Scott Mitchell (darts player)

Scott Mitchell
Scott Mitchell
	Mitchell in 2018
Personal information
Nickname	"Scotty Dog"
Born	5 June 1970 (age 54); Bournemouth, England
Home town	Bransgore, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1986
Darts	Cosmo Darts
Laterality	Right Handed
Walk-on music	"Who Let the Dogs Out" by Baha Men
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2007–2020
PDC	2020–2024
Current world ranking	159 (24 November 2024)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (1): 2015
World Masters	Semi Final: 2016, 2018
World Trophy	Quarter Final: 2014
Finder Masters	Semi Final: 2012, 2016, 2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 96: 2022
UK Open	Last 64: 2021, 2024
Grand Slam	Group Stage: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
PC Finals	Last 32: 2021
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2023, 2024
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
BDO Gold Cup; Belfry Open; British Open; Czech Open; Denmark Masters; Denmark Open; England Classic; England Masters; England Matchplay; England National Ch'ships; French Open; German Open; Hampshire Open; International Open Vizcaya; Isle of Man Classic; Jersey Open; Muensterland Classic; PDC Challenge Tour; Romanian Classic; Sunparks Masters; Swedish Open; Swiss Open; Tops of Ghent; Welsh Open; WDF Europe Cup Pairs; WDF Europe Cup Team; WDF World Cup Team	2018; 2017; 2014; 2017; 2018; 2017; 2009; 2015, 2019; 2014, 2019; 2017, 2018; 2013; 2018; 2013; 2018; 2016; 2014, 2015; 2014; 2020; 2014; 2010, 2013; 2017; 2009, 2010; 2014; 2016; 2014, 2018; 2016; 2015
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing England
WDF Europe Cup

Last updated December 09, 2024

Scott Mitchell (born 5 June 1970) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. His most notable achievement was winning the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship.

Darts career

Early career

Before he made his mark in the BDO, Mitchell qualified for the 2007 UK Open, winning his first round match 8–4 against Brian Cathcart before losing out in the second round to 2006 Lakeside World champion Jelle Klaasen. Mitchell won the England Classic and Swiss Open in 2009 which helped him qualify for the 2010 BDO World Championship as the 14th seed. However, he lost in the first round 3–2 to Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney. Mitchell retained his Swiss Open title in 2010 and also won the Center Parcs Masters, and qualified for 2011 BDO World Championship as the 15th seed, however he was beaten in the first round 3–0 by Dutch qualifier Jan Dekker.

Mitchell was once again beaten in the first round at Lakeside in 2012, losing to defending champion Martin Adams who won the match 3–0. A year later, Mitchell was drawn to play Mark Barilli in a match that guaranteed the winner would reach the second round at the fourth time of asking while the loser would have lost their first four matches at the world championship. After trailing 2–1 and surviving darts in the fourth set that would have seen Barilli throw for the match, Mitchell won 3–2 and was visibly emotional on stage afterwards. In the next round, Mitchell was beaten by Robbie Green 4–1.

2014 – Breakthrough year

Mitchell started 2014 at Lakeside again reaching the second round for the second year running by beating Paul Hogan 3–2 in the first round. He was beaten by second seed James Wilson 4–2.

2014 was hugely successful for Mitchell. He won a host of tournaments including several that were televised on Eurosport namely Top of Ghent in Belgium and the Jersey Open. As well as being part of the England team that won the WDF Europe Cup – where Mitchell won the decisive leg in the final, Mitchell won the prestigious British Open. He also reached the quarter-finals of the Winmau World Masters. After missing four match darts he lost 3–2 to Glen Durrant, who Mitchell beat in the Jersey Open final.

2015 – World Champion

Mitchell's 2014 form saw him enter the world's top four and eventually culminated in him winning the 2015 World Championship.^[2] He defeated Tony O'Shea in a sudden death leg after going two sets each and 5–5 in legs. Mitchell then met Geert De Vos from Belgium in the last 16, it was a close fought match in the first four sets being two each with Mitchell taking the fifth set. With the score 2–1 in legs in the sixth set, De Vos missed double 5 to stay alive in the match and Mitchell hit double 20 to edge out De Vos 4–2 and progress through to the last 8. Brian Dawson was Mitchell's opponent in the quarter-finals, "Scotty Dog" winning 5–2. Mitchell beat Jeff Smith 6–0 in the semi-final. In the final Mitchell played three-time winner Martin Adams, and won 7–6 hitting a crucial 158 checkout to break throw in the deciding set. As a result of winning the tournament Mitchell reached number one in the BDO Men's ranking.^{[ citation needed ]}

PDC

He started competing in the Professional Darts Corporation at the start of 2020. After winning one of the first Challenge Tour events, Mitchell was invited to compete on the Players Championship circuit in 2020.

On 17 February 2021, he won a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School.

Personal life

Mitchell still works full-time on the family farm in rural Dorset and as a freelance landscape gardener. He has been married to Sharon (born 1969) since 1991 and together they have two children, daughter Katie (born 1993) and son Samuel (born 1997). He is also a fan of speedway team Poole Pirates, and has their logo on his left sleeve. He went to school with Mandi and Paul Panton, the children of well known Barry Panton.

Outside darts

Although Mitchell has played darts competitively from a young age, Scott has had other sporting interests that fitted in with his dart life. He has represented his secondary school in both basketball and football. On reaching 18 years old, Scott applied for his Amateur MotorCycling Association racing licence, and raced motocross competitively for the Christchurch and district A.M.C.A. club from 1988 to 1995. On retiring from motocross, Scott went back to football, playing for his local teams Burley F.C., but mostly for the "Badgers", Bransgore F.C., from 1995 to 2006, winning most-improved player in 2002, and later becoming the team's manager. It was after then that Scott's darts career started to take off, and football had to take a "back seat". He supports his local side, A.F.C. Bournemouth.

World Championship Performances

BDO

2010: First round (lost to Daryl Gurney 2–3)
2011: First round (lost to Jan Dekker 0–3)
2012: First round (lost to Martin Adams 0–3)
2013: Second round (lost to Robbie Green 1–4)
2014: Second round (lost to James Wilson 2–4)
2015: Winner (beat Martin Adams 7–6)
2016: Quarter-finals (lost to Richard Veenstra 3–5)
2017: Second round (lost to Geert De Vos 2–4)
2018: Second round (lost to Andy Baetens 2–4)
2019: Quarter-finals (lost to Jim Williams 3–5)
2020: Semi-finals (lost to Wayne Warren 3–6)

PDC

2022: First round (lost to Chris Landman 0–3)

WSDT

2023: Second round (lost to Robert Thornton 0–3)
2024: Second round (lost to Lisa Ashton 0–3)

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score^{[N 1]}
Winner	1.	2015	World Darts Championship	Martin Adams	7–6 (s)

↑ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

Performance timeline

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship	DNQ			1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	W	QF	2R	2R	QF	SF	NH	PDC	DNP
BDO World Trophy	Not held							QF	2R	2R	2R	2R	2R	NH
Winmau World Masters	5R	4R	3R	3R	3R	6R	2R	QF	5R	SF	5R	SF	4R	NH		PDC	NH
Finder Darts Masters	DNQ			RR	QF	SF	RR	RR	RR	SF	SF	QF	NH
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	Non-PDC															1R	DNQ
UK Open	Non-PDC														4R	2R	DNP	4R
Grand Slam of Darts	DNQ								RR	RR	RR	RR	DNQ
Players Championship Finals	Non-PDC														2R		DNQ
WSDT Televised events
World Seniors Darts Championship	Not held															DNP	2R	2R
World Seniors Darts Matchplay	Not held															DNP	1R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	320 (BDO)	44 (BDO)	14 (BDO)	6 (BDO)	12 (BDO)	7 (BDO)	11 (BDO)	1(BDO)	5 (BDO)	4 (BDO)	4 (BDO)	4 (BDO)	21 (BDO)	123	75	70

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2021	HDT DNQ	GDT DNQ
2022	IDO DNQ	GDC DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNP	EDO DNP	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDC DNQ	EDM DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDO DNQ	BDO DNQ	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD DNP	EDO DNP	IDO DNP	GDG DNP	ADO DNP	DDC DNP	BDO DNP	CDO DNP	EDG DNP	EDM DNP	GDO DNP	HDT 2R	GDC DNQ

Performance Table Legend
DNP	Did not play at the event	DNQ	Did not qualify for the event	NYF	Not yet founded	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF	lost in the quarter-finals	SF	lost in the semi-finals	F	lost in the final	W	won the tournament

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References

↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
↑ "BDO World Darts: Scott Mitchell beats Martin Adams to win title". BBC Sport. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

External links

Scott Mitchell player profile at Darts Orakel

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[score-3] (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

[PDC_Rankings-1] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[2] "BDO World Darts: Scott Mitchell beats Martin Adams to win title". BBC Sport. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

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