Ritchie Edhouse (born 19 April 1983) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won his first major title at the 2024 European Championship, defeating Jermaine Wattimena 11–3 in the final. He has made the semi-finals in five ranking events on the PDC Pro Tour, including the 2018 Dutch Darts Championship. Edhouse also won three titles on the PDC Challenge Tour.
Career
2016–2023 Edhouse won his first PDC Challenge Tour title in 2016, whitewashing Mark Dudbridge 5–0 in the final of event three.
Edhouse first won his PDC Tour Card at 2017 Q-School after defeating Mickey Mansell 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 170, 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 2022 PDC World Darts Championship in a 3–2 victory over Peter Hudson, setting up a clash with reigning world champion Gerwyn Price later in the night. Edhouse won the first set but he went on to lose 3–1.
Edhouse suffered first round defeats at the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship and 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, losing to David Cameron and Jeffrey de Graaf.
2024: European Champion Edhouse experienced an improvement of form in 2024, particularly on the European Tour. 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 Rob Cross 6–4 before losing to Stephen Bunting 6–5 in a deciding leg. He also made the quarter-finals of the 2024 Baltic Sea Darts Open, where he lost to eventual champion Rob Cross 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 Gian van Veen, 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 Jermaine Wattimena 11–3 to win his first major title. The win resulted in Edhouse entering the top 32 in the PDC Order of Merit for the first time. It also granted him a spot at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts, where he lost to Rob Cross in the Last 16.
2025–present
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. Edhouse missed out on qualification for the 2025 European Championship following a third-round defeat at the Swiss Darts Trophy to Raymond van Barneveld that resulted in Edhouse finishing outside of the top 32 on the European Tour Order of Merit, meaning he could not defend his title.
At the 2026 World Championship, 27th seed Edhouse was defeated 3–0 by New Zealand's Jonny Tata in the first round.
World Championship results PDC World Championship 2020: Second round (lost to James Wade 0–3) 2022: Second round (lost to Gerwyn Price 1–3) 2023: First round (lost to David Cameron 2–3) 2024: First round (lost to Jeffrey de Graaf 2–3) 2025: Second round (lost to Ian White 1–3) 2026: First round (lost to Jonny Tata 0–3)
Career finals PDC major finals: 1 (1 title) Legend European Championship (1–0)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score(l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.Winner 1. 2024 European Championship 11–3 (l)
Performance timeline BDO Tournament 2014BDO Ranked televised eventsWorld Masters3R
PDC Tournament 2016 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026PDC Ranked televised events World Championship DNQ 2R DNQ 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R World Masters Did not qualify Prel. 1R UK Open 2R 1R DNQ 1R 4R 3R 3R 4R 4R World MatchplayDid not qualify World Grand PrixDid not qualify European Championship Did not qualify 1RDNQ W Grand SlamDid not qualify RRDNQ 2R DNQ Did not qualify 2R 2R 1R 2R 1RCareer statisticsYear-end ranking110991546846582827
European Tour Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2016DDM3RDid not participate/qualifyEDO2RIDODNQEDT1RDNQ 2017Did not qualifyGDT1REDMDNQADO1RDid not qualify 2018EDO1RDNQADO1RDNQGDT1RDNQDDCSFDNQ 2019EDO1RGDCDNQGDG3RDNQDDM2RDid not qualifyIDO2RGDT2R 2021HDTDNQGDT2R 2022IDO2RDNQEDO1RCDO2REDGDNQDDC2RDid not qualifyGDT2R 2023BSD2RDid not qualifyEDG1RDid not qualify 2024DNQIDOQFEDG3RADO3RBSDQFDDC3REDO2RGDC2RFDT2RHDT1RSDT1RCDO2R 2025BDO3REDT2RIDO2RGDG1RADO1REDG1RDDC3REDO3RDNQCDO1RHDT1RSDT3RGDCDNQ 2026PDO1RDNQGDG2RDid not qualifyHDT2RDid not qualify
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 31 32 33 34 2017BAR1RBAR1RBARQFBAR1RMIL1RMIL2RBAR1RBAR1RWIG4RWIG2RMIL2RMIL1RWIG1RWIG1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR3RDUB1RDUB2RBAR2RBAR1R 2018BAR1RBAR1RBAR4RBAR2RMIL1RMIL1RBAR2RBAR2RWIG1RWIG1RMIL1RMIL1RWIG2RWIG1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR3RDUB1RDUB1RBAR1RBAR1R 2019Not a Tour card holderWIG3RWIG1RWIG1RWIG2RBAR2RBAR4RWIG2RWIG1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR2RBAR3RBAR2RWIG1RWIG2RBAR1RBAR1RHIL2RHIL1RBAR2RBAR2RBAR1RBAR2RDUB2RDUB4RBAR3RBAR1R 2020Did not participateCOV2RCOV1RCOV3RCOV2RCOV4R 2021BOL1RBOL3RBOL1RBOL1RMIL1RMIL2RMIL3RMIL2RNIE3RNIE1RNIEQFNIE1RMIL1RMILQFMIL2RMIL1RCOV4RCOV2RCOV1RCOV2RBARQFBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR2RBAR2RBAR2RBAR2RBAR2RBAR2R 2022BAR4RBAR2RWIG1RWIG1RBAR1RBAR2RNIE3RNIE3RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR3RBAR2RWIGQFWIG3RNIE3RNIE3RBAR2RBAR1RBAR1RBAR3RBAR1RBAR1RBAR3RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR3RBAR2R 2023BAR2RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RHIL1RHIL1RWIG2RWIG2RLEI1RLEI2RHIL1RHIL2RLEI3RLEI2RHILSFHIL1RBAR2RBAR2RBAR4RBAR1RBAR2RBAR2RBAR1RBARSFBAR1RBAR1RBAR4RBAR2R 2024WIG1RWIG1RLEI4RLEI2RHIL1RHIL3RLEI4RLEI3RHILSFHIL3RHIL4RHIL1RMIL1RMIL2RMIL3RMIL3RMIL2RMIL3RMIL2RWIG2RWIGSFMIL3RMIL2RWIG2RWIG2RWIG4RWIG1RWIG2RLEI1RLEI3R 2025WIG3RWIG2RROS1RROS1RLEI2RLEI2RHIL1RHIL3RLEI3RLEI3RLEI4RLEIQFROS2RROS1RHIL1RHIL1RLEI1RLEI3RLEIDNPLEI1RLEI1RHIL1RHIL1RMIL2RMIL3RHIL2RHIL1RLEI1RLEI1RLEI2RWIG2RWIG4RWIG2RWIG3R 2026HIL1RHIL4RWIG4RWIG3RLEI1RLEI2RLEI2RLEI1RWIG1RWIG1RMIL1RMIL1RHIL4RHIL2RLEIQFLEI1RLEI1RLEI2RMIL2RMIL1RWIG1RWIG2RLEI1RLEI1RHIL1RHILQFLEI2RLEI1RROS2RROS2RROSROSLEILEI
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