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{{Short description|2025 darts exhibition tournament}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox individual darts tournament
| tournament_name = 2025 IDF All-Star Challenge
| image =
| dates = {{nowrap|6–7 September 2025}}
| venue = [[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]]
| location = [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], Australia
| organisation = [[International Darts Federation]] (IDF)
| format = [[Leg (darts)|Legs]] Final – first to 13 legs
| prize_fund = $500,000
| winners_share = $120,000
| nine_dart =
| high_checkout = {{ubl|'''170'''|[[Alex Brow]]}}
| winner = '''{{PDCFlag|Logan White}}'''
| runner_up = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
| prev = [[2024 IDF All-Star Challenge|2024]]
| next = [[2026 IDF All-Star Challenge|2026]]
}}

The '''2025 IDF All-Star Challenge''' was a professional [[darts]] exhibition tournament organised by the [[International Darts Federation]] (IDF). It was held from 6 to 7 September 2025 at the [[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]] in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], Australia. The tournament was the second edition of the [[IDF All-Star Challenge]], an invitational event featuring leading IDF players, selected international representatives, emerging players and fan-voted wildcard entries.

Although the event did not carry ranking status, it was staged as one of the IDF's major televised showcase tournaments and was positioned between the summer majors and the final part of the 2025 season. The 2025 edition featured a 16-player field and was played in a straight knockout format, with matches contested over legs rather than sets.

[[Logan White]] won the tournament, defeating [[Alex Brow]] 13–11 in the final. It was White's first IDF All-Star Challenge title and his first televised IDF invitational win. Brow, who had won the [[2025 IDF World Darts Championship]] earlier in the year, recorded the tournament's highest checkout with a 170 finish during his semi-final victory over [[Max Mad]].

==Overview==

===Background===
The IDF All-Star Challenge was introduced in 2024 as a short-format invitational tournament designed to bring together established IDF names and selected rising players in a high-profile televised event. Unlike ranking majors such as the [[IDF World Darts Championship]], [[IDF World Matchplay]] and [[IDF Champions Cup]], the All-Star Challenge was not included on the IDF Order of Merit. Instead, it was promoted as a showcase event built around player rivalries, crowd appeal and broadcast-friendly match formats.

The 2025 edition was held in Adelaide, continuing the IDF's use of Australia as a major host market. The field was expanded to include a formal fan-vote wildcard system, with two places awarded to players selected through online voting. The remaining places were filled by Order of Merit invitations, international selections and development nominations.

The event was notable for bringing [[Alex Brow]] back to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre following his world championship victory earlier in the season. [[Max Mad]], the first two-time IDF world champion, also entered the tournament, while [[Logan White]] competed as the highest-ranked international player in the field.

===Format===
The tournament featured 16 players in a single-elimination draw. All matches were played using the standard 501, straight-in, double-out format. Matches were played over progressively longer distances.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Round
! Match format
|-
| First round || First to 8 legs
|-
| Quarter-finals || First to 10 legs
|-
| Semi-finals || First to 11 legs
|-
| Final || First to 13 legs
|}

No tie-break rule was used. If a match reached the deciding leg, the player who threw first in that leg was determined by the pre-match bull-off.

===Prize money===
The total prize fund for the tournament was $500,000.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Position (no. of players)
! Prize money
|-
| '''Winner''' || (1) || $120,000
|-
| '''Runner-up''' || (1) || $65,000
|-
| '''Semi-finalists''' || (2) || $40,000
|-
| '''Quarter-finalists''' || (4) || $25,000
|-
| '''First round losers''' || (8) || $15,625
|}

==Qualification==
The 16-player field consisted of eight Order of Merit invitations, four international invitations, two development nominations and two fan-voted wildcard selections.

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
:'''Order of Merit invitations'''
* {{PDCFlag|Logan White}}
* {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
* {{PDCFlag|Max Mad}}
* {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm}}
* {{PDCFlag|Lukas Parker}}
* {{PDCFlag|Mason Owens}}
* {{PDCFlag|Zion Carter}}
* {{PDCFlag|Theo Bartlett}}
{{col-break}}
:'''International invitations'''
* {{PDCFlag|Kai Mitchell}}
* {{PDCFlag|Rhys Donovan}}
* {{PDCFlag|Damon Edwards}}
* {{PDCFlag|Noah Draven}}
{{col-break}}
:'''Development nominations and wildcards'''
* {{PDCFlag|Jordan Pike}}
* {{PDCFlag|Isaac Drummond}}
* {{PDCFlag|Harrison Lewis}}
* {{PDCFlag|Tanner Vaughn}}
{{col-end}}

==Summary==

===First round===
The first round was played on 6 September. [[Logan White]] opened the tournament with an 8–4 victory over [[Tanner Vaughn]], averaging 99.14 and producing four maximums. Vaughn stayed within two legs until 5–4, but White won the final three legs to advance.

[[Theo Bartlett]] defeated [[Noah Draven]] 8–6 in the opening close match of the tournament. Draven led 5–4 after a 121 checkout, but Bartlett responded with a 12-dart leg and later broke throw in the fourteenth leg to close out the match. [[Elias Storm]] defeated [[Jordan Pike]] 8–5, while [[Lukas Parker]] beat [[Damon Edwards]] 8–3 with the highest average of the opening session.

In the evening session, [[Alex Brow]] defeated [[Isaac Drummond]] 8–4 in front of a home crowd. Brow began slowly and trailed 3–2, but he won six of the final seven legs and finished the match with a 124 checkout. [[Zion Carter]] beat [[Mason Owens]] 8–7 after Owens missed two match darts in the deciding leg. [[Max Mad]] defeated [[Harrison Lewis]] 8–5, while [[Rhys Donovan]] edged [[Kai Mitchell]] 8–6.

===Quarter-finals===
The quarter-finals were played on 7 September. White defeated Bartlett 10–7 in a high-quality contest, averaging 101.52 and hitting six 180s. Bartlett levelled at 7–7 after White missed darts at double 16, but White broke throw in the fifteenth leg and won the next two legs to reach the semi-finals.

Storm produced one of his best televised performances of the season in a 10–6 win over Parker. Parker led 4–2, but Storm increased his scoring power after the second interval and won eight of the final ten legs. Brow defeated Carter 10–8 in a tense match that featured multiple momentum swings. Carter missed a dart at bullseye to level at 9–9, allowing Brow to return and finish 64 for victory. Mad completed the semi-final line-up with a 10–5 win over Donovan.

===Semi-finals===
White defeated Storm 11–8 in the first semi-final. Storm led 6–4 and looked capable of reaching the final, but White levelled with back-to-back 13-dart legs before moving ahead for the first time at 8–7. Storm briefly stopped the run, but White won three of the last four legs to reach the final.

The second semi-final was contested between Brow and Mad, renewing one of the IDF's leading rivalries. Mad led 7–5 before Brow produced the tournament's highest checkout, a 170 finish, to reduce the gap. Brow then won five of the next six legs to take an 11–8 victory. Mad averaged 100.33 in defeat, while Brow finished with a 102.46 average.

===Final===
The final was played on the evening of 7 September between White and Brow. Brow was attempting to win a major televised event in Adelaide for the second time in 2025, while White was looking for his first IDF invitational title.

Brow started strongly and led 4–2 after landing a 121 checkout. White responded by winning four of the next five legs to lead 6–5, but Brow levelled at the second interval. The match remained close throughout the middle phase, with neither player leading by more than two legs.

At 10–10, Brow missed one dart at double 12 to move ahead. White punished the miss with a 76 finish and then held throw in 14 darts to go 12–10 ahead. Brow kept the match alive with a 13-dart leg, but White sealed victory in the twenty-fourth leg by finishing 84 on double 12. White averaged 103.18 in the final, while Brow averaged 101.77.

==Draw==
Numbers to the left of a player's name show the seeded players for the tournament. The figures to the right of a player's name show their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.

{{16TeamBracket
| RD1 = '''First round''' ''First to 8 legs'' 6 September
| RD2 = '''Quarter-finals''' ''First to 10 legs'' 7 September
| RD3 = '''Semi-finals''' ''First to 11 legs'' 7 September
| RD4 = '''Final''' ''First to 13 legs'' 7 September
| team-width = 210
| score-width = 30
| boldwinner = high

| RD1-seed01 = 1
| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=99.14}}
| RD1-score01 = 8
| RD1-seed02 = WC
| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Tanner Vaughn|avg=93.02}}
| RD1-score02 = 4
| RD1-seed03 = 8
| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Theo Bartlett|avg=96.85}}
| RD1-score03 = 8
| RD1-seed04 = INT
| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Noah Draven|avg=94.71}}
| RD1-score04 = 6

| RD1-seed05 = 4
| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm|avg=98.66}}
| RD1-score05 = 8
| RD1-seed06 = DN
| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Jordan Pike|avg=95.44}}
| RD1-score06 = 5
| RD1-seed07 = 5
| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Lukas Parker|avg=101.03}}
| RD1-score07 = 8
| RD1-seed08 = INT
| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Damon Edwards|avg=89.27}}
| RD1-score08 = 3

| RD1-seed09 = 2
| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=98.92}}
| RD1-score09 = 8
| RD1-seed10 = DN
| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Isaac Drummond|avg=94.18}}
| RD1-score10 = 4
| RD1-seed11 = 7
| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Zion Carter|avg=96.21}}
| RD1-score11 = 8
| RD1-seed12 = 6
| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Mason Owens|avg=95.79}}
| RD1-score12 = 7

| RD1-seed13 = 3
| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=100.14}}
| RD1-score13 = 8
| RD1-seed14 = WC
| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Harrison Lewis|avg=96.03}}
| RD1-score14 = 5
| RD1-seed15 = INT
| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Rhys Donovan|avg=97.41}}
| RD1-score15 = 8
| RD1-seed16 = INT
| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Kai Mitchell|avg=96.89}}
| RD1-score16 = 6

| RD2-seed01 = 1
| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=101.52}}
| RD2-score01 = 10
| RD2-seed02 = 8
| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Theo Bartlett|avg=98.47}}
| RD2-score02 = 7
| RD2-seed03 = 4
| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm|avg=100.86}}
| RD2-score03 = 10
| RD2-seed04 = 5
| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Lukas Parker|avg=96.74}}
| RD2-score04 = 6

| RD2-seed05 = 2
| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=99.76}}
| RD2-score05 = 10
| RD2-seed06 = 7
| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Zion Carter|avg=98.90}}
| RD2-score06 = 8
| RD2-seed07 = 3
| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=101.25}}
| RD2-score07 = 10
| RD2-seed08 = INT
| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Rhys Donovan|avg=95.62}}
| RD2-score08 = 5

| RD3-seed01 = 1
| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=102.08}}
| RD3-score01 = 11
| RD3-seed02 = 4
| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm|avg=99.31}}
| RD3-score02 = 8
| RD3-seed03 = 2
| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=102.46}}
| RD3-score03 = 11
| RD3-seed04 = 3
| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Max Mad|avg=100.33}}
| RD3-score04 = 8

| RD4-seed01 = 1
| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Logan White|avg=103.18}}
| RD4-score01 = 13
| RD4-seed02 = 2
| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow|avg=101.77}}
| RD4-score02 = 11
}}

==Final==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; margin:1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | First to 13 legs Referee: [[Huw Ware]] [[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]], Adelaide, Australia, 7 September 2025
|-
| width="230" align="right" | '''{{PDCFlag|Logan White}}'''
| width="100" align="center" | '''13'''–11
| width="230" | {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
|-
| align="right" | '''103.18'''
| align="center" | Average (3 darts)
| 101.77
|-
| align="right" | 29
| align="center" | 100+ scores
| '''31'''
|-
| align="right" | '''18'''
| align="center" | 140+ scores
| 16
|-
| align="right" | '''9'''
| align="center" | 180 scores
| 7
|-
| align="right" | 146
| align="center" | Highest checkout
| '''121'''
|-
| align="right" | '''4'''
| align="center" | 100+ checkouts
| 3
|-
| align="right" | '''13/31 (41.9%)'''
| align="center" | Checkout summary
| 11/29 (37.9%)
|}

==Highest averages==
This table shows all three-dart averages over 100 achieved during the tournament.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Player
! Round
! Average
! Opponent
! Result
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Logan White}}
| Final
| 103.18
| {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
| style="background:#CCFFCC;" | '''Won'''
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
| Semi-finals
| 102.46
| {{PDCFlag|Max Mad}}
| style="background:#CCFFCC;" | '''Won'''
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Logan White}} (2)
| Semi-finals
| 102.08
| {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm}}
| style="background:#CCFFCC;" | '''Won'''
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}} (2)
| Final
| 101.77
| {{PDCFlag|Logan White}}
| style="background:pink;" | '''Lost'''
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Logan White}} (3)
| Quarter-finals
| 101.52
| {{PDCFlag|Theo Bartlett}}
| style="background:#CCFFCC;" | '''Won'''
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Max Mad}}
| Quarter-finals
| 101.25
| {{PDCFlag|Rhys Donovan}}
| style="background:#CCFFCC;" | '''Won'''
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Lukas Parker}}
| First round
| 101.03
| {{PDCFlag|Damon Edwards}}
| style="background:#CCFFCC;" | '''Won'''
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Elias Storm}}
| Quarter-finals
| 100.86
| {{PDCFlag|Lukas Parker}}
| style="background:#CCFFCC;" | '''Won'''
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Max Mad}} (2)
| Semi-finals
| 100.33
| {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
| style="background:pink;" | '''Lost'''
|-
| {{PDCFlag|Max Mad}} (3)
| First round
| 100.14
| {{PDCFlag|Harrison Lewis}}
| style="background:#CCFFCC;" | '''Won'''
|}

==Records and statistics==

===Finalist appearances===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank
! Player
! Winner
! Runner-up
! Finals
|-
| 1
| align="left" | {{PDCFlag|Logan White}}
| 1
| 0
| 1
|-
| 2
| align="left" | {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
| 0
| 1
| 1
|}

===High checkouts===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Player
! Checkout
! Round
! Opponent
! Result
|-
| align="left" | {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
| 170
| Semi-finals
| {{PDCFlag|Max Mad}}
| Won
|-
| align="left" | {{PDCFlag|Logan White}}
| 146
| Final
| {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
| Won
|-
| align="left" | {{PDCFlag|Theo Bartlett}}
| 136
| Quarter-finals
| {{PDCFlag|Logan White}}
| Lost
|-
| align="left" | {{PDCFlag|Alex Brow}}
| 132
| First round
| {{PDCFlag|Isaac Drummond}}
| Won
|-
| align="left" | {{PDCFlag|Noah Draven}}
| 121
| First round
| {{PDCFlag|Theo Bartlett}}
| Lost
|}

==Broadcasting==
The tournament was broadcast live on [[Sky Sports]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland, [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]] in Australia, and through the IDF's international streaming service in other territories.

==References==
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{{IDF Darts Tournaments}}
{{2025 in IDF darts}}

[[Category:2025 in darts]]
[[Category:2025 in Australian sport]]
[[Category:IDF All-Star Challenge]]
[[Category:Darts tournaments]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Adelaide]]

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