Day One of PDC UK Q-School 2025 is over and the first eight players to secure themselves a spot in the final phase, where PDC Tour Cards are set to be handed out have been confirmed.
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Most notable among them is probably the current Lakeside champion, Shane McGuirk. The Irishman impressed all day, including firing in a 105.65 average in the first round. He sealed his spot in the Final Stage though, by beating former Lakeside finalist Mark McGeeney 5-3 in the last 16 on Day One. Elsewhere, Bradley Brooks also moved into the final phase. Brooks has kept his hopes of a PDC return alive in style too, with a 5-1 win over Jarred Cole averaging 107.21!
The other six men to book their spot being Tommy Morris, Peter Burgoyne, Jason Wilson, Adam Paxton, Lewis Pride and Jack Tweddell.
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# Top 16
Tommy Morris (98.88) 5 | 0 (75.64) John Davey
Jason Wilson (79.44) 5 | 4 (75.25) Jordan-Lee Rawlings
Adam Paxton (89.46) 5 | 3 (80.16) Scott Campbell
Peter Burgoyne (85.54) 5 | 2 (81.34) Oliver Mitchell
Bradley Brooks (107.21) 5 | 1 (95.28) Jarred Cole
Lewis Pride (80.86) 5 | 4 (81.34) Trevor Burkhill
Jack Tweddell (89.15) 5 | 2 (83.20) Nathan Potter
Shane McGuirk (86.13) 5 | 3 (80.48) Mark McGeeney
# Top 32
Tommy Morris (88.75) 5 | 4 (83.81) Dean Finn Forde
John Davey (83.91) 5 | 4 (89.55) Jamie Owens
Jordan-Lee Rawlings (91.41) 5 | 1 (77.78) Joe Croft
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Jason Wilson (80.44) 5 | 3 (77.76) David Pallett
Scott Campbell (80.70) 5 | 2 (74.93) Chris Hurds
Adam Paxton (87.96) 5 | 1 (83.33) Cam Crabtree
Oliver Mitchell (77.35) 5 | 1 (76.59) Ricky Palmer
Peter Burgoyne (87.09) 5 | 1 (78.74) Rhys Peris Davies
Jarred Cole (96.79) 5 | 2 (95.07) Carl Sneyd
Bradley Brooks (98.29) 5 | 1 (85.07) Jamie Atkins
Lewis Pride (79.98) 5 | 3 (80.87) Daniel Ayres
Trevor Burkhill (96.71) 5 | 2 (88.11) Martin Grearson
Nathan Potter (85.40) 5 | 0 (79.89) Derek Maclean
Jack Tweddell (82.39) 5 | 1 (72.68) Karl Williams
Shane McGuirk (87.38) 5 | 0 (75.93) Jamie Durrant
Mark McGeeney (95.97) 5 | 2 (88.78) Mike Warburton
# Top 64
Dean Finn Forde (82.34) 5 | 3 (79.17) Keith O'Neill
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Tommy Morris (95.66) 5 | 2 (93.21) Scott Mitchell
John Davey (82.33) 5 | 3 (88.80) Greg Ritchie
Jamie Owens (102.28) 5 | 1 (91.69) James Beeton
Jordan-Lee Rawlings (82.58) 5 | 0 (68.90) Jaikob Selby-Rivas
Joe Croft (89.46) 5 | 0 (77.15) Ryan Furness
Jason Wilson (83.49) 5 | 1 (74.52) Adrian Devine
David Pallett (86.83) 5 | 2 (100.50) Ted Evetts
Chris Hurds (78.26) 5 | 1 (72.11) Nigel Prior
Scott Campbell (92.84) 5 | 1 (80.90) Jim Walker
Adam Paxton (89.06) 5 | 4 (87.58) Ryan Palmer
Cam Crabtree (91.04) 5 | 4 (92.95) Charlie Martin
Ricky Palmer (86.40) 5 | 4 (85.11) Sean Fisher
Oliver Mitchell (82.32) 5 | 2 (78.03) Bradley Aldous
Peter Burgoyne (90.77) 5 | 3 (84.61) Lee Williams
Rhys Peris Davies (73.88) 5 | 1 (73.39) Ryan O'Connor
Jarred Cole (90.54) 5 | 0 (81.85) Devon Petersen
Carl Sneyd (92.82) 5 | 3 (92.90) Reece Colley
Bradley Brooks (82.17) 5 | 4 (78.98) Dean Gallagher
Jamie Atkins (88.19) 5 | 2 (85.53) Carl Wilson
Daniel Ayres (92.24) 5 | 2 (89.21) Owen Maiden
Lewis Pride (86.62) 5 | 1 (76.69) James Evans-Bradford
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Martin Grearson (95.49) 5 | 2 (85.31) James Howard Hughes
Trevor Burkhill (82.32) 5 | 2 (75.28) Danny Trueman
Nathan Potter (85.73) 5 | 4 (85.82) Richie Burnett
Derek Maclean (80.93) 5 | 4 (82.44) Jim Moston
Jack Tweddell (92.40) 5 | 1 (84.10) Ieuan Halsall
Karl Williams (75.39) 5 | 3 (72.85) Matthew Dicken
Shane McGuirk (89.35) 5 | 2 (79.94) Jamie McKinnon
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Jamie Durrant (78.57) 5 | 3 (76.24) Thomas Cromwell
Mark McGeeney (85.28) 5 | 1 (79.36) Luke Smith
Mike Warburton (91.71) 5 | 4 (86.00) Jimmy Bristow
# Top 128
Keith O'Neill (79.92) 5 | 4 (77.50) Colin Osborne
Dean Finn Forde (87.35) 5 | 3 (79.01) Nathan Girvan
Tommy Morris (92.84) 5 | 2 (80.69) Stu Wilson
Scott Mitchell (84.73) 5 | 2 (79.83) Justin Bradshaw
John Davey (73.97) 5 | 2 (72.90) Sean Taylor
Greg Ritchie (84.85) 5 | 1 (73.38) Ashley Sutton
Jamie Owens (76.27) 5 | 1 (64.55) Ashley Weaver
James Beeton (83.77) 5 | 4 (78.70) Matt Gallett
Jaikob Selby-Rivas (70.25) 5 | 4 (69.34) Max Baulcomb
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Jordan-Lee Rawlings (82.35) 5 | 3 (83.56) John Brown
Ryan Furness (80.06) 5 | 3 (77.72) Lewis Bell
Joe Croft (82.60) 5 | 1 (79.33) Joe Hunt
Adrian Devine (80.45) 5 | 1 (67.35) James Brogan
Jason Wilson (86.25) 5 | 1 (80.88) Scott Baker
David Pallett (78.28) 5 | 0 (79.43) Rob Holroyd
Ted Evetts (92.95) 5 | 3 (86.88) Kevin Leadenham
Chris Hurds (78.54) 5 | 3 (83.57) Andrew Callary
Nigel Prior (88.58) 5 | 1 (83.41) Niall Culleton
Scott Campbell (82.51) 5 | 1 (72.40) Liam Kitchen
Jim Walker (74.48) 5 | 3 (66.68) Tom Parradine
Adam Paxton (93.31) 5 | 1 (88.03) Thomas Lovely
Ryan Palmer (82.85) 5 | 4 (86.26) Tom Sykes
Charlie Martin (80.07) 5 | 2 (75.17) Lee Grace
Cam Crabtree (94.39) 5 | 1 (95.67) Jim McEwan
Sean Fisher (83.36) 5 | 3 (83.91) Dan Hands
Ricky Palmer (83.53) 5 | 4 (79.60) Ciaran Teehan
Bradley Aldous (71.03) 5 | 2 (65.86) Ben Adams
Oliver Mitchell (85.32) 5 | 3 (83.36) Andrew Cass
Lee Williams (83.32) 5 | 3 (73.43) Stephen Mcnally
Peter Burgoyne (90.96) 5 | 2 (75.80) Ryan Branley
Ryan O'Connor (75.64) 5 | 2 (73.96) Frankie Ansell
Rhys Peris Davies (87.18) 5 | 4 (80.98) James Richardson
Jarred Cole (86.72) 5 | 4 (95.55) Scott Walters
Devon Petersen (80.81) 5 | 1 (76.23) Jack Male
Carl Sneyd (80.48) 5 | 3 (82.27) Kevin McDine
Reece Colley (87.18) 5 | 4 (90.25) Conor Heneghan
Dean Gallagher (102.95) 5 | 0 (91.26) Thomas Banks
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Bradley Brooks (102.77) 5 | 1 (77.61) Patrick Quinn
Jamie Atkins (96.64) 5 | 2 (85.29) Alex Williams
Carl Wilson (83.13) 5 | 2 (84.05) Kai Fan Leung
Owen Maiden (87.38) 5 | 0 (72.11) Geoffrey Heath
Daniel Ayres (86.38) 5 | 0 (67.30) Terry Ough
James Evans-Bradford (81.32) 5 | 2 (78.48) Tommy Lishman
Lewis Pride (90.55) 5 | 1 (81.77) Jon Worsley
Martin Grearson (86.98) 5 | 3 (82.08) Adam Lipscombe
James Howard Hughes (87.46) 5 | 4 (91.85) David Sharp
Trevor Burkhill (83.80) 5 | 3 (81.49) Anthony Paul Hitchen
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Danny Trueman (95.13) 5 | 0 (76.62) Jack Worsley
Nathan Potter (86.87) 5 | 2 (85.31) Stuart Wares
Richie Burnett (81.33) 5 | 3 (78.99) Keelan Kay
Jim Moston (87.76) 5 | 3 (89.52) David Davies
Derek Maclean (88.49) 5 | 4 (89.85) Paul Linwood
Jack Tweddell (84.57) 5 | 4 (83.39) Killian McCormack
Ieuan Halsall (79.41) 5 | 3 (73.97) Ryan Newton
Karl Williams (77.63) 5 | 3 (70.62) Sam Booth
Matthew Dicken (74.60) 5 | 4 (79.07) Keenan Thomas
Shane McGuirk (98.46) 5 | 2 (93.45) Shaun Carroll
Jamie McKinnon (77.11) 5 | 4 (73.87) Matthew Hall
Jamie Durrant (82.18) 5 | 2 (81.05) Michael Flynn
Thomas Cromwell (72.76) 5 | 2 (67.17) Lee Andrews
Mark McGeeney (92.98) 5 | 4 (95.12) Jenson Walker
Luke Smith (90.85) 5 | 3 (77.26) Steve Hine
Mike Warburton (90.73) 5 | 3 (83.17) Dylan Dowling
Jimmy Bristow (73.80) 5 | 3 (75.86) Cavan Phillips
# Top 256
Keith O'Neill (100.43) 5 | 1 (85.98) James Green
Colin Osborne (74.47) 5 | 1 (70.09) Conor Roberts
Nathan Girvan (84.98) 5 | 1 (70.51) Kevin Garcia
Dean Finn Forde (77.02) 5 | 3 (68.25) Mark Twist
Stu Wilson (75.78) 5 | 2 (66.73) Stephen Castle
Tommy Morris (92.41) 5 | 1 (75.06) Michael Barnard
Scott Mitchell (76.71) 5 | 1 (69.13) Ronnie Rickner
Justin Bradshaw (76.15) 5 | 2 (76.32) Robert Heard
Sean Taylor (66.00) 5 | 2 (61.90) Josh Callis
John Davey (80.85) 5 | 4 (78.13) Kelvin O'Keefe
Greg Ritchie (82.46) 5 | 1 (65.80) Chris Jennings
Ashley Sutton (70.80) 5 | 1 (66.68) Mark Stocker
Jamie Owens (82.29) 5 | 2 (76.13) Petros Christodoulou
Ashley Weaver (72.39) 5 | 3 (72.35) Lee Price
Matt Gallett (81.55) 5 | 4 (84.43) John O'Shea
James Beeton (101.55) 5 | 0 (81.00) Terry Redhead
Jaikob Selby-Rivas (65.48) 5 | 4 (62.12) Bruno Rangel
Max Baulcomb (74.56) 5 | 3 (74.84) Travis Baur
John Brown (77.34) 5 | 4 (69.79) Danny Goddard
Jordan-Lee Rawlings (80.81) 5 | 0 (78.31) Ben Goodger
Lewis Bell (72.86) 5 | 2 (60.88) Jack Secular
Ryan Furness (79.98) 5 | 2 (72.87) Neil Parry
Joe Croft (84.72) 5 | 4 (82.34) Gary Blades
Joe Hunt (83.73) 5 | 2 (75.58) Martin Tonks
Adrian Devine (73.68) 5 | 0 (59.50) Alexander Elia
James Brogan (71.31) 5 | 3 (75.14) Neilie Brouder
Scott Baker (89.25) 5 | 2 (83.04) David Hill
Jason Wilson (88.33) 5 | 2 (82.63) Sion Thomas
Rob Holroyd (73.17) 5 | 4 (76.46) Jonny Barnes
David Pallett (95.13) 5 | 0 (50.44) Bradley Whitehead
Ted Evetts (84.70) 5 | 1 (76.25) Janek Hill
Kevin Leadenham (82.58) 5 | 0 (70.68) Matthias Dietrich
Andrew Callary (74.14) 5 | 4 (72.88) Steve Haggerty
Chris Hurds (87.24) 5 | 1 (81.15) Andy Hamilton
Niall Culleton (80.81) 5 | 0 (74.07) Craig Watkins
Nigel Prior (88.06) 5 | 2 (86.41) David Evans
Liam Kitchen (73.68) 5 | 0 (65.70) Josh Newton
Scott Campbell (87.76) 5 | 2 (85.15) Eddie Lovely
Jim Walker (84.04) 5 | 4 (87.46) Aaron Beeney
Tom Parradine (73.53) 5 | 3 (80.12) Patrik Williams
Thomas Lovely (88.44) 5 | 3 (73.68) Tony Procter
Adam Paxton (82.64) 5 | 1 (74.42) Colin Gibson
Tom Sykes () W | F () Ross Baines
Ryan Palmer (88.58) 5 | 1 (87.63) Mason Whitlock
Lee Grace (78.63) 5 | 4 (79.33) Nathan Care
Charlie Martin (77.75) 5 | 2 (72.56) Robert Nelson
Jim McEwan (92.66) 5 | 1 (73.13) Kristian Barker
Cam Crabtree (99.17) 5 | 1 (94.59) Brandon Lewis Richardson
Dan Hands (83.02) 5 | 3 (83.35) Jack Vincent
Sean Fisher (80.81) 5 | 0 (39.48) Jamie Foster
Ciaran Teehan (80.30) 5 | 1 (63.77) Ronnie Blagden
Ricky Palmer (84.81) 5 | 2 (89.49) Alan Norris
Ben Adams (72.29) 5 | 2 (56.72) James Sperling
Bradley Aldous (75.04) 5 | 4 (77.17) Aleksander Zalewski
Oliver Mitchell (72.18) 5 | 1 (62.35) Kalen O'Neill
Andrew Cass (86.17) 5 | 4 (83.68) Charlie Symons
Lee Williams (84.90) 5 | 2 (77.69) Paul Higgins
Stephen Mcnally (78.08) 5 | 1 (69.30) Louis Lucas-Carter
Peter Burgoyne (86.68) 5 | 1 (74.65) Ellis Radford
Ryan Branley (88.26) 5 | 4 (81.89) Kevin Lowe
Frankie Ansell (86.17) 5 | 3 (86.37) Mark Dudbridge
Ryan O'Connor (84.44) 5 | 0 (71.39) John Madgwick
James Richardson (82.93) 5 | 1 (78.34) Jamie Rollinson
Rhys Peris Davies (78.55) 5 | 4 (82.62) James Waite
Scott Walters (79.55) 5 | 2 (83.22) Sam Spivey
Jarred Cole (91.65) 5 | 0 (75.48) Daniel Humphries
Jack Male (77.47) 5 | 0 (44.45) Joe Bailey
Devon Petersen (81.43) 5 | 3 (82.68) David Sumner
Carl Sneyd (85.78) 5 | 3 (81.20) Nick Cocks
Kevin McDine (70.72) 5 | 1 (63.73) Steven Taylor
Conor Heneghan (88.76) 5 | 4 (82.34) Nicholas Ellis
Reece Colley (77.06) 5 | 3 (75.00) Harry Lane
Thomas Banks (90.13) 5 | 2 (83.02) Paul Mitchell
Dean Gallagher (81.70) 5 | 3 (85.15) Jeremy Fagg
Patrick Quinn (82.02) 5 | 2 (78.51) Kevin Lane
Bradley Brooks (108.91) 5 | 0 (82.36) Lewis Gurney
Jamie Atkins (78.66) 5 | 2 (72.70) Steven Inkpen
Alex Williams (95.13) 5 | 0 (70.92) Michael Kelly
Kai Fan Leung (87.24) 5 | 1 (76.26) Deian Roberts
Carl Wilson (85.66) 5 | 1 (69.58) Mark Challenger
Owen Maiden (88.41) 5 | 0 (68.61) Daniel Smith
Geoffrey Heath (63.34) 5 | 1 (58.04) Tom Baughan
Terry Ough (56.87) 5 | 3 (53.54) Steven Harbert
Daniel Ayres (88.42) 5 | 2 (75.57) Charlie Kemp
Tommy Lishman (81.68) 5 | 0 (78.59) Bailey White
James Evans-Bradford (79.75) 5 | 3 (81.13) Kieran Evans
Lewis Pride (80.59) 5 | 4 (83.05) Steve West
Jon Worsley (79.02) 5 | 2 (63.32) Jack Bishop
Martin Grearson (81.68) 5 | 0 (74.80) Chris Hogg
Adam Lipscombe (89.77) 5 | 3 (84.50) Robert Thornton
David Sharp (90.54) 5 | 0 (66.08) Tommie Coleman
James Howard Hughes (81.63) 5 | 3 (77.13) Conan Whitehead
Anthony Paul Hitchen (82.58) 5 | 0 (45.17) Laszlo B Csato
Trevor Burkhill (88.62) 5 | 2 (89.49) Chas Barstow
Jack Worsley (69.78) 5 | 4 (70.58) Sean Ryan
Danny Trueman (98.54) 5 | 2 (92.34) Daniel Astbury
Stuart Wares (89.48) 5 | 4 (81.89) Myles Avory
Nathan Potter (86.30) 5 | 2 (85.07) Liam Kelly
Keelan Kay (80.95) 5 | 2 (76.45) Jason Heaver
Richie Burnett (87.85) 5 | 2 (86.44) Ian Lever
Jim Moston (89.29) 5 | 3 (82.36) Callum Francis
David Davies (84.70) 5 | 4 (79.71) Tom Riding
Derek Maclean (76.68) 5 | 0 (63.77) David Carr
Paul Linwood (86.07) 5 | 3 (83.74) Lee Budgen
Killian McCormack (66.50) 5 | 1 (59.22) Michael Warren
Jack Tweddell (84.76) 5 | 4 (80.46) Kyle Richardson
Ryan Newton (71.80) 5 | 2 (73.33) Alfie Smith
Ieuan Halsall (86.72) 5 | 2 (85.11) Mat Caste
Karl Williams (79.82) 5 | 4 (84.44) Timothy Jones
Sam Booth (73.09) 5 | 3 (71.51) Samuel Price
Matthew Dicken (77.47) 5 | 0 (66.63) Steven Watts
Keenan Thomas (86.22) 5 | 4 (86.68) Kyle Manton
Shane McGuirk (105.65) 5 | 1 (90.23) Shane Turner
Shaun Carroll (87.48) 5 | 4 (83.37) Fallon Sherrock
Jamie McKinnon (71.18) 5 | 1 (61.83) Andrew Hoare
Matthew Hall (74.94) 5 | 3 (75.60) Tom Bissell
Jamie Durrant (94.47) 5 | 2 (86.33) Taylor Greaves
Michael Flynn (76.77) 5 | 1 (64.23) Danny Moore
Lee Andrews (68.72) 5 | 3 (75.70) Martin Thomas
Thomas Cromwell (82.23) 5 | 2 (77.54) Michael Huntley
Jenson Walker (82.67) 5 | 2 (72.48) Michael Harrison
Mark McGeeney (84.44) 5 | 0 (75.62) Ashley Coleman
Steve Hine (82.06) 5 | 2 (80.02) Ronan McDonagh
Luke Smith (84.00) 5 | 2 (78.61) Lee Barrow
Dylan Dowling (91.65) 5 | 0 (70.04) Thomas Gater
Mike Warburton (90.74) 5 | 3 (81.52) Jacob Gwynne
Cavan Phillips (81.26) 5 | 4 (77.29) Kirk De Ruyter
Jimmy Bristow (79.15) 5 | 4 (81.69) Scott Waites
# Top 512
Dean Finn Forde (82.59) 5 | 3 (77.76) Gavin James
Robert Heard (72.36) 5 | 3 (68.45) Steven Beasley
Justin Bradshaw (84.98) 5 | 2 (75.15) Jack Shire
Ashley Sutton (78.31) 5 | 2 (73.14) Connor Whitehouse
James Beeton (91.65) 5 | 0 (47.85) Benjamin Allen
Terry Redhead (68.44) 5 | 4 (67.45) George Whyte
Jordan-Lee Rawlings (77.47) 5 | 0 (77.83) Liam Saxon
Martin Tonks (71.53) 5 | 3 (70.31) Sean McKeon
Joe Hunt (81.88) 5 | 3 (79.36) Darren Armstrong
Jason Wilson (81.28) 5 | 1 (81.42) Simon Stothart
Sion Thomas (78.83) 5 | 3 (80.72) Adam Beck
Kevin Leadenham (90.51) 5 | 3 (80.75) Ultan McDyer
Matthias Dietrich (65.27) 5 | 3 (69.92) Stuart Bennett
David Evans (81.00) 5 | 3 (68.12) Spencer Watson
Tom Parradine (70.73) 5 | 2 (74.27) Mark Boardman
Patrik Williams (89.76) 5 | 1 (75.92) Luke Smith (Chester)
Ryan Palmer (85.87) 5 | 1 (76.53) James Parkin
Brandon Lewis Richardson (74.46) 5 | 4 (76.50) Robbie Long
Cam Crabtree (83.35) 5 | 2 (76.59) Martyn Moore
Alan Norris (88.41) 5 | 0 (75.74) Jonathan Wynn
Charlie Symons (73.33) 5 | 1 (59.21) Justin Giles
Andrew Cass (77.81) 5 | 4 (79.25) Scott Taylor
Ryan Branley (91.51) 5 | 4 (90.98) Christopher Wickenden
Kevin Lowe (75.82) 5 | 3 (73.67) Pat Scurfield
Rhys Peris Davies (78.63) 5 | 3 (74.57) Simon Burt
James Waite (81.74) 5 | 3 (74.89) Steve Sewell
David Sumner (83.93) 5 | 3 (79.57) Chris Fidler
Reece Colley (79.85) 5 | 1 (72.99) Craig Searle
Harry Lane (71.68) 5 | 1 (70.29) Przemyslaw Wilanowski
Bradley Brooks (95.13) 5 | 0 (74.48) Bhav Patel
Mark Challenger (91.72) 5 | 4 (84.19) Daniel Nicholls
Carl Wilson (91.73) 5 | 1 (85.20) Kevin Burness
Daniel Ayres (94.00) 5 | 2 (82.91) Joseph Bridle
Jack Bishop (65.55) 5 | 4 (68.25) Paul Barham
Jon Worsley (84.40) 5 | 3 (81.07) Adrian Gray
Conan Whitehead (81.44) 5 | 2 (75.82) Hayden Robbie
James Howard Hughes (70.27) 5 | 4 (63.19) Ashley Clarke
Daniel Astbury (80.07) 5 | 4 (74.74) Brett Morgan-Williams
Danny Trueman (79.11) 5 | 0 (56.81) Steven Moss
Richie Burnett (86.69) 5 | 2 (82.90) Jimmy McKirdy
Lee Budgen (96.93) 5 | 3 (93.43) Tom Lonsdale
Paul Linwood (91.41) 5 | 1 (79.29) James Bailey
Mat Caste (81.90) 5 | 3 (83.08) Phil Coward
Ieuan Halsall (84.44) 5 | 0 (76.79) David Williams
Keenan Thomas (81.80) 5 | 3 (73.82) Ash Ling
Kyle Manton (77.47) 5 | 3 (72.55) Jack Boardman
Tom Bissell (77.12) 5 | 1 (61.88) Stephen Fanning
Michael Huntley (92.28) 5 | 2 (92.31) Kurt Parry
Thomas Cromwell (91.73) 5 | 2 (74.36) John Part
Luke Smith (78.80) 5 | 2 (70.15) Coni Singh Nagi
Lee Barrow (82.17) 5 | 3 (91.33) Justin Hood
Scott Waites (108.91) 5 | 0 (57.48) Andrew Sanderson
Jimmy Bristow (80.28) 5 | 3 (80.53) Karl Coleman

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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








