#439: Aden Kirk, James Beeton, ProTour and Development Tour Reviews

Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode of your go-to darts podcast after a busy week of action on the PDC ProTour! The boys start off the show with a look back at the Poland Darts Open, the first PDC European Tour event to be held in Poland, and discuss how Luke Littler's title-winning campaign in Krakow compares to the best ever in European Tour history. Aden Kirk (20:02) joins the show ahead of making his UK Open return in Minehead next weekend. The former PDC tour card holder looks back on his career in the game so far, from bursting onto the scene at the 2014 UK Open and beating Phil Taylor on his TV debut to then taking some time away from the sport to start a family, winning on the Challenge Tour in 2024, becoming a children's book author and winning through the PDC In The Community Qualifiers in Alfreton to secure a third appearance in The FA Cup of Darts next week. Alex and Burton continue their review of the last seven days with a look back at this week's Players Championship double header in Leicester, which saw Ross Smith and Gerwyn Price win the titles, Andrew Gilding make a final and Beau Greaves throw the first nine-dart leg by a female player on the PDC ProTour. James Beeton (53:57) calls in ahead of his UK Open debut in Minehead next week. The recently-crowned Scottish Open champion reflects on the last few years on the oche, from qualifying for Lakeside for the first time in 2024 and winning his first senior WDF title at the Denmark Open to having his best year to date on the Development Tour in 2025, qualifying for the UK Open for the first time and rising up the ranks in the WDF and making the quarter-finals at Lakeside last year. The boys finish up the show with a look back at the 2026 PDC Development Tour opening weekend in Leicester and pick out the players who caught their eye, before discussing Mitchell Lawrie becoming the youngest WDF #1 at just 15 years and 110 days old and whether that record will ever be broken. Join the Darts Strava King group on Strava

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