Ryan Searle
Searle in 2023
Personal information
Nickname"Heavy Metal"
Born (1987-10-21) 21 October 1987[1]
Wellington, Somerset, England
Home townHolcombe Rogus, Devon, England
Darts information
Darts38g Loxley Darts signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2011–2016
PDC2016–
(Tour Card: 2017–)
Current world ranking20 Decrease 1 (3 January 2024)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 16: 2013
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2019, 2021, 2022
World MatchplayQuarter Final: 2023
World Grand PrixQuarter Final: 2021
UK OpenLast 16: 2022
Grand SlamLast 16: 2023
European Ch'shipLast 16: 2021, 2022
PC FinalsRunner Up: 2021
MastersLast 16: 2022
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour England 2016 (x2)

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2021, 2022, 2023
Players Championship (WIG) 2020

Ryan Searle (born 21 October 1987) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career

He reached the last 16 of the 2013 BDO World Masters after a controversial win over Richie George, when his winning dart at double 10 did not actually hit the target, but referee Nick Rolls called 'game shot', ending the leg and giving Searle the match.

In 2016, he finished second on the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit, thanks to winning two events along the way, which meant he automatically gained a PDC Tour Card.

In the PDC, Searle reached the fourth round of the World Championship on his debut in 2019, then the third round the following year where he led Gary Anderson 3–1 but was eventually defeated 3–4. The next season, Searle won his first Pro Tour title by beating world number one Michael van Gerwen 8–6 in the final of event 3.

Searle made his first appearance in a PDC major quarter-final at the 2021 World Grand Prix, following victories over Dimitri Van den Bergh and Luke Humphries. He lost to Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals, by a score of 3–1 in sets.[3]

Searle hit a first televised Nine-dart finish at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts in a final group match victory over Nathan Rafferty.[4]

Nine-dart finishes

Ryan Searle televised nine-dart finishes
Date Opponent Tournament Method Prize
13 November 2023  Nathan Rafferty Grand Slam of Darts 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 £10,000

Personal

Searle has astigmatism. He often cannot even see where his darts land.[5]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament201120122013201420152016
BDO World Championship DNQ
World Masters 1R DNP 6R DNP 3R DNP

PDC

Tournament201620172018201920202021202220232024
PDC World Championship BDO DNQ 4R 3R 4R 4R 3R 3R
UK Open DNP 4R DNQ 4R 4R 5R 6R 4R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R 1R QF
World Grand Prix DNQ 1R QF 1R 2R
European Championship DNQ 2R 2R 1R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ RR DNQ RR DNQ RR 2R
Players Championship Finals DNQ 1R 2R 1R 2R F 3R 3R
Non-ranked televised events
Masters DNQ 2R 1R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking - 85 50 52 38 16 15 19

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2017 GDC
1R		 GDM
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 ADO
DNP		 EDO
DNQ		 DDM
1R		 GDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 EDT
DNQ
2018 EDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDM
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ		 DDO
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 DDC
2R		 IDO
QF		 EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 ADO
2R		 EDG
3R		 DDM
DNQ		 DDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 ADC
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2020 BDC
2R		 GDC
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ
2021 HDT
DNQ		 GDT
2R
2022 IDO
1R		 GDC
3R		 GDG
3R		 ADO
2R		 EDO
QF		 CDO
3R		 EDG
3R		 DDC
3R		 EDM
2R		 HDT
2R		 GDO
2R		 BDO
3R		 GDT
3R
2023 BSD
SF		 EDO
2R		 IDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
QF		 DDC
3R		 BDO
2R		 CDO
3R		 EDG
2R		 EDM
3R		 GDO
3R		 HDT
2R		 GDC
2R

PDC career finals

PDC major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Players Championship Finals (0–1)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1]
Runner-up 1. 2021 Players Championship Finals Scotland Peter Wright 10–11 (l)
  1. ↑ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Searle - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "World Grand Prix 2021: Gerwyn Price beats Dave Chisnall and takes on crowd after quarter-final boos". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Searle lands sensational nine-darter at Grand Slam, as Smith crashes out". www.pdc.tv. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Searle back at the PDC World Championship despite struggling to see the board". 17 December 2019.


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