Bradley Brooks

Bradley Brooks (born 20 February 2000) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2020 PDC World Youth Championship and reached the last 16 at the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts. In his youth career, Brooks won 5 titles on the PDC Development Tour.

Bradley Brooks
Brooks at the 2019 European Darts Matchplay
Personal information
Nickname	"Bam Bam"[1]
Born	(2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 24)[2] Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Home town	Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	2016
Darts	Shot 24g
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Booyah" by Showtek featuring We Are Loud and Sonny Wilson
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2016– (Tour Card 2016–2023, 2025–)
Current world ranking	NR (12 January 2025)[3]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 96: 2021, 2022
UK Open	Last 64: 2020
Grand Slam	Last 16: 2021
Other tournament wins
JDC European Open 2017 PDC World Youth Championship 2020 PDC Development Tour 2021 (x3), 2022, 2023

Career

In 2017, Brooks won the Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) European Open title, defeating Jarred Cole 6–5 in the final.^[4]

Brooks entered PDC UK Q-School in 2018, winning a two-year PDC Tour Card on the fourth and final day by defeating John Goldie 5–1 in the final round.^[5] His first significant run in the PDC came in late June 2018, when he made the quarter-finals of Players Championship 16 in Barnsley, only to be knocked out by eventual winner Ian White.^[6]

After losing his two-year Tour Card at the end of 2019, he won it straight back on 17 January 2020 by beating Damon Heta 5–3 in the Day 2 final at 2020 Q-School.^[7] Brooks reached the final of the 2020 PDC World Youth Championship;^[8] where took on Joe Davis on 29 November 2020, and won the match in a last-leg decider, qualifying him for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship.^[9][10] In his debut he faced Dirk van Duijvenbode and led 2–0 in sets, but eventually lost 3–2 and exited in the first round.^[11]

As the reigning World Youth Champion, he earned a spot at the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts. In Group B he faced Jonny Clayton, Mervyn King and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez. Brooks won his first match against King 5–1 but lost to Clayton.^[12] After winning 5–3 against Rodriguez in the last match, he secured second place in the group and qualified for the second round. There, he faced Gerwyn Price, the world number one at the time. Price won the close contest 10–8 and eliminated Brooks.^[13]

Brooks qualified for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship by topping the PDC UK Development Tour ranking.^[14] He drew William Borland in the first round. The match went to the a deciding fifth set, where Borland hit a nine-dart finish in the deciding leg and eliminated Brooks 3–2.^[15]

After losing his Tour Card at the end of 2023, he regained it at 2025 Q-School, finishing first in the UK Q-School Order of Merit with a total of 16 points, a Q-School record.^[16][17]

World Championship results

PDC

• 2021: First round (lost to Dirk van Duijvenbode 2–3)
• 2022: First round (lost to William Borland 2–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	DNQ			1R	1R	DNQ
UK Open	2R	2R	4R	2R	1R	2R	2R
Grand Slam of Darts	DNQ			2R	DNQ
PDC Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Youth Championship	RR	RR	W	2R	2R	2R	3R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	117	94	104	70	134	92

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2018	EDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM DNQ	GDT DNQ	DDO DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDC DNQ	DDC DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDT DNQ
2019	EDO DNQ	GDC DNQ	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM DNQ	DDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	ADC DNQ	EDM 2R	IDO DNQ	GDT DNQ
2020	BDC DNQ	GDC DNQ	EDG DNQ	IDO DNQ
2021	HDT 2R	GDT DNQ
2022	IDO DNQ	GDC DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDC DNQ	EDM 1R	HDT DNQ	GDO 2R	BDO 2R	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD 2R	EDO 1R	IDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO 1R	DDC DNQ	BDO 2R	CDO 1R	EDG DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDO DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDC DNQ

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. "Bradley Brooks". Target Darts. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
2. "Bradley Brooks - Mastercaller".
3. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
4. Allen, Dave. "Rodriguez & Roelofs Reach JDC Final". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
5. "2018 Qualifying School Day Four". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
6. "Players Championship 16". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
7. Tinniswood, Steve (22 January 2020). "Blackburn's Bradley Brooks wins back place on PDC tour". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
8. Allen, Dave. "Brooks & Davis reach Unicorn World Youth Championship final". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
9. Tinniswood, Steve (30 November 2020). "Blackburn Rovers fan Bradley Brooks crowned world youth darts champion". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
10. "Players Championship Finals 2020: Michael van Gerwen wins sixth title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
11. Gorton, Josh (29 December 2020). "Dirk van Duijvenbode reflects on his remarkable rise as he targets World Championship redemption". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
12. Gorton, Josh (16 November 2021). "Grand Slam of Darts: The next generation providing an exciting glimpse into the future". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
13. "Price books hard-fought victory over Brooks to reach last eight at Grand Slam of Darts". Darts News. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
14. "Brooks wins thrilling conclusion to PDC UK Development Tour, set for World Darts Championship return". Darts News. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
15. "'It's unbelievable': Borland conjures up nine-dart finish to sink Brooks in thriller". The Guardian. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
16. Shaw, Jamie (12 January 2025). "Hopp, Brooks, Long and Sedlacek among final Tour Card winners at 2025 PDC Qualifying School". Live Darts. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
17. Wood, Kieran (12 January 2025). "ORDER OF MERIT: PDC UK Q-School 2025 Final Standings - These 9 players become the newest names on the PDC Pro Tour". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

External links

• Media related to Bradley Brooks at Wikimedia Commons
• Bradley Brooks player profile at Darts Orakel