angelo Balsamo (93.19) 4 | 1 (79.22) Bradly Roes
Aidan O'Hara (83.30) 4 | 1 (70.31) Mitja Gustorf
Felix Springer (75.68) 4 | 2 (74.11) Eric Gohde
Adam Gawlas (93.94) 4 | 0 (49.95) Jarno de Vries
Mason Whitlock (71.52) 4 | 2 (64.33) Patrik Kasala
Jenson Walker (69.50) 4 | 2 (68.80) Quentin Pinkert
Jannis Siggelkow (60.12) 4 | 0 (54.45) Tim Beyer
Jeffrey Keen (87.00) 4 | 2 (75.09) Kilian Hohnstedt
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Finn Behrens (71.56) 4 | 2 (64.77) Kyen van Strijdonck
Yorick Hofkens (75.16) 4 | 2 (77.01) Lukas Dallmann
Shane de Jong (79.67) 4 | 2 (82.66) Deniz Baudis
Leon Weber (83.43) 4 | 1 (73.64) Luca Beile
Jack Boardman (70.60) 4 | 3 (65.19) Julian Mols
James Beeton (91.35) 4 | 1 (85.64) Sebastian Bialecki
Ollie Male (73.56) 4 | 1 (65.44) Stan Van Veen
Tavis Dudeney (85.29) 4 | 2 (78.24) Ieuan Halsall
Jokke Janssens (65.35) 4 | 0 (58.73) Patrick Luedtke
Damian Vetjens (79.76) 4 | 2 (80.89) Kieran Thompson
David Fidler (83.90) 4 | 1 (74.03) JJ Wright
Nathan Potter (89.05) 4 | 1 (77.03) Carl van Mens
Justin Jarvis Noerdtling (68.40) 4 | 2 (66.21) Jackson King
Lleyton Molyneux (81.57) 4 | 2 (74.86) Finley Pember
Cayden Smith (76.75) 4 | 2 (71.78) Cody Abel
Angelo Van Deventer (55.57) 4 | 1 (56.38) Fabian Moeller
Joey Spitse (61.85) 4 | 3 (64.94) Tom Kloppmann
Cam Crabtree (98.66) 4 | 3 (96.71) Dominik Gruellich
Henry Coates (87.13) 4 | 0 (65.91) Dylan Vandewalle
Danny Jansen (83.87) 4 | 3 (86.97) Roy Rietbergen
Joshua Hermann (79.90) 4 | 2 (86.60) Charlie Manby
Ondrej Frystacky (74.67) 4 | 1 (65.97) Jarno Bottenberg
Oliver Pearce-Burgess (68.32) 4 | 0 (63.71) Toni Duesterhoeft
Daan Bastiaansen (76.70) 4 | 2 (69.35) Niels De Bondt
Felix Bollmann (77.08) 4 | 0 (62.16) Sem Devoght
Huey de Jong (83.50) 4 | 0 (70.65) Finn Chudziak
Jurjen van der Velde (98.56) 4 | 0 (84.95) Viktor Tingstrom
Kimi Seemann (80.56) 4 | 2 (70.20) Matthew Gordon
Christopher Toonders (75.79) 4 | 3 (73.83) Silas Hacker
Jack Male (78.22) 4 | 1 (71.87) Yordi Mattheeussen
Ryan Branley (85.59) 4 | 1 (76.48) Connor Arberry
Jamai van den Herik (86.29) 4 | 1 (82.12) Bram van Dijk
Maximilian Johansen (69.83) 4 | 2 (66.48) Scott Smith
Jannes Bremermann (74.22) 4 | 0 (64.54) Jeremy Jendrzejewski
Beau Greaves (92.49) 4 | 0 (74.62) Bradley van der Velden
Florian Preis (81.92) 4 | 1 (70.50) Travis Baur
Axel Savelkoel (83.76) 4 | 1 (76.79) Pim Van Bijnen
Matyas Rejhon (91.35) 4 | 1 (88.77) Owen Bates
Ferre Bervoets (55.28) 4 | 3 (57.24) Finn-Luca Riebeling
Keelan Kay (81.55) 4 | 3 (77.71) Laurin Welk
Justin van der Velden (64.94) 4 | 2 (56.29) Yori Dehaene
Wessel Tempelaars (77.95) 4 | 3 (74.98) Robbe Dasseville
Jack Howarth (77.08) 4 | 0 (61.60) Maximilian Schneider
Dylan Quinn (80.16) 4 | 0 (59.71) Cian McCormack
Calvin Nicolai (83.50) 4 | 0 (67.17) Arne Degryse
Keenan Thomas (85.79) 4 | 3 (77.84) Seppe Dasseville
Thomas Banks (65.97) 4 | 1 (64.41) Maarten Jacobus Post
Eros Odent (69.10) 4 | 0 (59.55) Chris Massilge
Sean McKeon (69.10) 4 | 0 (63.96) Harry Sykes
Jerry Kaldenberg (65.46) 4 | 2 (64.01) Lennon Cradock
Zac Griffiths (80.32) 4 | 2 (77.37) Sam Groot Roessink
Denfie Drenthen (76.66) 4 | 1 (71.91) Justin Atellinghusen
Noah Roeschlein (84.03) 4 | 1 (73.30) Oliver Ufer
Finn Prokop (70.80) 4 | 3 (67.75) Jamie Robinson
Ronan McDonagh (77.27) 4 | 1 (77.25) Declan Corcoran
Lukas Fraulob (71.80) 4 | 2 (60.19) Jerko Moerenhout
Last 256
Angelo Balsamo (66.56) 4 | 1 (57.24) Maxim Mertens
Bradly Roes (79.09) 4 | 3 (70.12) Joshua Adriaanse
Aidan O'Hara (76.24) 4 | 1 (68.61) Guus Verkamman
Mitja Gustorf (56.72) 4 | 0 (46.86) Robert Ritter
Eric Gohde (70.73) 4 | 0 (63.29) Bence Horvath
Felix Springer (59.52) 4 | 0 (41.97) Christian Saathoff
Jarno de Vries (63.28) 4 | 0 (55.87) Willem Pasterkamp
Adam Gawlas (78.03) 4 | 1 (65.84) Harrison Leigh
Mason Whitlock (80.97) 4 | 1 (59.70) Jakub Zurek
Patrik Kasala (52.28) 4 | 0 (42.24) Noel Napoliello
Jenson Walker (77.71) 4 | 3 (78.70) Luke Van Der Kwast
Quentin Pinkert (66.80) 4 | 0 (62.45) Axel Buyle
Jannis Siggelkow (68.72) 4 | 1 (61.76) Davie Duval
Tim Beyer (43.23) 4 | 2 (43.22) Vincent Nouws
Jeffrey Keen (68.32) 4 | 0 (59.96) Josh Corns
Kilian Hohnstedt (84.68) 4 | 0 (66.83) Ruben Haulez
Finn Behrens (82.91) 4 | 3 (76.15) Florian Herrmann
Kyen van Strijdonck (51.06) 4 | 3 (52.08) Julian Zwergel
Yorick Hofkens (65.56) 4 | 3 (57.44) Tyler Mantle
Lukas Dallmann (79.85) 4 | 2 (74.13) Jamie Martin
Shane de Jong (87.13) 4 | 0 (52.52) Dylan White
Deniz Baudis (81.17) 4 | 2 (76.82) Robin Radloff
Leon Weber (75.15) 4 | 0 (42.62) Jaynie Wink
Luca Beile (72.74) 4 | 1 (53.18) Ben Steffens
Julian Mols (64.39) 4 | 3 (55.01) Micha Boekelaar
Jack Boardman (74.67) 4 | 1 (76.27) Andrew Ingman
James Beeton (76.92) 4 | 1 (44.84) Tobias Wetzel
Sebastian Bialecki (95.43) 4 | 0 (70.20) Martin Homola
Ollie Male (73.44) 4 | 3 (72.02) Louis Merkle
Stan Van Veen (50.36) 4 | 2 (47.55) Jens Leysen
Ieuan Halsall (74.85) 4 | 2 (61.22) Demy Sijbrands
Tavis Dudeney (82.35) 4 | 2 (68.28) Sydnee de Vries
Jokke Janssens (58.37) 4 | 0 (52.03) Brendan Ward
Patrick Luedtke (63.64) 4 | 3 (51.58) Siebe Appels
Damian Vetjens (74.70) 4 | 1 (56.82) Mathias Myrvang Isaksen
Kieran Thompson (69.04) 4 | 3 (64.96) Wesley Mol
David Fidler (79.11) 4 | 0 (54.28) Karl Tantzscher
JJ Wright (85.06) 4 | 3 (76.45) Fabian Tapner
Carl van Mens (77.78) 4 | 1 (67.39) Oliver Klein
Nathan Potter (78.21) 4 | 2 (78.03) Toby Saunders
Jackson King (67.55) 4 | 0 (50.45) Donny Boerman
Justin Jarvis Noerdtling (64.14) 4 | 2 (61.72) Till Stein
Finley Pember (86.22) 4 | 2 (82.19) Tyler Thorpe
Lleyton Molyneux (63.44) 4 | 2 (70.25) Shaun Conway
Cayden Smith (74.22) 4 | 0 (68.08) Leon Notzon
Cody Abel (68.55) 4 | 3 (56.67) Nils Stahlhut
Angelo Van Deventer (59.78) 4 | 1 (54.61) Tobias Willke
Fabian Moeller (51.57) 4 | 3 (55.85) Luca Rehm
Tom Kloppmann (62.15) 4 | 2 (53.87) Matteo Leonhardt
Joey Spitse (74.63) 4 | 1 (70.58) Angelo Vroomen
Cam Crabtree (80.16) 4 | 0 (60.65) Thomas van Diepen
Dominik Gruellich (92.54) 4 | 2 (90.10) Rohan Brouwers
Henry Coates (83.50) 4 | 0 (60.67) Ryan Dowling
Dylan Vandewalle (64.95) 4 | 2 (61.55) Mark Tabak
Roy Rietbergen (74.22) 4 | 0 (64.56) Benedikt Bielert
Danny Jansen (80.89) 4 | 2 (67.17) Keith Zahner
Charlie Manby (72.14) 4 | 1 (48.70) Jonathan Justin Altmann
Joshua Hermann (80.10) 4 | 2 (71.44) Laszlo Ancsin
Jarno Bottenberg (67.55) 4 | 2 (59.09) Sasa Varga
Ondrej Frystacky (88.41) 4 | 0 (60.00) Emile Hendryks
Oliver Pearce-Burgess (69.12) 4 | 1 (66.10) Maurice Junker
Toni Duesterhoeft (60.12) 4 | 1 (54.60) Drew Arathoon
Niels De Bondt (61.01) 4 | 1 (51.03) Max-Fabian Fischer
Daan Bastiaansen (80.12) 4 | 1 (62.73) Sven Hofmann
Sem Devoght (76.38) 4 | 1 (67.73) Sean Negrette
Felix Bollmann (73.90) 4 | 2 (69.68) Levy Frauenfelder
Finn Chudziak (74.35) 4 | 1 (63.45) Jakob Schaeffler
Huey de Jong (76.94) 4 | 1 (79.81) Matthias Moors
Viktor Tingstrom (92.49) 4 | 0 (74.95) Axandre Van Der Steen
Jurjen van der Velde (84.68) 4 | 0 (80.17) Liam Maendl-Lawrance
Matthew Gordon (63.28) 4 | 0 (45.60) Alessio Cariglia
Kimi Seemann (80.62) 4 | 2 (76.39) James Buckby
Silas Hacker (76.78) 4 | 1 (71.32) Tomas Rehak
Christopher Toonders (59.17) 4 | 1 (56.32) Renzo Geraets
Jack Male (88.41) 4 | 0 (52.27) Miro Seemann
Yordi Mattheeussen (63.28) 4 | 1 (59.30) Moritz Mertens
Ryan Branley (77.14) 4 | 1 (58.55) Carter Guiney
Connor Arberry (74.54) 4 | 3 (67.35) Paul Vogt
Jamai van den Herik (87.13) 4 | 0 (61.83) Declan Thorpe
Bram van Dijk (62.50) 4 | 2 (67.92) Niclas Wierling
Maximilian Johansen (61.35) 4 | 3 (60.28) Robbie Curran
Scott Smith (78.08) 4 | 0 (52.92) Danny de Jong
Jannes Bremermann (76.48) 4 | 1 (57.29) Daniel Terry
Jeremy Jendrzejewski (60.02) 4 | 2 (68.74) Louis Hornig
Beau Greaves (96.97) 4 | 0 (70.75) Kurijn Boer
Bradley van der Velden (75.15) 4 | 0 (53.15) Rick van der Veen
Travis Baur (85.69) 4 | 1 (76.21) Sascha Stuhlemmer
Florian Preis (78.08) 4 | 0 (63.40) Seppe Van Overbeke
Pim Van Bijnen (67.84) 4 | 1 (59.62) Jon Jochijms
Axel Savelkoel (85.89) 4 | 0 (74.96) William Bristow
Owen Bates (85.18) 4 | 3 (78.84) Moritz Bohrmann
Matyas Rejhon (78.53) 4 | 2 (73.33) Owen Roelofs
Finn-Luca Riebeling (53.68) 4 | 0 (49.30) Lars Debondt
Ferre Bervoets (54.33) 4 | 1 (48.33) Seb van Doorn
Laurin Welk (76.44) 4 | 3 (73.23) Karsten Dalhoff
Keelan Kay (68.32) 4 | 0 (59.55) Jerome Felder
Justin van der Velden (73.22) 4 | 1 (65.20) Keith Lammens
Yori Dehaene (52.72) 4 | 1 (47.13) Lasse Racky
Wessel Tempelaars (71.11) 4 | 1 (56.18) Corstiaan Koffeman
Robbe Dasseville (78.43) 4 | 3 (75.34) Jannis Barkhausen
Maximilian Schneider (66.88) 4 | 1 (66.33) Micky Ploeg
Jack Howarth (80.33) 4 | 3 (76.17) Colinn Haverkate
Cian McCormack (67.43) 4 | 1 (59.54) Marcel Janser
Dylan Quinn (84.60) 4 | 2 (79.29) Nathan Girvan
Arne Degryse (66.66) 4 | 2 (66.79) Alfie Busby
Calvin Nicolai (75.56) 4 | 2 (75.81) Rik Boeve
Seppe Dasseville (71.57) 4 | 0 (66.56) Dylan Ritchie
Keenan Thomas (77.08) 4 | 0 (62.16) Milan Brinkman
Thomas Banks (85.89) 4 | 0 (53.95) Wesley ten Hove
Maarten Jacobus Post (70.94) 4 | 2 (67.18) Jan Schmidt
Chris Massilge (56.19) 4 | 0 (44.74) Meindert Koffeman
Eros Odent (64.23) 4 | 2 (59.98) Joran Saelen
Sean McKeon (83.43) 4 | 1 (54.11) Kian Vink
Harry Sykes (67.61) 4 | 3 (64.50) Johnny Stewart
Jerry Kaldenberg (60.50) 4 | 1 (58.78) Moreno Blom
Lennon Cradock (57.80) 4 | 1 (60.72) Jakob Hahn
Zac Griffiths (84.47) 4 | 3 (74.74) Jeramey Verwey
Sam Groot Roessink (87.13) 4 | 0 (67.77) Simon Zens
Justin Atellinghusen (85.89) 4 | 0 (50.70) Rens Verriet
Denfie Drenthen (74.01) 4 | 1 (71.77) Born Van Put
Oliver Ufer (64.49) 4 | 3 (66.57) Lorenzo Kapiteijn
Noah Roeschlein (79.86) 4 | 3 (76.56) Jarod Becker
Jamie Robinson (67.55) 4 | 0 (58.66) Silas Triesch
Finn Prokop (71.57) 4 | 0 (46.11) Jan-Luca Nehrenberg
Declan Corcoran (65.39) 4 | 1 (48.62) Marvin Grossmann
Ronan McDonagh (87.35) 4 | 2 (80.63) Daan Beernink
Jerko Moerenhout (60.58) 4 | 2 (60.57) Marvin van Deest
Lukas Fraulob (73.73) 4 | 2 (75.70) Daniel Stephenson
Last 512
Mitja Gustorf (69.60) 4 | 3 (67.94) Seth Van Loon
Harrison Leigh (65.21) 4 | 3 (64.92) Fabian Hartl
Quentin Pinkert (68.88) 4 | 3 (70.32) Arcangelo Tardio
Kilian Hohnstedt (69.91) 4 | 0 (66.68) Chris Birch
Lukas Dallmann (73.32) 4 | 0 (69.96) Joseph Brady
Luca Beile (73.74) 4 | 1 (69.45) Stef Kosters
Martin Homola (76.16) 4 | 3 (76.39) Lewis Gurney
Tavis Dudeney (90.96) 4 | 2 (86.97) Patrik Williams
Wesley Mol (80.16) 4 | 0 (60.92) Ryan Kettle
Nathan Potter (87.00) 4 | 2 (79.21) Nunjo Dewaele
Shaun Conway (73.60) 4 | 2 (78.76) Alain Bouckaert
Fabian Moeller (42.92) 4 | 2 (38.96) Adrian Fischer
Rohan Brouwers (87.00) 4 | 1 (72.28) Luis Kirschenlohr
Danny Jansen () 1 | F () Damian Vlottes
Ondrej Frystacky (84.68) 4 | 0 (39.83) Leon Schuhbauer
Daan Bastiaansen (76.45) 4 | 2 (68.23) Lennert Faes
Huey de Jong (64.71) 4 | 2 (66.77) Magnus Spilker
James Buckby (85.75) 4 | 3 (82.65) Mitchell Leeming
Yordi Mattheeussen (64.65) 4 | 0 (51.83) Marlon Luca Elke
Bram van Dijk (85.12) 4 | 1 (78.27) Morgan Shillito
Jeremy Jendrzejewski (53.89) 4 | 1 (49.78) Dennis van Cuijlenburg
Florian Preis (55.16) 4 | 0 (48.77) Auke Woord
Owen Roelofs (68.32) 4 | 0 (53.69) Wim Blokpoel
Keelan Kay (63.96) 4 | 0 (54.81) Oskar Guettler
Robbe Dasseville (70.64) 4 | 3 (61.34) Marc Langner
Dylan Quinn (75.15) 4 | 0 (66.31) Kyle Manton
Keenan Thomas (84.30) 4 | 1 (68.62) Jelle Plovier
Joran Saelen (64.90) 4 | 2 (66.56) Matthew Gallivan-Piles
Jakob Hahn (63.28) 4 | 0 (53.55) Sebastian Kamp
Denfie Drenthen (64.80) 4 | 3 (67.40) Niklas Fahrenholz
Jan-Luca Nehrenberg (40.33) 4 | 2 (39.25) Callum Stojic
Daniel Stephenson (77.95) 4 | 2 (74.19) Keanu van Velzen
Lukas Fraulob (73.96) 4 | 3 (75.25) Dylan Dowling

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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






