Ryan Searle (born 21 October 1987) is an English professional
darts player who plays in the
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World ...
(PDC) events.
Career
He reached the last 16 of the
2013 BDO World Masters after a controversial win over
Richie George
Richard George (born 18 December 1989) is a former English professional darts player. He was born in Essex and is the son of former world championship finalist Bobby George. They became the first father-and-son duo to play in the BDO version of ...
, when his winning dart at double 10 did not actually hit the target, but referee Nick Rolls called 'game shot', ending the leg and giving Searle the match.
In 2016, he finished second on the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit, thanks to winning two events along the way, which meant he automatically gained a PDC Tour Card.
In the PDC, Searle reached the fourth round of the World Championship on his debut in 2019, then the third round the following year where he led
Gary Anderson 3–1 but was eventually defeated 3–4. The next season, Searle won his first Pro Tour title by beating world number one
Michael van Gerwen 8–6 in the final of event 3.
Searle made his first appearance in a PDC major quarter-final at the
2021 World Grand Prix
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, following victories over
Dimitri Van den Bergh and
Luke Humphries
Luke Humphries (born 11 February 1995) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship.
Career
Humphries won five PDC Development Tour titles in 20 ...
. He lost to
Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals, by a score of 3–1 in sets.
Personal
Searle has
astigmatism. He often cannot even see where his darts land.
World Championship results
PDC
* 2019: Fourth round (lost to
Michael Smith 1–4)
* 2020: Third round (lost to
Gary Anderson 3–4)
* 2021: Fourth round (lost to
Stephen Bunting 3–4)
* 2022: Fourth round (lost to
Peter Wright 1–4)
* 2023: Third round (lost to
José de Sousa
José Augusto Oliveira de Sousa (born 12 February 1974) is a Portuguese professional darts player. He is based in Tarragona and represented Spain at the 2011 WDF World Cup, but played for the Portuguese team afterwards at the PDC. He won his ...
3–4)
Performance timeline
BDO
PDC
''PDC European Tour''
PDC career finals
PDC major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
References
External links
*
1987 births
Living people
English darts players
People from Wellington, Somerset
PDC ranking title winners
Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders
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