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Players Championship Two, saw several other, less high profile, tales were beginning to be written.

Tuesday afternoon in Hildesheim was saturated with quality, a relentless parade of bamboozling performances that elevated the entire event well beyond routine floor fare ...

the Aldershot star sealed the victory ...to pick up a 20th career Players Championship title as well as collecting the £15,000 top prize.  

Some decisions in darts are agonising. Others arrive with the clarity of a straight dart, middle of the wire, no wobble. For Jimmy van Schie, this one barely required a second glance...

When the last dart thudded home and the final spreadsheet refreshed from anxious amber to merciless white, the PDC Q-School had done what it always does best...

revisiting the 2024 Q-School intake and comparing the fortunes of the thirty-one players who emerged clutching a two-year tour card. What we found was sobering. Stark. Almost cruel.

Brutal? Absolutely. But at the end of that unforgiving road, there can be gold. Real gold. Career-altering gold...

The 2026 PDC Qualifying Schools will be held from January 5-11, with simultaneous events taking place in Milton Keynes and Kalkar.

Soutar may be satisfied with his season - but not with a system he believes rewards comfort over competition.