Callan Rydz ( born 3 July 1998, from

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) is a professional

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darts player who plays in the

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events.

Darts career

At 2018 PDC Q-School he tried to win a tour card, however he missed out on the points table by virtue of countback. He played on the Challenge Tour and Development Tour throughout the year. As a result of his Development Tour exploits, he qualified for the

2018 PDC World Youth Championship The 2018 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the eighth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23. In a change mirroring that of the 2 ...

and progressed through the early group stage. He managed to reach the semi finals, including a victory over the #1 seed

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but lost out 6–3 to eventual runner up

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. He also tried to win a tour card in 2019 Q-School. He came in 10th place but didn't succeed due to countback. Rydz played extremely well hitting 39 180's in only 105 legs, a higher rate than Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Dave Chisnall in 2018. Rydz qualified for the

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by winning through the amateur qualifier in Wolverhampton, but lost to Jamie Hughes in the first round. On 21 April 2019 he won his first PDC title after picking up the eighth Development Tour title of 2019, beating

5–2 in the final. At the 17th Players Championship event of 2019, Rydz made his first Pro Tour appearance in 2 years, and marked it with a run to the quarter finals. He defeated

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, Chris Dobey, Steve Beaton and Brendan Dolan before losing 6–3 to eventual winner

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. He followed up the Development Tour title with a Challenge Tour title on 11 August 2019 by seeing off

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5–2 in the final. Rydz went to the top of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit on 28 September 2019 by winning Event 18, beating Cody Harris to win the title. Rydz finished 2019 top of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, meaning he gained a two-year PDC Tour Card and qualified for the

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. He made the quarter-finals of the

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on 4 November, but lost 6–2 to

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. Rydz won his first Pro Tour title on 26 February 2021, winning the second event of the

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, beating

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8–7 in the final. Rydz qualified for the

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, and on his debut he reached the quarter-finals, overcoming Glen Durrant 10–6, Rob Cross 11–8, before losing to Krzysztof Ratajski 16–8.

Personal life

Rydz is the cousin of fellow PDC professional player Chris Dobey. He is a supporter of

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World Championship results

PDC

* 2020: Second round (lost to

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2–3) * 2021: Second round (lost to

0–3) * 2022: Quarter-finals (lost to Peter Wright 4–5) * 2023: Second round (lost to

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0–3)

Performance timeline

BDO PDC 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rydz, Callan 1998 births Living people English darts players Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders