Scott Williams (born 18 January 1990) is an English professional

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player who competes in

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(PDC) events. He won his first ranking title at 2022 Players Championship 17, becoming the third player to win a PDC ranking event without being a

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holder. Williams topped the

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Order of Merit, winning four titles. A Tour Card holder since 2023, he made his first major semi-final by reaching the last four at the 2024 PDC World Championship. He reached his second major quarter-final at the

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Career

Williams qualified for the

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as one of the Playoff qualifiers. He defeated

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and Andrew Kateley to secure his place in the tournament. He was whitewashed 3–0 by Justin Thompson in the preliminary round. In 2022, Williams won his first PDC Challenge Tour title at Challenge Tour 1 in

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. On his way to the final, Williams defeated Conor Heneghan in the last 64, Jimmy Bristow 5–1 in the last 32, Darryl Pilgrim 5–2 in the round of 16, Darren Johnson 5–3 in the quarter-finals and Danny Lauby Jr. 5–1 in the semi-finals. He defeated

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in the final 5–2. Later the same day, Williams won his second Challenge Tour title at Challenge Tour 2. Williams won 5–2 against Lee Evans in the final. On the

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, Williams received call–ups for

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events filling in as a reserve for an absent tour card holder virtue of his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. Williams won Players Championship 17 in June, beating

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8–5 in the final. This meant he became the third player, after

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and

Krzysztof Ratajski Krzysztof Ratajski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 1 January 1977) is a Polish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments; his b ...

, to win a Players Championship event without being a PDC Tour Card holder. At the end of September 2022, he was selected by the national federation to participate in the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. On the second day of the tournament, he advanced to the finals of the pairs competition where he played together with

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. On the way to the final, they defeated rivals from Wales, Romania and Czech Republic. Finally, on 1 October, they beat Polish duo Sebastian Białecki and Dariusz Marciniak 6–2 in legs. He also won a gold medal in the men's team event, as well as contributing to England's overall gold medal. Williams finished 2022 with four Challenge Tour titles. He topped the 2022 Challenge Tour Order of Merit, securing qualification for the

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, his debut at the tournament. He also secured a debut at the

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, but was already qualified via the Pro Tour Order of Merit. At the Grand Slam, he finished third in his group and was eliminated. At the World Championship, he won his opening match against

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3–1 with an average of 100.32. In the match, Williams and Joyce broke the record for number of 180s hit in a first-round World Championship match, with 17 between them. Williams lost to

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3–1 in the second round. Williams played his first year as a PDC Tour Card holder in 2023. He reached the semi-finals of the 2023 Hungarian Darts Trophy, missing out on the final by losing to eventual champion

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7–5. At the

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, Williams beat Haruki Muramatsu 3–1 in the first round before eliminating seventh seed

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in the second round, defeating Noppert 3–0. Williams caused controversy following his next win over

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, joking about England winning "two

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and one

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" after his victory against his German opponent.

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apologised for Williams' remarks on the air and Williams later apologised himself, calling the comment 'stupid'. In the quarter-finals, Williams faced three-time World Champion

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. Williams managed a surprise win over van Gerwen, defeating him 5–3 to progress to his first major semi-final. Williams' run came to an end when he was whitewashed 6–0 by eventual champion

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, who averaged 108.74 to Williams' 94.93. Williams found form again at the

, earning victories over

Gian van Veen Gian van Veen (born 23 April 2002) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-three. Nicknamed "the Giant", Van Veen made his first major se ...

Kim Huybrechts Kim Huybrechts (born 16 November 1985) is a Belgian professional darts player competing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was runner-up in the 2012 Players Championship Finals, losing to Phil Taylor 13–6. He also made the fin ...

and

Jeffrey de Graaf Jeffrey de Graaf (born 21 November 1990) is a Dutch-born Swedish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the runner-up at the 2015 BDO World Trophy, and moved from the BDO to the PDC in 2016. ...

to reach the quarter-finals, where he lost to Ross Smith 10–3. At the

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, Williams defeated

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3–1 in the first round. He played

in a rematch of their 2023 meeting, but this time Williams beat the former World Champion 3–1. Williams lost to

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4–1 in the third round.

World Championship results

BDO

* 2020: Preliminary round (lost to Justin Thompson 0–3)

PDC

* 2023: Second round (lost to

1–3) * 2024: Semi-finals (lost to

0–6) * 2025: Third round (lost to

1–4)

Performance timeline

BDO PDC PDC European Tour PDC Players Championships

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Scott Living people English darts players People educated at Boston Grammar School 1990 births People from Westminster Sportspeople from the City of Westminster PDC ranking title winners Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders