Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
😱🎯 REVEALED! The most expensive — and most agonising — missed match darts in history!
Matches are often lost by the width of a wire. But when those moments happen in a major final or a high-stakes tournament, they can cost players not just titles…but huge sums of money.
Even the greatest legends of all time such as Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Peter Wright have their own “what if” doubles they wish they could go back in time and hit again.
And with Luke Littler set to dominate the future, you can be sure he’ll also have his fair share of unforgettable missed match darts.
This countdown looks at the biggest pay cheques to ever slip through a player’s fingers in a single moment. It focuses on the modern PDC era, where the rewards are huge…but the heartbreak is even bigger.
Hosted by Sporting Life’s Dom Newton, with pundit and former player Paul Nicholson (who features in this list 👀) and darts expert Chris Hammer, this is a fun, insightful and agonising episode unlike anything seen before.
📺 Featuring iconic highlights, unforgettable near-misses, and jaw-dropping what-ifs.
😱 A countdown that perfectly shows just how financially brutal darts can be — and the fine margins between glory and agony.
⚡⚡ If you love darts drama, near-misses and iconic moments, make sure to LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE for more exclusive darts content from Sporting Life
Chapters
0:00 Introduction to the Costly Darts List
00:43 Section One - The £20,000 missed doubles
04:44 Section Two - The £25,000 missed doubles
06:45 Section Three - The £26,000-£40,000 missed doubles
09:37 The Top 10 begins with an Ally Pally meltdown
11:33 A miss for £50,000 and a WWE style belt
12:38 £50,000 blows away at the World Championship
14:34 Who loses £50,000 in an Ally Pally classic?
15:23 The first of three £60,000 misses
16:51 A huge underdog survives a match dart against a legend
18:09 A record title dart missed for a PDC star
20:47 A heartbreaking life-changing miss in the BDO
23:02 Even the very best can blow it on the Ally Pally stage
25:06 Kissing goodbye to £130,000
27:27 Number one is a dart that cost £150,000
#darts #MVG #PhilTaylor #lukelittler #PDC
😱🎯 REVEALED! The most expensive — and most agonising — missed match darts in history!
Matches are often lost by the width of a wire. But when those moments happen in a major final or a high-stakes tournament, they can cost players not just titles…but huge sums of money.
Even the greatest legends of all time such as Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Peter Wright have their own “what if” doubles they wish they could go back in time and hit again.
And with Luke Littler set to dominate the future, you can be sure he’ll also have his fair share of unforgettable missed match darts.
This countdown looks at the biggest pay cheques to ever slip through a player’s fingers in a single moment. It focuses on the modern PDC era, where the rewards are huge…but the heartbreak is even bigger.
Hosted by Sporting Life’s Dom Newton, with pundit and former player Paul Nicholson (who features in this list 👀) and darts expert Chris Hammer, this is a fun, insightful and agonising episode unlike anything seen before.
📺 Featuring iconic highlights, unforgettable near-misses, and jaw-dropping what-ifs.
😱 A countdown that perfectly shows just how financially brutal darts can be — and the fine margins between glory and agony.
⚡⚡ If you love darts drama, near-misses and iconic moments, make sure to LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE for more exclusive darts content from Sporting Life
Chapters
0:00 Introduction to the Costly Darts List
00:43 Section One - The £20,000 missed doubles
04:44 Section Two - The £25,000 missed doubles
06:45 Section Three - The £26,000-£40,000 missed doubles
09:37 The Top 10 begins with an Ally Pally meltdown
11:33 A miss for £50,000 and a WWE style belt
12:38 £50,000 blows away at the World Championship
14:34 Who loses £50,000 in an Ally Pally classic?
15:23 The first of three £60,000 misses
16:51 A huge underdog survives a match dart against a legend
18:09 A record title dart missed for a PDC star
20:47 A heartbreaking life-changing miss in the BDO
23:02 Even the very best can blow it on the Ally Pally stage
25:06 Kissing goodbye to £130,000
27:27 Number one is a dart that cost £150,000
#darts #MVG #PhilTaylor #lukelittler #PDC
