The PDC Europe Super League starts on Saturday. This tournament was formerly known as the German Super League and is used to determine the German spot for the PDC World Darts Championship.
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Among the 24 participants are Max Hopp, Martin Schindler and Nico Kurz. The German number one Gabriel Clemens is excluded from participation because he is in the top-32 of the world rankings. The 24 players have been split into four groups and all will play once on Saturday against the other players in their group.
Format
The 24 participants are divided into four groups of six darts. In each group, the players will play each other twice in a format of best of 11 legs on April 17-18. Each victory earns one point for the ranking.
Four players from each group will go through to the next round, which therefore consists of sixteen players. These will then be split into two groups of eight players. On April 19-20 they will play twice against the other players in their group. The four best players of both groups will go through to the final phase of the PDC Europe Super League.
From this stage onwards, all matches are knockout competitions. The quarter-finals will be played over best of 17 legs on April 21. The four remaining players will throw their semi-finals over best of 19 legs on April 22, followed by the final over best of 21 legs.
Schedule Day One PDC Europe Super League
Saturday April 17 (starting at 12:00 GMT)
Group A
Martin Schindler v Marcel Gerdon
Dragutin Horvat v Lukas Wenig
Kevin Münch v Karsten Koch
Martin Schindler v Lukas Wenig
Marcel Gerdon v Karsten Koch
Dragutin Horvat v Kevin Münch
Martin Schindler v Karsten Koch
Lukas Wenig v Kevin Münch
Marcel Gerdon v Dragutin Horvat
Martin Schindler v Kevin Münch
Karsten Koch v Dragutin Horvat
Lukas Wenig v Marcel Gerdon
Martin Schindler v Dragutin Horvat
Kevin Münch v Marcel Gerdon
Karsten Koch v Lukas Wenig
Group B
Nico Kurz v Michael Hurtz
Christian Bunse v Jens Kniest
Sascha Stein v Manfred Bilderl
Nico Kurz v Jens Kniest
Michael Hurtz v Manfred Bilderl
Christian Bunse v Sascha Stein
Nico Kurz v Manfred Bilderl
Jens Kniest v Sascha Stein
Michael Hurtz v Christian Bunse
Nico Kurz v Sascha Stein
Manfred Bilderl v Christian Bunse
Jens Kniest v Michael Hurtz
Nico Kurz v Christian Bunse
Sascha Stein v Michael Hurtz
Manfred Bilderl v Jens Kniest
Group C
Robert Marijanovic v Stefan Nilles
Florian Hempel v Niko Springer
Kai Gotthardt v Thomas Köhnlein
Robert Marijanovic v Niko Springer
Stefan Nilles v Thomas Köhnlein
Florian Hempel v Kai Gotthardt
Robert Marijanovic v Thomas Köhnlein
Niko Springer v Kai Gotthardt
Stefan Nilles v Florian Hempel
Robert Marijanovic v Kai Gotthardt
Thomas Köhnlein v Florian Hempel
Niko Springer v Stefan Nilles
Robert Marijanovic v Florian Hempel
Kai Gotthardt v Stefan Nilles
Thomas Köhnlein v Niko Springer
Group D
Max Hopp v Marco Obst
Steffen Siepmann v Franz Rotzsch
Daniel Klose v Rene Eidams
Max Hopp v Franz Rotzsch
Marco Obst v Rene Eidams
Steffen Siepmann v Daniel Klose
Max Hopp v Rene Eidams
Franz Rotzsch v Daniel Klose
Marco Obst v Steffen Siepmann
Max Hopp v Daniel Klose
Rene Eidams v Steffen Siepmann
Franz Rotzsch v Marco Obst
Max Hopp v Steffen Siepmann
Daniel Klose v Marco Obst
Rene Eidams v Franz Rotzsch
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
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- 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
- 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