Gordon Mathers

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Gordon Mathers
Personal information
Full nameGordon Glen Mathers
Nickname"GG"
Born (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 43) [1]
Brisbane, Australia
Home townBrisbane, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since1998
Darts20g Shot Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Khe Sanh" by Cold Chisel
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2011–2020
PDC 2021–
(Tour Card: 2021–2022)
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 72: 2018
UK Open Last 128: 2022
World Series Finals Last 24: 2022
Other tournament wins
Oceanic Masters2024
Sunshine State Classic2019, 2023

PDC Q-School

UK Q-School Tour card2021

DPA Pro Tour

DPA Australian Singles 2012, 2013
DPA Canberra 2012, 2019 (2x)
DPA Chester Hill 2016
DPA Davenport 2019 (2x)
DPA Geelong 2024
DPA Hobart 2018
DPA Perth 2017 (2x)
DPA Queensland 2017
DPA Redcliffe 2012
DPA Russell Stewart Classic 2013
DPA SID Darts Open 2013
DPA Warilla 2020, 2024

Annual Ranking Champion

PDC Australian Tour Ranking Champion (DPA) 2017, 2020

Gordon Glen Mathers (born 29 September 1981) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

In 2017, he finished top of the DPA Australian Pro Tour ranking table, and made his PDC World Championship debut in the 2018 event. [2] In the preliminary round he faced Japan's Seigo Asada, to whom he lost 1–2 in sets.

In 2018, Mathers continued playing in Australia on the DPA circuit, winning a tournament in Hobart and making it to the final on two other occasions. In August he played in the Brisbane Darts Masters, a tournament that was a part of the PDC's World Series of Darts, where he lost in the first round 1–6 to Raymond van Barneveld.

In 2019, Mathers won two DPA tournaments in East Devonport and in April he won the Sunshine State Classic, a tournament organised by the BDO, where he defeated Jeremy Fagg in the final.

Mathers attempted to get a PDC Tour Card in PDC Q-School 2020, his best result being a last 64 on the last day and hence did not gain his Tour Card. After that, Mathers stayed for the first four tournaments of the PDC Challenge Tour, reaching the semi-final of the third tournament. He returned to Australia and at the end of the season he topped the DPA Pro Tour, which secured him a spot in the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship. There, he lost 0–3 in the first round against Max Hopp.

In January 2021 he played in UK Q-School and although he was unable to win the Tour Card directly, he placed 8th in the UK Q-School Order of Merit and earned a two-year Tour Card. In his first season as a professional, he played in the 2021 UK Open, where he lost in the first round to Kirk Shepherd. Throughout the season, Mathers appeared only in Players Championship tournaments and failed to qualify for any other major tournaments. In November he lost in the final of the PDPA Qualifier for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship against Nick Kenny. He served as a second reserve player for the World Championship and after the withdrawals of Charles Losper (replaced by Mike De Decker) and Juan Rodriguez, Mathers entered the tournament as the second highest ranked runner-up from the PDPA Qualifier. [3] In the first round he played Jason Heaver and lost 1–3 in sets. [4] He lost his Tour Card at the end of 2022.

After a period without a Tour Card, Mathers played mainly on the DPA Pro Tour and after taking advice from his family and the past tragedy of his father dying at just 57 due to heart failure, Mathers underwent the body transformation in 2024 following a 50kg weight loss. [5]

Mathers made a notable comeback by winning the DPA Oceanic Masters in October 2024, where he enjoyed straight-sets 2–0 wins over Brian Corbett and Craig Caldwell in his opening two matches, before enjoying a trio of 3–1 victories on his way to the title. He saw off New Zealand's Mark Cleaver in the quarter-finals and then overcame emerging youngster Jaymie Hilton-Jones in the semifinals, after what he met Harley Kemp in final. After losing the final's opening leg, Mathers won six in a two to open up a two-set lead, with Kemp taking the third in a decider before wrapping up victory by taking the fourth 3–1. This title secured his return to the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, [6] where he lost 3–2 to Ricky Evans in the first round.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament20182019202020212022202320242025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship PR DNQ 1R 1R DNQ 1R
UK Open DNP 1R 2R DNP
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Series of Darts Finals DNQDNPDNQ 1R DNP
Career statistics
Year-end ranking--12510387-

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2021 HDT
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 EDM
DNP		 HDT
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 BDO
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2021 BOL
3R		 BOL
1R		 BOL
3R		 BOL
2R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
3R		 MIL
4R		 MIL
1R		 NIE
2R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
2R		 NIE
3R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
1R		 COV
2R		 COV
1R		 COV
2R		 COV
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R
2022 BAR
1R		 BAR
4R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 NIE
2R		 NIE
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
QF		 BAR
2R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
1R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R

PDC World Series of Darts

Season123456
2018 GER
DNP		 USA
DNP		 SHA
DNP		 AUC
DNP		 MEL
DNP		 BRI
1R
2022 USA
DNP		 NOR
DNP		 DUT
DNP		 QUE
SF		 NSW
1R		 NZE
1R
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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References

  1. ↑ "Gordon Mathers - Mastercaller".
  2. ↑ "Mathers Tops Final DPA Rankings". PDC.tv. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mathers replaced Rodriguez in PDC World Darts Championship field after positive COVID test". Darts News. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "PDC World Championship: Jason Heaver beats Gordon Mathers on Alexandra Palace debut to reach second round". Newbury Today. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Gill, Samuel. "After significant weight loss Gordon Mathers qualifies for World Darts Championship". Darts News. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mathers seals Ally Pally return with DPA Oceanic Masters triumph". PDC TV. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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