Rhys Griffin

Rhys Griffin
Griffin at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship
Personal information
Nickname	Happy Gilmore [1] [2]
Born	(1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 28) [3] Llanbradach, Wales
Darts information
Playing darts since	2009
Darts	23g Mission
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Rest of My Life" by Ludacris featuring Usher and David Guetta
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2012– (Tour Card: 2024–)
WDF	2011–2020
Current world ranking	( PDC ) 92 12 (3 January 2026) [4]
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 48: 2016
Dutch Open	Semi-final: 2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 64: 2025
UK Open	Last 96: 2021
World Series Finals	Last 32: 2024
Other tournament wins
BDO International Open Youth 2014 British Internationals Boys 2012
Medal record Men's Darts Representing   Wales WDF Europe Cup Youth 2014 Vienna Boys singles

Rhys Griffin (born 18 January 1997) is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career

In 2012, Griffin made his debut on the PDC Youth Tour, with his best performance being reaching the last 16. He qualified for the 2014 UK Open at 17 years of age, but lost to Paul Withworth 5–0 in the first round. He reached his first Development Tour final in 2015 and qualified for the 2015 PDC World Youth Championship.

He reached the semi-finals of the 2017 Dutch Open.

He reached the final of 2017 Development Tour 13 but lost to Dimitri Van den Bergh 5–4.

He made his Players Championship debut in 2018 as a call-up from the Challenge Tour. He reached the last 16 at event four with wins against Joe Cullen, Kim Huybrechts and Nathan Aspinall respectively.

He continued to play on the Development Tour and PDC Challenge Tour in the following two years. He qualified for the 2021 UK Open, reaching the third round with a victory over Mike De Decker.

In January 2024, Griffin won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at Q-School. He qualified for the 2024 World Series of Darts Finals but lost to Jeff Smith 6–4 in the opening round.

On 25 November 2024, Griffin qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship via the Tour Card Holder Qualifier. ^{[5] [6]} He defeated Karel Sedláček 3–0 in sets the first round before losing to Josh Rock in the second round. ^{[7] [8]}

Griffin entered the 2025 UK Open in the second round, where he lost to Beau Greaves. ^[9]

Performance timeline

Source: ^[10]

BDO

Tournament	2016	2017
BDO Ranked televised events
World Masters	4R	3R

PDC

Tournament	2014	2021	2024	2025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ			2R
World Masters	DNQ			Prel.
UK Open	1R	3R	2R	2R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Series of Darts Finals	DNQ		1R	DNQ

'PDC Players Championships

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
2018	BAR DNP	BAR 1R	BAR DNP	BAR 4R	Did not participate													BAR 1R	Did not participate
2024	WIG 1R	WIG 3R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 4R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R
2025	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	ROS 2R	ROS 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	ROS 1R	ROS 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 2R	HIL 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	HIL 2R	HIL 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	WIG 2R	WIG QF	WIG 1R	WIG 2R

References

1. "Rhys Griffin". Mastercaller.
2. "Rhys Griffin PDPA profile". Professional Darts Players Association .
3. "Rhys Griffin". PDC.
4. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
5. Gorton, Josh (25 November 2024). "Campbell, De Zwaan, Slevin, Griffin secure last Ally Pally spots". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 8 November 2025.
6. "World Darts Championship: Simon Whitlock, Steve Beaton miss out in Tour Card Holder Qualifier for Alexandra Palace". Sky Sports. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
7. Williams, Rhys (23 December 2024). "Griffin set for second round showdown with Rock". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
8. Williams, Rhys (23 December 2024). "Griffin out of World Darts Championship after defeat". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
9. Williams, Rhys (3 March 2025). "Early exits for borough's darts duo at UK Open". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
10. "Rhys Griffin Player Profile". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 January 2026.