Simon Whitlock

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Template other Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.

Nicknamed "The Wizard", he won the 2012 European Championship and the 2022 World Cup of Darts for Australia, partnering Damon Heta. Whitlock is also a two-time World Championship finalist, having been the runner-up at the BDO World Darts Championship in 2008, and the PDC World Darts Championship in 2010. He has won a total of 18 PDC titles and 30 Dartsplayers Australia (DPA) titles.

Early darts career

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Whitlock in 2006

In 2003, Whitlock reached the last 16 of the World Championship, with wins over Paul Williams and Peter Manley, but lost to Richie Burnett 5–3.

In 2005, Whitlock made the semi-finals of the 2005 BDO World Championship but lost to Martin Adams 5–0. In other major events, he also reached the semi-finals of the International Darts League in both 2005 and 2006, losing to Mervyn King and Raymond van Barneveld respectively.

Whitlock won the first two events in the Dartplayers Australia (DPA) series of tournaments. Whitlock competed in the BDO World Championship, achieving wins over Edwin Max, Fabian Roosenbrand, Ted Hankey, and Brian Woods to reach the final, where he lost to Mark Webster 7–5.

Whitlock entered the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship as the number twelve seed and reached the second round, defeating Mark Barilli, but losing to Darryl Fitton.

Return to PDC

Whitlock returned to the PDC on 19 March 2009. He began playing in the AGP circuit where he won eight tournaments. He qualified for the Las Vegas Desert Classic but lost in the first round of the televised stages against Terry Jenkins.

At the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts Whitlock won all 3 of his group stage games with wins over Ted Hankey, Wayne Mardle and Scott Waites. In the last 16 he defeated 1996 BDO World Champion Steve Beaton 10–1 but lost to eventual runner up Scott Waites.

At the 2010 PDC World Championship, Whitlock defeated Colin Osborne, Wayne Jones, Terry Jenkins, James Wade, and Raymond van Barneveld before losing to Phil Taylor 7–3.

After his run to the World Championship final, it was announced that he would be competing in the 2010 Premier League Darts as a wild card. He finished second in the table, therefore qualifying for the semi-finals where he lost 8-6 to James Wade.

On his World Matchplay debut in 2010, Whitlock reached the semi-finals before losing to Phil Taylor. At the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts, he lost all three of his group matches against Dave Chisnall, Colin Osborne and Robert Thornton.

Whitlock represented Australia alongside Paul Nicholson during the inaugural PDC World Cup of Darts in December 2010, losing out in the semi-finals to Wales' Mark Webster and Barrie Bates.

2011–2012

At the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, Whitlock defeated Steve Evans and Denis Ovens before losing to Vincent van der Voort in the third round. He competed in the 2011 Premier League, but finished sixth.

During the 2011 PDC Pro Tour, he became the first player to hit nine-dart finishes in successive Pro Tour events.

At the 2011 World Matchplay, Whitlock defeated Peter Wright and Denis Ovens to reach the quarter-finals. He was defeated by Andy Hamilton 17–15.

Whitlock was forced to withdraw from the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts and 2011 Players Championship Finals through injury. He played at 2012 World Championship where beat Dennis Smith,. Steve Beaton, Michael van Gerwen, and Gary Anderson before losing to Andy Hamilton 6–5.

Whitlock partnered Nicholson again at the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts. Together they achieved victories over Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands to final, where they played the England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Whitlock and Nicholson both missed two darts each to win the match in a sudden death leg.

He was picked for the Premier League. Whitlock won seven of his fourteen league games to finish second in the table, qualifying him for the play-offs. Whitlock played Andy Hamilton in the semi-finals, he hit a nine darter in the second leg of the semi-final, and won the match to reach the final. There he played Phil Taylor and lost 10–7.

Whitlock hit a nine-darter in his second round match at the 2012 Austrian Darts Open (ET1) against Joe Cullen, but lost 6–4.

Whitlock achieved a 6–4 victory over Andy Hamilton in the final of Players Championship 12. At the following week's European Championship, he won his first major title. Whitlock took the title with an 11–5 win over Wes Newton. Whitlock then won his first European Tour title at the 2012 Dutch Darts Masters, defeating his World Cup partner Paul Nicholson 6–1 in the final.

Whitlock lost to Taylor in the final of the 2012 Championship League Darts, 6–5. He then won his second Players Championship of the year with a 6–2 defeat of Dennis Priestley in the final. Whitlock was the second seed for the 2012 Players Championship Finals where he beat Jamie Caven 6–3 in the first round. Whitlock then defeated Ronnie Baxter, and Gary Anderson, but lost to Phil Taylor in the semi-finals 11–2.

2013

Whitlock won his first two matches in the 2013 World Championship without dropping a set and then won a deciding set against Dave Chisnall. However, he lost to Raymond van Barneveld 5–1. In his third World Cup of Darts with Paul Nicholson the pair were defeated 5–1 by Belgium's Ronny Huybrechts and Kim Huybrechts.

He competed in the 2013 Premier League. but finished sixth in the table.

Whitlock won his first tournament of 2013 at the fifth UK Open Qualifier. He beat Michael van Gerwen 6–1 in the final. Van Gerwen beat Whitlock in the final of the 2013 European Darts Open 6–2. Whitlock won the award for televised performance of the year at the PDC Awards Dinner for his quarter-final win over Jamie Caven, but lost to Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the 2013 European Championship final.

2014

Whitlock beat Ian White 5–4 in the quarter-finals of the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship. However, he was defeated by Peter Wright 6–2 in the semi-finals. Whitlock moved up to third in the world rankings after the tournament. Whitlock competed in the Premier League but only won one of his nine matches to be eliminated from the competition. Whitlock and Nicholson reached the semi-finals of the 2014 PDC World Cup of Darts where they faced England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Whitlock was beaten 4–1 by Taylor, but Nicholson overcame Lewis 4–2, before Australia lost 4–0 in the doubles decider. Whitlock won Players Championship 12 by beating James Wade 6–3 in the final. He reached the final of the 2014 European Darts Open, but lost 6–2 against Wright.

At the World Matchplay, Whitlock recorded wins over Kevin Painter, Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade to reach the semi-finals of the event for the second time. He was defeated by Michael van Gerwen. He also lost to van Gerwen in the final of the Singapore Darts Masters.

2015

At the 2015 World Championship Whitlock he was beaten 3–1 by Darren Webster in the first round. Whitlock did not receive a wildcard to compete in the Premier League, meaning he missed the event for the first time since 2009.

2016

Whitlock lost to Ricky Evans 3–2 in the first round of the 2016 World Championship. In October, Whitlock won Players Championship 18, defeating Ronny Huybrechts 6–5 in the final.

Whitlock beat Alan Norris in a deciding set at the World Grand Prix. but lost to van Gerwen in the quarter-finals. He defeated Chris Dobey to win his second title of the year at Players Championship 19.

2017

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Whitlock in 2017

Whitlock was beaten 4–0 in the second round of the 2017 World Championship by Darren Webster. Whitlock defeated Gary Anderson 6–4 in the final to win UK Open Qualifier 2. He also claimed the fifth event by beating Ronny Huybrechts 6–3. At the main event he was defeated 10–9 by Daryl Gurney in the quarter-finals. He won his third ranking event title of 2017 a week later, winning Players Championship 4.

2020

After a drop in rankings and form over 2019, Whitlock made two televised semi-final appearances in 2020, at the World Grand Prix & Grand Slam, as well as a quarter-final in the World Matchplay. He beat Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals at both the Grand Prix and the Slam, defeating van Gerwen 16–15 in a deciding leg at the Grand Slam. Whitlock also hit a Grand Slam record 20 180s in a match during that win against van Gerwen.

2022

In 2022, Whitlock, alongside Damon Heta, won the 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts for Australia, after beating Wales in the final 3–1.

2024

At the 2024 PDC World Championship Whitlock defeated Paolo Nebrida 3–2 in the first round. However, he lost to Gary Anderson 3–0 in the second round.

2025

After losing his Tour Card at the end of 2024. Whitlock accepted an invitation to compete in the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship. He lost 3–1 in sets to Paul Hogan in round 1. Simon again represented Australia at the 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts, alongside Damon Heta, maintaining his ever present record at the tournament.

Personal life

Whitlock has three sons from two previous marriages: Nicholas (born 1991), Mason (born 2003), and Locky (born 2007). His son Mason also plays darts. He is a fan of Portsmouth F.C.

In 2012, Whitlock, together with the seven other players who competed in the Premier League, recorded a charity single with Chas Hodges and his band called 'Got My Tickets for the Darts' which was written by Chas. It was released on 18 May, the night after the play-offs at the O2 in London, where it was premiered. Proceeds from the single were donated to the Haven House Children's Hospice.

World Championship performances

BDO

• 2005: Semi-finals (lost to Martin Adams 0–5)
• 2006: Second round (lost to Paul Hanvidge 2–4)
• 2007: Second round (lost to Niels de Ruiter 3–4)
• 2008: Runner-up (lost to Mark Webster 5–7)
• 2009: Second round (lost to Darryl Fitton 2–4)

PDC

• 2003: Third round (lost to Richie Burnett 3–5)
• 2010: Runner-up (lost to Phil Taylor 3–7)
• 2011: Third round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 2–4)
• 2012: Semi-finals (lost to Andy Hamilton 5–6)
• 2013: Quarter-finals (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 1–5)
• 2014: Semi-finals (lost to Peter Wright 2–6)
• 2015: First round (lost to Darren Webster 1–3)
• 2016: First round (lost to Ricky Evans 2–3)
• 2017: Second round (lost to Darren Webster 0–4)
• 2018: Second round (lost to Darren Webster 1–4)
• 2019: Second round (lost to Ryan Joyce 0–3)
• 2020: Fourth round (lost to Gerwyn Price 2–4)
• 2021: Third round (lost to Krzysztof Ratajski 0–4)
• 2022: Second round (lost to Martijn Kleermaker 1–3)
• 2023: Second round (lost to José de Sousa 2–3)
• 2024: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 0–3)

WSDT

• 2025: First round (lost to Paul Hogan 3–1)

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2008	World Championship	Template:Flagicon Mark Webster	5–7 (s)

PDC major finals: 7 (1 title)

Legend
World Championship (0–1)
Premier League (0–1)
World Grand Prix (0–1)
European Championship (1–2)
Championship League (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2010	World Championship	Template:Flagicon	3–7 (s)
Runner-up	2.	2012	Premier League	Template:Flagicon	7–10 (l)
Winner	1.	2012	European Championship	Template:Flagicon	11–5 (l)
Runner-up	3.	2012	Championship League	Template:Flagicon	4–6 (l)
Runner-up	4.	2013	European Championship	Template:Flagicon	6–11 (l)
Runner-up	5.	2017	World Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon	4–5 (s)
Runner-up	6.	2018	European Championship	Template:Flagicon James Wade	8–11 (l)

PDC world series finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
World Series of Darts (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2014	Singapore Darts Masters	Template:Flagicon Michael van Gerwen	8-11 (l)

PDC team finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome	'No.	Year	Championship	Team	Teammate	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2012	World Cup	Template:PDCTeam	Paul Nicholson	Template:PDCTeam – Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis	3–4 (m)
Winner	2.	2022			Damon Heta	Template:PDCTeam – Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton	3–1 (m)

Career statistics

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
BDO Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ		SF	2R	2R	F	2R
Winmau World Masters	DNP	2R	DNP		QF	4R	PDC
International Darts League	DNP		SF	SF	RR	Not held
World Darts Trophy	DNP		2R	2R	2R	Not held

PDC

Tournament	2003	2008	2009	2010	2011		2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship	3R	BDO		F	3R		SF	QF	SF	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	4R	3R	2R	2R	2R	DNQ
UK Open	DNQ			5R	3R		5R	3R	3R	3R	4R	QF	3R	6R	5R	QF	5R	4R	4R	DNQ
World Matchplay	DNP			SF	QF		1R	QF	SF	2R	1R	2R	QF	2R	QF	DNQ
World Grand Prix	DNP			2R	2R		1R	QF	1R	2R	QF	F	1R	1R	SF	DNQ
European Championship	DNP			2R	SF		W	F	1R	2R	1R	QF	F	2R	DNQ	1R	DNQ
Grand Slam	NH	QF	QF	RR	WD		RR	2R	RR	DNQ	RR	RR	QF	DNQ	SF	DNQ	2R	DNQ
Players Championship Finals	Not held		DNP		2R	WD	SF	1R	1R	QF	2R	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	DNQ
PDC Non-ranked televised events
Premier League	NH	DNP		SF	6th		F	6th	10th	DNP			8th	DNP
Masters	Not held							QF	1R	1R	DNQ	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	QF	DNQ
Champions League	Not held										DNQ		RR	DNQ	NH
World Cup	Not held			SF	NH		F	2R	SF	QF	QF	2R	SF	2R	QF	QF	W	QF	2R	QF
World Series Finals	Not held									1R	QF	2R	QF	1R	1R	DNQ	1R	1R	1R
PDC Past major events
Las Vegas Desert Classic	DNP	BDO	1R	Not held
Championship League	NH	DNP		SF	RR		F	RR	Not held
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	70	BDO		4	6		4	3	7	17	16	8	8	14	18	20	38	44	60

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2012	ADO 2R	GDC SF	EDO QF	GDM QF	DDM W
2013	UKM QF	EDT WD	EDO F	ADO WD	GDT 1R	GDC 3R	GDM SF	DDM SF
2014	GDC DNP	DDM 2R	GDM 3R	ADO 3R	GDT SF	EDO F	EDG SF	EDT QF
2015	GDC 3R	GDT 3R	GDM 3R	DDM 3R	IDO 2R	EDO 3R	EDT 2R	EDM 2R	EDG 3R
2016	DDM QF	GDM DNQ	GDT 3R	EDM 2R	ADO 2R	EDO 2R	IDO QF	EDT 3R	EDG 2R	GDC 2R
2017	GDC 2R	GDM SF	GDO 3R	EDG 2R	GDT 3R	EDM 2R	ADO 3R	EDO 2R	DDM 3R	GDG SF	IDO QF	EDT SF
2018	EDO QF	GDG 2R	GDO WD	ADO 3R	EDG QF	DDM 3R	GDT 3R	DDO F	EDM 2R	GDC 2R	DDC QF	IDO F	EDT 2R
2019	EDO 2R	GDC DNP	GDG F	GDO 2R	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM 3R	DDO QF	CDO SF	ADC 2R	EDM 1R	IDO DNQ	GDT DNQ
2020	BDC DNP	GDC DNQ	EDG DNQ	IDO DNQ
2021	HDT 2R	GDT SF
2022	IDO 2R	GDC DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDC QF	EDM DNQ	HDT 3R	GDO DNQ	BDO 1R	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO 1R	GDG 1R	ADO 3R	DDC DNQ	BDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG 1R	EDM 1R	GDO 1R	HDT DNQ	GDC DNQ
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO 1R	EDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	BSD DNQ	DDC DNQ	EDO DNQ	GDC 2R	FDT DNQ	HDT DNQ	SDT DNQ	CDO DNQ

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
2012	ALI 1R	ALI 3R	REA SF	REA 4R	CRA 1R	CRA QF	BIR QF	BIR F	CRA QF	CRA QF	BAR QF	BAR W	DUB 4R	DUB 3R	KIL DNP	KIL 4R	CRA W	CRA SF	BAR 2R	BAR 4R
2013	WIG QF	WIG DNP			CRA 4R	CRA 1R	BAR SF	BAR F	DUB 3R	DUB 4R	KIL DNP	KIL DNP	WIG DNP	WIG DNP	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2014	BAR 3R	BAR 4R	CRA 3R	CRA 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 3R	WIG 3R	WIG SF	CRA 4R	CRA 1R	COV 4R	COV F	CRA 2R	CRA 4R	DUB 2R	DUB 4R	CRA 3R	CRA 4R	COV 2R	COV SF
2015	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR QF	BAR 3R	BAR SF	COV 4R	COV 1R	COV 1R	CRA 4R	CRA 3R	BAR 1R	BAR SF	WIG 4R	WIG 2R	BAR 3R	BAR SF	DUB 2R	DUB 3R	COV 1R	COV QF
2016	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 4R	BAR 4R	BAR QF	BAR QF	BAR 2R	COV 4R	COV 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 3R	BAR 3R	BAR 4R	BAR 4R	DUB 3R	DUB W	BAR W	BAR 1R
2017	BAR SF	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR W	MIL 1R	MIL QF	BAR 4R	BAR 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	MIL QF	MIL QF	WIG DNP		BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	DUB 3R	DUB 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2018	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 2R	BAR 1R	BAR SF	WIG 4R	WIG 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 2R	WIG 3R	WIG QF	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR QF	BAR 2R	DUB 3R	DUB 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R
2019	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	BAR DNP	BAR 3R	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 2R	BAR 4R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	HIL 4R	HIL 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	DUB 3R	DUB 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 4R
2020	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	WIG 3R	WIG 3R	WIG DNP	WIG 4R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 2R	NIE 4R	NIE QF	NIE 2R	NIE 2R	NIE QF	COV 2R	COV 1R	COV 4R	COV 1R	COV 1R
2021	BOL 2R	BOL 2R	BOL 1R	BOL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	NIE 2R	NIE 1R	NIE 3R	NIE QF	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	COV 3R	COV 1R	COV 1R	COV 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 4R
2022	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	NIE 2R	NIE 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR QF	BAR 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	NIE 2R	NIE 4R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R
2023	BAR 3R	BAR F	BAR 2R	BAR 4R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 3R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 4R	LEI 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 3R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R
2024	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 3R	LEI 1R	HIL 3R	HIL 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 3R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R

Nine-dart finishes

Simon Whitlock televised nine-dart finishes

Date	Opponent	Tournament	Method	Prize
17 May 2012	Template:Flagicon Andy Hamilton	Premier League	3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18	Unknown

High averages

Simon Whitlock televised high averages

Average	Date	Opponent	Tournament	Stage	Score
108.86	12 November 2018	Template:Flagicon Gerwyn Price	2018 Grand Slam	Group stage	5-4 (l)

See also

• List of darts players who have switched organisation

External links

• Template:DartsOrakel
• Template:Dartsdatabase
• Simon Whitlock player profile at Mastercaller