Paolo Nebrida

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Paolo Nebrida
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Nebrida at the 2025 World Championship
Personal information
Nickname"Pow"
Born (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 30) [1]
Subic, Philippines
Home town Subic, Philippines
Darts information
Darts24g Robson
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Warriors of the World United" by Manowar
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2014–2018
PDC 2023–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2025
Other tournament wins
Hong Kong Open 2016

PDC Asian Tour

PDC Asian Tour (Dubai) 2024
PDC Asian Tour (Hong Kong) 2023
PDC Asian Tour (Singapore) 2024
PDC Asian Tour (Ulaanbaatar) 2024 (2x)

Paolo Nebrida (born 31 December 1994) is a Filipino professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has won 5 titles on the Asian Tour and reached the last 32 at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship.

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Career

Nebrida qualified for the 2018 PDC World Youth Championship, progressing through his group before being knocked out at the round of 16 stage by Callan Rydz. [2] Having qualified to represent the Philippines at the 2021 PDC World Cup of Darts, he was unable to travel to Germany to take part, due to European Union COVID-19 vaccine protocols. Instead he was replaced by Christian Perez. [3]

Having reached the semi-finals of the 2022 PDC Asian Championship, Nebrida sealed his qualification for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, his debut at the competition. [4] In his first round match, Nebrida was defeated 3–2 by Danny Jansen, after coming back from 2–0 down. [5]

At the 2024 PDC World Championship, Nebrida was defeated by Simon Whitlock 3–2 in the first round. [6]

At the 2025 PDC World Championship, Nebrida earned a first win at the competition by defeating Jim Williams 3–2. [7] During his second round match, he defeated nineteenth seed Ross Smith 3–0 to become the first Filipino player to reach the last 32, dedicating the victory to compatriot Sandro Eric Sosing following his withdrawal from the competition due to ill health. [8]

Nebrida became the first Filipino player to win a match on the World Series of Darts when he defeated Rob Cross 6–3 in the first round of the 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters. [9]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

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PDC World Championship DNQ 1R 1R 3R
Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Youth Championship 3R DNP

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References

  1. ↑ "Paolo Nebrida". pdpa.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "2018 Unicorn World Youth Championship L96". www.pdc.tv. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Gill, Samuel (10 August 2021). "Nebrida replaced in Philippines World Cup of Darts team due to vaccination protocols". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Philippines' Perez wins 2022 PDC Asian Championship". www.pdc.tv. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Gill, Samuel (19 December 2022). "Jansen digs deep after Nebrida comeback to seal PDC World Darts Championship debut win". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Mirza, Raz (16 December 2023). "World Darts Championship: Michael Smith, Simon Whitlock and Cameron Menzies all win on opening night". Sky Sports . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Gorton, Josh (18 December 2024). "Day Four: Kist lands historic nine-darter in defeat to Razma". PDC . Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Gill, Samuel (23 December 2024). ""This one is for you": Paolo Nebrida dedicates shock Ross Smith win to Sandro Eric Sosing after sudden withdrawal". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bahrain Masters: Luke Littler and Luke Humphries win first-round matches but Rob Cross is knocked out". BBC Sport. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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