Ryan Searle (darts player)
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Searle at the 2025 European Championship | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | "Heavy Metal" | ||||
| Born | 21 October 1987 Tiverton, Devon, England | ||||
| Home town | Holcombe Rogus, Devon, England | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Darts | 32g Harrows Signature | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| BDO | 2011–2016 | ||||
| PDC | 2016–present (Tour Card: 2017–present) | ||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 12 1 (8 March 2026) | ||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2013 | ||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
| World Championship | Semi-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 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
Players Championships (x7)
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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 twelve; he reached a peak ranking of world number eight in 2026. Nicknamed "Heavy Metal", Searle has won seven PDC ranking titles in Players Championship events. He reached his first major final at the 2021 Players Championship Finals, finishing runner-up to Peter Wright. He also reached the semi-finals of the PDC World Championship in 2026.