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2024 PDC Players Championship Series
The 2024 PDC Players Championship series consisted of 30 darts tournaments on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour. The Top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit qualified for the 2024 Players Championship Finals. Prize money The 2024 prize money was significantly increased compared to the previous year. This is how the prize money was divided: February Players Championship 1 Players Championship 1 was contested on Monday 12 February 2024. On their Pro Tour debuts, Luke Littler and Leighton Bennett hit nine-dart finishes, against and Lukas Wenig respectively. Mickey Mansell also hit a nine-darter against Krzysztof Ratajski. The tournament was won by Luke Littler, who defeated 8–7 in the final. Players Championship 2 Players Championship 2 was contested on Tuesday 13 February 2024. The tournament was won by , who defeated 8–5 in the final. Players Championship 3 Players Championship 3 was contested on Monday 19 February 2024. Ryan Meikle hit a nine-dart finish again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 PDC Pro Tour
The 2024 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Players Championships and European Tour events are the events that make up the Pro Tour. There were thirty Players Championship events and thirteen PDC European Tour events, as well as 24 events for the Challenge and Development Tours, and the Women's Series. Dave Chisnall topped the 2024 Pro Tour Order of Merit, with Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Stephen Bunting and Ryan Searle completing the top five. Prize money This is how the prize money was divided: PDC Tour Card 128 players were granted Tour Cards, which enabled them to participate in all Players Championships events, the UK Open and qualifiers for all European Tour and select televised events. Tour cards The 2024 Tour Cards were awarded to: * (64) The top 64 players from the PDC Order of Merit after the 2024 World Championship. * (25) 25 qualifiers from 2023 Q-School not ranked in the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dirk Van Duijvenbode
Dirk van Duijvenbode (born 30 June 1992) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is known for his energetic walk-on, combined with hardstyle music. More recently, he has become known for his job on an aubergine farm, which has led to him having the nickname 'Aubergenius'. Van Duijvenbode has won six ranking PDC titles and was the runner-up at the 2020 World Grand Prix (darts), 2020 World Grand Prix and 2022 World Series of Darts Finals, losing to Gerwyn Price in the final on both occasions. Career Early career: 2011–2017 In 2011, van Duijvenbode reached the final of a German 2011 PDC Pro Tour#PDC Youth Tour, PDC Youth Tour event, losing 2–4 against Paul Barham. In 2013, he won through to the final of two 2013 PDC Pro Tour#Challenge Tour, Challenge Tour events but was beaten 1–4 by Rowby-John Rodriguez and 3–4 by Jan Dekker. Van Duijvenbode began playing in main PDC events in 2014 and qualified for the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alan Soutar
Alan Soutar (born 10 January 1978) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2021, Soutar won his first PDC title at 2024 Players Championship 11. He reached his first major quarter-final at the 2022 Grand Slam. His best World Championship performance is reaching the last 16 in consecutive years: 2022 and 2023. Soutar previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments, twice reaching the last 16 at the Winmau World Masters: in 2016 and 2017. Career BDO In November 2011 Soutar won the Bellrock Open. He qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, he played Willy van de Wiel in the first round and lost 3–1 in sets. In 2013 he won the 2013 WDF World Cup as part of Team Scotland. He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship through the Hull qualifiers before losing to Craig Caldwell in the preliminary round. PDC In February 2021, Soutar secured a two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kim Huybrechts
Kim Huybrechts (born 16 November 1985) is a Belgian professional darts player competing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was runner-up in the 2012 Players Championship Finals, losing to Phil Taylor 13–6. He also made the final of the 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts, representing Belgium alongside his brother Ronny. Huybrechts has won 5 ranking PDC titles during his professional career. Playing career Early career Huybrechts' first tournament wins came in 2007 at the Belgium Gold Cup and the Belgium National Championships. His only victory in a British Darts Organisation sanctioned event came at the 2008 Flanders Open where he defeated Geert De Vos 5–2 in the final. Huybrechts reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, losing 3–1 to Steve West on his televised debut. In September 2010, he was a quarter-finalist at a PDC Pro Tour Players Championship in Nuland. Later that year, he narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2011 BDO World Darts C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adam Hunt
Adam Hunt (born 21 August 1993) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has won titles on both of the PDC's secondary tours: four titles on the Development Tour; and two on the Challenge Tour. A current PDC Tour Card holder, he is a two-time Pro Tour quarter-finalist: reaching the last eight at the 2014 Gibraltar Darts Trophy and 2018 Players Championship 14. His best performance in a PDC major is reaching the last 16 of the 2020 Grand Slam. His best World Championship performance is reaching the last 32 at the 2021 PDC World Championship. Career Hunt began competing in PDC events in 2011 and won his first tournament in his second month, beating Josh Jones 4–2 in the final of the opening youth tour event of the year. In 2012 he qualified for the UK Open for the first time and defeated Steve Maish 4–2, before losing 4–1 to Arron Monk in the second round. A year later he reached his first quarter-final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brendan Dolan
Brendan Gabriel Dolan (born 2 August 1973) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the first player to hit a nine-dart finish in a "double-to-start" event (where a player must hit a double to begin play), which he achieved at the 2011 World Grand Prix, giving him the nickname the History Maker. He also reached the final of this tournament, where he lost to Phil Taylor. On the PDC Pro Tour, Dolan lost his first seven finals before winning his maiden ranking title in 2013. He has since won nine more events on the Pro Tour, most recently in 2024. He is noted for his 180 celebration where he twirls his finger in a helicopter style motion. Darts career Early career After two early exits in the 2003 and 2004 UK Open, Dolan's first major run came in the 2004 World Grand Prix where he earned his place through the All-Ireland qualifiers, winning one of four places. He defeated fellow qualifier Mark Wilton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jelle Klaasen
Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October 1984), nicknamed the Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments, where in 2006, he became the youngest player to win the BDO World Darts Championship, aged 21 at the time. He also is a Dutch Open champion. Beginnings of his career His first attempt at the international stage was a 2005 Winmau World Masters ended with a 2–3 defeat to Irishman Steve McDonald. On 15 January 2006, Klaasen became the youngest BDO World Darts Champion, aged 21 years 90 days, when he defeated fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld in the final of the 2006 BDO World Championship by 7 sets to 5. He also beat Shaun Greatbatch and world number one Mervyn King on his way to the final. Before the tournament, he was a 100–1 outsider to win the title. As World Champion, he was invited to the 2006 World Darts Trophy in his home country, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ryan Joyce
Ryan Joyce (born 20 September 1985) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-six. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2018, he has won two ranking titles in Players Championship events. Nicknamed "Relentless", Joyce has made two PDC major semi-finals: in the 2023 Players Championship Finals and 2024 World Grand Prix, as well as being a finalist on the European Tour at the 2025 European Darts Trophy. He is a one-time World Championship quarter-finalist, reaching the last eight at the 2019 PDC World Championship. Career BDO In 2014 he reached the Last 48 of the World Masters. He took part in the 2016 BDO World Trophy, he was knocked out in the first round losing to Jamie Hughes. He qualified for the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship, where he won 3–0 against Dennis Nilsson in the Preliminary round. In the first round, he lost to Martin Adams 3–2 in a sudden death leg, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Luke Humphries
Luke Humphries (born 11 February 1995) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number one. He is a former PDC World Darts Championship, PDC World Champion, having won the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, 2024 World Championship, defeating Luke Littler in the final. He is the reigning World Matchplay (darts), World Matchplay, Premier League Darts, Premier League, Players Championship Finals and PDC World Masters, World Masters champion. Nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke" in reference to Cool Hand Luke, the 1967 film, Humphries has won eight PDC major singles titles since his first at the 2023 World Grand Prix (darts), 2023 World Grand Prix. He also won the 2024 PDC World Cup of Darts, 2024 World Cup of Darts for List of PDC World Cup of Darts teams#England, England, partnering Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith. He won his first World Series of Darts title at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Danny Noppert
Danny Noppert (born 31 December 1990) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number sixteen; he reached a peak ranking of world number seven in 2023 and 2024. Previously competing in the British Darts Organisation (BDO), Noppert won his first BDO major title at the 2017 Finder Darts Masters and finished as the runner-up at the 2017 BDO World Championship. He obtained a Tour Card in 2018 and switched to the PDC, winning his first PDC major title at the 2022 UK Open by defeating Michael Smith 11–10 in the final. He has won 6 ranking PDC titles and also finished as runner-up at the 2019 World Series Finals. Noppert has represented the Netherlands in the PDC World Cup of Darts on four occasions, reaching the semi-finals in 2022 with teammate Dirk van Duijvenbode. Career 2013–2017: BDO In 2013, Noppert reached the televised stages of the Winmau World Masters. He beat Jeffrey d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Josh Rock
Joshua Rock (born 13 April 2001) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number seventeen. Nicknamed "Rocky", he has been a PDC Tour Card holder since 2022. He won his first European Tour title at the 2024 Dutch Darts Championship and has won six PDC titles in his professional career. He reached his first PDC major semi-final at the 2025 UK Open. Rock won the PDC World Cup of Darts in 2025, representing Northern Ireland alongside Daryl Gurney. In his youth career, Rock won the 2022 PDC World Youth Championship, along with five Development Tours. He became the first debutant to throw a televised nine-dart finish at the Grand Slam of Darts, achieving the feat against Michael van Gerwen at the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts, 2022 event. Career 2022 In January 2022, Rock attended 2022 PDC Pro Tour#Q-School, PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School. He won a PDC Tour Card by defeating Nathan Raf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jeffrey De Graaf
Jeffrey de Graaf (born 21 November 1990) is a Dutch-born Swedish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the runner-up at the 2015 BDO World Trophy, and moved from the BDO to the PDC in 2016. He has won five titles on the PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour. De Graaf has finished as the runner-up at two ranking PDC Players Championship events. De Graaf reached the quarter-finals representing Sweden, alongside Oskar Lukasiak, at the 2024 PDC World Cup, after a five-year naturalisation period. His best World Championship performance is reaching the last 16 at the 2025 PDC World Championship. Career BDO In 2012, De Graaf began playing the international circuit and won the 2012 Isle of Man Open and 2012 Romanian Open. He also reached the quarter-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters. De Graaf managed to qualify for the 2013 BDO World Championship, where he faced compatriot Jan Dekker in the first round. He missed one match dart in the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
