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Darryl Pilgrim
English darts player (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Darryl Pilgrim (born 30 June 1987)[1][4] is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2025 Q-School, he is a two-time quarter-finalist in the PDC's Players Championship events. He has qualified for four PDC European Tour events, winning two games.
Before winning his Tour card, Pilgrim won a title on the PDC's secondary tour, the PDC Challenge Tour, in 2023.
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Early life
Born on 30 June 1987, Pilgrim is from Croydon, London, England. He started playing darts at the age of eight, inspired by his father also playing darts.[5]
Career
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2017–2018
Pilgrim qualified for the 2017 UK Open through the Amateur Qualifiers.[6] Making his debut appearance in a PDC major event, he lost in the first round but qualified for the 2018 UK Open again a year later and reached the third round, where he lost to Steve West in a deciding leg.
2022
Pilgrim played on the 2022 PDC Challenge Tour series, reaching the semi-finals at event thirteen.[7]
He made his Players Championship debut at Players Championship 11, appearing as a call-up due to his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. He lost to Brendan Dolan 6–5 in the first round.[8]
Pilgrim reached the semi-finals of MODUS Super Series 1 Champions Week, but lost 4–3 to eventual champion Conan Whitehead.[9][10]
2023
Pilgrim reached his first PDC Players Championship quarter-final at Players Championship 18.[11][12][13]
In August, he won Challenge Tour 16, defeating Andy Boulton 5–1 in the final.[14][15]
He also competed in the MODUS Super Series. On 15 August, he broke the series' record for a three-dart average with a 122.69 in a 4–0 win against Dennie Olde Kalter.[16][5][17] On the same day, he also set the tournament's record for highest losing average, with a 118.88 in a 4–2 defeat to Scott Taylor.[18] Pilgrim also hit a nine-dart finish in this match.[19][17]
2024
In 2024, Pilgrim again played in Players Championship events, on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour.[20] In May, Pilgrim hit his second career nine-dart finish in his deciding leg loss to Jelle Klaasen at PDC Players Championship 11.[21]
In December, Pilgrim topped his group at the Amateur Darts Circuit's ADC Global Championship.[22] He reached the semi-finals in Week One.[23] He advanced to the Global Finals, where he made the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Devon Petersen 7–3.[24]
2025
In January, Pilgrim won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at PDC Qualifying School.[25] He entered in stage two of Q-School, virtue of his Challenge Tour Order of Merit ranking, giving him an exemption from stage one. In stage two, he finished second in the UK Q-School of Merit table, earning him his Tour Card.[5][26]
On 10 February, he reached his second Players Championship quarter-final at Players Championship 1.[27] Two days later, he qualified for his third PDC European Tour event, the 2025 Belgian Darts Open, through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier.[28] He was defeated by Ryan Searle 6–2 in the first round.[29]
On 30 May at the 2025 European Darts Open, Pilgrim achieved a 6–3 victory over Madars Razma in the first round. It was his second win on the European Tour.[30] He lost in a deciding leg to Peter Wright in the second round.[31]
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Personal life
Outside of darts, Pilgrim works for Tesco.[6] He is a supporter of Crystal Palace F.C.[30]
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PDC European Tour
PDC Players Championships
- Not a Tour card holder
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