| Scott Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Williams at the2024 Players Championship Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Scott Anthony Williams[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Shaggy"[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (age 35) Boston, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 25g Target Signature Gen 1[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Golden" byHuntr/x "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" byMy Chemical Romance[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (seesplit in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2019–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2022– (Tour Card: 2023–) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2019–2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 36 (23 November 2025)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 40:2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Semi-final:2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 64:2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Group Stage:2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Quarter-final:2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Anthony Williams (born 18 January 1990) is an English professionaldarts player who competes inProfessional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won his first ranking title at2022 Players Championship 17, becoming the third player to win a PDC ranking event without being aPDC Tour Card holder. Williams topped the2022 Challenge Tour Order of Merit, winning four titles. A Tour Card holder since 2023, he made his first major semi-final by reaching the last four at the2024 PDC World Championship. He reached his second major quarter-final at the2024 Players Championship Finals.
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Williams qualified for the2020 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the Playoff qualifiers. He defeatedWes Newton andAndrew Kateley to secure his place in the tournament.[4] He waswhitewashed 3–0 byJustin Thompson in the preliminary round.
In 2022, Williams won his first PDC Challenge Tour title atChallenge Tour 1 inMilton Keynes. On his way to the final, Williams defeatedConor Heneghan in the last 64,Jimmy Bristow 5–1 in the last 32,Darryl Pilgrim 5–2 in the round of 16, Darren Johnson 5–3 in the quarter-finals andDanny Lauby Jr. 5–1 in the semi-finals. He defeatedRobert Owen in the final 5–2.[5][6] Later the same day, Williams won his second Challenge Tour title atChallenge Tour 2. Williams won 5–2 againstLee Evans in the final.[5][7]
On the2022 PDC Pro Tour, Williams received call–ups for2022 PDC Players Championship series events filling in as a reserve for an absent tour card holder virtue of his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. Williams wonPlayers Championship 17 in June, beatingNathan Aspinall 8–5 in the final. This meant he became the third player, afterJoe Murnan andKrzysztof Ratajski, to win a Players Championship event without being a PDC Tour Card holder.[8]
At the end of September 2022, he was selected by the national federation to participate in the2022 WDF Europe Cup. On the second day of the tournament, he advanced to the finals of the pairs competition where he played together withJoshua Richardson. On the way to the final, they defeated rivals from Wales, Romania and Czech Republic.[9] Finally, on 1 October, they beat Polish duoSebastian Białecki andDariusz Marciniak 6–2 in legs.[10][11] He also won a gold medal in the men's team event,[12] as well as contributing to England's overall gold medal.
Williams finished 2022 with four Challenge Tour titles.[13] He topped the2022 Challenge Tour Order of Merit, securing qualification for the2022 Grand Slam of Darts, his debut at the tournament. He also secured a debut at the2023 PDC World Darts Championship, but was already qualified via the Pro Tour Order of Merit.[14] At the Grand Slam, he finished third in his group and was eliminated. At the World Championship, he won his opening match againstRyan Joyce 3–1 with an average of 100.32. In the match, Williams and Joyce broke the record for number of 180s hit in a first-round World Championship match, with 17 between them.[15] Williams lost toRob Cross 3–1 in the second round.[16]
Williams played his first year as a PDC Tour Card holder in 2023. He reached the semi-finals of the2023 Hungarian Darts Trophy, missing out on the final by losing to eventual championDave Chisnall 7–5.[17]
At the2024 PDC World Championship, Williams beatHaruki Muramatsu 3–1 in the first round before eliminating seventh seedDanny Noppert in the second round, defeating Noppert 3–0.[18] Williams caused controversy following his next win overMartin Schindler, joking about England winning "twoWorld Wars and oneWorld Cup" after his victory against his German opponent.Sky Sports apologised for Williams' remarks on the air and Williams later apologised himself, calling the comment 'stupid'.[19][20] In the quarter-finals, Williams faced three-time World ChampionMichael van Gerwen. Williams managed a surprise win over van Gerwen, defeating him 5–3 to progress to his first major semi-final.[21] Williams' run came to an end when he waswhitewashed 6–0 by eventual championLuke Humphries.[22]
Williams found form again at the2024 Players Championship Finals, earning victories overGian van Veen,Kim Huybrechts andJeffrey de Graaf to reach the quarter-finals, where he lost toRoss Smith 10–3.[23] At the2025 PDC World Darts Championship, Williams defeatedNiko Springer 3–1 in the first round. He playedRob Cross in a rematch of their 2023 meeting, but this time Williams beat the former World Champion 3–1.[24] Williams lost toRicardo Pietreczko 4–1 in the third round.
BDO
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 |
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| BDO Ranked televised events | ||
| BDO World Championship | DNP | Prel. |
| World Masters | 2R | NH |
PDC
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC World Championship | DNQ | 2R | SF | 3R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Masters | Did not qualify | Prel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | DNQ | 3R | 4R | 4R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | RR | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season-end ranking(PDC) | 57 | 30 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| 2022 | Did not qualify | EDO 3R | DNQ | EDM 3R | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2023 | DNQ | IDO 1R | Did not qualify | HDT SF | GDC DNQ | |||||||||
| 2024 | DNQ | EDG 3R | Did not qualify | FDT 2R | HDT 3R | DNQ | ||||||||
| 2025 | DNQ | GDG 2R | Did not qualify | |||||||||||
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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| 2021[nb 1] | Did not participate | NIE 1R | NIE 2R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | MIL DNP | MIL 1R | Did not participate | BAR 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022[nb 1] | BAR 4R | BAR 2R | WIG 4R | WIG 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 4R | NIE QF | NIE 1R | BAR DNP | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | NIE 1R | NIE W | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 3R | ||||||
| 2023 | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | HIL 1R | HIL 3R | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | LEI 4R | LEI 4R | HIL 3R | HIL 2R | LEI 3R | LEI 2R | HIL 1R | HIL 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | ||||
| 2024 | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | LEI 1R | LEI QF | HIL 3R | HIL 1R | LEI 2R | LEI 1R | HIL 4R | HIL QF | HIL 4R | HIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 3R | MIL 3R | MIL 1R | MIL 3R | MIL 4R | MIL 1R | WIG 3R | WIG 2R | MIL 2R | MIL 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | WIG 2R | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | LEI 1R | LEI 1R | ||||
| 2025 | WIG 2R | WIG 2R | ROS 2R | ROS 2R | LEI 4R | LEI 1R | HIL 2R | HIL 2R | LEI 2R | LEI SF | LEI 1R | LEI 1R | ROS 2R | ROS DNP | HIL SF | HIL 2R | LEI 1R | LEI 1R | LEI F | LEI 1R | LEI 2R | HIL 1R | HIL 3R | MIL SF | MIL 3R | HIL 1R | HIL SF | LEI 1R | LEI 2R | LEI 2R | WIG 1R | WIG DNP | WIG 1R | WIG 2R |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
