Ritchie Edhouse (born 19 April 1983) is an English professional

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player who plays in

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(PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-seven. He won his first major title at the 2024 European Championship, defeating

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11–3 in the final. He has also made the semi-finals in five ranking events on the

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, being a one-time semi-finalist on the

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, at the 2018 Dutch Darts Championship, and a four-time semi-finalist in Players Championship events. Edhouse also won three titles on the PDC Challenge Tour.

Career

2016–2023

Edhouse won his first PDC Challenge Tour title in 2016,

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5–0 in the final of Event Three. Edhouse first won his PDC Tour Card at 2017 Q-School after defeating

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5–3 on Day Two. He reached the semi-finals of the 2018 Dutch Darts Championship, where he lost to Ricky Evans 7–5. Edhouse hit the maximum check-out of

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, in his 6–4 win in the quarter-finals against the late Kyle Anderson. He won his second Challenge Tour event in early 2019, and a third in 2020, allowing him to regain his tour card for the 2021 season. He won the opening match of the

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in a 3–2 victory over

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, setting up a clash with reigning world champion

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later in the night. Edhouse won the first set but he went on to lose 3–1. Edhouse suffered first round defeats at the

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and

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, losing to

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and

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2024: European Champion

Edhouse experienced an improvement of form in 2024, particularly on the

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. Edhouse reached the quarter-finals of the 2024 International Darts Open, defeating Jitse Van der Wal 6–1, Michael Smith 6–5 in a deciding leg and

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6–4 before losing to

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6–5 in a deciding leg. He also made the quarter-finals of the

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, where he lost to eventual champion

6–5. His success during the year saw him qualify for the 2024 World Matchplay, 2024 World Grand Prix and the 2024 European Championship. Edhouse headed into the 2024 European Championship as a 250/1 outsider to win the tournament. He won his opening game 6–1 against

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, averaging 109.48 in the process. He then defeated former world champions Michael Smith and Gary Anderson before a semi-final victory over Luke Woodhouse. Edhouse reached the final, where he defeated

11–3 to win his first major title. The win resulted in Edhouse entering the top 32 in the

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for the first time. It also granted him a spot at the

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, where he lost to

in the Last 16.

2025

At the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, Edhouse was seeded and started the tournament in the second round for the first time. He lost 3–1 to Ian White.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2020: Second round (lost to

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0–3) * 2022: Second round (lost to

1–3) * 2023: First round (lost to

2–3) * 2024: First round (lost to

2–3) * 2025: Second round (lost to Ian White 1–3)

Career finals

PDC major finals: 1 (1 title)

Performance timeline

BDO PDC PDC European Tour PDC Players Championships

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edhouse, Ritchie 1983 births Living people English darts players People from Enfield, London People from Basildon Sportspeople from the London Borough of Enfield Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders European Championship (darts) champions 21st-century English sportsmen