
The PDC Development Tour continues this weekend with the penultimate weekend of action in the form of the first visit to Halle 39 in Hildesheim for the secondary tour this season.
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The action is into the Last 16 stage in Germany with Luke Humphries, Jeffrey de Zwaan and Jarred Cole among those through.
Humphries who has been in good form as of late saw off Levy Frauenfelder, Thomas Cromwell and Nathan Boon to reach this point. He will face Marvin van Velzen.
De Zwaan edged out John Brown to start the day, as well as Niko Springer, Tom Heldt and Andy Kent and will now face fellow PDC ranking winner, Harry Ward.
Cole will take on Keane Barry after he eased past Aaron Russell, Jakob Kelly and Greg Ritchie. Also among those through include Nathan Rafferty and JDC World Champion, Jurjen van der Velde.
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Philipp Hagemann 4 | 1 Jonathan Thorndike
Danny van Trijp 4 | 1 Mike de Kruijff
George Killington 4 | 1 Marco Jungwirth
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Rhys Griffin 4 | 3 Niklas Thuenemann
Nathan Girvan 4 | 2 Justin van Tergouw
Sam Cromwell 4 | 1 Luca Giancarlo Orsini
Ryan Meikle 4 | 3 Jack Kerr
Wessel Nijman 4 | 0 Bertus Herks
Thomas Lovely 4 | 0 Tobias Tessmer
Danny Key 4 | 0 Eloise Milburn
Mike De Decker 4 | 1 Bradley Brooks
Lewis Pride 4 | 2 Marvin Wehder
Viggo van der Kuijl 4 | 3 Samuel Kapur
Ben Cheeseman 4 | 0 Mattia Pinelli
Freddie Francis 4 | 0 Felix Stein
Jonas Gabel-Schindler 4 | 1 Owen Cubitt
Kieran Spurdle 4 | 3 Aaron Ayres
Roman Benecky 4 | 0 Robin Weber
Seppe Giebens 4 | 1 Tommy Bakker
Jack Neary 4 | 2 David Carr
David Schlichting 4 | 1 Jan Besecke
Geert Nentjes 4 | 0 Dom Taylor
Franz Roetzsch 4 | 0 Dominik Gruellich
Conor Mayes 4 | 0 Kevin Schiller
Aron Boroczi 4 | 1 Danny Kronenberg
Tadhg Carroll 4 | 3 Kevin Knopf
Martin Schindler 4 | 1 Dominik Steinmann
Cameron Doyle 4 | 1 Ciaran Teehan
Henk Snijder 4 | 2 Wesley van Trijp
Shane McGuirk 4 | 0 Robbie de Bie
Aiden Cope 4 | 0 Jacob Gwynne
Sven Hesse 4 | 1 Simon Vitt
Ted Evetts 4 | 0 Morgan Smith
Gergely Lakatos 4 | 0 Joey Rus Hartland
Callum Matthews 4 | 1 Shane Reidy
Thomas Cromwell 4 | 1 Lewis Gurney
Kieran Brignell 4 | 1 Joshua Sinkovits
Joost Geurts 4 | 0 Jack Sargeant
Jordan Boyce 4 | 0 Dennis Wustrack
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 4 | 0 Killian Heffernan
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James Beeton 4 | 1 Joshua Hermann
Callum Wilson 4 | 1 Charlie Symons
Andy Kent 4 | 1 Jim Moston
Dominik Neumeister 4 | 2 Jonathan Schutte
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4 | 3 John Brown
Niko Springer 4 | 0 Noel Oumard
Berry van Peer 4 | 1 Alex Jacques
Sebastian Oschitzki 4 | 2 Andrew Davidson
Harry Ward 4 | 0 Lars Fransen
Troy Brown 4 | 0 Christian Ruediger
Patrick van den Boogaard 4 | 1 Kieran Hoare
Amos Menghini 4 | 0 Leon Krampe
Jakob Kelly 4 | 0 Lerena Rietbergen
Gian van Veen 4 | 2 Tobias Reisner
Dan Read 4 | 0 Jasper Rademaker
Greg Ritchie 4 | 2 Moreno Blom
Fred Box 4 | 3 Bradley Coltman
Job ten Heuvel 4 | 3 Daniel Kirton
Björn Ole Blohm 4 | 1 Torben Schwalowsky
Keanu van Velzen 4 | 2 Justin Smith
Nico Blum 4 | 2 Lars Plaisier
Jurjen van der Velde 4 | 2 Mike van Duivenbode
Adam Gawlas 4 | 0 Rene Hwizda
Benjamin Smith 4 | 2 Jack Main
Reece Colley 4 | 0 Matt Parsons
Ben West 4 | 1 Luca Gunnarsson
Jerry Kaldenberg 4 | 0 Felix Franz
Lennon Cradock 4 | 2 Jaikob Selby-Rivas
Hywel Manuel 4 | 0 Martijn Piree
Stephen Rosney 4 | 3 Rex Cole
Hendrik Eggermann 4 | 3 Wesley Van Beekum
Alessio Marconi 4 | 0 Kevin Grebe
Philipp Hagemann 4 | 1 Jonathan Thorndike
Danny van Trijp 4 | 1 Mike de Kruijff
George Killington 4 | 1 Marco Jungwirth
Nathan Rafferty 4 | 2 Lukas Lilienbecker
Rhys Griffin 4 | 3 Niklas Thuenemann
Nathan Girvan 4 | 2 Justin van Tergouw
Sam Cromwell 4 | 1 Luca Giancarlo Orsini
Ryan Meikle 4 | 3 Jack Kerr
Wessel Nijman 4 | 0 Bertus Herks
Thomas Lovely 4 | 0 Tobias Tessmer
Danny Key 4 | 0 Eloise Milburn
Mike De Decker 4 | 1 Bradley Brooks
Lewis Pride 4 | 2 Marvin Wehder
Viggo van der Kuijl 4 | 3 Samuel Kapur
Ben Cheeseman 4 | 0 Mattia Pinelli
Freddie Francis 4 | 0 Felix Stein
Jonas Gabel-Schindler 4 | 1 Owen Cubitt
Kieran Spurdle 4 | 3 Aaron Ayres
Roman Benecky 4 | 0 Robin Weber
Seppe Giebens 4 | 1 Tommy Bakker
Jack Neary 4 | 2 David Carr
David Schlichting 4 | 1 Jan Besecke
Geert Nentjes 4 | 0 Dom Taylor
Franz Roetzsch 4 | 0 Dominik Gruellich
Conor Mayes 4 | 0 Kevin Schiller
Aron Boroczi 4 | 1 Danny Kronenberg
Tadhg Carroll 4 | 3 Kevin Knopf
Martin Schindler 4 | 1 Dominik Steinmann
Cameron Doyle 4 | 1 Ciaran Teehan
Henk Snijder 4 | 2 Wesley van Trijp
Shane McGuirk 4 | 0 Robbie de Bie
Aiden Cope 4 | 0 Jacob Gwynne
Sven Hesse 4 | 1 Simon Vitt
Ted Evetts 4 | 0 Morgan Smith
Gergely Lakatos 4 | 0 Joey Rus Hartland
Callum Matthews 4 | 1 Shane Reidy
Thomas Cromwell 4 | 1 Lewis Gurney
Kieran Brignell 4 | 1 Joshua Sinkovits
Joost Geurts 4 | 0 Jack Sargeant
Jordan Boyce 4 | 0 Dennis Wustrack
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 4 | 0 Killian Heffernan
Marcus Kirchmann 4 | 2 Jonas Michlenz
James Beeton 4 | 1 Joshua Hermann
Callum Wilson 4 | 1 Charlie Symons
Andy Kent 4 | 1 Jim Moston
Dominik Neumeister 4 | 2 Jonathan Schutte
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4 | 3 John Brown
Niko Springer 4 | 0 Noel Oumard
Berry van Peer 4 | 1 Alex Jacques
Sebastian Oschitzki 4 | 2 Andrew Davidson
Harry Ward 4 | 0 Lars Fransen
Troy Brown 4 | 0 Christian Ruediger
Patrick van den Boogaard 4 | 1 Kieran Hoare
Amos Menghini 4 | 0 Leon Krampe
Jakob Kelly 4 | 0 Lerena Rietbergen
Gian van Veen 4 | 2 Tobias Reisner
Dan Read 4 | 0 Jasper Rademaker
Greg Ritchie 4 | 2 Moreno Blom
Fred Box 4 | 3 Bradley Coltman
Job ten Heuvel 4 | 3 Daniel Kirton
Björn Ole Blohm 4 | 1 Torben Schwalowsky
Keanu van Velzen 4 | 2 Justin Smith
Nico Blum 4 | 2 Lars Plaisier
Jurjen van der Velde 4 | 2 Mike van Duivenbode
Adam Gawlas 4 | 0 Rene Hwizda
Benjamin Smith 4 | 2 Jack Main
Reece Colley 4 | 0 Matt Parsons
Ben West 4 | 1 Luca Gunnarsson
Jerry Kaldenberg 4 | 0 Felix Franz
Lennon Cradock 4 | 2 Jaikob Selby-Rivas
Hywel Manuel 4 | 0 Martijn Piree
Stephen Rosney 4 | 3 Rex Cole
Hendrik Eggermann 4 | 3 Wesley Van Beekum
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Vilem Sedivy 4 | 3 Michael Poole
Danny van Trijp 4 | 1 George Killington
Ole Holtkamp 4 | 1 Nico Tinnermann
Nathan Rafferty 4 | 1 Rhys Griffin
Callan Rydz 4 | 0 Anton Schroter
Nathan Girvan 4 | 2 Sam Cromwell
Niels Zonneveld 4 | 0 Nils Stuehlmeyer
Ryan Meikle 4 | 2 Wessel Nijman
Owen Maiden 4 | 2 Loyd Van Daalen De Jel
Thomas Lovely 4 | 3 Danny Key
Jake Carter 4 | 1 Luca Schopp
Lewis Pride 4 | 2 Mike De Decker
Viggo van der Kuijl 4 | 1 Frederic Kienz
Ben Cheeseman 4 | 3 Freddie Francis
Egor Tvorogov 4 | 0 Finn Kalsbeek
Kieran Spurdle 4 | 0 Jonas Gabel-Schindler
Roman Benecky 4 | 1 Luke Humphreys
Seppe Giebens 4 | 2 Jack Neary
Connor Pickett 4 | 0 Marcel Maurizio Yildiz
Geert Nentjes 4 | 0 David Schlichting
Franz Roetzsch 4 | 1 Jack Vincent
Conor Mayes 4 | 0 Aron Boroczi
Danny Jantowski 4 | 0 Bradley Clark
Martin Schindler 4 | 0 Tadhg Carroll
Kevin Doets 4 | 0 Cameron Doyle
Shane McGuirk 4 | 0 Henk Snijder
Connor Arberry 4 | 0 Kim-Dominik Prell
Aiden Cope 4 | 1 Sven Hesse
Ted Evetts 4 | 3 Owen Roelofs
Gergely Lakatos 4 | 3 Callum Matthews
Luke Humphries 4 | 0 Levy Frauenfelder
Thomas Cromwell 4 | 1 Kieran Brignell
Nathan Boon 4 | 3 Brent Plaisier
Joost Geurts 4 | 0 Jordan Boyce
Marvin van Velzen 4 | 2 Billy Warriner
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 4 | 1 Marcus Kirchmann
Alexander Rolf 4 | 3 Martin Meijering
James Beeton 4 | 1 Callum Wilson
Christian Bunse 4 | 1 Danny Jansen
Andy Kent 4 | 0 Dominik Neumeister
Tom Heldt 4 | 0 Sara Schliemann
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4 | 2 Niko Springer
Sebastian Pohl 4 | 3 Robin Beger
Berry van Peer 4 | 2 Sebastian Oschitzki
Harry Ward 4 | 0 Nico Krause
Patrick van den Boogaard 4 | 1 Troy Brown
Jarred Cole 4 | 0 Aaron Russell
Jakob Kelly 4 | 2 Amos Menghini
Gian van Veen 4 | 2 Ben Chance
Greg Ritchie 4 | 1 Dan Read
Keane Barry 4 | 2 Joe Davis
Fred Box 4 | 1 Job ten Heuvel
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Nico Blum 4 | 3 Keanu van Velzen
Maximilian Johansen 4 | 0 Atli Bjarnason
Jurjen van der Velde 4 | 1 Adam Gawlas
Benjamin Smith 4 | 2 William Borland
Reece Colley 4 | 1 Ben West
Damian Mol 4 | 2 Daan Bastiaansen
Lennon Cradock 4 | 1 Jerry Kaldenberg
Hywel Manuel 4 | 2 Chester Gardner
Stephen Rosney 4 | 1 Hendrik Eggermann
Maikel Verberk 4 | 1 Marcel Teders
Philipp Hagemann 4 | 3 Alessio Marconi
Vilem Sedivy 4 | 3 Michael Poole
Danny van Trijp 4 | 1 George Killington
Ole Holtkamp 4 | 1 Nico Tinnermann
Nathan Rafferty 4 | 1 Rhys Griffin
Callan Rydz 4 | 0 Anton Schroter
Nathan Girvan 4 | 2 Sam Cromwell
Niels Zonneveld 4 | 0 Nils Stuehlmeyer
Ryan Meikle 4 | 2 Wessel Nijman
Owen Maiden 4 | 2 Loyd Van Daalen De Jel
Thomas Lovely 4 | 3 Danny Key
Jake Carter 4 | 1 Luca Schopp
Lewis Pride 4 | 2 Mike De Decker
Viggo van der Kuijl 4 | 1 Frederic Kienz
Ben Cheeseman 4 | 3 Freddie Francis
Egor Tvorogov 4 | 0 Finn Kalsbeek
Kieran Spurdle 4 | 0 Jonas Gabel-Schindler
Roman Benecky 4 | 1 Luke Humphreys
Seppe Giebens 4 | 2 Jack Neary
Connor Pickett 4 | 0 Marcel Maurizio Yildiz
Geert Nentjes 4 | 0 David Schlichting
Franz Roetzsch 4 | 1 Jack Vincent
Conor Mayes 4 | 0 Aron Boroczi
Danny Jantowski 4 | 0 Bradley Clark
Martin Schindler 4 | 0 Tadhg Carroll
Kevin Doets 4 | 0 Cameron Doyle
Shane McGuirk 4 | 0 Henk Snijder
Connor Arberry 4 | 0 Kim-Dominik Prell
Aiden Cope 4 | 1 Sven Hesse
Ted Evetts 4 | 3 Owen Roelofs
Gergely Lakatos 4 | 3 Callum Matthews
Luke Humphries 4 | 0 Levy Frauenfelder
Thomas Cromwell 4 | 1 Kieran Brignell
Nathan Boon 4 | 3 Brent Plaisier
Joost Geurts 4 | 0 Jordan Boyce
Marvin van Velzen 4 | 2 Billy Warriner
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 4 | 1 Marcus Kirchmann
Alexander Rolf 4 | 3 Martin Meijering
James Beeton 4 | 1 Callum Wilson
Christian Bunse 4 | 1 Danny Jansen
Andy Kent 4 | 0 Dominik Neumeister
Tom Heldt 4 | 0 Sara Schliemann
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4 | 2 Niko Springer
Sebastian Pohl 4 | 3 Robin Beger
Berry van Peer 4 | 2 Sebastian Oschitzki
Harry Ward 4 | 0 Nico Krause
Patrick van den Boogaard 4 | 1 Troy Brown
Jarred Cole 4 | 0 Aaron Russell
Jakob Kelly 4 | 2 Amos Menghini
Gian van Veen 4 | 2 Ben Chance
Greg Ritchie 4 | 1 Dan Read
Keane Barry 4 | 2 Joe Davis
Fred Box 4 | 1 Job ten Heuvel
Björn Ole Blohm 4 | 0 Gianni Borelli
Nico Blum 4 | 3 Keanu van Velzen
Maximilian Johansen 4 | 0 Atli Bjarnason
Jurjen van der Velde 4 | 1 Adam Gawlas
Benjamin Smith 4 | 2 William Borland
Reece Colley 4 | 1 Ben West
Damian Mol 4 | 2 Daan Bastiaansen
Lennon Cradock 4 | 1 Jerry Kaldenberg
Hywel Manuel 4 | 2 Chester Gardner
Stephen Rosney 4 | 1 Hendrik Eggermann
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Philipp Hagemann 4 | 3 Maikel Verberk
Danny van Trijp 4 | 0 Vilem Sedivy
Nathan Rafferty 4 | 1 Ole Holtkamp
Nathan Girvan 4 | 1 Callan Rydz
Ryan Meikle 4 | 0 Niels Zonneveld
Owen Maiden 4 | 0 Thomas Lovely
Lewis Pride 4 | 0 Jake Carter
Viggo van der Kuijl 4 | 3 Ben Cheeseman
Kieran Spurdle 4 | 3 Egor Tvorogov
Roman Benecky 4 | 2 Seppe Giebens
Connor Pickett 4 | 1 Geert Nentjes
Franz Roetzsch 4 | 0 Conor Mayes
Martin Schindler 4 | 0 Danny Jantowski
Shane McGuirk 4 | 2 Kevin Doets
Connor Arberry 4 | 0 Aiden Cope
Ted Evetts 4 | 3 Gergely Lakatos
Luke Humphries 4 | 0 Thomas Cromwell
Nathan Boon 4 | 0 Joost Geurts
Marvin van Velzen 4 | 3 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
James Beeton 4 | 0 Alexander Rolf
Andy Kent 4 | 3 Christian Bunse
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4 | 0 Tom Heldt
Sebastian Pohl 4 | 3 Berry van Peer
Harry Ward 4 | 0 Patrick van den Boogaard
Jarred Cole 4 | 0 Jakob Kelly
Greg Ritchie 4 | 0 Gian van Veen
Keane Barry 4 | 0 Fred Box
Nico Blum 4 | 0 Björn Ole Blohm
Jurjen van der Velde 4 | 1 Maximilian Johansen
Benjamin Smith 4 | 1 Reece Colley
Damian Mol 4 | 1 Lennon Cradock
Hywel Manuel 4 | 2 Stephen Rosney
Philipp Hagemann 4 | 3 Maikel Verberk
Danny van Trijp 4 | 0 Vilem Sedivy
Nathan Rafferty 4 | 1 Ole Holtkamp
Nathan Girvan 4 | 1 Callan Rydz
Ryan Meikle 4 | 0 Niels Zonneveld
Owen Maiden 4 | 0 Thomas Lovely
Lewis Pride 4 | 0 Jake Carter
Viggo van der Kuijl 4 | 3 Ben Cheeseman
Kieran Spurdle 4 | 3 Egor Tvorogov
Roman Benecky 4 | 2 Seppe Giebens
Connor Pickett 4 | 1 Geert Nentjes
Franz Roetzsch 4 | 0 Conor Mayes
Martin Schindler 4 | 0 Danny Jantowski
Shane McGuirk 4 | 2 Kevin Doets
Connor Arberry 4 | 0 Aiden Cope
Ted Evetts 4 | 3 Gergely Lakatos
Luke Humphries 4 | 0 Thomas Cromwell
Nathan Boon 4 | 0 Joost Geurts
Marvin van Velzen 4 | 3 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
James Beeton 4 | 0 Alexander Rolf
Andy Kent 4 | 3 Christian Bunse
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4 | 0 Tom Heldt
Sebastian Pohl 4 | 3 Berry van Peer
Harry Ward 4 | 0 Patrick van den Boogaard
Jarred Cole 4 | 0 Jakob Kelly
Greg Ritchie 4 | 0 Gian van Veen
Keane Barry 4 | 0 Fred Box
Nico Blum 4 | 0 Björn Ole Blohm
Jurjen van der Velde 4 | 1 Maximilian Johansen
Benjamin Smith 4 | 1 Reece Colley
Damian Mol 4 | 1 Lennon Cradock
Hywel Manuel 4 | 2 Stephen Rosney
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Danny van Trijp 4 | 1 Philipp Hagemann
Nathan Rafferty 4 | 3 Nathan Girvan
Owen Maiden 4 | 1 Ryan Meikle
Lewis Pride 4 | 1 Viggo van der Kuijl
Kieran Spurdle 4 | 2 Roman Benecky
Franz Roetzsch 4 | 2 Connor Pickett
Shane McGuirk 4 | 0 Martin Schindler
Ted Evetts 4 | 0 Connor Arberry
Luke Humphries 4 | 2 Nathan Boon
Marvin van Velzen 4 | 1 James Beeton
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4 | 2 Andy Kent
Harry Ward 4 | 3 Sebastian Pohl
Jarred Cole 4 | 1 Greg Ritchie
Keane Barry 4 | 1 Nico Blum
Jurjen van der Velde 4 | 3 Benjamin Smith
Hywel Manuel 4 | 2 Damian Mol
Danny van Trijp 4 | 1 Philipp Hagemann
Nathan Rafferty 4 | 3 Nathan Girvan
Owen Maiden 4 | 1 Ryan Meikle
Lewis Pride 4 | 1 Viggo van der Kuijl
Kieran Spurdle 4 | 2 Roman Benecky
Franz Roetzsch 4 | 2 Connor Pickett
Shane McGuirk 4 | 0 Martin Schindler
Ted Evetts 4 | 0 Connor Arberry
Luke Humphries 4 | 2 Nathan Boon
Marvin van Velzen 4 | 1 James Beeton
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4 | 2 Andy Kent
Harry Ward 4 | 3 Sebastian Pohl
Jarred Cole 4 | 1 Greg Ritchie
Keane Barry 4 | 1 Nico Blum
Jurjen van der Velde 4 | 3 Benjamin Smith
Hywel Manuel 4 | 2 Damian Mol
Last 16
Nathan Rafferty - | - Danny van Trijp
Owen Maiden - | - Lewis Pride
Kieran Spurdle - | - Franz Roetzsch
Shane McGuirk - | - Ted Evetts
Luke Humphries - | - Marvin van Velzen
Jeffrey De Zwaan - | - Harry Ward
Jarred Cole - | - Keane Barry
Jurjen van der Velde - | - Hywel Manuel
Nathan Rafferty - | - Danny van Trijp
Owen Maiden - | - Lewis Pride
Kieran Spurdle - | - Franz Roetzsch
Shane McGuirk - | - Ted Evetts
Luke Humphries - | - Marvin van Velzen
Jeffrey De Zwaan - | - Harry Ward
Jarred Cole - | - Keane Barry
Jurjen van der Velde - | - Hywel Manuel

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- 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
- 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





