Third Darts Star Set to Lose PDC Tour Card After Crushing Ally Pally Defeat

A third darts star is set to lose his PDC Tour Card after losing at the 2026 World Championship.

Last week, the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship got underway at the Alexandra Palace in London.

Heading into the tournament, defending champion Luke Littler is again the heavy favourite to lift the Sid Waddell Trophy.

Meanwhile, the likes of Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting and Nathan Aspinall will be looking to put a halt to Littler's reign.

However, aside from playing for the trophy, some players are playing for their PDC Tour cards during this year's tournament.

Earlier in the week, it was confirmed that former Grand Slam champion Jose de Sousa will lose his PDC Tour Card following a 3-1 defeat to Ricardo Pietreczko.

In addition, two-time PDC North American champion and Canadian number one Matt Campbell will also lose his tour card after losing to Adam Sevada.

On Friday, another player is set to suffer the same fate after a defeat in the first round.

Englishman Matthew Dennant is set to lose his PDC Tour card in January after suffering a 3-1 defeat against Dutchman Kevin Doets.

Dennant earned his tour card back in January 2024 after coming through Q-School.

Matthew Dennant is set to lose his PDC Tour card. Image: Getty

However, after losing to Doets, he is set to drop out of the Top 64 of the Order of Merit and will have to enter Q-School again to regain his tour card.

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Speaking this week, Dennant stated that it was his 'dream' to play at the World Championship.

As per the BBC, Dennant said: "Everybody's ambition and dream is to play on that world championship stage.

"I've been playing PDC (Professional Darts Corporation) darts... since about 2011, 12, something like that. [It's] almost 15 years in the making."

He continued: "I've kind of been steadily improving over the years on the pro-tour circuit, like the four events and Euro tour stages... but to actually make the worlds is like that childhood dream come true.

"[It's] not just so much the prize money, but the doors everything opens. It's the world championships, a great opportunity, it's life-changing. Everything's there to push on and try and achieve those goals."