Gemma Hayter (darts player)

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Gemma Hayter
Personal information
Born (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 32)
Eastleigh, Hampshire, England
Home town Gosport, Hampshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2009
Darts22g Red Dragon Signature [1]
Laterality Right-handed [1]
Walk-on music"Show Me Love" by Robin S. [1]
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2009, 2015–2016
PDC 2024–
WDF 2025
Current world ranking ( PDC ) NR (30 October 2025) [2]
(WDF W) 51 Decrease2.svg 4 (7 November 2025) [3]
Other tournament wins
British Internationals (team event) 2016
England Classic 2025
England Masters 2025
PDC Women's Series 2024 (x2)

Gemma Hayter (born 3 July 1993) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. She is a two-time winner on the PDC Women's Series, having won two titles during her debut year on the tour in 2024 following an eight-year hiatus from darts. She has also won two titles in the World Darts Federation (WDF): the England Classic and England Masters, both in 2025. She is set to make her PDC World Darts Championship debut at the 2026 event.

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Career

In her early career, Hayter played for youth and senior darts for Hampshire at county level. [4] [5] She participated in the girls' event at the 2009 World Masters, where she was eliminated in the last 16. [6] She was a quarter-finalist at the 2015 BDO Gold Cup, losing 4–1 to eventual champion Fallon Sherrock. [7] She represented England at the 2016 British Internationals and was part of the winning women's team alongside Sherrock, Lisa Ashton, Trina Gulliver, Deta Hedman and Lorraine Winstanley. [4] [8] Hayter decided to quit playing darts in 2016, citing the lack of opportunities in the women's game at the time. [9]

Hayter returned to darts in 2024 and began competing in the Professional Darts Corporation's PDC Women's Series events. She started the season by reaching the semi-finals of the opening event, where she took a 4–2 lead against Beau Greaves before losing 5–4. [10] Following another semi-final result and a quarter-final, Hayter became the 12th player to win a Women's Series event since its launch in 2020, claiming her first title at Women's Series 10 by defeating Rhian O'Sullivan 5–3 in the final. [11] She won a second title at Women's Series 19, beating Mikuru Suzuki 5–1 in the final. [12]

Similar to the 2024 season, Hayter reached the final in the opening event of the 2025 PDC Women's Series, losing 5–3 to Lisa Ashton. [13] The same weekend, she was the runner-up in Women's Series 4 after losing in a deciding leg to Beau Greaves. [14] Hayter's performances on the Women's Series saw her make her Women's World Matchplay debut at the 2025 event, where she played Fallon Sherrock in the opening round. [15] She came back from 3–0 down to force a deciding leg, but missed a match dart as Sherrock took a 4–3 win. [16] She reached a third 2025 final at Women's Series 23, where she suffered a whitewash loss to Greaves. Hayter finished in fifth place on the 2025 Women's Series rankings, which ensured her qualification for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship, her PDC World Championship debut. [17] [18] Outside of the PDC, she won the 2025 England Masters and England Classic, her first two World Darts Federation (WDF) titles. [19] [20]

Personal life

Originally from Eastleigh in Hampshire, [5] Hayter lives in Gosport, a town opposite the city of Portsmouth. [21] Outside of darts, she is a qualified laboratory technician. [9]

Hayter is friends with world champion Luke Humphries, who she played darts with at youth level; she has stated that his 2024 PDC World Darts Championship win inspired her to return to competition. [9] [20] Hayter signed with darts manufacturer Red Dragon in 2024. [4]

Performance timeline

Tournament20252026
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNQ
PDC Televised women's events
Women's World Matchplay QF

ADC

Tournament20242025
ADC Major events
ADC Global Championship 1R WD
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentRURunner-upSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
L#		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Last # stage		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gemma Hayter". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Masterson, Harry (3 June 2024). "Gemma Hayter joins Red Dragon". Red Dragon Darts. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 Downton, Clive (20 July 2012). "Bradley cruises to darts triumph". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Results of World Masters Girls 2009". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "BDO Gold Cup 2015 - Ladies Singles 04/07/2015" (PDF). dorsetdarts.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "British Internationals Women 2016". Mastercaller. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 Payne, Millie (5 November 2025). "The world championships qualifier who quit darts". BBC. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Fallon Sherrock and Noa-Lynn Van Leuven victorious as PDC Women's Series begins". Sky Sports. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  11. ↑ Phillips, Josh (15 June 2024). "Greaves & Hayter claim titles at Women's Series Events 9-10". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  12. ↑ Gill, Samuel (8 September 2024). "Gemma Hayter adds second PDC Women's Series title of 2024, defeats Mikuru Suzuki in Event 19 final". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Fallon Sherrock beats Beau Greaves in PDC Women's Series event final to win 19th title". Sky Sports. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  14. ↑ Gorton, Josh (16 February 2025). "Greaves rounds off opening Women's Series weekend with back-to-back titles". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  15. ↑ Gorton, Josh (9 June 2025). "2025 Betfred Women's World Matchplay field confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  16. ↑ Stafford, Ali (27 July 2025). "Women's World Matchplay: Lisa Ashton stuns Beau Greaves and beats Fallon Sherrock in final-leg thriller to win Blackpool title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "Beau Greaves continues stunning Women's Series darts run as Noa-Lynn van Leuven, Gemma Hayter book World Championship spots". Sky Sports. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  18. ↑ Nelson, Craig (18 October 2025). "Greaves wins 86th successive Women's Series match". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  19. ↑ "Gemma Hayter makes it a double and takes the England Classic Womens Title". England Darts. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  20. 1 2 Mason, Paul (20 October 2025). "Gemma Hayter exclusive: Luke Humphries winning world title inspired me to come back". Darts World. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  21. ↑ Harris-Hulme, CJ (23 June 2025). "Hayter's Hopes: Busy Gemma has a busy summer ahead". Darts World. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
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