Charlie Manby

Charlie Manby
Personal information
Nickname	"Champagne" [1]
Born	(2005-08-04) 4 August 2005 (age 20) [2]
Home town	Huddersfield, England [1]
Darts information
Darts	22g Target [1]
Laterality	Right-handed [3]
Walk-on music	"Champagne Supernova" by Oasis [3]
Organisation (see split in darts)
Current world ranking	( PDC ) 166 (23 November 2025) [4]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 64: 2026
Other tournament wins
Youth events PDC Development Tour 2025 DT16

Charlie Manby (born 4 August 2005) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He gained attention in February 2025 after recording a three-dart match average of 130.7 at 2025 Development Tour 4, the highest in PDC Development Tour history.

Career

Manby began his career competing in World Darts Federation (WDF) youth events. In 2022, he won multiple titles at the WDF Europe Youth Cup representing England alongside Thomas Banks in the pairs competition. He partnered Banks, Archie Self and Luke Littler in the team competition. They won the Pairs, Team, and Overall categories. ^[5]

In February 2025, he reached his first final on the PDC Development Tour at event 3 before later that same day recording a 130.70 three-dart average in a 4–0 whitewash over Patrik Williams at event 4, the highest recorded PDC Development Tour average. ^{[6] [7]} In September, he won event 16. Manby reached the last 16 at the 2025 PDC World Youth Championship, but lost to reigning world champion Luke Littler 5–6 in a deciding leg; he had missed two match darts. ^[1]

Manby qualified for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship via the 2025 Development Tour Order of Merit. He defeated Cameron Menzies 3–2 in sets in the first round. ^{[8] [9]}

Personal life

Outside of darts, Manby is a bricklayer by trade. ^[10]

World Championship results

PDC

• 2026: Ongoing

Performance timeline

Source: ^[11]

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
2025	Did not partcipate																									HIL 1R	HIL 3R	Did not participate					WIG 2R	WIG DNP

PDC Development 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	MIL L32	MIL L16	MIL L128	MIL L32	MIL L16	HIL L16	HIL L64	HIL L128	HIL L16	HIL QF	WIG L16	WIG L32	WIG QF	WIG L32	WIG L32	MIL L64	MIL L256	MIL L16	MIL L128	MIL L16	WIG L64	WIG L256	WIG L64	WIG L256
2025	MIL L512	MIL QF	MIL F	MIL L16	MIL SF	LEI SF	LEI L16	LEI L256	LEI QF	LEI L64	HIL L64	HIL L32	HIL L16	HIL L128	HIL QF	WIG W	WIG L16	WIG QF	WIG L64	WIG L128	WIG QF	WIG QF	WIG L256	WIG QF

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. Mirza, Raz (15 December 2025). "World Darts Championship: 'Champagne Charlie' Manby buzzing for Ally Pally debut having already smashed Luke Littler's record". Sky Sports . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
2. "Charlie Manby player profile". Flashscore. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
3. "Charlie Manby". Mastercaller. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
4. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
5. "Charlie Manby Player Profile". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 25 February 2025.
6. Gorton, Josh (22 February 2025). "Greaves & Bates triumph on Winmau Development Tour, as Manby makes history". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
7. Wiseman, Ciaran (25 February 2025). "'I never expected that' – Luke Littler record smashed by 19-year-old former rival". Talksport . Retrieved 8 September 2025.
8. Brookes, Sam (15 December 2025). "The next Luke Littler? Charlie Manby, 20, dazzles on his World Championship debut". The Independent . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
9. Mirza, Raz (15 December 2025). "World Darts Championship: 'Champagne Charlie' Manby on memorable Ally Pally debut and Luke Littler". Sky Sports . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
10. Westby, Nick (15 December 2025). "Yorkshire star Charlie Manby's win in PDC World Darts Championship provokes furious Cameron Menzies reaction". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
11. "Charlie Manby Career Statistics". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

External links

• Charlie Manby player profile at Darts Orakel
• Charlie Manby PDPA Profile
• Official Website – https://charliemanby.com/