Paolo Nebrida

Paolo Nebrida (born 31 December 1994) is a Filipino professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has won six titles on the Asian Tour, finished as runner-up at the 2022 PDC Asian Championship, and reached the last 32 at the 2025 PDC World Championship.

Paolo Nebrida
Nebrida at the 2025 World Championship
Personal information
Nickname	"Pow"
Born	(1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 30)[1] Subic, Philippines
Darts information
Darts	24g Robson
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Warriors of the World United" by Manowar
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2014–2018
PDC	2023–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 32: 2025
Other tournament wins
Hong Kong Open 2016 PDC Asian Tour PDC Asian Tour (Dubai) 2024 PDC Asian Tour (Hong Kong) 2023 PDC Asian Tour (Singapore) 2024, 2025 PDC Asian Tour (Ulaanbaatar) 2024 (2x)

Career

Nebrida qualified for the 2018 PDC World Youth Championship, progressing through his group before being knocked out at the round of 16 stage by Callan Rydz.^[2] Having qualified to represent the Philippines at the 2021 PDC World Cup of Darts, he was unable to travel to Germany to take part, due to European Union COVID-19 vaccine protocols. Instead he was replaced by Christian Perez.^[3]

Having reached the final of the 2022 PDC Asian Championship, Nebrida sealed his qualification for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, his debut at the competition.^[4] In his first round match, Nebrida was defeated 3–2 by Danny Jansen, after coming back from 2–0 down.^[5]

At the 2024 PDC World Championship, Nebrida was defeated by Simon Whitlock 3–2 in the first round.^[6]

At the 2025 PDC World Championship, Nebrida earned a first win at the competition by defeating Jim Williams 3–2.^[7] During his second round match, he defeated nineteenth seed Ross Smith 3–0 to become the first Filipino player to reach the last 32, dedicating the victory to compatriot Sandro Eric Sosing following his withdrawal from the competition due to ill health.^[8]

Nebrida became the first Filipino player to win a match on the World Series of Darts when he defeated Rob Cross 6–3 in the first round of the 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters.^[9]

World Championship results

PDC

• 2023: First round (lost to Danny Jansen 2–3)
• 2024: First round (lost to Simon Whitlock 2–3)
• 2025: Third round (lost to Jeffrey de Graaf 1–4)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2018	2023	2024	2025
PDC World Championship	DNQ	1R	1R	3R
Non-ranked televised events
World Cup	DNP			2R
PDC World Youth Championship	3R	DNP