Alan Soutar (born 10 January 1978) is a Scottish professional

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player who competes in the

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. He qualified for the

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and

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and won a

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in 2021.

Personal life

Away from darts, Soutar is a

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in Dundee as well as training

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in his home with partner Amanda. Soutar is a keen supporter of his local football team Arbroath F.C.

Career

BDO

In November 2011 Alan won the Bellrock Open. He qualified for the

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, he played

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in the first round and lost 3–1 in sets. In 2013 he won the

2013 WDF World Cup The 2013 WDF World Cup was the 19th edition of the WDF World Cup darts tournament, organised by the World Darts Federation. It was held in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada from October 1 to 5. Entered teams 27 countries/association ...

as part of Team Scotland. He qualified for the

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through the Hull qualifiers before losing to Craig Caldwell in the preliminary round.

PDC

In February 2021, Soutar secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School. Soutar made his televised PDC debut with a first round defeat of

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in the

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before falling to

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in the last 16. In December 2021, Soutar made his debut at the PDC World Championship, where he defeated

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in the first round in the deciding set. In the following two rounds, Soutar knocked out two seeds,

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and

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, each time in the deciding set having survived match darts from his opponent. Soutar's run to the last 16 was finally ended by

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in a 1–4 defeat. In 2022, Soutar made his debut as a qualifier for the

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, where he advanced from his group ahead of reigning World Champion Peter Wright after victories over

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and

Nathan Aspinall Nathan Aspinall (born 15 July 1991) is an English professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2019 UK Open with a 170 checkout in the final leg against former World Champion Rob Cross. ...

. In the Round of 16, Soutar defeated ninth-ranked

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to reach the Quarter Final where he was defeated by eventual runner-up

World Championship results

BDO

* 2011: First round (lost to

1–3) * 2016: Preliminary round (lost to Craig Caldwell 1–3)

PDC

* 2022: Fourth round (lost to

1–4) * 2023: Fourth round (lost to

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1–4)

Performance timeline

PDC European Tour (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Prel.) Preliminary round; (DNQ) Did not qualify; (DNP) Did not participate; (NH) Not held; (EX) Excluded; (WD) Withdrew

References

External links

1978 births Living people Scottish darts players British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders {{UK-darts-bio-stub