Arno Merk

Arno Merk
Personal information
Born	(1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 33) Peine, Lower Saxony, Germany
Darts information
Playing darts since	2008
Darts	22.5g Bull's Germany
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Thank You" by Dimitri Vegas
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2024–
WDF	2010–
Current world ranking	( PDC ) 166 (23 November 2025) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Last 32: 2011
World Masters	Last 256: 2010
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 64: 2026

Arno Merk is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events.

Career

Merk was one of the most successful young players from Germany. He became the German Youth Champion in 2010 at the age of 17. That year, his consistently strong performances at DDV tournaments also propelled him to the number one spot in the German youth rankings. In the 2010 World Masters he lost to Martin Heneghan in the first round match. At the end of season, he surprisingly qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship. In the first round, he lost to Garry Thompson.

Following this experience, he primarily played in the Players Championship events in Germany and Austria. He made no international appearances in 2012, and for the next four years he participated in World Darts Federation events held in Germany, but with limited success. Since 2017, he has not competed internationally and had also disappeared from the DDV rankings.

He made his return to competition in the German Super League in 2023, where he was eliminated in the second round by Pascal Rupprecht. At the beginning of 2024, Merk played in the PDC Qualifying School, but he was unable to secure a Tour Card and subsequently competed on the PDC Challenge Tour. In April 2024, he qualified for the 2024 European Darts Grand Prix, making his PDC European Tour debut. Merk lost in the first round to Luke Littler. He then participated in the 2024 World Masters, but he lost in group-stage. At the German Super League in 2024, Merk was again eliminated in the second round.

In March 2025, Merk reached his first PDC Challenge Tour event quarter-finals. As a replacement, he reached the third round of the Players Championships. He also played in the PDC Europe Next-Gen season, winning the last two events and qualifying for the German Super League once again. There, Merk defeated Daniel Klose in the final and qualified for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.

World Championship results

BDO

• 2011: First round (lost to Garry Thompson 1–3) (sets)

PDC

• 2026:

Performance timeline

Tournament	2010	2011		2024	2025	2026
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ		DNQ
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ	2R	DNQ
World Masters	1R	DNQ	RR	DNQ

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			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.