Lakeside third seed Jamie Hughes is one of a number of BDO stars on the PDC's UK Q-School list.
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Hughes and fellow Grand Slam entrant Cameron Menzies have signed up for Q-School, which begins tomorrow. Tony O'Shea, Jeff Smith and Darryl Fitton will also head to Wigan in an attempt to claim a Tour Card.
Young stars Corey Cadby and Dawson Murschell have entered into Q-School in the hope of becoming a regular fixture in the PDC. Ted Evetts, who recently lost his Tour Card, will also attend. Some returning favourites will be competing in Wigan as well. Colin Lloyd, the former World Matchplay and World Grand Prix champion, leads that list. Martin Atkins and Dean Winstanley will be at their first Q-School, while Wes Newton makes a return.
There are 23 Tour Cards on offer. Eight will be given to the players who make the final on each day of play. The following 15 will be handed out to the players who top the Q-School Order of Merit after four days of play. Only the top 128 in the Order of Merit will be allowed to attend UK Open qualifiers for free.
Q-School runs from Thursday January 18 to Sunday January 21. Here is the UK list in full:
Ben Adams
Lance Adams
Robert Adnams
Kenichi Ajiki
Nolan Arendse
Nathan Aspinall
Martin Atkins (Leeds)
Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Daniel Ayres
Curtis Bagley
James Bailey
Leon Bailey
Richard Baillie
Kevin Bambrick
Mark Barilli
Michael Barnard
Chas Barstow
James Barton
Daniel Batchelor
Barrie Bates
Max Baulcomb
Greg Beard
Michael Beard
Aaron Beeney
Andrew Beeton
Nicholas Bell
Sean Bell
Andrew Belton
Christopher Bent
Darren Beveridge
Gary Blackwood
Sam Booth
Philip Borthwick
Andy Boulton
John Bowles
Adam Bowman
Jordan Boyce
Martin Bradbury
Kenneth Bramall
Peter Bramley
Derek Brand
Bradley Brooks
Rachel Brooks
Gary Broomhead
Justin Broton
Anthony Brown
John Brown
Steve Brown
Dean Buckland
Lee Budgen
Shayne Burgess
Peter Burgoyne
Trevor Burkhill
Kevin Burness
Ben Burton
Corey Cadby
Ray Campbell
Keith Robert Carter
Simon Cassidy
Lee Chambers
Matt Clark
Matthew Clarke
Brett Claydon
Joshua Clements
Daniel Cole
Jarred Cole
Tony Cole
Declan Coles
Robert Collins
Stuart Comerford
Karl Corcoran
Richie Corner
Andy Cornwall
John Court
Simon Craven
John Crossley
Bobby Crozier
Jason Cullen
Niall Culleton
Andrew Cummins
Steven Cupitt
Christopher Dale
Scott Dale
Antony Darlow
John Davey
Ben Davies
Shaun Davies
Gary Davison
Paul Dawkins
Michael Dawson
Peter Day
Jason Delahunty
Matthew Dennant
Nathan Derry
Lorenzo Deveaux
Matthew Dicken
Jack Dickinson
Paul Dinning
Eddie Dootson
JohnPaul Dowdall
Kevin Dowling
Dylan Duo
Aaron Dyer
Gary Eastwood
Matthew Edgar
Dafydd Edwards
David Edwards
Kevin Edwards
Jamie Ellam
David Evans
Kieran Evans
Lee Evans
Ted Evetts
Peter Evison
BJ Fairhurst
Mark Farmer
David Fatum
George Fawcett
Steven Ferguson
Peter Fisher
Darryl Fitton
Bradley Fleming
Dean Forde
Jay Foreman
Mark Forman
Andrew Foster
Alex Frith
Mark Frost
Jack Fuller
Nick Fullwell
Dale Gadsby
Malcom Gallacher
Peter Gallacher
Adam Gallett
Matt Gallett
Billy Gallie
Stephen Gallimore
Kevin Garcia
George Gardner
Danny Gengler
Keith Geraghty
Glenn Gibson
Amit Gilitwala
Michael Gillet
Callum Goffin
John Goldie
Paul Goodwin
Phillip Goodwin
Ryan Gowans
Mark Graham
Adrian Gray
Jamie Green
Tom Gregory
Rhys Griffin
Shaun Griffiths
Martin Grimble
Lee Grimshaw
Sam Guest
Jamie Guilfoyle
Gary Gullan
Sheamus Hagan
James Hajdar
Rees Hall
Carl Hamilton
Sam Hamilton
Curtis Hammond
Steven Harbert
Luke Hardy
Ryan Harrington
Cody Harris
Lee Harris
Michael Harrison
Kelvin Hart
Ryan Hart
Chris Hartrey
Paul Harvey
Will Harwood
Rhys Hayden
Sam Head
Jonathan Hewitt
Rob Hewson
David Hicks
Ash Hilditch
Kalani Hillman
Ashley Holgate
Paul Holloway
Rob Holroyd
Dave Honey
Shaun Howell
Richie Howson
James Hubbard
Adam Huckvale
Peter Hudson
Jamie Hughes
Robert Hughes
Matt Hunt
Michael Huntley
Ian Hurley
Andy Hutchings
Dean Hyde
Craig Ingram
Charlie Jackson
Chris Jackson
Matt Jackson
Gavin James
Lee James
Andy Jenkins
Dafydd Jenkins
Paul Jenkinson
Nick Jennings
Sonny Johal
Sean Johnson
Jordan Johnston
Emyr Jones
Ian Jones
Jnr Joyce
Ryan Joyce
Jon Jukes
Michael Kavanagh
Brendan Kearns
Stuart Kellett
Jamie Kelling
Charlie Kemp
Luke Kennedy
George Killington
Steven Kirkby
Veljko Knezevic
Dave Ladley
James Lane
Kevin Lane
Daniel Lauby
Mark Lawrence
Darren Layden
Daniel Lee
Ian Lever
Craig Lewis
Colin Littlecott
Colin Lloyd
Phil Locke
Tom Lonsdale
Callum Loose
Edward Lovely
Thomas Lovely
Jason Lovett
Jason Lowe
Martin Lukeman
Darren Lynch
Barry Lynn
Patrick Lynskey
Callum Mackay
Ken MacNeil
Owen Maiden
Jack Main
John Mann
James Marcroft
Steven Marfleet
Jason Marriott
Scott Marsh
David Marson
Tony Martin
Callum Matthews
Darren Mawer
Kris McCall
Josh McCarthy
Michael McCloskey
Paul McCrevey
Kevin McDonnell
Michael McFall
Ian McFarlane
Andre McGill
Robert McKenzie
Jim McKevitt
Jimmy McKirdy
Steve McNally
Christopher McTernan
Andrew Meikle
Ryan Meikle
Cameron Menzies
Paul Milford
Glen Miller
Dean Mills
Chris Millward
Paul Mitchell
Peter Mitchell
Arron Monk
Brandonn Monk
Barry Morgan
John Morris
Roy Morris
Josh Mortensen
Ian Moss
Jim Moston
Adam Mould
Haruki Muramatsu
Jay Murphy
Jimmy Murphy
Ryan Murray
Dawson Murschell
Coni Singh Nagi
Tony Newell
Wes Newton
Mike Norton
Mike Nott
John O'Shea
Shane O'Connor
Damien O'Driscoll
Keith O'Neill
Richard Onions
Keita Ono
Colin Osborne
Tony O'Shea
Dean Owen
Robert Owen
Matt Padgett
Joey Palfreyman
Lee Palfreyman
David Pallett
Ryan Palmer
Dyson Parody
David Patterson
Andy Pearson
Shane Pearson
Wayne Pepper
Steve Perren
Paul Phillips
Chris Ping
Darren Place
John Power
Michael Power
Andrew Poynton
Simon Preston
Shane Price
Lewis Pride
Dave Prins
Mark Pritchard
Neil Pullen
Craig Quinn
Rohit Rabadia
Nathan Rafferty
Steve Randall
Dan Read
Mikey Rees
Craig Reeves
Shane Reidy
Kirk Reynolds
Ian Richards
Nathan Richards
Dave Richardson
Dennis Richardson
Tony Richardson
Robert Rickwood
Ross Rimmer
Greg Ritchie
Terry Roach
Ronnie Roberts
Harry Robinson
Reece Robinson
Scott Rollings
Keith Rooney
Paul Russell
Sean Ryan
Callan Rydz
Zac Sanders
Warrick Scheffer
Roger Scrivens
Connor Scutt
Jaikob Selby
Kelvin Self
Adam Shanks
David Sharp
Vernon Sheppard
Lee Shewan
Lee Siddle
Kevin Simm
Ben Simpson
Joe Singleton
Keith Slocombe
Andy Smith
Damian Smith
Dennis Smith
Jeff Smith
Justin Smith
Morgan Smith
Paul Smith
Robert Smith
Ross Smith
Steven Smith
Tom Smith
Gavin Smith
Adam Smith-Neale
Adam Spencer
Kevin Stanley
Aaron Stevens
Evander Stevenson
Simon Stevenson
Micky Stocks
Stuart Stubbs
Bryn Suckley
Ricky Sudale
Lee Sutcliffe
Alan Tabern
Alan Tabern Jnr
Simon Tate
Steve Taylor
Terry Temple
Douglas Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Martin Thomas
Kieran Timmins
Jack Todd
Mick Todd
Nathan Treadgold
Lee Turle
Aaron Turner
Martyn Turner
Barry Tyler
Anthony Urmston-Toft
Trevor Vallely
Jim Walker
Mark Walsh
Robert Walsh
Ben Ward
Harry Ward
Chris Ware
Anthony Warne
James Welding
Chris White
Eddie White
Carl Wilkinson
Bradley Williams
Marc Williams
Matt Williams
Ricky Williams
Josh Wills
Chris Wilson
David Wilson
Jason Wilson
Mark Wilson
Stuart Wilson
Dean Winstanley
Ian Withers
Luke Woodhouse
Brian Woods
Jonathan Worsley
Jonathan Wynn
Young stars Corey Cadby and Dawson Murschell have entered into Q-School in the hope of becoming a regular fixture in the PDC. Ted Evetts, who recently lost his Tour Card, will also attend. Some returning favourites will be competing in Wigan as well. Colin Lloyd, the former World Matchplay and World Grand Prix champion, leads that list. Martin Atkins and Dean Winstanley will be at their first Q-School, while Wes Newton makes a return.
There are 23 Tour Cards on offer. Eight will be given to the players who make the final on each day of play. The following 15 will be handed out to the players who top the Q-School Order of Merit after four days of play. Only the top 128 in the Order of Merit will be allowed to attend UK Open qualifiers for free.
Q-School runs from Thursday January 18 to Sunday January 21. Here is the UK list in full:
Ben Adams
Lance Adams
Robert Adnams
Kenichi Ajiki
Nolan Arendse
Nathan Aspinall
Martin Atkins (Leeds)
Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Daniel Ayres
Curtis Bagley
James Bailey
Leon Bailey
Richard Baillie
Kevin Bambrick
Mark Barilli
Michael Barnard
Chas Barstow
James Barton
Daniel Batchelor
Barrie Bates
Max Baulcomb
Greg Beard
Michael Beard
Aaron Beeney
Andrew Beeton
Nicholas Bell
Sean Bell
Andrew Belton
Christopher Bent
Darren Beveridge
Gary Blackwood
Sam Booth
Philip Borthwick
Andy Boulton
John Bowles
Adam Bowman
Jordan Boyce
Martin Bradbury
Kenneth Bramall
Peter Bramley
Derek Brand
Bradley Brooks
Rachel Brooks
Gary Broomhead
Justin Broton
Anthony Brown
John Brown
Steve Brown
Dean Buckland
Lee Budgen
Shayne Burgess
Peter Burgoyne
Trevor Burkhill
Kevin Burness
Ben Burton
Corey Cadby
Ray Campbell
Keith Robert Carter
Simon Cassidy
Lee Chambers
Matt Clark
Matthew Clarke
Brett Claydon
Joshua Clements
Daniel Cole
Jarred Cole
Tony Cole
Declan Coles
Robert Collins
Stuart Comerford
Karl Corcoran
Richie Corner
Andy Cornwall
John Court
Simon Craven
John Crossley
Bobby Crozier
Jason Cullen
Niall Culleton
Andrew Cummins
Steven Cupitt
Christopher Dale
Scott Dale
Antony Darlow
John Davey
Ben Davies
Shaun Davies
Gary Davison
Paul Dawkins
Michael Dawson
Peter Day
Jason Delahunty
Matthew Dennant
Nathan Derry
Lorenzo Deveaux
Matthew Dicken
Jack Dickinson
Paul Dinning
Eddie Dootson
JohnPaul Dowdall
Kevin Dowling
Dylan Duo
Aaron Dyer
Gary Eastwood
Matthew Edgar
Dafydd Edwards
David Edwards
Kevin Edwards
Jamie Ellam
David Evans
Kieran Evans
Lee Evans
Ted Evetts
Peter Evison
BJ Fairhurst
Mark Farmer
David Fatum
George Fawcett
Steven Ferguson
Peter Fisher
Darryl Fitton
Bradley Fleming
Dean Forde
Jay Foreman
Mark Forman
Andrew Foster
Alex Frith
Mark Frost
Jack Fuller
Nick Fullwell
Dale Gadsby
Malcom Gallacher
Peter Gallacher
Adam Gallett
Matt Gallett
Billy Gallie
Stephen Gallimore
Kevin Garcia
George Gardner
Danny Gengler
Keith Geraghty
Glenn Gibson
Amit Gilitwala
Michael Gillet
Callum Goffin
John Goldie
Paul Goodwin
Phillip Goodwin
Ryan Gowans
Mark Graham
Adrian Gray
Jamie Green
Tom Gregory
Rhys Griffin
Shaun Griffiths
Martin Grimble
Lee Grimshaw
Sam Guest
Jamie Guilfoyle
Gary Gullan
Sheamus Hagan
James Hajdar
Rees Hall
Carl Hamilton
Sam Hamilton
Curtis Hammond
Steven Harbert
Luke Hardy
Ryan Harrington
Cody Harris
Lee Harris
Michael Harrison
Kelvin Hart
Ryan Hart
Chris Hartrey
Paul Harvey
Will Harwood
Rhys Hayden
Sam Head
Jonathan Hewitt
Rob Hewson
David Hicks
Ash Hilditch
Kalani Hillman
Ashley Holgate
Paul Holloway
Rob Holroyd
Dave Honey
Shaun Howell
Richie Howson
James Hubbard
Adam Huckvale
Peter Hudson
Jamie Hughes
Robert Hughes
Matt Hunt
Michael Huntley
Ian Hurley
Andy Hutchings
Dean Hyde
Craig Ingram
Charlie Jackson
Chris Jackson
Matt Jackson
Gavin James
Lee James
Andy Jenkins
Dafydd Jenkins
Paul Jenkinson
Nick Jennings
Sonny Johal
Sean Johnson
Jordan Johnston
Emyr Jones
Ian Jones
Jnr Joyce
Ryan Joyce
Jon Jukes
Michael Kavanagh
Brendan Kearns
Stuart Kellett
Jamie Kelling
Charlie Kemp
Luke Kennedy
George Killington
Steven Kirkby
Veljko Knezevic
Dave Ladley
James Lane
Kevin Lane
Daniel Lauby
Mark Lawrence
Darren Layden
Daniel Lee
Ian Lever
Craig Lewis
Colin Littlecott
Colin Lloyd
Phil Locke
Tom Lonsdale
Callum Loose
Edward Lovely
Thomas Lovely
Jason Lovett
Jason Lowe
Martin Lukeman
Darren Lynch
Barry Lynn
Patrick Lynskey
Callum Mackay
Ken MacNeil
Owen Maiden
Jack Main
John Mann
James Marcroft
Steven Marfleet
Jason Marriott
Scott Marsh
David Marson
Tony Martin
Callum Matthews
Darren Mawer
Kris McCall
Josh McCarthy
Michael McCloskey
Paul McCrevey
Kevin McDonnell
Michael McFall
Ian McFarlane
Andre McGill
Robert McKenzie
Jim McKevitt
Jimmy McKirdy
Steve McNally
Christopher McTernan
Andrew Meikle
Ryan Meikle
Cameron Menzies
Paul Milford
Glen Miller
Dean Mills
Chris Millward
Paul Mitchell
Peter Mitchell
Arron Monk
Brandonn Monk
Barry Morgan
John Morris
Roy Morris
Josh Mortensen
Ian Moss
Jim Moston
Adam Mould
Haruki Muramatsu
Jay Murphy
Jimmy Murphy
Ryan Murray
Dawson Murschell
Coni Singh Nagi
Tony Newell
Wes Newton
Mike Norton
Mike Nott
John O'Shea
Shane O'Connor
Damien O'Driscoll
Keith O'Neill
Richard Onions
Keita Ono
Colin Osborne
Tony O'Shea
Dean Owen
Robert Owen
Matt Padgett
Joey Palfreyman
Lee Palfreyman
David Pallett
Ryan Palmer
Dyson Parody
David Patterson
Andy Pearson
Shane Pearson
Wayne Pepper
Steve Perren
Paul Phillips
Chris Ping
Darren Place
John Power
Michael Power
Andrew Poynton
Simon Preston
Shane Price
Lewis Pride
Dave Prins
Mark Pritchard
Neil Pullen
Craig Quinn
Rohit Rabadia
Nathan Rafferty
Steve Randall
Dan Read
Mikey Rees
Craig Reeves
Shane Reidy
Kirk Reynolds
Ian Richards
Nathan Richards
Dave Richardson
Dennis Richardson
Tony Richardson
Robert Rickwood
Ross Rimmer
Greg Ritchie
Terry Roach
Ronnie Roberts
Harry Robinson
Reece Robinson
Scott Rollings
Keith Rooney
Paul Russell
Sean Ryan
Callan Rydz
Zac Sanders
Warrick Scheffer
Roger Scrivens
Connor Scutt
Jaikob Selby
Kelvin Self
Adam Shanks
David Sharp
Vernon Sheppard
Lee Shewan
Lee Siddle
Kevin Simm
Ben Simpson
Joe Singleton
Keith Slocombe
Andy Smith
Damian Smith
Dennis Smith
Jeff Smith
Justin Smith
Morgan Smith
Paul Smith
Robert Smith
Ross Smith
Steven Smith
Tom Smith
Gavin Smith
Adam Smith-Neale
Adam Spencer
Kevin Stanley
Aaron Stevens
Evander Stevenson
Simon Stevenson
Micky Stocks
Stuart Stubbs
Bryn Suckley
Ricky Sudale
Lee Sutcliffe
Alan Tabern
Alan Tabern Jnr
Simon Tate
Steve Taylor
Terry Temple
Douglas Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Martin Thomas
Kieran Timmins
Jack Todd
Mick Todd
Nathan Treadgold
Lee Turle
Aaron Turner
Martyn Turner
Barry Tyler
Anthony Urmston-Toft
Trevor Vallely
Jim Walker
Mark Walsh
Robert Walsh
Ben Ward
Harry Ward
Chris Ware
Anthony Warne
James Welding
Chris White
Eddie White
Carl Wilkinson
Bradley Williams
Marc Williams
Matt Williams
Ricky Williams
Josh Wills
Chris Wilson
David Wilson
Jason Wilson
Mark Wilson
Stuart Wilson
Dean Winstanley
Ian Withers
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- 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
- 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