Dave Chisnall
English darts player (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Chisnall (born 12 September 1980) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number ten; he reached a peak ranking of world number five in 2024.
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| Full name | David Chisnall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Chizzy" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1980 St Helens, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Morecambe, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Harrows Signature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Dizzy" by Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff (TV events) "Hier kommt Alex" by Die Toten Hosen (European Tour events) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BDO | 2007–2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2011– (Tour Card: 2011–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 7 (18 February 2025)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 40: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Quarter Final: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Runner Up: 2013, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Semi Final: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Runner Up: 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League | Semi Final: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Runner Up: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | Runner Up: 2016, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions League | Group Stage: 2017, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Finals | Semi Final: 2016, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Tour Events
Players Championships
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| 2012 Best PDC Newcomer[2] 2013, 2023, 2024 PDC Pro Tour Player of the Year[3][4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He began his career in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and was the runner-up in the 2010 BDO World Championship. He switched to the PDC a year later where he has since won 26 ranking PDC titles, reached six televised premier event finals, participated in the Premier League four times, and represented England at the PDC World Cup on three occasions, making the semi-finals twice.
Chisnall is a two-time runner-up at both the PDC Masters and the World Grand Prix, with his best performance at the PDC World Championship being reaching the semi-finals at the 2021 edition.
Career
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Early career
Chisnall was brought up in St Helens and played for a local football team until he was 17 when he broke his foot. He switched to darts and first played in a friend's bedroom, throwing 180 on his first ever visit to the board.[5]
His debut in BDO events came at the 2004 Welsh Open, losing in the last 32 to Alan Tabern.[6] In 2007 he won the BDO Gold Cup, beating Scotland captain Mike Veitch in the semi-finals, and Welshman Matthew Quinlan in the final.[7] Chisnall then fell two games short of qualifying for the 2008 BDO World Championship, losing to Robert Thornton.[8] A few days later Chisnall was again beaten by Thornton in the Winmau World Masters.[9]
In 2008, Chisnall won the Isle of Man Open, beating Ted Hankey in the quarter-finals and Gary Robson in the semis before defeating Robert Hughes in the final.[10] After his match against Hankey, the 2000 BDO World Champion advised Chisnall to turn professional.[5] He later went on to win the England National Championship.[11]
Chisnall won one of five qualification spots for the 2009 BDO World Championship, beating Stewart Rattray to qualify.[12] The next day he took part in the 2008 World Masters but lost in the first round to fellow Lakeside qualifier Daryl Gurney.[13] In the World Championship, Chisnall gave Martin Adams a tough match, losing 3–5 in the deciding set to the number 3 seed.[14]
BDO Breakthrough
In September 2009, Chisnall won back-to-back titles claiming the Welsh Masters with a 5–1 victory over Tony O'Shea,[15] and the British Open, knocking out BDO World Champion Ted Hankey in the earlier rounds before beating Martin Atkins 2–0 in the final.[16] These successes helped him finish top of the BDO International Grand Prix Series.[17]
He competed in the qualifying rounds for the 2010 BDO World Championship but was beaten by Stuart Kellett.[18] He did, however, qualify through the BDO Invitational Rankings (ironically, Kellett himself failed to qualify).
He produced an outstanding run to reach the final of the 2010 World Championship beating number four seed Darryl Fitton in the opening round and Tony West in the second round. Having been 4–1 down to defending champion and number five seed Ted Hankey, Chisnall produced a comeback to reach the semi-finals 5–4.[19] After losing the first two sets in the semi-final against top seed Tony O'Shea, he came back again to win 6–3 and reached his first World Championship final, where he was defeated 7–5 by number three seed, and Masters champion, Martin Adams.[20]
Chisnall qualified for the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts as a result of his World Championship final, winning his first match against Simon Whitlock before subsequent defeats by Robert Thornton and Colin Osborne saw him exit the tournament.[21] In the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship he lost 4–1 in sets in the second round to Gary Robson.[22]
PDC career
Chisnall entered the Professional Darts Corporation Q School in January 2011. He won a PDC tour card on the first day by defeating Terry Temple 6–2 in his final match.[23] He played in his first PDC event in Halle, Germany and hit a nine-dart finish but went on to lose to Vincent van der Voort 6–5 in the last 64.[24] In the Derby Pro Tour events he reached the quarter-finals on both days of the weekend but was defeated by Jamie Caven 6–3 and Wes Newton 6–4 respectively.[25][26] A month later at the second UK Open Qualifier of the year Chisnall reached his first PDC final where he was edged out 6–5 by Michael Smith in the final, but the result did ensure him spot at the UK Open.[27] He hit his second nine-darter of the season in the seventh UK open qualifier.[28] In the Eddie Cox memorial Players Championship in Barnsley he reached the semi-finals after defeating Dennis Ovens, Mark Walsh and John Part before a subsequent defeat by Paul Nicholson 6–5 after missing five darts for the match.[29] The following day in the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship he got to the final before being beaten by Andy Smith by 6 legs to 2. Despite the loss he had done enough to qualify for the World Matchplay in his debut season on the tour.[30]
At the UK Open he entered the competition in the third round and defeated Richard North 9–2 and Ronnie Baxter 9–7 whilst hitting a 102 average.[31] He went on to defeat John Bowles in the fifth round 9–4, before losing to eventual runner-up Wes Newton 10–8 in the quarter-finals.[32] Chisnall lost in the first round of the 2011 World Matchplay 10–3 against Mark Walsh, but still broke into the top 50 in the order of merit for the first time.[33] He defeated Jelle Klaasen in the first round of the European Championship, but then lost 10–5 against Adrian Lewis in a match where both players averaged over 100.[34] In September, Chisnall reached the final of the fourth Dutch Players Championship of the year and lost 6–4 to Richie Burnett.[35] Chisnall was defeated 2–1 in the first round of the 2011 Grand Prix by Alan Tabern after missing 13 darts at doubles to win the match, a television record which stood until 2013.[36]
He won his first PDC title at a Players Championship event in Crawley by defeating Justin Pipe 6–4 in the final.[37] He then reached the quarter-finals of the Players Championship Finals after avenging his loss to Alan Tabern at the World Grand Prix, beating Co Stompé before losing 9–8 to Mark Webster in a tight game.[38]
2012
Chisnall defeated Mark Dudbridge 3–0 to make the perfect start to his first PDC World Championship at the 2012 edition.[39] He played 15-time World Champion Phil Taylor in the second round and produced a stunning performance to win 4–1 and set up a last 16 meeting with Andy Hamilton.[40] The only other players to have beaten Taylor in the PDC World Championship outside of the final, Wayne Mardle and Mark Webster, both went on to lose their following matches, and Chisnall joined this club as he was whitewashed 4–0 by Hamilton.[41][42][43] His exploits in 2011 and in the World Championship saw him named PDC Best Newcomer at the annual awards ceremony on 3 January.[2]
Chisnall began the year with an exceptional start on the tour reaching the final of the second UK Open qualifier, where he lost 6–1 to Michael van Gerwen, who hit a nine-dart finish during the match.[44] He then reached the final of the fourth Players Championship after whitewashing Andy Hamilton in the quarter-finals and defeating Steve Beaton in the semi to face Phil Taylor in a repeat of their World Championship clash. He defeated Taylor 6–5 to maintain his 100% record against him and claimed his second professional PDC title.[45] He won the next Players Championship too, defeating the likes of Raymond van Barneveld and Terry Jenkins, before sealing the title with a 6–2 win over Ian White.[46] The very next day, Chisnall won the third title of his season at the sixth Players Championship event with a 6–4 success over Justin Pipe in the final.[47] During the European Tour Event 1 in Austria, Chisnall scored eight maximums, and four 140s to hit a 113.09 average in a 6–3 win over Kevin Painter, before losing to James Wade in the semi-finals.[48]
Chisnall enjoyed comfortable wins over Mark Layton, Dennis Smith, Simon Whitlock and Raymond van Barneveld to reach his first PDC major event semi-final at the UK Open.[49][50] He faced Robert Thornton, but with the scores level at 2–2 early on Chisnall lost seven of the next eight legs and would bow out of the event with a 10–4 defeat.[51] In the second European Tour event of the season Chisnall reached the final having earlier posted a 108.35 average in his second round match against Michael Rosenauer.[52] He also beat Terry Jenkins, Mervyn King and Whitlock to play Taylor in the final. There Chisnall suffered his first defeat by Taylor, losing 6–2.[53] The performance saw him break into the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time, meaning he gained automatic qualification into the World Matchplay.[54] Chisnall then won his fourth Players Championship of the year in Crawley with a 6–4 victory over Ronnie Baxter.[55] He lost his second successive European Tour final at Event 3 in Düsseldorf following a 6–4 defeat by van Barneveld. His average of 82.16 in the final was the lowest of his tournament by over 10 points.[56][57] Chisnall then suffered a 10–7 first round defeat by Baxter in the first round of the World Matchplay,[58] and lost 3–1 in sets in the second round of the World Grand Prix to Mervyn King.[59] Chisnall qualified from Group 6 of the Championship League and finished fourth in the Winners Group to reach the play-offs on leg difference over Justin Pipe and Baxter who, like Chisnall, had won three of their seven league games.[60] In the semi-finals he faced Taylor and was whitewashed 6–0 with his opponent averaging 112.73.[61] But he then beat Taylor 6–3 in the final of the 19th Players Championship, with Chisnall this time scoring the higher average of 111.80 to Taylor's 105.57.[62] He also beat the in-form Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals, with the title securing his place atop the ProTour Order of Merit and therefore he was the number one seed for the Players Championship Finals,[63] where he was surprisingly whitewashed 6–0 by Wayne Jones in the first round.[64] Chisnall was later named the Best PDC Pro Tour Player for his five tournament victories in 2012.[3]
2013
Chisnall lost in the last 16 of the World Championship for the second successive year in 2013. He came from a set down three times against Simon Whitlock to force a deciding set which he led 3–2, before Whitlock took out a crucial 152 finish and then won two successive legs to knock Chisnall out.[65] He reached the final of the first UK Open Qualifier of the year, but lost 6–2 to Michael van Gerwen.[66] At the UK Open itself he lost 9–2 to James Wade in the fourth round,[67] and at the European Championship he was whitewashed 6–0 by Jamie Caven in the first round who averaged 106.[68] At the World Matchplay he saw off Paul Nicholson 10–8 and gained revenge over Caven by defeating him 13–10 to reach the quarter-finals of the event for the first time. He played Michael van Gerwen and had chances to move 7–3 ahead but missed and even though he took out a finish of 144 and had an 11 dart leg he was beaten 16–11.[69] In September, Chisnall won his first title since November last year at the German Darts Championship. He required deciding legs to advance through each of his first four matches, before beating Steve Beaton 6–4 in the semi-finals with an average of 106.30 and Peter Wright 6–2 in the final. He called the title the highlight of his career to date and moved up to a career high seventh on the Order of Merit.[70] Chisnall faced Wright in a final for the second consecutive tournament at the seventh Players Championship of the season in Barnsley and won again, this time by a 6–5 scoreline.[71]
At the World Grand Prix Chisnall reached his first PDC major final in the event where every leg must be started and finished by hitting a double. He beat Ian White 2–1 and Wayne Jones 3–1 in the first two rounds.[72] In the quarter-finals Chisnall produced the match of his career to date against Michael van Gerwen. He led the Dutchman 2–0 and missed a dart to win 3–1 as the match was levelled at 2–2. However, Chisnall kept his composure to win the deciding set with a match total of ten 180s to Van Gerwen's two.[73] Chisnall played the slow-paced Justin Pipe in the semi-finals and struggled for rhythm early on as he trailed 2–1. From there he only conceded two more legs as he won 5–2 and faced ten-time winner of the event Taylor in the final.[74] Chisnall had a disaster as he lost each of the five opening sets without winning a leg. He finally won his first leg of the match at the start of the sixth set when Taylor could not hit an opening double. The usually prolific 180 hitter Chisnall scored his first two legs later but it was not enough as Taylor won the match 6–0. Afterwards Chisnall called it the best and worst night of his career.[75] His run did earn him a spot in the Grand Slam of Darts, but he lost all three of his games against Michael Smith, Ted Hankey and Scott Waites to finish bottom of Group H.[76] Later in the month, Chisnall won his third title of the year at the 15th Players Championship by beating Robert Thornton 6–3.[77]
2014
Chisnall fought back from 2–0 down in the first round of the 2014 World Championship against John Henderson to level at 2–2. However, he missed a total of four darts to win the match during the deciding set to suffer a shock defeat.[78] Despite his early exit, Chisnall played in his first Premier League this year as he was awarded a PDC wildcard for the event.[79] He won his opening night's match 7–5 against Robert Thornton, but only won a total of two more after this and finished the season with five successive losses to be placed seventh in the table.[80] At the World Matchplay Chisnall defeated Dean Winstanley 10–4 and Andy Hamilton 13–10 to set up a quarter-final clash with Michael van Gerwen which he led 3–0, however he lost 16–12 in a tight game. At the Singapore Darts Masters, Chisnall beat Phil Taylor 10–6, before losing 11–6 to Simon Whitlock in the semi-finals.[81] Chisnall was knocked out in the quarter-finals of successive major events the European Championship and the Masters by Van Gerwen.[82]
At the Grand Slam, Chisnall topped his group to earn a place in the knockout stages where he beat former roommate Robbie Green 10–3 and youngster Keegan Brown 16–14 having been 8–2 and 12–6 behind to set up a semi-final clash with Kim Huybrechts.[83][84] In a match which Chisnall led 4–1 and trailed 14–12, he won four of the last five legs to play in his second major PDC final.[85] He faced the same opponent as the first in Phil Taylor and got off to a bad start as he lost each of the opening five legs. Chisnall fought back to level at 10–10, but Taylor pulled away again to lead 15–10 and went on to win 16–13.[86] Chisnall played in the final of the 19th Players Championship a week later and lost 6–2 against Ian White.[87]
2015
Chisnall was beaten by a lower ranked player at the World Championship for the second year in a row as world number 50 Benito van de Pas eliminated him 4–2 in round two, with Chisnall missing one dart to level at 3–3.[88] At the UK Open he fell 7–0 behind Stephen Bunting in the fourth round, before pulling the gap back to 8–6. Chisnall missed one dart to further reduce the deficit in the next leg and would lose 9–6.[89]
In successive Premier League weeks, Chisnall averaged 107.01 in beating Kim Huybrechts 7–4 and then set his highest televised average of 110.78 during a 7–2 win over Gary Anderson.[90] He then went on to smash his own personal record by defeating James Wade 7–1 with an average of 114.17 in week 10.[91] Chisnall went into the final round of fixtures needing a win over Michael van Gerwen to top the table, but drew 6–6.[92] He had a 7–4 advantage over Gary Anderson in the semi-finals, but the match went into a deciding leg in which Chisnall missed three match darts to be beaten 10–9.[93] Chisnall lost in the final of the 10th Players Championship 6–4 to Joe Murnan.[94] He won his first title in 18 months in the next event by beating Ian White 6–1.[95] Chisnall was knocked out in the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay for the third year in a row, this time 16–8 to Taylor.[96] He reached the final of the European Darts Matchplay, but lost 6–4 to Van Gerwen.[97] Chisnall forced a deciding leg against White from 5–1 down in the final of the 17th Players Championship but lost it to be edged out 6–5.[98] Wins over Mensur Suljović and Stephen Bunting saw Chisnall reach the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the second year in a row, but he was beaten 10–4 by Van Gerwen.[99] He hit his first televised nine-dart finish during a group stage match 5–2 victory over Peter Wright at the Grand Slam.[100] Chisnall went on to be eliminated in the second round of the event 10–7 by Michael Smith.[101] His fifth major quarter-final of the year followed at the Players Championship Finals with Van Gerwen again beating him, this time 10–7 despite Chisnall averaging 105.51.[102]
2016
Chisnall's third round 2016 World Championship game with Peter Wright went to a deciding set. Chisnall missed one match dart, but then took out a 130 checkout to save the game after Wright had missed a match dart of his own. However, Wright broke once more and, after Chisnall missed double top to complete a 125 finish, he won the match 4–3. The defeat meant that Chisnall is yet to reach a quarter-final in a PDC World Championship.[103] Chisnall recovered from an 8–0 deficit in the first round of the Masters to beat Robert Thornton 10–9 and then came past Kim Huybrechts 10–5 and James Wade 11–6 to reach the final.[104] However, he would lose his third PDC major final 11–6 to Michael van Gerwen.[105] He lost 9–7 to Gary Anderson in the third round of the UK Open after being 7–5 up.[106] After whitewashing Thornton 7–0 on the opening night of the Premier League, Chisnall could not pick another win from his next eight matches to finish 9th in the table and be relegated from the competition.[107]
Chisnall was beaten in the final of back-to-back European Tour events, 6–2 by Van Gerwen at the Gibraltar Darts Trophy and 6–5 by James Wade at the European Matchplay (missed one match dart after coming back from 4–1 down).[108][109] His first title of the year came at the 10th Players Championship courtesy of defeating Steve Beaton 6–2.[110] Chisnall was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay for the fourth year in a row this time 16–9 to Van Gerwen and the world number one was also the victor when they met in the final of the Perth Darts Masters, overcoming Chisnall 11–4.[111][112] Another meeting with Van Gerwen came in the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix and, with Chisnall 2–1 up in sets, the fourth set went to a deciding leg in which Van Gerwen threw a double start 10-darter and went on to win 4–2.[113] He lost in the final of the last Players Championship 6–1 to Benito van de Pas.[114] After not getting out of his group at the Grand Slam, Chisnall won through to the final of the Players Championship Finals, surviving three match darts from Jelle Klaasen along the way. It was his fourth defeat in a major final as Michael van Gerwen triumphed 11–3.[115]
2017
Jelle Klaasen was 3–1 down to Chisnall in the third round of the 2017 World Championship, before winning the next set and the first two legs of the sixth. Chisnall then took three legs in a row to win 4–2 and reach the quarter-finals of a PDC World Championship for the first time, where he faced reigning two-time champion Gary Anderson.[116] Chisnall took the first two legs of the seventh set with the match at 3–3, but missed four darts to win it and Anderson would go on to triumph 5–3. Chisnall threw 21 180s, the joint highest ever in a PDC match and 33 were hit in total, one short of the record.[117] Chisnall lost 6–3 in the final of the fifth Players Championship to Adrian Lewis.[118] Chisnall made his first appearance at the 2017 World Cup as he was the second highest English player on the Order of Merit behind Lewis. They made it through to the semi-finals, but were unable to win either of their singles matches against the Dutch team of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld.[119]
2019
In the World Championship, Chisnall whitewashed Kim Huybrechts and Jamie Lewis 4–0 to reach the quarter-finals, where he was defeated 2–5 by Gary Anderson. In the 2019 World Grand Prix, Chisnall defeated Gerwyn Price 2–1, whitewashed Stephen Bunting 3–0, beat Nathan Aspinall 3–1, and won 4–1 against Glen Durrant to reach the final, but was defeated in the final 5–2 by Michael van Gerwen.[120]
2021
Chisnall reached the semi-finals of the 2021 World Championship, his first semi-final appearance at the WDC. He was again defeated by Gary Anderson though, this time 3–6.[121]
2022
In 2022, Chisnall reached the final of the Masters. He was defeated in the final by Joe Cullen 9–11.[122]
On the European Tour Chisnall won the 2022 Belgian Darts Open (ET12). He beat Nathan Aspinall 6–4 in the third round and José de Sousa 6–2 at the quarter-final stage before defeating Danny Noppert 7–4 hitting a nine-dart finish en route. Chisnall won the final 8–6 against Andrew Gilding.[123]
2023
In the second round of the World Championship, Chisnall came from a set behind to defeat Andrew Gilding 3–1. He was then defeated in the third round by Stephen Bunting 2–4.[124]
2024
In the World Championship, Chisnall made it to the quarter-finals, losing 5–1 in sets to eventual winner Luke Humphries.[125]
At the 2024 UK Open, Chisnall reached the sixth round, where he was drawn to play World Championship runner-up Luke Littler.[126] Littler won the match 10–5.[127] At the World Matchplay, Chisnall suffered his worst defeat at the event by losing 10–2 to Krzysztof Ratajski in the first round, with the match ending in time for the crowd in attendance to watch the UEFA Euro 2024 final.[128]
On the 2024 PDC Pro Tour, Chisnall won Players Championship 6, defeating Dirk van Duijvenbode 8–6 in the final.[129] He also won Players Championship 23 after beating Chris Dobey 8–4 in the final.[130] He won two titles on the European Tour at the European Darts Open and the Flanders Darts Trophy, becoming the fourth player to claim eight European Tour titles in total.[131][132]
2025
At the 2025 World Championship, Chisnall was beaten in his opening match by Ricky Evans after losing a sudden death leg.[133][134]
Personal life
He met his wife Michaela, who also plays darts, at the St. Anne's Open in 2008. They married on Saturday 14 January 2017 in Morecambe. In September 2011, she gave birth to their first daughter, Lexie Rose. In October 2021 they welcomed their son Parker Owen.[5] Chisnall is originally from St Helens but now lives in Morecambe.[5] He is the brother of Lewis Chisnall.
Career finals
BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2010 | World Championship |  Martin Adams |
5–7 (s) |
PDC major finals: 6 (6 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| World Grand Prix (0–2) |
| Grand Slam of Darts (0–1) |
| The Masters (0–2) |
| Players Championship Finals (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2013 | World Grand Prix | Phil Taylor |
0–6 (s) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2014 | Grand Slam of Darts | Phil Taylor |
13–16 (l) |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016 | The Masters |  Michael van Gerwen |
6–11 (l) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2016 | Players Championship Finals | Michael van Gerwen |
3–11 (l) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2019 | World Grand Prix | Michael van Gerwen |
2–5 (s) |
| Runner-up | 6. | 2022 | The Masters | Joe Cullen |
9–11 (l) |
- (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
PDC world series finals: 2 (2 runners-up)
| Legend |
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| World Series of Darts (0–2) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2016 | Perth Darts Masters | Michael van Gerwen |
4–11 (l) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2017 | Shanghai Darts Masters | Michael van Gerwen |
0–8 (l) |
World Championship performances
BDO
- 2009: First round (lost to Martin Adams 2–3)
- 2010: Runner up (lost to Martin Adams 5–7)
- 2011: Second round (lost to Gary Robson 1–4)
PDC
- 2012: Third round (lost to Andy Hamilton 0–4)
- 2013: Third round (lost to Simon Whitlock 3–4)
- 2014: First round (lost to John Henderson 2–3)
- 2015: Second round (lost to Benito van de Pas 2–4)
- 2016: Third round (lost to Peter Wright 3–4)
- 2017: Quarter-finals (lost to Gary Anderson 3–5)
- 2018: First round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 0–3)
- 2019: Quarter-finals (lost to Gary Anderson 2–5)
- 2020: Third round (lost to Jeffrey de Zwaan 3–4)
- 2021: Semi-finals (lost to Gary Anderson 3–6)
- 2022: Third round (withdrew – COVID-19)
- 2023: Third round (lost to Stephen Bunting 2–4)
- 2024: Quarter-finals (lost to Luke Humphries 1–5)
- 2025: Second round (lost to Ricky Evans 2–3)
Performance timeline
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BDO
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| BDO World Championship | Did not participate | 1R | F | 2R | |
| World Masters | 3R | 1R | DNP | 4R | PDC |
PDC
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||
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| PDC World Championship | DNP | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 1R | QF | 3R | SF | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | |||||||||
| PDC World Masters | BDO | Not held | 1R | QF | QF | F | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | QF | F | 2R | QF | 1R | |||||||||
| UK Open | BDO | QF | SF | 4R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 6R | 4R | QF | 5R | 4R | 6R | |||||||||
| World Matchplay | BDO | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | QF | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||
| World Grand Prix | BDO | 1R | 2R | F | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | F | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | |||||||||
| European Championship | BDO | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | DNQ | QF | 1R | 1R | |||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | RR | RR | DNQ | RR | F | 2R | RR | 2R | DNQ | QF | 2R | DNQ | RR | RR | RR | |||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | BDO | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | |||||||||
| Non-ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League Darts | BDO | Did not participate | 7th | SF | 9th | 5th | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||||
| Champions League of Darts | BDO | Not held | DNQ | RR | RR | DNQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Cup of Darts | BDO | NH | Did not participate | SF | QF | DNP | SF | DNP | ||||||||||||||||
| World Series of Darts Finals | Not held | 2R | SF | DNQ | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | DNQ | 1R | |||||||||||||
| Championship League | BDO | DNQ | SF | RR | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | - | 32 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ADO SF |
GDC F |
EDO F |
GDM 1R |
DDM 1R | ||||||||
| 2013 | UKM 3R |
EDT 1R |
EDO 2R |
ADO 3R |
GDT SF |
GDC W |
GDM 3R |
DDM 2R | |||||
| 2014 | GDC 2R |
DDM QF |
GDM 3R |
ADO 2R |
GDT 3R |
EDO QF |
EDG QF |
EDT 2R | |||||
| 2015 | GDC DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
GDM DNQ |
DDM 3R |
IDO QF |
EDO 2R |
EDT QF |
EDM F |
EDG 2R | ||||
| 2016 | DDM QF |
GDM 3R |
GDT F |
EDM F |
ADO 3R |
EDO 2R |
IDO 3R |
EDT 3R |
EDG WD |
GDC SF | |||
| 2017 | GDC 3R |
GDM DNP |
GDO 3R |
EDG SF |
GDT 3R |
EDM QF |
ADO DNP |
EDO QF |
DDM DNP |
GDG 2R |
IDO 3R |
EDT QF | |
| 2018 | EDO 3R |
GDG 2R |
GDO 3R |
ADO WD |
EDG QF |
DDM 2R |
GDT 2R |
DDO DNP |
EDM DNP |
GDC QF |
DDC 3R |
IDO 2R |
EDT QF |
| 2019 | EDO 3R |
GDC 2R |
GDG 3R |
GDO SF |
ADO 2R |
EDG WD |
DDM QF |
DDO W |
CDO DNP |
ADC 3R |
EDM SF |
IDO WD |
GDT F |
| 2020 | BDC DNP |
GDC QF |
EDG 2R |
IDO 3R | |||||||||
| 2021 | HDT DNQ |
GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2022 | IDO DNQ |
GDC 3R |
GDG 2R |
ADO DNQ |
EDO 3R |
CDO 3R |
EDG DNQ |
DDC 3R |
EDM DNP |
HDT SF |
GDO 3R |
BDO W |
GDT 2R |
| 2023 | BSD W |
EDO 3R |
IDO 3R |
GDG 3R |
ADO 2R |
DDC W |
BDO 3R |
CDO F |
EDG 3R |
EDM 2R |
GDO 3R |
HDT W |
GDC 2R |
| 2024 | BDO 2R |
GDG 3R |
IDO 2R |
EDG 3R |
ADO 3R |
BSD 2R |
DDC 3R |
EDO W |
GDC SF |
FDT W |
HDT 3R |
SDT 2R |
CDO 2R |
PDC Players Championships
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ALI 1R |
ALI QF |
REA QF |
REA W |
CRA W |
CRA W |
BIR 2R |
BIR 4R |
CRA W |
CRA 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 3R |
DUB 3R |
DUB SF |
KIL 3R |
KIL 2R |
CRA 4R |
CRA SF |
BAR W |
BAR 4R | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | WIG QF |
WIG QF |
WIG 2R |
WIG 3R |
CRA QF |
CRA 3R |
BAR W |
BAR 2R |
DUB QF |
DUB 2R |
KIL SF |
KIL DNP |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
BAR W |
BAR 2R | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
CRA 3R |
CRA QF |
WIG 1R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
CRA 2R |
CRA 3R |
COV 4R |
COV QF |
CRA 1R |
CRA QF |
DUB QF |
DUB 1R |
CRA 3R |
CRA 3R |
COV F |
COV 2R | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | BAR SF |
BAR 1R |
BAR SF |
BAR 4R |
BAR 3R |
COV 4R |
COV 1R |
COV QF |
CRA 4R |
CRA F |
BAR W |
BAR 3R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 3R |
BAR SF |
BAR 4R |
DUB F |
DUB 2R |
COV 3R |
COV SF | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R |
BAR QF |
BAR SF |
BAR 3R |
BAR SF |
COV SF |
COV QF |
BAR W |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR 2R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 2R |
DUB 4R |
DUB 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR F | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
MIL F |
MIL 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 4R |
WIG QF |
WIG 3R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 3R |
WIG 4R |
WIG 2R |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR 3R |
BAR W |
DUB 1R |
DUB 3R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | BAR QF |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR SF |
MIL 3R |
MIL F |
BAR SF |
BAR 2R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 3R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG QF |
BAR 2R |
BAR QF |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 2R |
DUB 3R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | WIG 2R |
WIG W |
WIG 2R |
WIG 3R |
BAR SF |
BAR 2R |
WIG W |
WIG 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 4R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 3R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 3R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR F |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 1R |
DUB 1R |
BAR QF |
BAR 2R | ||||
| 2020 | BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR QF |
MIL QF |
MIL F |
MIL 2R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
NIE 3R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 4R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 3R |
COV 1R |
COV 1R |
COV 1R |
COV 2R |
COV 4R | |||||||||||
| 2021 | BOL 2R |
BOL 3R |
BOL 2R |
BOL 3R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 3R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 2R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 3R |
COV 3R |
COV 2R |
COV 2R |
COV 4R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 4R |
BAR SF |
BAR 4R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR SF |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R | ||||
| 2022 | BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 3R |
WIG QF |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 2R |
BAR SF |
BAR 3R |
BAR SF |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
WIG SF |
WIG 2R |
NIE 4R |
NIE 1R |
BAR QF |
BAR 4R |
BAR 4R |
BAR SF |
BAR 4R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 4R |
BAR W |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR SF |
BAR SF | ||||
| 2023 | BAR QF |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR SF |
BAR 1R |
BAR QF |
HIL QF |
HIL 4R |
WIG 4R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 4R |
LEI QF |
HIL 3R |
HIL 1R |
LEI F |
LEI 2R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
BAR F |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR DNP |
BAR W |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR F |
BAR W | ||||
| 2024 | WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 4R |
HIL 2R |
HIL W |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 3R |
WIG SF |
WIG F |
MIL 1R |
MIL W |
WIG 1R |
WIG QF |
WIG QF |
WIG 1R |
WIG 4R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R | ||||
| 2025 | WIG 1R |
WIG QF |
ROS 2R |
ROS 3R |
LEI |
LEI |
HIL |
HIL |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI |
ROS |
ROS |
HIL |
HIL |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI |
HIL |
HIL |
MIL |
MIL |
MIL |
HIL |
HIL |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI |
WIG |
WIG |
WIG |
WIG |
WIG |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. |
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
Nine-dart finishes
| Date | Opponent | Tournament | Method | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2015 |  Peter Wright |
Grand Slam of Darts | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | £30,000 |
High averages
| Average | Date | Opponent | Tournament | Stage | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114.17 | 9 April 2015 | James Wade |
2015 Premier League | League | 7–1 (l) |
| 112.94 | 5 November 2016 |  Kim Huybrechts |
2016 World Series of Darts Finals | Round 2 | 6–4 (l) |
References
External links
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