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Ryan Searle (darts player)

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Ryan Searle (darts player)

Ryan Searle (born 21 October 1987) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number twenty. Nicknamed "Heavy Metal", Searle has won 7 PDC ranking titles in Players Championship events. He reached his first major final at the 2021 Players Championship Finals, finishing as runner-up after losing to Peter Wright 11–10. He reached the quarter-finals of the PDC World Championship in 2026 after beating James Hurrell 4–0.

Infobox

Nickname
"Heavy Metal"
Born
(1987-10-21) 21 October 1987 (age 38)Tiverton, Devon, England
Home town
Holcombe Rogus, Devon, England
Darts
32g Harrows Signature
Laterality
Right-handed
Walk-on music
"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath
BDO
2011–2016
PDC
2016– (Tour Card: 2017–)
Current world ranking
(PDC) 20 1 (23 November 2025)
World Masters
Last 16: 2013
World Championship
Quarter-final: 2026
World Matchplay
Quarter-final: 2023
World Grand Prix
Quarter-final: 2021
UK Open
Last 16: 2022
Grand Slam
Last 16: 2023
European Championship
Last 16: 2021, 2022, 2024, , 2025
PC Finals
Runner-up: 2021
Masters
Last 16: 2022, 2025

Tables

· PDC career finals › PDC major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
Players Championship Finals (0–1)
Players Championship Finals (0–1)
Legend
Players Championship Finals (0–1)
Legend
Players Championship Finals (0–1)
· PDC career finals › PDC major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
Runner-up
Runner-up
Outcome
Runner-up
No.
1.
Year
2021
Championship
Players Championship Finals
Opponent in the final
Peter Wright
Score
10–11 (l)
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Runner-up
1.
2021
Players Championship Finals
Peter Wright
10–11 (l)
· Performance timeline
World Masters
World Masters
Tournament
World Masters
2011
1R
2013
6R
2015
3R
Tournament
2011
2013
2015
World Masters
1R
6R
3R
· Performance timeline
PDC World Championship
PDC World Championship
Tournament
PDC World Championship
2017
DNQ
2018
4R
2019
3R
2020
4R
2021
4R
2022
3R
2023
3R
2024
3R
PDC World Masters
PDC World Masters
Tournament
PDC World Masters
2017
DNQ
2018
2R
2019
1R
2020
1R
2021
2R
UK Open
UK Open
Tournament
UK Open
2017
4R
2018
DNQ
2019
4R
2020
4R
2021
5R
2022
6R
2023
4R
2024
4R
2025
5R
World Matchplay
World Matchplay
Tournament
World Matchplay
2017
DNQ
2018
1R
2019
1R
2020
QF
2021
2R
2022
1R
World Grand Prix
World Grand Prix
Tournament
World Grand Prix
2017
DNQ
2018
1R
2019
QF
2020
1R
2021
2R
2022
1R
2023
1R
European Championship
European Championship
Tournament
European Championship
2017
DNQ
2018
2R
2019
2R
2020
1R
2021
2R
2022
2R
Grand Slam of Darts
Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament
Grand Slam of Darts
2017
DNQ
2018
RR
2019
DNQ
2020
RR
2021
DNQ
2022
RR
2023
2R
2024
DNQ
Players Championship Finals
Players Championship Finals
Tournament
Players Championship Finals
2017
1R
2018
2R
2019
1R
2020
2R
2021
F
2022
3R
2023
3R
2024
1R
2025
3R
Career statistics
Career statistics
Tournament
Career statistics
Year-end ranking
Year-end ranking
Tournament
Year-end ranking
2017
85
2018
50
2019
52
2020
38
2021
16
2022
15
2023
20
2024
19
Tournament
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
PDC World Championship
DNQ
4R
3R
4R
4R
3R
3R
3R
PDC World Masters
DNQ
2R
1R
1R
2R
UK Open
4R
DNQ
4R
4R
5R
6R
4R
4R
5R
World Matchplay
DNQ
1R
1R
QF
2R
1R
World Grand Prix
DNQ
1R
QF
1R
2R
1R
1R
European Championship
DNQ
2R
2R
1R
2R
2R
Grand Slam of Darts
DNQ
RR
DNQ
RR
DNQ
RR
2R
DNQ
Players Championship Finals
1R
2R
1R
2R
F
3R
3R
1R
3R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking
85
50
52
38
16
15
20
19
· Performance timeline
2017
2017
Season
2017
1
GDC1R
2
Did not qualify
3
DDM1R
4
Did not qualify
2018
2018
Season
2018
1
Did not qualify
2
DDC2R
3
IDOQF
4
EDTDNQ
2019
2019
Season
2019
1
Did not qualify
2
ADO2R
3
EDG3R
4
Did not qualify
2020
2020
Season
2020
1
BDC2R
2
Did not qualify
2021
2021
Season
2021
1
HDTDNQ
2
GDT2R
2022
2022
Season
2022
1
IDO1R
2
GDC3R
3
GDG3R
4
ADO2R
5
EDOQF
6
CDO3R
7
EDG3R
8
DDC3R
9
EDM2R
10
HDT2R
11
GDO2R
12
BDO3R
13
GDT3R
2023
2023
Season
2023
1
BSDSF
2
EDO2R
3
DNQ
4
ADOQF
5
DDC3R
6
BDO2R
7
CDO3R
8
EDG2R
9
EDM3R
10
GDO3R
11
HDT2R
12
GDC2R
2024
2024
Season
2024
1
BDOQF
2
GDG3R
3
IDOQF
4
EDG2R
5
ADO2R
6
BSDQF
7
DDCQF
8
EDOQF
9
GDC3R
10
FDTQF
11
HDTSF
12
SDTF
13
CDO2R
2025
2025
Season
2025
1
BDO2R
2
EDT2R
3
IDO1R
4
GDG3R
5
ADO2R
6
EDG1R
7
DDCQF
8
EDO2R
9
BSD3R
10
FDT3R
11
CDO3R
12
HDT1R
13
SDTQF
14
GDC2R
Season
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
2017
GDC1R
Did not qualify
DDM1R
Did not qualify
2018
Did not qualify
DDC2R
IDOQF
EDTDNQ
2019
Did not qualify
ADO2R
EDG3R
Did not qualify
2020
BDC2R
Did not qualify
2021
HDTDNQ
GDT2R
2022
IDO1R
GDC3R
GDG3R
ADO2R
EDOQF
CDO3R
EDG3R
DDC3R
EDM2R
HDT2R
GDO2R
BDO3R
GDT3R
2023
BSDSF
EDO2R
DNQ
ADOQF
DDC3R
BDO2R
CDO3R
EDG2R
EDM3R
GDO3R
HDT2R
GDC2R
2024
BDOQF
GDG3R
IDOQF
EDG2R
ADO2R
BSDQF
DDCQF
EDOQF
GDC3R
FDTQF
HDTSF
SDTF
CDO2R
2025
BDO2R
EDT2R
IDO1R
GDG3R
ADO2R
EDG1R
DDCQF
EDO2R
BSD3R
FDT3R
CDO3R
HDT1R
SDTQF
GDC2R
· Performance timeline
2017
2017
Season
2017
1
BAR2R
2
BAR2R
3
BAR1R
4
BAR1R
5
MIL1R
6
MIL1R
7
BARDNP
8
WIG2R
9
WIGQF
10
MIL4R
11
MIL1R
12
WIG2R
13
WIG2R
14
BAR4R
15
BAR3R
16
BAR2R
17
BARSF
18
DUB4R
19
DUB1R
20
BAR1R
21
BAR2R
2018
2018
Season
2018
1
BAR1R
2
BAR3R
3
BAR1R
4
BAR2R
5
MILSF
6
MIL1R
7
BAR2R
8
BAR1R
9
WIG1R
10
WIG1R
11
MIL1R
12
MIL1R
13
WIG1R
14
WIG1R
15
BAR1R
16
BAR1R
17
BAR3R
18
BARF
19
DUB1R
20
DUB2R
21
BAR1R
22
BAR1R
2019
2019
Season
2019
1
WIG3R
2
WIGQF
3
WIG1R
4
WIG1R
5
BARQF
6
BAR1R
7
WIGQF
8
WIG1R
9
BAR4R
10
BAR3R
11
BAR1R
12
BAR2R
13
BAR3R
14
BAR2R
15
BAR3R
16
BAR1R
17
WIG1R
18
WIG2R
19
BAR2R
20
BAR3R
21
HIL1R
22
HIL3R
23
BAR1R
24
BAR2R
25
BAR1R
26
BAR1R
27
DUB1R
28
DUB1R
29
BAR1R
30
BAR2R
2020
2020
Season
2020
1
BAR2R
2
BAR3R
3
WIGW
4
WIG3R
5
WIG1R
6
WIG1R
7
BAR1R
8
BAR3R
9
MIL3R
10
MIL1R
11
MIL3R
12
MIL2R
13
MIL1R
14
NIE2R
15
NIE3R
16
NIE2R
17
NIESF
18
NIE1R
19
COV1R
20
COV1R
21
COVQF
22
COV4R
23
COV1R
2021
2021
Season
2021
1
BOL3R
2
BOL1R
3
BOL3R
4
BOL3R
5
MILQF
6
MIL3R
7
MIL1R
8
MIL3R
9
NIE1R
10
NIE3R
11
NIE2R
12
NIE4R
13
MIL3R
14
MIL1R
15
MILF
16
MIL1R
17
COV1R
18
COVSF
19
COV1R
20
COV4R
21
BAR1R
22
BARW
23
BARQF
24
BARQF
25
BAR4R
26
BARF
27
BAR1R
28
BARF
29
BARQF
30
BAR1R
2022
2022
Season
2022
1
BARF
2
BAR2R
3
WIG2R
4
WIG1R
5
BAR2R
6
BAR2R
7
HILDNP
8
BAR3R
9
BAR3R
10
BARW
11
BARF
12
BAR2R
13
Did not participate
14
BAR2R
15
BARSF
16
BAR2R
17
BAR1R
18
BARSF
19
BAR1R
20
BAR1R
21
BAR1R
22
BAR2R
23
BAR1R
24
BAR1R
25
BAR3R
26
BAR2R
2023
2023
Season
2023
1
BARW
2
BAR1R
3
BAR2R
4
BARF
5
BAR1R
6
BARF
7
HILDNP
8
WIG4R
9
WIG1R
10
LEI1R
11
LEI2R
12
HILDNP
13
LEISF
14
LEI2R
15
HILDNP
16
BAR3R
17
BAR4R
18
BAR4R
19
BAR1R
20
BAR4R
21
BAR3R
22
BAR2R
23
BAR2R
24
BARQF
25
BARDNP
26
BARQF
27
BAR3R
2024
2024
Season
2024
1
WIGF
2
WIGF
3
LEIW
4
LEI4R
5
HIL2R
6
HIL2R
7
LEI4R
8
LEI2R
9
Did not participate
10
MIL1R
11
MIL3R
12
MIL2R
13
MIL2R
14
MILQF
15
MILF
16
MIL1R
17
WIGQF
18
WIG2R
19
LEIDNP
20
WIG3R
21
WIG1R
22
WIG2R
23
WIGSF
24
WIG4R
25
LEIDNP
26
LEISF
2025
2025
Season
2025
1
WIG1R
2
WIGSF
3
ROS4R
4
ROSW
5
LEI3R
6
LEI1R
7
HIL2R
8
HILQF
9
LEI1R
10
LEIDNP
11
LEI3R
12
LEI4R
13
ROS1R
14
ROS2R
15
HIL2R
16
HIL4R
17
LEI1R
18
LEI4R
19
LEI1R
20
LEI3R
21
DNP
22
MIL2R
23
MIL2R
24
HIL1R
25
HIL4R
26
LEIW
27
LEI1R
28
LEISF
29
WIGDNP
30
WIG1R
31
WIGDNP
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
2017
BAR2R
BAR2R
BAR1R
BAR1R
MIL1R
MIL1R
BARDNP
WIG2R
WIGQF
MIL4R
MIL1R
WIG2R
WIG2R
BAR4R
BAR3R
BAR2R
BARSF
DUB4R
DUB1R
BAR1R
BAR2R
2018
BAR1R
BAR3R
BAR1R
BAR2R
MILSF
MIL1R
BAR2R
BAR1R
WIG1R
WIG1R
MIL1R
MIL1R
WIG1R
WIG1R
BAR1R
BAR1R
BAR3R
BARF
DUB1R
DUB2R
BAR1R
BAR1R
2019
WIG3R
WIGQF
WIG1R
WIG1R
BARQF
BAR1R
WIGQF
WIG1R
BAR4R
BAR3R
BAR1R
BAR2R
BAR3R
BAR2R
BAR3R
BAR1R
WIG1R
WIG2R
BAR2R
BAR3R
HIL1R
HIL3R
BAR1R
BAR2R
BAR1R
BAR1R
DUB1R
DUB1R
BAR1R
BAR2R
2020
BAR2R
BAR3R
WIGW
WIG3R
WIG1R
WIG1R
BAR1R
BAR3R
MIL3R
MIL1R
MIL3R
MIL2R
MIL1R
NIE2R
NIE3R
NIE2R
NIESF
NIE1R
COV1R
COV1R
COVQF
COV4R
COV1R
2021
BOL3R
BOL1R
BOL3R
BOL3R
MILQF
MIL3R
MIL1R
MIL3R
NIE1R
NIE3R
NIE2R
NIE4R
MIL3R
MIL1R
MILF
MIL1R
COV1R
COVSF
COV1R
COV4R
BAR1R
BARW
BARQF
BARQF
BAR4R
BARF
BAR1R
BARF
BARQF
BAR1R
2022
BARF
BAR2R
WIG2R
WIG1R
BAR2R
BAR2R
HILDNP
BAR3R
BAR3R
BARW
BARF
BAR2R
Did not participate
BAR2R
BARSF
BAR2R
BAR1R
BARSF
BAR1R
BAR1R
BAR1R
BAR2R
BAR1R
BAR1R
BAR3R
BAR2R
2023
BARW
BAR1R
BAR2R
BARF
BAR1R
BARF
HILDNP
WIG4R
WIG1R
LEI1R
LEI2R
HILDNP
LEISF
LEI2R
HILDNP
BAR3R
BAR4R
BAR4R
BAR1R
BAR4R
BAR3R
BAR2R
BAR2R
BARQF
BARDNP
BARQF
BAR3R
2024
WIGF
WIGF
LEIW
LEI4R
HIL2R
HIL2R
LEI4R
LEI2R
Did not participate
MIL1R
MIL3R
MIL2R
MIL2R
MILQF
MILF
MIL1R
WIGQF
WIG2R
LEIDNP
WIG3R
WIG1R
WIG2R
WIGSF
WIG4R
LEIDNP
LEISF
2025
WIG1R
WIGSF
ROS4R
ROSW
LEI3R
LEI1R
HIL2R
HILQF
LEI1R
LEIDNP
LEI3R
LEI4R
ROS1R
ROS2R
HIL2R
HIL4R
LEI1R
LEI4R
LEI1R
LEI3R
DNP
MIL2R
MIL2R
HIL1R
HIL4R
LEIW
LEI1R
LEISF
WIGDNP
WIG1R
WIGDNP
· Performance timeline
W
W
Performance Table Legend
W
Performance Table Legend
Won the tournament
Performance Table Legend
F
Performance Table Legend
Finalist
Performance Table Legend
SF
Performance Table Legend
Semifinalist
Performance Table Legend
QF
Performance Table Legend
Quarterfinalist
Performance Table Legend
#R RR Prel.
Performance Table Legend
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round
Performance Table Legend
DQ
Performance Table Legend
Disqualified
DNQ
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
Did not qualify
Performance Table Legend
DNP
Performance Table Legend
Did not participate
Performance Table Legend
WD
Performance Table Legend
Withdrew
Performance Table Legend
NH
Performance Table Legend
Tournament not held
Performance Table Legend
NYF
Performance Table Legend
Not yet founded
Performance Table Legend
W
Won the tournament
F
Finalist
SF
Semifinalist
QF
Quarterfinalist
RR Prel.
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round
DQ
Disqualified
DNQ
Did not qualify
DNP
Did not participate
WD
Withdrew
NH
Tournament not held
NYF
Not yet founded
Ryan Searle televised nine-dart finishes · Nine-dart finishes
Grand Slam
Grand Slam
Date
13 November 2023
Opponent
mw- Nathan Rafferty
Tournament
Grand Slam
Method
3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12
Prize
£10,000
Date
Opponent
Tournament
Method
Prize
13 November 2023
mw- Nathan Rafferty
Grand Slam
3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12
£10,000

References

  1. (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
  2. Mastercaller
    https://mastercaller.com/players/ryan-searle
  3. PDPA
    https://www.pdpa.co.uk/ranking-tables/
  4. dartsplanet.tv
    https://dartsplanet.tv/ryans-rise-the-sensational-searle-story-so-far-from-pdc-challenge-tour-to-major-finalist/
  5. Sporting Life
    https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/counting-on-the-refs/182898
  6. Professional Darts Corporation
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2021/12/28/ryans-rise-how-searle-has-soared-new-heights
  7. Sky Sports
    https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/11491146/nathan-aspinall-wins-players-championship-18-in-barnsley
  8. Sky Sports
    https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/11581673/michael-van-gerwen-showered-in-beer-but-recovers-to-win-world-darts-championship-opener
  9. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/46641836
  10. Irish Independent
    https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/magpie-oconnor-exits-pdc-world-championship-in-disappointing-fashion-after-4-1-defeat-to-ryan-searle/37652137.html
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    https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/sport/17325616.darts-michael-smith-knocks-ryan-searle-world-championship/
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    https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/11894025/gary-anderson-survives-a-major-scare-to-progress-to-world-darts-championship-last-16
  13. Sky Sports
    https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/11935313/pdc-darts-ryan-searle-becomes-third-2020-pro-tour-winner
  14. Sporting Life
    https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/searle-seals-super-series-win/193664
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    https://dartsplanet.tv/searle-stuns-van-den-bergh-as-price-gets-world-grand-prix-defence-off-and-running/
  16. Professional Darts Corporation
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2021/10/05/chisnall-completes-remarkable-fightback-price-avoids-scare
  17. Sky Sports
    https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12428374/world-grand-prix-2021-gerwyn-price-beats-dave-chisnall-and-takes-on-crowd-after-quarter-final-boos
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    https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/59455031
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    https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/59454034
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    https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12481957/players-championship-finals-peter-wright-wins-title-in-minehead-ahead-of-world-darts-championship
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    https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/darts-results-ryan-searle-defeats-nathan-aspinall-to-win-the-players-championship-11-title/199712
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    https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12808906/ryan-searle-beats-jamie-hughes-to-win-players-championship-1-title
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    https://www.rte.ie/sport/darts/2023/0719/1395473-searle-eliminates-wright-at-world-matchplay/
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