English darts player
Darts player
| Ryan Meikle |
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![]() Meikle in 2019 |
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| Nickname | The Barber |
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| Born | (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
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| Home town | Leiston, Suffolk, England |
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| Playing darts since | 2014 |
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| Darts | 22g Red Dragon Amberjacks |
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| Laterality | Left-handed |
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| Walk-on music | "This Girl" by Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners |
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| PDC | 2015–
(Tour Card: 2016–) |
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| Current world ranking | 62  1 (24 November 2024)[1] |
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| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2022, 2023, 2025 |
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| UK Open | Last 32: 2018, 2024 |
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| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2022 |
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| PC Finals | Last 16: 2019 |
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| PDC Development Tour | 2017, 2018, 2019 (x2), 2020 (x2) |
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Ryan Thomas Meikle ( born 13 August 1996) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Meikle is a barber by trade, hence his nickname of "The Barber".[2] He won a PDC Tour Card by qualifying from the second day of Q–School in 2016.[3]
He made his PDC European Tour debut in the 2016 International Darts Open in Riesa, Germany, where he whitewashed Austrian Michael Rasztovits 6–0 thanks to an opening 151 checkout. He was scheduled to play world number one Michael van Gerwen in the next round, but an ankle injury forced Van Gerwen to withdraw, giving Meikle a bye to round three, where he lost 6–2 to Yordi Meeuwisse.[4]
In 2018, he won his second PDC Development Tour title, defeating Rowby-John Rodriguez 5–3 in the final of Development Tour 11 in Wigan.[4]
Meikle made the semi-finals of the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship but lost 6–3 to Adam Gawlas.[4]
He qualified for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship where he lost on his debut against Yuki Yamada. He played his last season on the PDC Development Tour in 2020. During his six years on the tour, he has won six PDC Development Tour titles.[5]
Meikle was able to qualify for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship and again lost in the first round, this time against Keegan Brown, without winning a set.[4]
On the third attempt, Meikle was able to win his first round match at the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship, where he won against debutant Fabian Schmutzler 3–0, then he lost against Peter Wright 0–3.[4]
At his fourth World Championship at the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, he survived a scare against Lisa Ashton When he was leading 2-0 on sets, the match went to the deciding set where he won and advanced to the second round for the second time in a row. He then lost against Raymond van Barneveld 1–3.[4]
In 2023, Meikle did not qualify for the Players Championship Finals for the first time since 2018 and after four appearances in a row at the World Championship, he missed out on qualifying for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. He was able to stay in top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit and continued on the Pro Tour in 2024.
In 2024, Meikle made it into the fifth round at the 2024 UK Open, his first time doing so at the event. He was also able to qualify for the 2024 Players Championship Finals. He defeated Gary Anderson in the deciding leg 6-5 in the First Round, before losing to Martin Schindler.[6] He also returned to Alexandra Palace for 2025 PDC World Darts Championship.[7]
World Championship results
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PDC
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PDC European Tour
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PDC Players Championships
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| Performance Table Legend
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| W
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Won the tournament
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F
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Finalist
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SF
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Semifinalist
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QF
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Quarterfinalist
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#R
RR
Prel.
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Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round
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DQ
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Disqualified
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| DNQ
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Did not qualify
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DNP
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Did not participate
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WD
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Withdrew
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NH
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Tournament not held
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NYF
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Not yet founded
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