Ryan Searle (darts player)

Ryan Searle
Personal information
Nickname"Heavy Metal"
Born (1987-10-21) 21 October 1987
Wellington, Somerset, England
Home townHolcombe Rogus, Devon, England
Darts information
Darts32g Harrows Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2011–2016
PDC2016–
(Tour Card: 2017–)
Current world ranking(PDC) 19 (1 June 2025)
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 16: 2013
PDC premier events – best performances
World ChampionshipLast 16: 2019, 2021, 2022
World MatchplayQuarter Final: 2023
World Grand PrixQuarter Final: 2021
UK OpenLast 16: 2022
Grand SlamLast 16: 2023
European ChampionshipLast 16: 2021, 2022, 2024
PC FinalsRunner Up: 2021
MastersLast 16: 2022, 2025
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour England 2016 (x2)

Players Championships (x6)

Players Championship (Barnsley) (x3) 2021, 2022, 2023
Players Championship (Leicester) 2024
Players Championship (Rosmalen) 2025
Players Championship (Wigan) 2020

Ryan Searle (born 21 October 1987) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number nineteen. Nicknamed "Heavy Metal", Searle has won six ranking titles in PDC Players Championship events. He reached his first major final at the 2021 Players Championship Finals, finishing as runner-up after losing to Peter Wright 11–10.