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Ryan Searle

Ryan Searle, nicknamed "Heavy Metal", is 38 years old, born on 21 October 1987. World number 14 on the PDC Order of Merit. Walks on to "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath. Throws right-handed.

NicknameHeavy Metal
Age38 born 21 October 1987
Walk-on song"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath
ThrowsRight-handed

When is Ryan Searle playing next?

Next confirmed event: Grand Slam of Darts, 14 to 22 November 2026, live on Sky Sports. Qualified: Players Championship winners.

Before that: European Championship, 22 to 25 October 2026. The top 32 on the European Tour Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 19 October, after the Dutch Darts Championship.

Coming up on TV

  • 22 to 25 October 2026 European ChampionshipITV4 The top 32 on the European Tour Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 19 October, after the Dutch Darts Championship.
  • 14 to 22 November 2026 Grand Slam of DartsSky Sports Qualified: Players Championship winners.
  • 27 to 29 November 2026 Players Championship FinalsITV4 The top 64 on this year’s Players Championship Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 6 November.
  • 11 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 World Darts ChampionshipSky Sports The top 40 on the PDC Order of Merit after the Players Championship Finals qualify, then 40 more from the ProTour rankings and 48 through international qualifiers. Ryan Searle is 14th on the Order of Merit.

Last televised match: lost 3-2 to Gian van Veen at the 2026 World Grand Prix, averaging 84.7 to 85.9.

World ranking 14
Two-year prize money £570k
Plays for ENG England
Majors won 0 in the last ten years

Ryan Searle is ranked 14 in the world on the PDC Order of Merit, with £569,750 of ranking prize money over the previous two years. That is inside the top 16, so they are seeded at the World Championship and exempt into the later rounds of most majors.

Ranking up to the Swiss Darts Trophy, checked 12 October 2026. It moves after every ranking event.

Our rating

1640, 19th of the active players in our darts ratings, from 89 televised matches. Their peak was 1698 points, after the 2022 Masters.

20172026

Head to head: vs Danny Noppert (4 meetings), vs Luke Humphries (4 meetings), vs Peter Wright (4 meetings), vs Rob Cross (4 meetings), vs Jonny Clayton (4 meetings).

Major titles

None in the winners rolls on this site, which run back about ten years. Plenty of ranked players have never won a major; there are only a handful a year and the same few names take most of them.

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