Alexander Merkx

Alexander Merkx
Alexander Merkx
	Merkx at the 2025 World Championship
Personal information
Nickname	"Alexander the Great"
Born	20 March 1994 (age 31); Dommelen, Netherlands
Home town	Hapert, North Brabant, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since	2003
Darts	22g Bull's Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Happy Together" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2013–2020
PDC	2019–; (Tour Card: 2026–)
WDF	2013–2025
Current world ranking	( PDC ) NR (11 January 2026)
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Last 16: 2023
World Masters	Last 16: 2022
Dutch Open	Last 32: 2012, 2022
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 64: 2025
UK Open	Last 128: 2025
Other tournament wins
Lithuania Open	2022
Helvetia Open	2022
Romanian Open	2024
PDC Challenge Tour	2024
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Netherlands
WDF Europe Cup

Last updated January 12, 2026

Alexander Merkx (born 20 March 1994) is a Dutch darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events and previously competed in World Darts Federation (WDF) tournaments. He won 2024 PDC Challenge Tour 21.

Career

He made his PDC European Tour debut in the 2019 Dutch Darts Masters, but lost 6–1 to Glen Durrant. Merkx also made his first final on the BDO/WDF circuit that year, losing 6-3 to Martin Barratt at the Lithuania Open.

Merkx became a WDF Tour regular in 2022, winning ranking titles in Lithuania and Switzerland. He qualified for the 2023 WDF World Championships, winning his first game against Arjan Konterman before losing to Dennis Nilsson in the Last 16.

Merkx won a third WDF title in January 2024 when he triumphed at the Romanian Open. He also enjoyed success on the 2024 PDC Challenge Tour series, winning a title and securing a spot at the 2025 PDC World Championship through the Order of Merit.

World Championship results

WDF

2023: Third round (lost to Dennis Nilsson 1–3)

PDC

2025: Second round (lost to Chris Dobey 1–3)

Performance timeline

Source: ^[3]

Tournament	2012	2017	2018	2019	2020	2022	2023	2024
WDF televised events
World Championship	Not held					DNQ	3R	DNQ
World Masters	DNQ		1R	DNQ	NH	5R	NH	5R
Dutch Open	7R	2R	3R	5R	Prel.	7R	3R	4R

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
2024	Did not participate																							WIG 2R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG DNP		LEI 1R	LEI 1R
2025	Did not participate												ROS 1R	ROS 2R	HIL 2R	HIL 3R	Did not participate					HIL 1R	HIL 2R	MIL 3R	MIL 2R	HIL 1R	HIL QF	LEI DNP			WIG 3R	WIG 1R	WIG DNP

PDC Challenge Tour

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
2024	L64	L64	L64	L64	L64	L32	L128	L64	L256	QF	L32	L32	L256	L64	L256	W	L64	L32	L256	L64	W	QF	SF	L64
2025	L128	L128	L32	L256	L32	L128	L32	SF	L64	L128	L32	L16	L32	L32	L16	L32	L32	F	L64	SF	L64	L32	L64	F

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

References

↑ "Alexander Merkx". Mastercaller.
↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
↑ "Alexander Merkx Player Profile". Darts Database.

External links

Player profile for Alexander Merkx from Dartsdatabase

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[1] "Alexander Merkx". Mastercaller.

[PDC_Rankings-2] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[3] "Alexander Merkx Player Profile". Darts Database.

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