| Bradley Brooks | |||||||||
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.jpg) Brooks at the2019 European Darts Matchplay | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | "Bam Bam"[1] | ||||||||
| Born | (2000-02-20)20 February 2000 (age 25)[2] Blackburn,Lancashire, England | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2016 | ||||||||
| Darts | 23g Shot! Signature | ||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Booyah" byShowtek featuring We Are Loud and Sonny Wilson | ||||||||
| Organisation (seesplit in darts) | |||||||||
| PDC | 2016– (Tour Card 2016–2023, 2025–) | ||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 72 1 (23 November 2025)[3] | ||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Championship | Last 96:2021,2022 | ||||||||
| UK Open | Last 64:2020 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam | Last 16:2021 | ||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 32:2025 | ||||||||
| Masters | Last 32:2025 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
Players Championships
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Bradley Brooks (born 20 February 2000) is an English professionaldarts player who competes inProfessional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won his first PDC ranking title atPlayers Championship 21 on the2025 PDC Pro Tour.
In his youth career, Brooks won the2020 PDC World Youth Championship and fivePDC Development Tours.
In 2017, Brooks won the Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) European Open title, defeatingJarred Cole 6–5 in the final.[4]
Brooks entered PDC UK Q-School in2018, winning a two-yearPDC Tour Card on the fourth and final day by defeating John Goldie 5–1 in the final round.[5] His first significant run in the PDC came in late June 2018, when he made the quarter-finals of Players Championship 16 inBarnsley, only to be knocked out by eventual winnerIan White.[6]
After losing his two-year Tour Card at the end of 2019, he won it straight back on 17 January 2020 by beatingDamon Heta 5–3 in the Day 2 final at2020 Q-School.[7] Brooks reached the final of the2020 PDC World Youth Championship;[8] where took onJoe Davis on 29 November 2020, and won the match in a last-leg decider, qualifying him for the2021 PDC World Darts Championship.[9][10] In his debut he facedDirk van Duijvenbode and led 2–0 in sets, but eventually lost 3–2 and exited in the first round.[11]
As the reigning World Youth Champion, he earned a spot at the2021 Grand Slam of Darts. In Group B he facedJonny Clayton,Mervyn King andRusty-Jake Rodriguez. Brooks won his first match against King 5–1 but lost to Clayton.[12] After winning 5–3 against Rodriguez in the last match, he secured second place in the group and qualified for the second round. There, he facedGerwyn Price, the world number one at the time. Price won the close contest 10–8 and eliminated Brooks.[13]
Brooks qualified for the2022 PDC World Darts Championship by topping thePDC UK Development Tour ranking.[14] He drewWilliam Borland in the first round. The match went to the a deciding fifth set, where Borland hit anine-dart finish in the deciding leg and eliminated Brooks 3–2.[15]
After losing his Tour Card at the end of 2023, he regained it at2025 Q-School, finishing first in the UK Q-School Order of Merit with a total of 16 points, a Q-School record.[16][17] In July 2025, Brooks won his first title on the senior PDC tour by defeatingGerwyn Price in the final ofPlayers Championship 21.[18]
Brooks is aBlackburn Rovers supporter,[19] and played football in his youth before breaking his foot.[20] He studied sports and coaching management atBlackburn College.[20]
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Did not qualify | 1R | 1R | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Did not qualify | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | 2R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Did not qualify | 2R | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | Did not qualify | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Youth Championship | RR | RR | W | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season-end ranking | 117 | 94 | 104 | 70 | 134 | 92 | 235 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| 2019 | Did not qualify | EDM 2R | IDO DNQ | GDT DNQ | ||||||||||
| 2021 | HDT 2R | GDT DNQ | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Did not qualify | EDM 1R | HDT DNQ | GDO 2R | BDO 2R | GDT DNQ | ||||||||
| 2023 | BSD 2R | EDO 1R | IDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | ADO 1R | DDC DNQ | BDO 2R | CDO 1R | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2025 | Did not qualify | EDG 1R | DDC DNQ | EDO 2R | Did not qualify | |||||||||
PDC Players Championships
| 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 | ||
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