Luke Woodhouse (born 13 October 1988) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Luke Woodhouse
Personal information
Nickname"Woody"
Born (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 36)[1]
Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
Home townBewdley, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2008
Darts22g Harrows
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"C'est la Vie" by Stereophonics
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2011–
(Tour Card: 2018-)
Current world ranking35 Decrease 1 (17 November 2024)[2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2020
World MatchplayLast 32: 2024
World Grand PrixLast 16: 2023
UK OpenLast 16: 2024
Grand SlamGroup Stage: 2022
European Ch'shipSemi Final: 2024
PC FinalsQuarter Final: 2023
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour 2013

Known as "Woody", he won a PDC Challenge Tour event in 2013.

Career

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In his first year with the PDC, Luke Woodhouse won a tournament on the PDC Challenge Tour and reached his next major final a year later. In 2015, he qualified for the UK Open and thus for his first major event.

He made his debut on the European Tour in May 2017. In 2018, he was able to earn a tour card at Q-School and several times reached the Pro Tour last 16. A year later, he was able to qualify for the UK Open again and was one of the last 32. He also reached the quarter-finals of the 18th Players Championship. At the Players Championship Finals, he beat defending champion Daryl Gurney 6-5 in the first round, but then lost to Gabriel Clemens.

Woodhouse qualified for the 2020 PDC World Championship via the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. After a 3-0 win against veteran Paul Lim, he followed up with a 3-1 win against fourth-seeded Michael Smith. He then lost 2-4 to eventual quarter-finalist Dimitri Van den Bergh. At the 2020 Players Championship Finals he reached the round of 16. At the 2021 Players Championships he played a nine-darter against Danny Noppert at the Players Championship 4.

In 2023, Woodhouse recorded his most successful year to date at the PDC. He took part in the World Grand Prix for the first time and was able to defeat Dave Chisnall, who had been considered one of the favorites for the title beforehand. At the Players Championship Finals he also played his way into his first major quarter-final. These include wins over Simon Whitlock, Rob Cross and Chisnall again, before he lost to the German Gabriel Clemens. He threw another nine-darter at the Players Championship 24 against Richie Burnett.

At the 2024 European Championship, Woodhouse reached a first major televised semi-final, losing 11–5 to eventual winner Ritchie Edhouse.[3]

World Championship results

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Performance timeline

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Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PDC World Championship DNQ 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R
UK Open 1R DNQ 5R 3R 5R 4R 5R 6R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R
World Grand Prix DNQ 2R 1R
European Championship DNQ SF
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNQ 2R 3R 1R DNQ QF
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 202 - - 119 69 48 47 49 38

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2015 GDC
DNP
GDT
DNP
GDM
DNP
DDM
DNP
IDO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
EDT
DNP
EDM
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
2016 DDM
DNQ
GDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
EDM
DNP
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
2017 GDC
DNQ
GDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
EDG
1R
GDT
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNP
DDM
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
1R
EDT
DNQ
2018 EDO
2R
GDG
DNQ
GDO
1R
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
1R
2019 EDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
1R
DDO
1R
CDO
DNQ
ADC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
IDO
2R
GDT
DNQ
2020 BDC
1R
GDC
DNQ
EDG
1R
IDO
DNQ
2021 HDT
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
2R
GDC
DNQ
GDG
1R
ADO
DNQ
EDO
2R
CDO
DNQ
EDG
1R
DDC
DNQ
EDM
3R
HDT
DNQ
GDO
3R
BDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
1R
IDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
2R
DDC
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
EDM
1R
GDO
2R
HDT
QF
GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
2R
GDG
2R
IDO
1R
EDG
2R
ADO
DNQ
BSD
2R
DDC
QF
EDO
2R
GDC
1R
FDT
QF
HDT
1R
SDT
1R
CDO
2R

PDC Players Championships

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
2015
[nb 1]
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
COV
2R
COV
2R
COV
1R
CRA
1R
CRA
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
DUB
1R
DUB
1R
COV
1R
COV
1R
2017
[nb 1]
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
MIL
DNP
MIL
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
WIG
DNP
WIG
DNP
MIL
DNP
MIL
1R
WIG
DNP
WIG
DNP
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
DUB
1R
DUB
2R
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
2018 BAR
2R
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
BAR
4R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
3R
MIL
1R
MIL
4R
WIG
1R
WIG
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
DUB
1R
DUB
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
2019 WIG
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
4R
BAR
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
DNP
BAR
3R
WIG
2R
WIG
QF
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
HIL
1R
HIL
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
DUB
3R
DUB
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
2020 BAR
2R
BAR
2R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
QF
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
NIE
3R
NIE
1R
NIE
1R
NIE
1R
NIE
1R
COV
2R
COV
3R
COV
1R
COV
1R
COV
3R
2021 BOL
1R
BOL
2R
BOL
2R
BOL
1R
MIL
3R
MIL
1R
MIL
4R
MIL
4R
NIE
2R
NIE
2R
NIE
1R
NIE
2R
MIL
2R
MIL
4R
MIL
1R
MIL
3R
COV
1R
COV
2R
COV
2R
COV
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
QF
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
QF
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
2022 BAR
2R
BAR
2R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
NIE
2R
NIE
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
NIE
2R
NIE
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
4R
BAR
1R
2023 BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
HIL
2R
HIL
QF
WIG
2R
WIG
4R
LEI
3R
LEI
1R
HIL
3R
HIL
F
LEI
3R
LEI
2R
HIL
2R
HIL
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
4R
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
QF
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
2024 WIG
2R
WIG
1R
LEI
2R
LEI
3R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
LEI
SF
LEI
2R
HIL
QF
HIL
1R
HIL
3R
HIL
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
3R
MIL
2R
MIL
3R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
SF
WIG
4R
WIG
1R
LEI
3R
LEI
3R
Performance Table Legend
W Won the tournament F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R
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
  1. ^ a b Not a Tour card holder

References

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  1. ^ "Luke Woodhouse - Mastercaller".
  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Exceptional Edhouse wins Machineseeker European Championship". www.pdc.tv. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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