Owen Bates doubles PDC Development Tour title tally for 2025, defeats nearest rival Beau Greaves en route
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Owen Bates has doubled his title tally for this season on the PDC Development Tour this season averaging just shy of 100 in the final defeating Leon Weber 5-2.
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Bates defeated Beau Greaves en route who still tops the Order of Merit with the former being her nearest challenger currently. It was a 5-1 win over 'Beau n Arrow' for the PDC Tour Card holder. He also saw off Thomas Keenan and Charlie Large in the latter stages.
There is one more tournament tomorrow in Leicester. Greaves will continue playing on Monday at the Players Championship double header due to the Challenge Tour rankings. But they both have one more chance on Sunday.
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 pool 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 Event 9
Final
Owen Bates (99.43) 5 | 2 (91.00) Leon Weber
Semi-Finals
Owen Bates (97.58) 5 | 1 (84.83) Beau Greaves
Leon Weber (92.90) 5 | 3 (95.50) Sebastian Bialecki
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Quarter-Finals
Owen Bates (92.85) 5 | 1 (87.96) Keenan Thomas
Beau Greaves (101.85) 5 | 2 (91.22) Jannis Barkhausen
Sebastian Bialecki (96.62) 5 | 2 (92.36) Charlie Manby
Leon Weber (91.61) 5 | 4 (92.65) Jurjen van der Velde
Last 16
Keenan Thomas (75.15) 4 | 0 (69.69) Harry Gregory
Owen Bates (105.47) 4 | 0 (91.28) Charlie Large
Jannis Barkhausen (86.80) 4 | 2 (78.20) James Beeton
Beau Greaves (91.48) 4 | 1 (85.74) Patrik Williams
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Charlie Manby (86.27) 4 | 1 (80.05) Viktor Tingstrom
Sebastian Bialecki (87.13) 4 | 0 (80.29) Levy Frauenfelder
Leon Weber (94.45) 4 | 2 (83.54) Ryan Branley
Jurjen van der Velde (78.44) 4 | 3 (81.20) Liam Maendl-Lawrance
Last 32
Harry Gregory (70.60) 4 | 3 (70.97) Declan Corcoran
Keenan Thomas (82.42) 4 | 1 (76.19) Mitchell Leeming
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Owen Bates (87.10) 4 | 3 (82.98) Taylor McGuckian
Charlie Large (78.83) 4 | 1 (73.83) Jamai van den Herik
Jannis Barkhausen (83.25) 4 | 1 (74.50) Daniel Perry
James Beeton (90.85) 4 | 1 (72.63) Danny Jansen
Patrik Williams (81.90) 4 | 3 (82.96) Cayden Smith
Beau Greaves (89.73) 4 | 0 (75.36) Ieuan Halsall
Viktor Tingstrom (105.47) 4 | 0 (75.44) Harvey Wilkinson
Charlie Manby (81.27) 4 | 2 (74.92) Jarod Becker
Sebastian Bialecki (80.77) 4 | 1 (81.67) Adam Gawlas
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Levy Frauenfelder (73.95) 4 | 3 (70.59) Huey de Jong
Leon Weber (95.94) 4 | 3 (85.64) Robin Radloff
Ryan Branley (87.13) 4 | 0 (79.73) Liam Fowkes
Liam Maendl-Lawrance (79.57) 4 | 2 (74.26) Xanti Van den Bergh
Jurjen van der Velde (81.39) 4 | 2 (84.53) Lewis Bell
Last 64
Declan Corcoran (81.78) 4 | 3 (81.15) Kilian Hohnstedt
Harry Gregory (72.77) 4 | 3 (78.05) Lukas Dallmann
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Keenan Thomas (75.02) 4 | 3 (72.88) Matthew McGuire
Mitchell Leeming (82.43) 4 | 2 (77.02) JJ Wright
Taylor McGuckian (81.59) 4 | 3 (77.07) Dan Outwin
Owen Bates (91.64) 4 | 2 (84.10) Jeffrey Keen
Jamai van den Herik (78.85) 4 | 1 (70.78) Ben Edgar
Charlie Large (74.13) 4 | 3 (70.62) Finley Pember
Jannis Barkhausen (93.94) 4 | 0 (73.00) Keaton Williams
Daniel Perry (79.02) 4 | 3 (71.08) Davie Duval
Danny Jansen (82.78) 4 | 2 (65.36) Wesley Mol
James Beeton (77.87) 4 | 3 (69.13) Sem Devoght
Cayden Smith (86.16) 4 | 2 (83.70) Oliver Pearce-Burgess
Patrik Williams (77.69) 4 | 3 (80.39) Fabian Tapner
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Beau Greaves (89.58) 4 | 1 (79.31) Matthias Moors
Ieuan Halsall (72.35) 4 | 2 (69.71) Dean Fitch Jnr
Harvey Wilkinson (76.67) 4 | 2 (65.61) Riley Rees-Tucker
Viktor Tingstrom (90.46) 4 | 3 (84.99) Lewy Williams
Charlie Manby (95.43) 4 | 0 (78.55) Marvin van Deest
Jarod Becker (76.10) 4 | 0 (70.96) Jack Gillett
Adam Gawlas (85.14) 4 | 2 (78.73) Sebastian Caris
Sebastian Bialecki (94.75) 4 | 2 (89.64) Jenson Walker
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Huey de Jong (80.10) 4 | 2 (80.91) Tyler Thorpe
Levy Frauenfelder (81.26) 4 | 1 (74.80) Keelan Kay
Robin Radloff (77.03) 4 | 2 (73.54) Ellis Williams
Leon Weber (93.38) 4 | 3 (92.10) Dominik Gruellich
Ryan Branley (82.90) 4 | 2 (79.25) Keanu van Velzen
Liam Fowkes (69.79) 4 | 3 (70.86) Joshua Hermann
Liam Maendl-Lawrance (85.78) 4 | 1 (75.40) Bram van Dijk
Xanti Van den Bergh (76.56) 4 | 3 (80.04) Craig Galliano
Jurjen van der Velde (84.90) 4 | 1 (79.00) David Birks
Lewis Bell (80.83) 4 | 1 (78.21) Tavis Dudeney
Last 128
Kilian Hohnstedt (71.00) 4 | 1 (64.54) Cole Davey
Declan Corcoran (74.74) 4 | 1 (76.81) Brad Phillips
Lukas Dallmann (71.39) 4 | 2 (70.63) Coby Jones-Swanson
Harry Gregory (71.11) 4 | 1 (66.54) George Bamber
Matthew McGuire (64.45) 4 | 3 (62.53) Keenan Carr
Keenan Thomas (92.49) 4 | 0 (73.09) Kyle Manton
JJ Wright (75.15) 4 | 0 (63.69) Ferre Bervoets
Mitchell Leeming (79.93) 4 | 3 (78.44) Colinn Haverkate
Taylor McGuckian (79.67) 4 | 3 (74.93) Ciaran Forde
Dan Outwin (88.67) 4 | 1 (77.32) Angelo Balsamo
Owen Bates (74.22) 4 | 0 (57.52) Karl-Louis Mueller
Jeffrey Keen (66.91) 4 | 3 (67.50) Tom Garfield
Ben Edgar (63.23) 4 | 3 (57.28) Luke Emmins
Jamai van den Herik (86.97) 4 | 1 (74.41) Lennert Faes
Charlie Large (79.53) 4 | 3 (75.42) Bence Horvath
Finley Pember (62.59) 4 | 1 (63.94) Ollie Male
Jannis Barkhausen (84.68) 4 | 0 (73.74) Thomas Banks
Keaton Williams (87.13) 4 | 0 (73.96) Adam Dee
Daniel Perry (70.15) 4 | 3 (74.24) James Buckby
Davie Duval (70.06) 4 | 2 (67.21) Joshua Ball
Danny Jansen (73.22) 4 | 1 (66.90) Zac Griffiths
Wesley Mol (61.36) 4 | 2 (63.28) Justin Hewitt
James Beeton (93.94) 4 | 0 (74.30) Almos Kovacs
Sem Devoght (84.68) 4 | 0 (68.00) Harry Sykes
Oliver Pearce-Burgess (79.73) 4 | 1 (80.75) Shane Weeks
Cayden Smith (75.70) 4 | 1 (69.84) Louie Cocca
Fabian Tapner (77.02) 4 | 2 (74.43) Quentin Pinkert
Patrik Williams (76.91) 4 | 1 (74.48) Ronan McDonagh
Beau Greaves (83.50) 4 | 0 (67.92) Jamie McKinnon
Matthias Moors (81.24) 4 | 0 (70.17) Mani Hewitson
Ieuan Halsall (77.08) 4 | 0 (62.28) Daniel Terry
Dean Fitch Jnr (81.03) 4 | 1 (73.62) Nathan Care
Harvey Wilkinson (61.98) 4 | 0 (59.28) Julian Mols
Riley Rees-Tucker (77.00) 4 | 2 (70.82) Jodie Challinor
Viktor Tingstrom (85.43) 4 | 1 (77.45) Jackson King
Lewy Williams (85.82) 4 | 3 (77.74) Matyas Rejhon
Marvin van Deest (74.96) 4 | 3 (67.81) Shaun Conway
Charlie Manby (90.99) 4 | 1 (90.19) Cam Crabtree
Jack Gillett (74.03) 4 | 2 (70.34) Jamie Robinson
Jarod Becker (78.48) 4 | 1 (74.16) Jack Boardman
Adam Gawlas (86.79) 4 | 2 (79.20) Kai Clark
Sebastian Caris (82.36) 4 | 0 (65.74) Dylan Vandewalle
Jenson Walker (86.56) 4 | 2 (81.47) Deniz Baudis
Sebastian Bialecki (97.66) 4 | 1 (84.97) Janek Hill
Huey de Jong (80.47) 4 | 3 (69.70) Lukas Fraulob
Tyler Thorpe (74.85) 4 | 1 (66.06) Florian Herrmann
Keelan Kay (68.32) 4 | 0 (52.52) Julian Zwergel
Levy Frauenfelder (78.34) 4 | 3 (78.07) Dylan Dowling
Robin Radloff (75.43) 4 | 2 (66.46) Wessel Tempelaars
Ellis Williams (75.15) 4 | 0 (56.73) Dylan White
Leon Weber (81.97) 4 | 2 (79.84) Damian Vetjens
Dominik Gruellich (100.20) 4 | 0 (59.35) Ronnie Woodman
Ryan Branley (92.49) 4 | 0 (63.95) Ben Stanton
Keanu van Velzen (78.22) 4 | 1 (68.72) Jack Shire
Liam Fowkes (75.92) 4 | 1 (59.75) Liam Church
Joshua Hermann (71.57) 4 | 0 (59.67) Joshua Adriaanse
Bram van Dijk (67.65) 4 | 2 (68.19) Kieran Thompson
Liam Maendl-Lawrance (88.65) 4 | 2 (73.80) Sasa Varga
Craig Galliano (77.08) 4 | 0 (64.88) Tyler Mantle
Xanti Van den Bergh (76.83) 4 | 3 (79.60) Shane de Jong
Jurjen van der Velde (96.97) 4 | 0 (75.40) Lleyton Molyneux
David Birks (63.58) 4 | 2 (62.69) Kyle Ison
Tavis Dudeney (81.24) 4 | 2 (84.49) David Fidler
Lewis Bell (74.90) 4 | 2 (65.09) Eleanor Cairns
Last 256
Cole Davey (82.04) 4 | 2 (72.23) Daniel Green
Kilian Hohnstedt (67.89) 4 | 3 (60.70) Ashley Marson
Declan Corcoran (82.36) 4 | 0 (65.75) Yannick Hund
Brad Phillips (68.58) 4 | 3 (66.19) Logan Pustkowski
Lukas Dallmann (78.60) 4 | 3 (79.44) Henry Coates
Coby Jones-Swanson (69.51) 4 | 1 (68.49) Sean McKeon
Harry Gregory (78.21) 4 | 3 (74.75) Morgan Shillito
George Bamber (72.66) 4 | 3 (70.77) Daan Beernink
Matthew McGuire (70.43) 4 | 3 (79.26) Bradly Roes
Keenan Carr (50.10) 4 | 0 (41.72) Liam Elliott
Keenan Thomas (93.44) 4 | 2 (82.42) Nathan Potter
Kyle Manton (71.74) 4 | 2 (70.97) Taylor Smoldon
JJ Wright (89.64) 4 | 1 (79.45) Stef Kosters
Ferre Bervoets (69.35) 4 | 2 (67.95) Liam Walbridge
Colinn Haverkate (73.24) 4 | 3 (73.31) Jokke Janssens
Mitchell Leeming (73.22) 4 | 1 (62.88) Jack Chignell
Ciaran Forde (71.57) 4 | 0 (53.11) Joseph Warrington
Taylor McGuckian (80.51) 4 | 1 (74.19) Daan Bastiaansen
Angelo Balsamo (89.91) 4 | 2 (85.26) David Schlichting
Dan Outwin (73.21) 4 | 3 (75.90) Mark Tabak
Karl-Louis Mueller (66.39) 4 | 2 (69.48) Calvin Nicolai
Owen Bates (84.68) 4 | 0 (56.91) Alexander Melton
Tom Garfield (68.63) 4 | 2 (62.34) Jamie Meredith
Jeffrey Keen (84.05) 4 | 3 (77.40) Connor Arberry
Ben Edgar (67.55) 4 | 0 (48.31) Jens Leysen
Luke Emmins (67.18) 4 | 2 (66.68) Travis Baur
Jamai van den Herik (89.33) 4 | 1 (89.33) Daniel Stephenson
Lennert Faes (81.24) 4 | 0 (63.29) Brandon Williams
Charlie Large (67.98) 4 | 2 (60.25) Axandre Van Der Steen
Bence Horvath (60.81) 4 | 1 (49.75) Alex Nagy-Eagle
Ollie Male (66.00) 4 | 2 (60.78) Anthony Doherty
Finley Pember (76.49) 4 | 2 (66.65) Billy Jackson
Thomas Banks (71.04) 4 | 2 (62.01) Declan Thorpe
Jannis Barkhausen (89.31) 4 | 2 (83.61) Lewis Mayes
Keaton Williams (85.26) 4 | 1 (64.41) Shoey Ayres
Adam Dee (60.81) 4 | 1 (57.64) Emile Hendryks
Daniel Perry (75.15) 4 | 0 (63.68) Oliver Klein
James Buckby (85.99) 4 | 1 (73.19) Ryan Kettle
Davie Duval (69.94) 4 | 1 (62.35) Sean Negrette
Joshua Ball (73.29) 4 | 2 (63.08) Ben Gamble
Zac Griffiths (69.63) 4 | 2 (65.39) Evan Wishart
Danny Jansen (79.11) 4 | 0 (55.08) Lars Houtenbos
Wesley Mol (60.99) 4 | 2 (60.69) Till Stein
Justin Hewitt (83.50) 4 | 0 (59.83) Jack Pritchard
James Beeton (81.24) 4 | 0 (68.67) Jamie Martin
Almos Kovacs (71.15) 4 | 2 (66.79) James Tate
Sem Devoght (63.78) 4 | 2 (65.36) Jeramey Verwey
Harry Sykes (66.45) 4 | 2 (59.31) Bradley Worsfold
Shane Weeks (76.53) 4 | 1 (67.12) Robbe Dasseville
Oliver Pearce-Burgess (68.15) 4 | 2 (70.94) Logan Goddard
Cayden Smith (85.19) 4 | 2 (89.68) Nathan Girvan
Louie Cocca (67.73) 4 | 2 (72.13) Arcangelo Tardio
Fabian Tapner (76.18) 4 | 3 (74.89) Patrick McShane
Quentin Pinkert (59.02) 4 | 3 (53.13) Scott O'Neill
Patrik Williams (90.80) 4 | 1 (81.50) Zac Prince
Ronan McDonagh (70.43) 4 | 1 (70.06) Justin van der Velden
Beau Greaves (75.15) 4 | 0 (58.96) Adam McIntyre
Jamie McKinnon (66.59) 4 | 3 (67.82) Aaron Colley
Mani Hewitson (60.27) 4 | 3 (61.22) Scott Smith
Matthias Moors (71.57) 4 | 0 (58.79) Eros Odent
Ieuan Halsall (78.67) 4 | 1 (64.89) Lewis Ellis
Daniel Terry (64.15) 4 | 1 (61.75) James Rock
Nathan Care (75.15) 4 | 0 (63.46) Dylan Quinn
Dean Fitch Jnr (69.11) 4 | 1 (67.49) Andrew Ingman
Julian Mols (62.25) 4 | 3 (62.40) Antony Richardson
Harvey Wilkinson (64.45) 4 | 1 (59.71) Garin Perkins
Jodie Challinor (69.10) 4 | 0 (60.57) Joran Saelen
Riley Rees-Tucker (83.61) 4 | 1 (72.39) Roy Rietbergen
Jackson King (51.75) 4 | 2 (48.40) Jake Rigney
Viktor Tingstrom (71.57) 4 | 0 (61.15) Cody Crabtree
Lewy Williams (75.15) 4 | 0 (69.58) Born Van Put
Matyas Rejhon (89.73) 4 | 0 (73.32) Matthew Holmes ( Keighley)
Shaun Conway (62.35) 4 | 1 (54.45) Indy Gul
Marvin van Deest (69.91) 4 | 0 (57.96) Billy Holmes (Southend)
Charlie Manby (101.90) 4 | 0 (72.95) Ryan Walsh
Cam Crabtree (87.71) 4 | 1 (76.07) Damien Moore
Jack Gillett (64.06) 4 | 2 (60.33) Donny Boerman
Jamie Robinson (71.49) 4 | 3 (65.98) Patrick Luedtke
Jack Boardman (68.21) 4 | 1 (66.23) Toby McLeod
Jarod Becker (83.17) 4 | 1 (57.66) Enrico Frank
Adam Gawlas (90.28) 4 | 3 (79.23) Matthew Gordon
Kai Clark (65.55) 4 | 1 (57.27) Robbie Curran
Sebastian Caris (80.16) 4 | 1 (77.04) Jack Howarth
Dylan Vandewalle (67.19) 4 | 1 (68.42) Owen Carr
Jenson Walker (96.97) 4 | 0 (65.90) Carl van Mens
Deniz Baudis (79.11) 4 | 0 (48.44) Mathias Myrvang Isaksen
Sebastian Bialecki (98.56) 4 | 0 (67.53) Matthew Watts
Janek Hill (81.03) 4 | 2 (79.09) Jannes Bremermann
Lukas Fraulob (67.55) 4 | 0 (61.66) Davy-Jay Knowles
Huey de Jong (60.71) 4 | 1 (58.38) Harrison Leigh
Tyler Thorpe (100.20) 4 | 0 (66.50) Joseph Brady
Florian Herrmann (68.78) 4 | 2 (69.40) Niclas Wierling
Keelan Kay (65.12) 4 | 1 (59.51) Callum Roach
Julian Zwergel (66.46) 4 | 3 (69.29) Hayden Robbie
Dylan Dowling (81.24) 4 | 0 (53.96) Jack Tarrant
Levy Frauenfelder (79.08) 4 | 2 (78.97) Ondrej Frystacky
Wessel Tempelaars (73.03) 4 | 2 (64.70) Lennon Cradock
Robin Radloff (73.52) 4 | 1 (75.53) Josh Brown
Ellis Williams (72.74) 4 | 3 (69.21) Ruben Haulez
Dylan White (58.14) 4 | 2 (58.27) Hannah Meek
Leon Weber (85.89) 4 | 0 (62.91) Micha Boekelaar
Damian Vetjens (85.00) 4 | 1 (69.51) Connor Hopkins
Dominik Gruellich (80.74) 4 | 1 (80.36) Alfie Busby
Ronnie Woodman (78.47) 4 | 1 (69.17) Rossi Haywood
Ben Stanton (67.68) 4 | 3 (59.08) Zak Hughes
Ryan Branley (98.51) 4 | 1 (76.79) Ryan Bond
Keanu van Velzen (90.56) 4 | 1 (61.56) Liam Mason
Jack Shire (72.03) 4 | 1 (66.17) Ryan Hanlon
Liam Church (62.51) 4 | 3 (67.66) Justin Atellinghusen
Liam Fowkes (76.51) 4 | 3 (72.09) Niklas Fahrenholz
Joshua Hermann (85.20) 4 | 1 (79.12) Mason Whitlock
Joshua Adriaanse (65.72) 4 | 1 (66.06) Fabian Moeller
Bram van Dijk (67.55) 4 | 0 (50.86) Morgan Stevens
Kieran Thompson (71.51) 4 | 2 (60.74) Steffan Thompson
Sasa Varga (61.30) 4 | 2 (58.60) Matthew Gallivan-Piles
Liam Maendl-Lawrance (67.42) 4 | 1 (65.03) Daniel Marsden
Craig Galliano (72.67) 4 | 3 (73.31) Jack Peet
Tyler Mantle (55.67) 4 | 0 (45.29) Jack James
Shane de Jong (81.24) 4 | 0 (78.75) Toby Saunders
Xanti Van den Bergh (65.35) 4 | 0 (57.55) William Bristow
Jurjen van der Velde (93.94) 4 | 0 (68.81) Cody Abel
Lleyton Molyneux (72.50) 4 | 1 (66.03) Rohan Brouwers
Kyle Ison (69.34) 4 | 1 (62.48) Jamie Grimes
David Birks (67.66) 4 | 1 (69.58) Philip Want
Tavis Dudeney (72.44) 4 | 2 (66.76) Jamie Tilley
David Fidler (78.48) 4 | 1 (70.23) Denfie Drenthen
Lewis Bell (57.26) 4 | 0 (34.34) Callum Stojic
Eleanor Cairns (70.78) 4 | 2 (68.90) Nunjo Dewaele
Last 512
Logan Pustkowski (66.07) 4 | 0 (51.79) Drew Arathoon
George Bamber (61.94) 4 | 2 (56.30) Kieran Morahan
Kyle Manton (82.36) 4 | 0 (55.96) Ryan Coppinger
Jack Chignell (60.69) 4 | 2 (58.06) Harley Harris
Mitchell Leeming (81.03) 4 | 1 (75.69) Sydnee de Vries
Mark Tabak (87.18) 4 | 1 (77.67) Seppe Dasseville
Jeffrey Keen (82.36) 4 | 3 (82.06) Jack Male
Lennert Faes (72.43) 4 | 0 (62.11) Callum Weaver
Finley Pember (72.53) 4 | 3 (75.80) Pim Van Bijnen
Billy Jackson (64.65) 4 | 0 (51.63) Rojan Polat
Adam Dee (91.09) 4 | 0 (53.05) Pearse Mackle
Ben Gamble (66.12) 4 | 3 (64.45) Jamie Rooksby
Justin Hewitt (66.37) 4 | 1 (56.75) Siebe Appels
Bradley Worsfold (53.61) 4 | 3 (49.87) Chris Bellard
Harry Sykes (71.05) 4 | 1 (64.35) Woody Grantham
Louie Cocca (71.48) 4 | 2 (62.93) Will Gurner
Justin van der Velden (75.33) 4 | 2 (67.12) Owen Cuthbert
Ronan McDonagh (94.74) 4 | 2 (81.91) Joey Spitse
Matthias Moors (75.85) 4 | 1 (68.58) Jack Alexander
Dean Fitch Jnr (74.22) 4 | 0 (64.68) Aidan-Jay Butcher
Andrew Ingman (67.16) 4 | 1 (66.45) Rhys Clarke
Riley Rees-Tucker (83.50) 4 | 0 (66.13) Harry Martin
Matyas Rejhon (85.89) 4 | 0 (61.87) Ryan Green
Cam Crabtree (85.19) 4 | 2 (84.54) Aidan O'Hara
Enrico Frank (75.89) 4 | 3 (82.13) Owen Roelofs
Jarod Becker (76.92) 4 | 3 (74.48) Johnny Stewart
Owen Carr (66.93) 4 | 1 (68.10) Axel Buyle
Jannes Bremermann (76.35) 4 | 2 (71.83) Arne Degryse
Janek Hill (81.24) 4 | 0 (68.58) Rian Veltman
Niclas Wierling (72.55) 4 | 2 (59.46) Jonathan Justin Altmann
Levy Frauenfelder (75.89) 4 | 3 (70.64) Bradley Roberts
Ondrej Frystacky (72.09) 4 | 3 (68.69) Thomas Keane
Hannah Meek (57.45) 4 | 3 (57.22) Vincent Nouws
Ronnie Woodman (70.84) 4 | 1 (63.95) Luis Breuer
Ryan Hanlon (62.40) 4 | 3 (56.59) Benjamin Hicks
Fabian Moeller (57.00) 4 | 3 (57.89) Jamie Baggaley
Joshua Adriaanse (60.58) 4 | 1 (56.63) Siebre Smeyers
Daniel Marsden (69.86) 4 | 2 (67.40) Jordan Priestley
Xanti Van den Bergh (73.32) 4 | 0 (59.88) Jonas Stagg
William Bristow (64.96) 4 | 2 (63.39) Rhys Holmes
David Birks (56.97) 4 | 3 (56.43) Oliver Graham
Nunjo Dewaele (74.22) 4 | 0 (51.78) Ben Truscott
Eleanor Cairns (78.08) 4 | 0 (50.76) Thibeau Huybrechts

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- 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
- 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






