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.
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.
Jacobus Wilhelmus "Co" Stompé is a Dutch former professional darts player. He was nicknamed The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance. He was also one of very few professionals who played in longsleeved shirts.
Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. He is also a former Winmau World Masters champion, WDF World Cup singles' champion, Zuiderduin Masters champion. He also won the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts, becoming the only BDO representative to win the event.
The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments.
Krzysztof Ratajski is a Polish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2017 World Masters. Ratajski has won 10 ranking titles on the PDC Pro Tour and has represented Poland at the PDC World Cup of Darts on numerous occasions. He is the most successful darts player to come from Poland. Together with Krzysztof Kciuk, he is the world record holder in pairs match average.
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.
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.
Michael Smith is an English professional darts player. Nicknamed "Bully Boy", he plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number seventeen, having been the world number one during the 2023 season. He is a former PDC World Champion, having won the 2023 World Championship.
Richard Ian Evans is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A semi-finalist at the 2024 UK Open, he is nicknamed "Rapid" Ricky Evans due to his very fast throwing speed.
Rowby-John Rodriguez is an Austrian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Little John", he was runner-up at the PDC World Cup of Darts in both 2021 and 2024, partnering Mensur Suljović for Austria. A former PDC Tour Card holder, he was the beaten finalist at the 2022 European Darts Matchplay – on the PDC European Tour – and is a two-time winner on both of the second tier PDC circuits – the Challenge Tour and the Development Tour – and reached the last 16 at the European Championship in 2015 European Championship and European Championship|2022, as well as at the 2021 Grand Slam and 2022 World Matchplay.
Nathan Aspinall is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number eleven, having reached a peak of world number four in 2024.
Ryan Thomas Meikle is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won 6 titles on the PDC Development Tour and made the semi-finals at the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship. Meikle reached the last 16 at the 2019 Players Championship Finals.
Jonny Clayton is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number seven.
Robert Cross is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number four, having reached a peak of world number two in 2018 and 2019. He is a former PDC World Champion, having won the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship, defeating Phil Taylor in the final on his debut, having turned professional just 11 months prior to the event.
Mike De Decker is a Belgian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-four. He is the current World Grand Prix champion, after defeating Luke Humphries 6–4 in the final.
The 2017 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the seventh edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.
Damon Heta is an Australian professional darts player who plays 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 2023 World Matchplay, and the 2024 Masters.
The 2019 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the ninth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.
The 2021 PDC World Darts Championship was the 28th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The collapse of the BDO in September 2020 and subsequent postponement of the World Darts Federation-sanctioned event meant that this edition was the first undisputed World Championship in the sport since John Lowe won the BDO World Darts Championship in 1993. The event took place at the Alexandra Palace in London from 15 December 2020 – 3 January 2021, and was played behind closed doors, except for the first day of the tournament, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
