Ryan Searle (darts player)

Ryan Searle (born 21 October 1987) is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Ryan Searle
Personal information
Nickname"Heavy Metal"
Born (1987-10-21) 21 October 1987[1]
Wellington, Somerset, England
Home townHolcombe Rogus, Devon, England
Darts information
Darts32g Loxley Darts signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2011–2016
PDC2016–
Current world ranking37 1 (3 January 2021)[2]
BDO majors – best performances
World MastersLast 16: 2013
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2019, 2021
World Grand PrixLast 32: 2020
Grand SlamGroup Stage: 2018, 2020
UK OpenLast 32: 2017
Players Ch'ship FinalsLast 32: 2018, 2020
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour England 2016 (x2)
Champion of Champions 2018

Players Championships

Players Championship (WIG) 2020

Career

He reached the last 16 of the 2013 BDO World Masters after a controversial win over Richie George, 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.

Personal

Searle has very bad eyesight. He often cannot even see where his darts land.[3]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament201120122013201420152016
BDO World Championship DNQ
World Masters 1R DNP 6R DNP 3R DNP

PDC

Tournament201620172018201920202021
PDC World Championship BDO DNQ 4R 3R 4R
UK Open DNP 4R DNQ 4R 4R
World Grand Prix DNQ 1R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ RR DNQ RR
Players Championship Finals DNQ 1R 2R 1R 2R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking - 85 50 52 38

References
  1. "Ryan Searle - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
  2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDC.tv. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. "Searle back at the PDC World Championship despite struggling to see the board". 17 December 2019.


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