Alan Soutar

Alan Soutar
Personal information
Nickname	"Soots" [1]
Born	(1978-01-10) 10 January 1978 (age 47) Dundee, Scotland [1]
Home town	Arbroath, Scotland [1]
Darts information
Playing darts since	1995
Darts	24g Mission [1]
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Freed from Desire" by Gala [1]
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2007–2021
PDC	2021– (Tour Card: 2021–)
Current world ranking	( PDC ) 53 1 (26 August 2025) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Last 32: 2011
World Masters	Last 16: 2016, 2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 16: 2022, 2023
UK Open	Last 16: 2021
Grand Slam	Quarter-final: 2022
PC Finals	Last 64: 2021
Other tournament wins
Bellrock Open 2011 Helvetia Open 2019 Players Championships 2024 PC11
Medal record Men's Darts Representing   Scotland WDF World Cup 2013 St. John's Men's team 2013 St. John's Men's overall WDF Europe Cup 2016 Egmond aan Zee Men's pairs 2014 Bucharest Men's pairs 2016 Egmond aan Zee Men's overall 2018 Budapest Men's singles 2018 Budapest Men's pairs

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

Soutar started playing darts as a teenager in the pub his grandparents ran. ^[3] He plays in a saltire shirt and tartan pants, in tribute to his Scottish heritage. ^[4]

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. ^[5] He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship through the Hull qualifiers before losing to Craig Caldwell in the preliminary round. ^[6]

PDC

In February 2021, Soutar secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School. ^[7] He made his televised PDC debut with a first round defeat of Raymond van Barneveld in the 2021 UK Open before falling to Dave Chisnall in the last 16.

In December 2021, Soutar made his debut at the PDC World Championship, where he defeated Diogo Portela in the first round in the deciding set. In the following two rounds, Soutar knocked out two seeds, Mensur Suljović and José de Sousa, each time in the deciding set having survived match darts from his opponent. Soutar's run to the last 16 was finally ended by Callan Rydz in a 1–4 defeat. ^[8]

In 2022, Soutar made his debut as a qualifier for the Grand Slam of Darts, where he advanced from his group ahead of reigning World Champion Peter Wright after victories over Fallon Sherrock and Nathan Aspinall. In the round of 16, Soutar defeated ninth-ranked Jonny Clayton to reach the quarter final ^[9] where he was defeated by eventual runner-up Nathan Aspinall. ^[10] At the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, Soutar reached the fourth round again after whitewashing Mal Cuming and Daryl Gurney 3–0 in sets. His run proceeded with a win over Danny Noppert before being defeated by Gabriel Clemens. ^[11]

In June 2024, Soutar won a first PDC title at PC11 in Hildesheim, defeating Daryl Gurney in the final. ^{[12] [13]}

Personal life

Soutar joined the Army Cadet Force at the age of 13 and spent nine years as a commando in the British Army, ^[14] during which he was deployed to Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Northern Ireland. ^[3]

Away from darts, Soutar is a firefighter as well as training guide dogs in his home with partner Amanda. ^[14] Soutar is a keen supporter of his local football team Arbroath F.C. ^[15] In 2012, he set up the Angus Darts Academy, training children in how to play darts. ^[3] He won the "Sporting Volunteer of the Year" award at the Finding Scotland's Real Heroes award in 2013 for his mentorship in darts. ^[16]

World Championship results

BDO

• 2011: First round (lost to Willy van de Wiel 1–3)
• 2016: Preliminary round (lost to Craig Caldwell 1–3)

PDC

• 2022: Fourth round (lost to Callan Rydz 1–4)
• 2023: Fourth round (lost to Gabriel Clemens 1–4)
• 2025: First round (lost to Kai Gotthardt 1–3)

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament	2008	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
BDO Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ	1R	DNQ				Prel.	DNQ
Winmau World Masters	4R	DNP	3R	2R	1R	4R	6R	6R	1R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	47	805	332	127	473	1290	140	221	171

PDC

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ	4R	4R	DNQ	1R
World Masters	DNQ				Prel.
UK Open	6R	3R	4R	3R	5R
Grand Slam	DNQ	QF	DNQ
Players Championship Finals	1R	1R	DNQ	1R
Season-end ranking (PDC)	51	32	45	57

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
2021	HDT 2R	GDT DNQ
2022	IDO DNQ	GDC 2R	GDG 1R	Did not qualify							GDO 2R	BDO 1R	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO 3R	GDG 1R	ADO DNQ	DDC 1R	BDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG 1R	EDM DNQ	GDO 1R	HDT DNQ	GDC 2R
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG 1R	Did not qualify							FDT 2R	HDT 1R	SDT DNQ	CDO 3R
2025	BDO DNQ	EDT 1R	Did not qualify					EDO 1R	Did not qualify				SDT	GDC

PDC Players Championships

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
2021	BOL 3R	BOL 3R	BOL QF	BOL 2R	MIL SF	MIL 3R	MIL 2R	MIL 2R	NIE 2R	NIE 2R	NIE 1R	NIE 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	COV 2R	COV 1R	COV 2R	COV 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR QF	BAR 2R	BAR 2R
2022	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	WIG 4R	WIG 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	NIE 1R	NIE 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	WIG 2R	WIG SF	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR QF	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR QF	BAR QF	BAR 2R	BAR 4R	BAR 1R
2023	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 3R	HIL 2R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R
2024	WIG SF	WIG 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	HIL 2R	HIL 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	HIL 2R	HIL 2R	HIL W	HIL 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 4R	MIL 2R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	LEI 4R	LEI 3R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R
2025	WIG 3R	WIG 1R	ROS 1R	ROS 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 3R	HIL 2R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 3R	LEI 4R	ROS 3R	ROS 1R	HIL 2R	HIL 2R	LEI 2R	LEI 4R	LEI QF	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 3R	HIL 2R	MIL QF	MIL QF	HIL	HIL	LEI	LEI	LEI	WIG	WIG	WIG	WIG

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR Prel.	Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. "Alan Soutar player profile". Professional Darts Players Association .
2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
3. Smith, Ewan (24 April 2021). "How life in a warzone prepared Dundee firefighter Alan Soutar for top-level darts". The Courier. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
4. Smith, Tyrone (15 December 2022). "PDC World Darts Championship: Alan Soutar focuses on form over showmanship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
5. Arbroath player Alan Soutar seals Scotland's World Cup of Darts team title. The Courier
6. BDO World Darts Championships 2016: Draw and schedule
7. Allen, Dave (17 February 2021). "Koltsov & Mitchell enjoy Day Four wins as 2021 Q Schools conclude". PDC . Retrieved 3 November 2024.
8. Elder, Matthew (30 December 2021). "Alan Soutar remains upbeat after fairytale PDC World Championship run ends with defeat to Callan Rydz". The Scotsman.
9. "Grand Slam of Darts: Michael van Gerwen wins epic battle vs nine-dart Josh Rock as Jonny Clayton is shocked by Alan Soutar". Sky Sports. 18 November 2022.
10. Gorton, Josh (19 November 2022). "Humphries dumps out Van Gerwen to storm through to Grand Slam Semis". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
11. Wellens, Megan (30 December 2022). "World Darts Championship: Michael Smith shows class to knock out Joe Cullen as Gabriel Clemens makes history with win over Alan Soutar". Sky Sports . Retrieved 3 November 2024.
12. "PDC Darts: Stephen Bunting hits epic nine-darter as Alan Soutar wins maiden tour title". Sky Sports . 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
13. "Spirited Soutar wins maiden PDC title in Hildesheim". www.pdc.tv. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
14. Jack, Chris (10 December 2022). "The many faces of Alan Soutar". The National. pp. M36. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
15. Gorton, Josh (29 December 2021). "World Darts Championship: Firefighter Alan Soutar lighting up Alexandra Palace on debut". Sky Sports . Retrieved 29 December 2021.
16. Strachan, Graeme (20 January 2017). "Angus young guns go back to the dart board in a bid to be the next Lakeside star". The Courier. Retrieved 22 August 2025.

External links

• Alan Soutar player profile at Darts Orakel
• Alan Soutar on Twitter
• Alan Soutar on Instagram
• Player profile for Alan Soutar from Dartsdatabase