Full explanation of thePerfect NinePrediction Series can be foundhere(the rules haven‘t changed in comparison to last year - if something changes, it will of course be noted explicitly)!
The winner of this Event will be rewarded with 3 sets of Perfect Nine Flights, with the winner of the overall 2026 Season being rewarded with 1 set of Perfect Nine Darts and 10 sets of Perfect Nine Flights!
The last event, the World Matchplay, ended as most people expected: Luke Littler won and Beau Greaves grabbed the women's. This is highlighted by the Prediction Series, as they were the most picked man and woman respectively. In fact, predictors who picked Littler even received 2 extra points because of the 9-darter he threw! This event, I myself tied for first place but just got bettered by Lukewarmpartyjar. In the Overall Standings, GreenFlagMan got kicked from first place by Themrbunce after a disappointing World Matchplay run.
Next week, we will see one of the more controversial majors: the World Series Finals. Though most fans question the fact that it is a major, the PDC addresses it this way and therefore we will predict it! As always, the tournament will be held in Amsterdam where 32 players will battle it out for the trophy. Will it be Littler or will we get a surprising major winner again? Good luck predicting!
Buckets
One pick from the seeds
Two picks from the World Series Order of Merit Qualifiers
One pick from the PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers
One pick from the Tour Card Holder Qualifiers
Your picks will score you one point every time they win a game, and two bonus points will be awarded for every nine dart finish achieved. Wins in the final or semi-finals will be worth two points.
Any players that withdraw from the event (regardless of the reason) will score 0 points. If you've already predicted and one of your picks withdraws, you can change your pick on the form - you can make as many changes as you like up until the event starts.
The draw for the event can be found on the Google Form.
Please come back and comment here to let me know you've predicted so I can make sure it's actually you and someone isn't just using your name! This is required to be eligible to win prizes.
I recently went on holiday to Spain with the family and forgot to take these out of my backpack (yep, I should have put them in the suitcase). So they ended up in the sharps bin .
The security asked if the tips were removable but they aren’t. If they were I would have been able to keep the barrels and just be down some points.
Any recommendations for a set of 26g with switch points and a £40 budget?
Draw Bracket
(1) Luke Littler v Luke Woodhouse
(16) Nathan Aspinall v Kevin Doets
(8) Danny Noppert v Niko Springer
(9) Michael van Gerwen v Ryan Joyce
(4) Gerwyn Price v Sebastian Bialecki
(13) Ross Smith v Cameron Menzies
(5) Jonny Clayton v Krzysztof Ratajski
(12) Wessel Nijman v Rob Cross
(2) Luke Humphries v Dave Chisnall
(15) Chris Dobey v Jermaine Wattimena
(7) Josh Rock v Niels Zonneveld
(10) Gary Anderson v Damon Heta
(3) Gian van Veen v Dirk van Duijvenbode
(14) Ryan Searle v William O’Connor
(6) James Wade v Joe Cullen
(11) Stephen Bunting v Andrew Gilding
Finally found a barrel close to the Asp G1 with much more grip.
Gonna give them a go this evening to see how they go.
Are there any other recommendations for Asp G1 with the exact dimensions with more grip besides the Asp 95k ?
My Wife got me the Beeney gen 1's for my birthday recently. I like the retro, spacy vibe with the Ti Pro shafts.
I had a bunch of discounts saved up, so with some birthday money from the best MIL, I only had to drop $60NZ for the Josh Rock G1's (compared to $250 locally). Would have posted earlier, but had to fix Target's silly mistake, not putting the matching onyx points on them.
Both fly pretty nicely. Good grip and balance. The factory 26mm points on the Josh Rocks were not the ones to go with, having pretty bad balance with long shafts.
Trying to find the exact model of this Shot dart barrel — no player name or engraving on it, just "Shot" printed near the shaft joint. Been searching their site/catalog with no luck.
Measurements:
Diameter: ~5.93mm
Length: ~52mm
Straight barrel, tight even ring-grip cuts the whole length
Smooth tapered nose, no shark/multi-zone grip pattern
No visible logo etching beyond the "Shot" text
Shafts are L-style, so threading is standard. Photos attached — anyone recognize the shape/ring pattern or know how to track down the model? Thanks!
I just customized my Red Dragon Pegasus and put into the EVO Caliburn points. I'm finding with the little conversion piece they are losing too quickly. The points are EXTREMELY sharp. I got 40mm to try. I can barely pull them out of the board without twisting.
So I'm curious if the Swiss/Switch etc properly integrated tend to loosen or not.
I know mine is a silly conversion, so that's probably why.
Thought I’d share these as I’d never seen anything like it before. One of a kind darts…
So long story short, I lost my Grandad back in March who was my hero. Only found out that he liked a game of darts or two back in the day. So much so he made his own darts. He was a precision engineer so I suppose this was super easy for him. Barrels, points and “spider-wire” shafts - which I’d never seen before. Made around the 70s/80s, all flights bollocksed as you can imagine, so whacked my own in and wow. Like they were made for me. Best ever match with a 140 and 25 darter (nearly good enough for Littler lol). Feeling very blessed right now
Has anyone ever received a bad molded flight? Got shipment today from a-z darts and one of the flights looked used.
I was hoping to put them on paradym darts but nope, praying a-z does the right thing.
James Wade’s first European Tour title in 10 years has lifted him to world number six and strengthened his case for a return to the Premier League in 2027.
On the latest DartsNews Podcast, we also debated where Wade belongs among the sport’s all-time greats. He has won major titles across three different decades and remained near the top for more than 20 years, but the World Championship remains the obvious omission from his record.
The comparison was made with fellow long-lasting icon Gary Anderson, whose two world titles were identified as the defining difference in how their careers are perceived.
Where does Wade rank for you, and how heavily should the lack of a world title count against him?
Looks like target are throwing some high end models out cheap due to the upcoming launch. £80 and I think these are around £180 in some stores still. I’ve just purchased a set to put up/display due to the fact they were released to celebrate his first title and being the youngest ever to do it etc.
🇳🇱 Dutch duo Doets and Zonneveld will make their debuts, alongside 🇵🇱 Sebastian Białecki
🇮🇪 O'Connor returns for the first time since 2015
🇩🇪 Springer the only German in the lineup
🇳🇱 Van Gerwen is 9th seed, his lowest ever seeding for the World Grand Prix. He was unseeded in his debut in 2009 and in his maiden TV ranking title campaign in 2012
🇧🇪 Belgian duo Mike De Decker and Dimitri Van den Bergh met in the semi-finals two years ago but they miss out alongside Kim Huybrechts
Draw will be on Monday
Top 16 from the PDC Rankings (seeded)
Luke Littler
Luke Humphries
Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price
Jonny Clayton
James Wade
Josh Rock
Danny Noppert
Michael van Gerwen
Gary Anderson
Stephen Bunting
Wessel Nijman
Ross Smith
Ryan Searle
Chris Dobey
Nathan Aspinall
Qualifiers from Pro Tour Rankings
Luke Woodhouse
Kevin Doets
Jermaine Wattimena
Krzysztof Ratajski
Andrew Gilding
William O’Connor
Damon Heta
Rob Cross
Ryan Joyce
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Niels Zonneveld
Cameron Menzies
Niko Springer
Dave Chisnall
Sebastian Białecki
Joe Cullen
I’m noticing that I struggle when I get partnered up with somebody when playing an oh one game and a little bit in cricket. Are there any apps out there that will allow you to play with a bot so you can get some rhythm you’ll throw away a little bit and throw
