Martin Phillips is a Welsh former professional darts player who competed in the British Darts Organisation (BDO). He won the 2014 World Masters championship.
Paul Hogan is an English professional darts player who plays in events of the World Darts Federation. He is nicknamed "Crocodile Dundee" after the film starring his namesake, Australian actor Paul Hogan.
Ross Montgomery, nicknamed The Boss, is a former Scottish professional darts player who played in both the World Darts Federation (WDF) and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Montgomery also played American football in his native Scotland, having spent eleven years with Glasgow Diamonds. He was forced to retire through injury and took up the game of darts instead.
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.
Wayne Warren is a Welsh former professional darts player who competed in World Darts Federation (WDF). He was the last BDO World Darts Champion. He is the oldest player to become world champion.
Wesley Harms is a former Dutch professional darts player.
Geert De Vos is a Belgian darts player. His nickname is "Foxy".
James Wilson is an English darts player who has played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.
Krzysztof Kciuk is a Polish technology specialist and professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a Polish Champion and the first player from Poland who played at the PDC World Darts Championship. Together with Krzysztof Ratajski, he is the world record holder in pairs match average.
Zoran Lerchbacher is an Austrian professional darts player from Graz, currently playing in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Jamie Hughes is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Hughes formerly played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events, winning the 2014 Finder Darts Masters. He was also the runner-up at the 2014 World Masters and the 2016 Finder Darts Masters, a semi-finalist at the BDO World Darts Championship in 2016 and 2017, the 2016 BDO World Trophy, and the 2017 Finder Masters, and a quarter-finalist at the 2015 World Masters. Hughes switched to the PDC after a first round exit at the 2018 BDO World Championship and won a PDC Tour Card in 2019, reaching the quarter-finals at the 2020 UK Open, while he was also the runner-up at 2023's Players Championship 1.
Jeff Smith is a Canadian professional darts player. He reached the semi-final of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship and the final of the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship in the following year where he faced Scott Waites.
Richard Veenstra is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the 2019 Dutch Open champion, and the runner-up at the 2019 BDO World Trophy and 2018 Finder Darts Masters.
Nick Kenny is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a multi-medallist in both the WDF World Cup and the WDF Europe Cup and won 2 titles on the PDC Development Tour. He also reached the quarter-finals at the 2022 World Masters and the semi finals at the 2017 BDO World Trophy. He has competed in six World Championships, reaching the last 32 on four occasions.
Ryan Joyce is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has won 2 ranking PDC titles and reached the semi-finals at the 2023 Players Championship Finals and 2024 World Grand Prix.
Cameron Menzies is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the semi-finals at the 2017 World Masters and the 2022 WDF Lakeside World Championship. Menzies also won his maiden PDC title in 2024 and reached the quarter-finals at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts.
The 2017 Winmau World Masters was a major tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 2017. It took place from 25 to 27 September at the Bridlington Spa Hall, which hosted the stage element of the event for the first time since 2009.
Chris Landman is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won a PDC Challenge Tour in 2023 and was the runner-up at the 2023 WDF Lakeside World Championship. He was also the runner-up at a Players Championship event in 2023.
Michael Unterbuchner is a German professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He reached the semi-finals of the BDO World Darts Championship on two of his three appearances. In 2021–2022 he was the holder of the PDC Tour Card and played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
The 2018 Winmau World Masters was a major tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 2018. It took place from 3–7 October at the Bridlington Spa Hall, which hosted the stage element of the event for the second time since 2009.
