Raymond van Barneveld is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number thirty-four, having been the world number one from January 2008 to June 2008. Nicknamed "Barney", although originally known as "The Man", he is a five-time World Champion. van Barneveld is also a two-time UK Open champion, and a former winner of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, the Grand Slam and the Premier League. He is also a two-time World Masters winner, and a former World Darts Trophy champion. He is a three-time winner of both the International Darts League, the Dutch Open, and the WDF World Cup singles event.
Jelle Klaasen, nicknamed The Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). 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.
James Martin Wade is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number fifteen, having reached a peak of world number two in 2010. He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title when he won the 2007 World Matchplay at age 24. This record has since been broken by Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler. Wade has won eleven PDC majors, third in the all-time list behind Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen.
Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is currently ranked world number three, having been the world number one from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017 and 2019. van Gerwen has won 47 premier singles events in all, having won the World Matchplay, UK Open and Grand Slam each three times, he is a six-time World Grand Prix champion, a seven-time Premier League Darts and Players Championship Finals winner, a five-time winner of both the PDC Masters and World Series Finals, a four-time European Champion and the winner of the 2019 Champions League of Darts. He is also a three-time PDC World Cup of Darts champion, partnering Raymond van Barneveld for the Netherlands.
Gary James Grant Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player who plays Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number fourteen, having reached a peak of world number two from 2015 to 2016. Nicknamed "The Flying Scotsman", after the famous steam train, he is a former BDO and WDF world number one, and a two-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2015 and 2016. He is regarded as one of the best darts players of all time.
Simon Whitlock is an Australian professional darts player who formerly competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed "The Wizard", he won the premier event 2012 European Championship, and the 2022 World Cup of Darts for Australia, partnering Damon Heta. Whitlock is also a two-time World Championship finalist, having been the runner-up at the BDO World Darts Championship in 2008, and the PDC World Darts Championship in 2010. His defeat also made him the only player to have never won a World Championship after reaching the final in both the BDO and PDC.
John Henderson is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
David Chisnall is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number six, having reached a peak of world number five in 2024.
Warren "Wazza" Parry is a New Zealand professional darts player who played in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is widely considered the greatest New Zealand player of all time.
Ross Smith is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-one, having reached a peak of world number nine in 2024. He has won 5 ranking PDC titles, including the 2022 European Championship.
Daryl Gurney is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-five, having reached a peak of world number three in 2019. Nicknamed "Superchin", he has won 5 ranking PDC titles, including the World Grand Prix in 2017 and the Players Championship Finals in 2018. He is also a two-time PDC World Championship quarter-finalist and a two-time semi-finalist at each of the premier events World Matchplay, UK Open and European Championship.
Peter Stuart Wright is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twelve, having been the world number one on two occasions in 2022. Nicknamed "Snakebite", he is a two-time world champion, having won the PDC World Darts Championship in 2020 and 2022. He also won the World Matchplay in 2021.
Matthew Edgar is an English darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He has won two ranking WDF titles and is a former PDC Tour Card holder, having previously won two titles on the PDC Challenge Tour. He has also played in ten UK Opens, and four World Championships.
Jamie Lewis is a Welsh professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. His biggest achievement to date was reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship where he lost to Phil Taylor.
Darius Labanauskas is a Lithuanian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2015, he was the WDF world number 1.
Richard Veenstra is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the 2019 Dutch Open champion, and the runner-up at the 2019 BDO World Trophy and 2018 Finder Darts Masters.
Cameron Menzies is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the semi-finals at the 2017 World Masters and the 2022 WDF Lakeside World Championship. Menzies also won his maiden PDC title in 2024 and reached the quarter-finals at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts.
Martin Schindler is a German professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-two. He is the current International Darts Open and Swiss Darts Trophy champion. Schindler has also made the quarter-finals at the World Grand Prix and UK Open, both in 2023.
The 2018 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by Burger King & TAB was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the fourth entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players and was held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand from 3–5 August 2018.
Damon Heta is an Australian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number eight. He has won 8 ranking PDC titles, and also won the 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters. Heta reached the semi-finals at the 2024 UK Open, and the quarter-finals at both the Grand Slam and Players Championship Finals in 2020 and 2023, the 2022 UK Open, the 2023 World Matchplay, and the 2024 Masters.
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