Every darts nickname.
What every player in the PDC top 40 is called on the oche, in ranking order. 16 of the 37 nicknames start with "The".
Nicknames of the top 40
| Rank | Player | Nickname |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Littler | The Nuke |
| 2 | Gian van Veen | The Giant |
| 3 | Luke Humphries | Cool Hand |
| 4 | Gerwyn Price | The Iceman |
| 5 | Jonny Clayton | The Ferret |
| 6 | Ross Smith | Smudger |
| 7 | James Wade | The Machine |
| 8 | Josh Rock | Rocky |
| 9 | Nathan Aspinall | The Asp |
| 10 | Stephen Bunting | The Bullet |
| 11 | Danny Noppert | The Freeze |
| 12 | Michael van Gerwen | Mighty Mike |
| 14 | Gary Anderson | The Flying Scotsman |
| 15 | Ryan Searle | Heavy Metal |
| 16 | Chris Dobey | Hollywood |
| 17 | Luke Woodhouse | Woody |
| 18 | Jermaine Wattimena | The Machine Gun |
| 19 | Krzysztof Ratajski | The Polish Eagle |
| 20 | Martin Schindler | The Wall |
| 21 | Damon Heta | The Heat |
| 22 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | Aubergenius |
| 23 | Kevin Doets | Hawkeye |
| 24 | Rob Cross | Voltage |
| 25 | Ryan Joyce | Relentless |
| 26 | Cameron Menzies | Cammy |
| 27 | Andrew Gilding | Goldfinger |
| 28 | Niels Zonneveld | Triple Z |
| 29 | Dave Chisnall | Chizzy |
| 30 | William O'Connor | The Magpie |
| 31 | Daryl Gurney | Superchin |
| 32 | Joe Cullen | The Rockstar |
| 33 | Mike De Decker | The Real Deal |
| 34 | Niko Springer | Meenzer Bub |
| 35 | Peter Wright | Snakebite |
| 36 | Ricardo Pietreczko | Pikachu |
| 37 | Michael Smith | Bully Boy |
| 38 | Justin Hood | Pocket Rocket |
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