
Wessel Nijman was again unbeatable in the 21st tournament of the PDC Development Tour. The Dutchman won his sixth Development Tour title of the season in Wigan and is, with three tournaments to go, as good as certain of the first place in the final standings.
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In eight matches, Nijman lost only six legs. He reached a tournament average of 97.9, threw 12 maximum scores during the event and had a finish percentage of a whopping 52 percent over the entire tournament.
In his first five matches against Jack Tarrant (4-0), Jon-Sebastian Wright (4-0), Charlie Large (4-0), Janek Hill (4-0) and Henry Coates (4-0), Nijman did not lose a leg. He then recorded a hard-fought win over Xanti van den Bergh (5-4) in the quarter-finals, before also defeating Niko Springer (5-2) and Nathan Rafferty (5-0).
The PDC Development Tour circuit consists of 24 tournaments. At each Development Tour tournament there is a prize pool of 15,000 pounds to be distributed.
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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 2025 and 2026. The winner of the ranking also gets to compete in the Grand Slam of Darts.
Results PDC Development Tour 21
Finale
Wessel Nijman (98.88) 5 | 0 (79.96) Nathan Rafferty
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Semi-final
Wessel Nijman (105.03) 5 | 2 (99.52) Niko Springer
Nathan Rafferty (91.65) 5 | 0 (83.04) Jarno Bottenberg
Quarterfinals
Niko Springer (110.59) 5 | 1 (94.22) Llew Bevan
Wessel Nijman (93.09) 5 | 4 (89.73) Xanti Van den Bergh
Nathan Rafferty (88.94) 5 | 4 (88.43) Sebastian Bialecki
Jarno Bottenberg (75.09) 5 | 2 (74.55) Daan Bastiaansen
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Last 16
Llew Bevan (90.70) 4 | 1 (76.15) Jurjen van der Velde
Niko Springer (87.94) 4 | 1 (91.69) Dylan Slevin
Wessel Nijman (95.43) 4 | 0 (87.20) Henry Coates
Xanti Van den Bergh (88.41) 4 | 0 (83.82) Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Sebastian Bialecki (91.10) 4 | 2 (84.67) Kyle Manton
Nathan Rafferty (89.66) 4 | 2 (87.43) Keane Barry
Daan Bastiaansen (72.83) 4 | 2 (74.30) Garin Perkins
Jarno Bottenberg (91.25) 4 | 3 (86.70) Dominik Gruellich
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Last 32
Jurjen van der Velde (90.32) 4 | 2 (79.06) Roy Rietbergen
Llew Bevan (93.00) 4 | 1 (86.88) Patrik Williams
Dylan Slevin (101.90) 4 | 0 (82.35) Joshua Jones
Niko Springer (94.85) 4 | 2 (81.26) Keanu van Velzen
Wessel Nijman (100.20) 4 | 0 (62.21) Janek Hill
Henry Coates (80.38) 4 | 2 (83.23) Paul Krohne
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (93.61) 4 | 1 (83.19) Dylan Quinn
Xanti Van den Bergh (86.82) 4 | 3 (86.71) Craig Galliano
Kyle Manton (89.73) 4 | 0 (79.00) Nathan Girvan
Sebastian Bialecki (91.09) 4 | 1 (88.96) David Fidler
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Nathan Rafferty (87.78) 4 | 1 (74.41) Jack Shire
Keane Barry (88.41) 4 | 0 (80.41) Stefan Dees
Garin Perkins (71.26) 4 | 3 (81.00) Keenan Thomas
Daan Bastiaansen (84.29) 4 | 2 (77.03) Owen Bates
Jarno Bottenberg (90.85) 4 | 3 (95.56) Daniel Perry
Dominik Gruellich (98.56) 4 | 0 (77.90) Bram van Dijk
Last 64
Roy Rietbergen (87.13) 4 | 0 (79.09) Shaun Conway
Jurjen van der Velde (82.36) 4 | 0 (61.42) Guus Verkamman
Llew Bevan (83.60) 4 | 1 (75.81) Charlie Manby
Patrik Williams (89.67) 4 | 1 (79.59) Harvey Wilkinson
Dylan Slevin (82.46) 4 | 3 (79.80) Roman Benecky
Joshua Jones (73.64) 4 | 1 (67.30) James Buckby
Keanu van Velzen (72.21) 4 | 2 (78.83) Zac Griffiths
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Niko Springer (111.33) 4 | 0 (74.12) Riley Rees-Tucker
Janek Hill (82.06) 4 | 2 (78.81) Arne Degryse
Wessel Nijman (96.97) 4 | 0 (87.25) Charlie Large
Paul Krohne (78.09) 4 | 3 (72.89) Ieuan Halsall
Henry Coates (80.41) 4 | 3 (81.98) Jack Vincent
Dylan Quinn (83.77) 4 | 2 (78.73) Andrew Ingman
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (90.66) 4 | 3 (80.39) Travis Baur
Craig Galliano (85.26) 4 | 2 (82.08) Nunjo Dewaele
Xanti Van den Bergh (103.13) 4 | 1 (91.07) Marc Vleghert
Kyle Manton (87.13) 4 | 0 (72.61) Denfie Drenthen
Nathan Girvan (80.16) 4 | 0 (64.33) Jackson King
David Fidler (75.15) 4 | 0 (64.58) Philip Want
Sebastian Bialecki (94.81) 4 | 1 (85.92) Levy Frauenfelder
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Jack Shire (72.97) 4 | 3 (81.81) Keaton Williams
Nathan Rafferty (83.50) 4 | 0 (65.91) Sasa Varga
Keane Barry (93.39) 4 | 1 (84.70) Morgan Shillito
Stefan Dees (87.95) 4 | 2 (94.29) Marvin van Velzen
Keenan Thomas (76.50) 4 | 2 (71.45) Drew Arathoon
Garin Perkins (79.46) 4 | 2 (77.81) Christopher Toonders
Owen Bates (94.68) 4 | 3 (86.88) Lennon Cradock
Daan Bastiaansen (81.36) 4 | 2 (84.00) Leon Weber
Daniel Perry (92.24) 4 | 3 (84.69) Jarred Cole
Jarno Bottenberg (97.47) 4 | 3 (95.74) Cam Crabtree
Bram van Dijk (86.57) 4 | 1 (79.81) Anton Ostlund
Dominik Gruellich (95.43) 4 | 0 (82.10) Owen Maiden
Last 128
Roy Rietbergen (80.64) 4 | 1 (78.39) James Beeton
Shaun Conway (72.03) 4 | 1 (62.83) Cody Abel
Guus Verkamman (75.71) 4 | 2 (75.94) Kevin Lankhuizen
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Jurjen van der Velde (106.92) 4 | 2 (93.94) Owen Roelofs
Charlie Manby (98.52) 4 | 3 (90.52) Myles Avory
Llew Bevan (88.04) 4 | 1 (70.07) Liam Ryde
Harvey Wilkinson (73.32) 4 | 0 (60.04) Ollie Male
Patrik Williams (78.17) 4 | 1 (84.56) Rohan Brouwers
Roman Benecky (64.68) 4 | 1 (64.03) Zak Hughes
Dylan Slevin (84.79) 4 | 2 (82.65) Julian Zwergel
James Buckby (68.86) 4 | 2 (64.89) Robin Beger
Joshua Jones (72.89) 4 | 2 (66.41) Evan Wishart
Keanu van Velzen (84.68) 4 | 0 (73.78) Angelo Balsamo
Zac Griffiths (79.97) 4 | 1 (73.75) Viktor Tingstrom
Niko Springer (91.84) 4 | 2 (83.09) Tim Scholz
Riley Rees-Tucker (86.30) 4 | 2 (84.91) Charlie Stocks
Janek Hill (78.57) 4 | 3 (76.12) Ondrej Frystacky
Arne Degryse (70.97) 4 | 3 (65.12) Carter Guiney
Wessel Nijman (101.90) 4 | 0 (76.58) Jon-Sebastian Wright
Charlie Large (85.72) 4 | 1 (80.61) Revelino Dubois
Paul Krohne (87.82) 4 | 3 (94.89) Lewis Gurney
Ieuan Halsall (78.16) 4 | 2 (71.75) Jakub Janaszkiewicz
Jack Vincent (85.26) 4 | 3 (76.67) Jamie Tilley
Henry Coates (85.66) 4 | 2 (84.65) Kayden Milne
Dylan Quinn (69.91) 4 | 0 (59.29) Callum Schofield
Andrew Ingman (69.91) 4 | 0 (60.68) Owen Carr
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (79.43) 4 | 2 (68.19) Oliver Ufer
Travis Baur (66.81) 4 | 1 (65.12) Ryan Walsh
Nunjo Dewaele (70.83) 4 | 1 (62.03) Connor Watt
Craig Galliano (84.11) 4 | 1 (78.60) Hayden Robbie
Xanti Van den Bergh (88.41) 4 | 0 (76.59) Jenson Walker
Marc Vleghert (79.11) 4 | 0 (64.84) Anthony Doherty
Denfie Drenthen (72.43) 4 | 0 (58.85) Harry Gregory
Kyle Manton (88.37) 4 | 1 (81.40) Jack Howarth
Nathan Girvan (76.48) 4 | 3 (71.57) Jannes Bremermann
Jackson King (87.13) 4 | 0 (64.39) Sascha Stuhlemmer
David Fidler (88.79) 4 | 1 (76.75) Ben Gamble
Philip Want (73.93) 4 | 3 (71.34) Robbe Dasseville
Sebastian Bialecki (81.24) 4 | 0 (68.67) Ansh Sood
Levy Frauenfelder (77.07) 4 | 2 (67.22) Hidehiko Ishimori
Jack Shire (70.73) 4 | 0 (65.30) Hayden Ball
Keaton Williams (83.75) 4 | 1 (84.22) Aaron Colley
Sasa Varga (67.66) 4 | 1 (60.03) Mason Taylor
Nathan Rafferty (99.93) 4 | 1 (91.29) Jannis Barkhausen
Morgan Shillito (73.94) 4 | 3 (71.88) Cian McCormack
Keane Barry (97.24) 4 | 1 (92.76) Danny Jansen
Stefan Dees (93.94) 4 | 0 (78.40) Colinn Haverkate
Marvin van Velzen (96.97) 4 | 0 (85.14) Dylan Dowling
Drew Arathoon (60.14) 4 | 3 (52.78) Dylan White
Keenan Thomas (92.13) 4 | 3 (89.23) Nathan Potter
Garin Perkins (78.48) 4 | 3 (76.10) Joshua Hermann
Christopher Toonders (85.02) 4 | 2 (83.73) Kieran Thompson
Owen Bates (73.95) 4 | 1 (71.97) Hayden Scott
Lennon Cradock (69.67) 4 | 1 (63.47) Till Stein
Leon Weber (82.97) 4 | 1 (64.97) Steffan Thompson
Daan Bastiaansen (72.50) 4 | 1 (68.17) Lukas Fraulob
Daniel Perry (72.43) 4 | 0 (59.59) Matthew Holmes ( Keighley)
Jarred Cole (87.71) 4 | 1 (74.96) Matt Heffer
Cam Crabtree (79.11) 4 | 0 (67.21) Scott Smith
Jarno Bottenberg (91.09) 4 | 0 (63.81) Jeffrey Keen
Bram van Dijk (87.06) 4 | 2 (86.91) Cole Davey
Anton Ostlund (91.89) 4 | 1 (84.15) Jonas Graversen
Dominik Gruellich (93.36) 4 | 1 (80.21) Lennert Faes
Owen Maiden (81.33) 4 | 3 (79.58) Jaymie Hilton-Jones
Last 256
Roy Rietbergen (92.70) 4 | 1 (78.58) Thomas Banks
Cody Abel (61.80) 4 | 2 (59.87) Adam Dee
Shaun Conway (72.43) 4 | 0 (51.54) Brendan Ward
Kevin Lankhuizen (83.50) 4 | 0 (68.52) Jack Boardman
Owen Roelofs (74.11) 4 | 1 (64.85) Harrison Leigh
Jurjen van der Velde (84.68) 4 | 0 (69.63) George Lynch
Charlie Manby (81.24) 4 | 0 (67.50) Cody Crabtree
Myles Avory (74.22) 4 | 0 (51.19) Pavarith Thiamchivasin
Liam Ryde (62.85) 4 | 3 (62.66) Alex Mani Petursson
Llew Bevan (99.44) 4 | 2 (79.99) Matthias Moors
Harvey Wilkinson (71.57) 4 | 0 (59.96) Zeno Schoonheydt
Ollie Male (56.19) 4 | 1 (46.05) Kianu Rawiri
Rohan Brouwers (80.16) 4 | 0 (73.33) Jack Peet
Patrik Williams (81.66) 4 | 1 (73.90) Noah Roeschlein
Roman Benecky (86.45) 4 | 2 (92.15) Calvin Nicolai
Julian Zwergel (66.18) 4 | 2 (64.14) Ryan Kettle
Dylan Slevin (92.41) 4 | 1 (81.19) Johnny Stewart
Robin Beger (76.38) 4 | 3 (70.04) Laszlo Ancsin
James Buckby (79.93) 4 | 2 (78.26) Jack Male
Evan Wishart (73.94) 4 | 3 (81.76) Maarten Jacobus Post
Joshua Jones (72.43) 4 | 0 (42.56) Aaron Buckley
Keanu van Velzen (81.24) 4 | 0 (55.17) Jannik Nuechter
Angelo Balsamo (71.40) 4 | 3 (71.22) Lloyd Walker
Viktor Tingstrom (85.96) 4 | 2 (78.26) Coby Jones-Swanson
Zac Griffiths (84.05) 4 | 3 (82.13) Bradley Brooks
Niko Springer (84.10) 4 | 1 (57.17) Kyle Ison
Tim Scholz (73.32) 4 | 0 (64.00) John Ibbotson
Charlie Stocks (87.87) 4 | 3 (83.87) Justin van der Velden
Riley Rees-Tucker (88.41) 4 | 0 (62.32) Jay Anderson
Ondrej Frystacky (78.66) 4 | 1 (67.92) Connor Arberry
Arne Degryse (68.32) 4 | 0 (42.55) Bruce Kunze
Carter Guiney (55.11) 4 | 3 (56.27) Donovan Pilon
Wessel Nijman (93.94) 4 | 0 (58.80) Jack Tarrant
Jon-Sebastian Wright (87.62) 4 | 2 (81.15) Adam Gawlas
Revelino Dubois (69.56) 4 | 1 (62.45) Bence Horvath
Charlie Large (73.91) 4 | 3 (74.95) Finley Pember
Lewis Gurney (93.94) 4 | 0 (76.10) Josh Corns
Paul Krohne (88.41) 4 | 0 (73.82) Connor Hopkins
Jakub Janaszkiewicz (74.55) 4 | 1 (46.61) Ryan Coppinger
Ieuan Halsall (75.79) 4 | 3 (73.82) Lleyton Molyneux
Jack Vincent (85.52) 4 | 1 (78.21) Finn Prokop
Jamie Tilley (83.50) 4 | 0 (64.48) Lars Graber
Henry Coates (83.78) 4 | 3 (76.16) Bradly Roes
Kayden Milne (80.64) 4 | 2 (78.91) Cayden Smith
Callum Schofield (63.27) 4 | 1 (56.24) Matthew Pearson
Owen Carr (82.36) 4 | 0 (69.04) Aidan-Jay Butcher
Andrew Ingman (66.80) 4 | 0 (56.90) Nathan Leigh
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (84.68) 4 | 0 (83.57) Tavis Dudeney
Oliver Ufer (70.73) 4 | 0 (65.46) Katie Sheldon
Ryan Walsh (61.05) 4 | 1 (57.95) Charlie Payne
Travis Baur (81.33) 4 | 2 (71.92) Lewis Mayes
Connor Watt (67.23) 4 | 2 (59.68) Angelo Van Deventer
Nunjo Dewaele (80.89) 4 | 2 (73.94) Kalem Marsh
Craig Galliano (76.56) 4 | 1 (71.60) Ashley Marson
Hayden Robbie (73.24) 4 | 2 (71.49) Mark Tabak
Xanti Van den Bergh (85.28) 4 | 1 (66.50) Seb van Doorn
Jenson Walker (79.84) 4 | 3 (76.15) Daniel Stephenson
Anthony Doherty (56.46) 4 | 2 (51.20) Vincent Nouws
Marc Vleghert (75.25) 4 | 2 (75.00) Wessel Tempelaars
Denfie Drenthen (66.85) 4 | 1 (51.11) Deniz Baudis
Jack Howarth (84.03) 4 | 1 (73.72) Joe White
Kyle Manton (80.16) 4 | 0 (67.25) Thomas Hofland
Nathan Girvan (89.19) 4 | 2 (84.35) Damian Vetjens
Jannes Bremermann (82.83) 4 | 1 (75.93) Jamie Robinson
Sascha Stuhlemmer (80.81) 4 | 3 (84.47) Pim Van Bijnen
Jackson King (63.41) 4 | 1 (58.31) Tyler Mantle
Ben Gamble (68.43) 4 | 3 (72.47) Oliver Madge
David Fidler (88.41) 4 | 0 (66.09) Zak Morris
Robbe Dasseville (70.97) 4 | 3 (68.53) Toby Saunders
Philip Want (72.35) 4 | 3 (66.27) Rojan Polat
Ansh Sood (82.40) 4 | 1 (66.14) Daan Beernink
Sebastian Bialecki (83.50) 4 | 0 (52.96) Bailey Jacobs
Hidehiko Ishimori (83.42) 4 | 2 (67.02) Wesley ten Hove
Levy Frauenfelder (69.14) 4 | 2 (68.42) Felix Springer
Jack Shire (63.64) 4 | 2 (57.00) Jack Seymour
Aaron Colley (70.73) 4 | 0 (62.14) Joshua Kilic
Keaton Williams (87.30) 4 | 2 (82.56) Ryan Branley
Sasa Varga (70.14) 4 | 3 (68.64) Bailey White
Mason Taylor (63.71) 4 | 3 (70.51) Shoey Ayres
Jannis Barkhausen (81.03) 4 | 2 (88.84) Daniel Outwin
Nathan Rafferty (93.79) 4 | 1 (84.83) Ciaran Forde
Cian McCormack (80.16) 4 | 0 (57.32) Lucas Mirbach
Morgan Shillito (63.96) 4 | 0 (56.00) Yannick Hund
Keane Barry (88.41) 4 | 0 (62.29) Dean Rockliffe
Danny Jansen (87.56) 4 | 1 (79.05) Oliver Pearce-Burgess
Stefan Dees (78.12) 4 | 3 (75.96) Seppe Dasseville
Colinn Haverkate (77.08) 4 | 0 (59.48) David Calland Jnr
Marvin van Velzen (96.51) 4 | 1 (86.92) Alexander Veigar Þorvaldsson
Dylan Dowling (69.91) 4 | 0 (41.04) Jack Harkin
Dylan White (49.28) 4 | 0 (44.55) Kalel Griffiths
Nathan Potter (84.68) 4 | 0 (53.52) Jake Seymour
Keenan Thomas (87.13) 4 | 0 (65.50) Billy Jackson
Garin Perkins (75.92) 4 | 2 (66.16) Luis Kirschenlohr
Joshua Hermann (72.43) 4 | 0 (60.30) Ferre Bervoets
Christopher Toonders (80.26) 4 | 2 (84.18) Mason Whitlock
Kieran Thompson (62.63) 4 | 0 (48.52) Alistair Gilchrist
Owen Bates (87.56) 4 | 1 (80.15) Jodie Challinor
Hayden Scott (71.57) 4 | 0 (50.61) Jacob Hibbert
Till Stein (77.08) 4 | 0 (73.68) Thomas Callaghan
Lennon Cradock (68.32) 4 | 0 (57.57) Douglas Dimichele
Steffan Thompson (62.63) 4 | 0 (58.13) Joshua Adriaanse
Leon Weber (85.89) 4 | 0 (81.74) Jamai van den Herik
Lukas Fraulob (73.32) 4 | 0 (60.48) Filip Borac
Daan Bastiaansen (66.07) 4 | 0 (53.10) Rhys Holmes
Daniel Perry (78.65) 4 | 1 (69.82) Kieron Leighton
Jarred Cole (88.41) 4 | 0 (82.95) David Schlichting
Matt Heffer (70.96) 4 | 1 (61.41) Arran Ross
Scott Smith (50.25) 4 | 2 (46.50) Harry Sykes
Cam Crabtree (85.89) 4 | 0 (67.13) Thomas van Diepen
Jeffrey Keen (82.36) 4 | 0 (58.74) Marik Bandringa
Jarno Bottenberg (80.01) 4 | 1 (73.32) Reiss Markley
Bram van Dijk (85.99) 4 | 1 (82.99) Sem Devoght
Cole Davey (77.08) 4 | 0 (66.72) Tyler Thorpe
Anton Ostlund (85.89) 4 | 0 (71.52) Wesley Mol
Jonas Graversen (63.28) 4 | 0 (52.65) Alfie Cox
Dominik Gruellich (95.74) 4 | 2 (85.83) Nathan Care
Lennert Faes (71.46) 4 | 3 (68.08) Jarod Becker
Owen Maiden (76.50) 4 | 2 (67.87) Declan Corcoran
Jaymie Hilton-Jones (84.59) 4 | 1 (72.07) Jamie Martin

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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







