Luke Woodhouse

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Luke Woodhouse
Personal information
Nickname"Woody"
Born (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 35) [1]
Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
Home town Bewdley, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2008
Darts22g Harrows
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on musicc'est le vie - stereophonics
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2011–
Current world ranking 34 Steady2.svg (3 July 2024) [2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2020
World Matchplay Last 32: 2024
World Grand Prix Last 16: 2023
UK Open Last 16: 2024
Grand Slam Group Stage: 2022
PC Finals Quarter Final: 2023
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour 2013

Luke Woodhouse (born 13 October 1988) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Contents

Known as "Woody", he won a PDC Challenge Tour event in 2013.

Career

In his first year with the PDC, Luke Woodhouse won a tournament on the PDC Challenge Tour and reached his next major final a year later. In 2015, he qualified for the UK Open and thus for his first major event.

He made his debut on the European Tour in May 2017. In 2018, he was able to earn a tour card at Q-School and several times reached the Pro Tour last 16. A year later, he was able to qualify for the UK Open again and was one of the last 32. He also reached the quarter-finals of the 18th Players Championship. At the Players Championship Finals, he beat defending champion Daryl Gurney 6-5 in the first round, but then lost to Gabriel Clemens.

Woodhouse qualified for the 2020 PDC World Championship via the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. After a 3-0 win against veteran Paul Lim, he followed up with a 3-1 win against fourth-seeded Michael Smith. He then lost 2-4 to eventual quarter-finalist Dimitri Van den Bergh. At the 2020 Players Championship Finals he reached the round of 16. At the 2021 Players Championships he played a nine-darter against Danny Noppert at the Players Championship 4.

In 2023, Woodhouse recorded his most successful year to date at the PDC. He took part in the World Grand Prix for the first time and was able to defeat Dave Chisnall, who had been considered one of the favorites for the title beforehand. At the Players Championship Finals he also played his way into his first major quarter-final. These include wins over Simon Whitlock, Rob Cross and Chisnall again, before he lost to the German Gabriel Clemens. He threw another nine-darter at the Players Championship 24 against Richie Burnett.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
PDC World Championship DNQ 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R
UK Open 1R DNQ 5R 3R 5R 4R 5R 6R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R
World Grand Prix DNQ 2R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNQ 2R 3R 1R DNQ QF
Career statistics
Year-end ranking202--1196948474938

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2015 GDC
DNP
GDT
DNP
GDM
DNP
DDM
DNP
IDO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
EDT
DNP
EDM
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
2016 DDM
DNQ
GDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
EDM
DNP
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
2017 GDC
DNQ
GDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
EDG
1R
GDT
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNP
DDM
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
1R
EDT
DNQ
2018 EDO
2R
GDG
DNQ
GDO
1R
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
1R
2019 EDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
1R
DDO
1R
CDO
DNQ
ADC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
IDO
2R
GDT
DNQ
2020 BDC
1R
GDC
DNQ
EDG
1R
IDO
DNQ
2021 HDT
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
2R
GDC
DNQ
GDG
1R
ADO
DNQ
EDO
2R
CDO
DNQ
EDG
1R
DDC
DNQ
EDM
3R
HDT
DNQ
GDO
3R
BDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
1R
IDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
2R
DDC
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
EDM
1R
GDO
2R
HDT
QF
GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
2R
GDG
2R
IDO
1R
EDG
2R
ADO
DNQ
BSD
2R
DDC
QF
EDO
2R
GDC
FDT
HDT
SDT
CDO

PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2024 WIG
2R
WIG
1R
LEI
2R
LEI
3R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
LEI
SF
LEI
2R
HIL
QF
HIL
1R
HIL
3R
HIL
1R
MIL
MIL
MIL
MIL
MIL
MIL
MIL
WIG
WIG
MIL
MIL
WIG
WIG
WIG
WIG
WIG
LEI
LEI
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. "Luke Woodhouse - Mastercaller".
  2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.