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Ritchie Edhouse

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Ritchie Edhouse
Personal information
Nickname"Madhouse"
Born (1983-04-19) 19 April 1983 (age 41)[1]
Basildon, Essex, England[2]
Home townEnfield, London, Middlesex, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2003
Darts23g Mission Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Our House" by Madness
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2014–2015
PDC2016–
(Tour Card: 2017-2018, 2021-)
WDF2014–2015
Current world ranking29 Steady (31 October 2024)[3]
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 80: 2014
World TrophyLast 32: 2015
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2020, 2022
World MatchplayLast 32: 2024
World Grand PrixLast 32: 2024
UK OpenLast 64: 2022
Grand SlamLast 16: 2024
European Ch'shipWinner (1): 2024
PC FinalsLast 32: 2021, 2022
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour2016, 2019, 2020

Ritchie Edhouse (born 19 April 1983) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the current European Champion, after he won his first ever Major title, by defeating Jermaine Wattimena 11–3 in the 2024 Final.

Career

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Edhouse reached the semi-finals of the 2018 Dutch Darts Championship, where he lost to Ricky Evans 5–7. 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.[4]

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[5] and Rob Cross 6–4 before losing to Stephen Bunting 6–5 in a deciding leg.

Edhouse reached the final of the 2024 European Championship, where he defeated Jermaine Wattimena 11–3 to win his first major title.[6][2]

World Championship results

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PDC

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Performance timeline

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Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship Non-PDC Did not qualify 2R DNQ 2R 1R 1R
UK Open BDO DNQ 2R 1R Did not qualify 1R 4R 3R 3R
World Matchplay Did not Qualify 1R
World Grand Prix Did not Qualify 1R
European Championship Non-PDC Did not qualify 1R DNQ W
Grand Slam of Darts Did not qualify RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals Non-PDC Did not qualify 2R 2R 1R
BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship DNP DNQ No longer a BDO player NH
BDO World Trophy DNP 1R No longer a BDO player NH
Winmau World Masters 3R DNP No longer a BDO player NH PDC
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 575 (BDO) 312 (BDO) 110 99 76 79 154 68 46 58

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2016 DDM
3R
GDM
DNQ
GDT
DNP
EDM
DNP
ADO
DNQ
EDO
2R
IDO
DNQ
EDT
1R
EDG
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
2017 GDC
DNQ
GDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
GDT
1R
EDM
DNQ
ADO
1R
EDO
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
2018 EDO
1R
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
1R
EDG
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
GDT
1R
DDO
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
DDC
SF
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
1R
GDC
DNQ
GDG
3R
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
2R
DDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
ADC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
IDO
2R
GDT
2R
2020 Did not play
2021 HDT
DNQ
GDT
2R
2022 IDO
2R
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
1R
CDO
2R
EDG
DNQ
DDC
2R
EDM
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
GDT
2R
2023 BSD
2R
EDO
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
1R
EDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
QF
EDG
3R
ADO
3R
BSD
QF
DDC
3R
EDO
2R
GDC
2R
FDT
2R
HDT
1R
SDT
1R
CDO
2R

PDC 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
2023 BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
LEI
1R
LEI
2R
HIL
1R
HIL
2R
LEI
3R
LEI
2R
HIL
SF
HIL
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
4R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
SF
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
2024 WIG
1R
WIG
1R
LEI
4R
LEI
2R
HIL
1R
HIL
3R
LEI
4R
LEI
3R
HIL
SF
HIL
3R
HIL
4R
HIL
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
3R
MIL
3R
MIL
2R
MIL
3R
MIL
2R
WIG
2R
WIG
SF
MIL
3R
MIL
2R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
WIG
4R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
LEI
1R
LEI
3R
Performance Table Legend
W Won the tournament F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R
RR
L#
Lost in # round
Round-robin
Last # stage
DQ Disqualified
DNQ Did not qualify DNP Did not participate WD Withdrew NH Tournament not held NYF Not yet founded

References

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  1. ^ "Ritchie Edhouse - Mastercaller".
  2. ^ a b "'Madhouse' Edhouse lands shock European title". BBC Sport. 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. ^ "2021 PDC Tour Cards". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Michael Smith suffers early exit at International Darts Open in Germany after loss to Ritchie Edhouse". Sky Sports. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. ^ "European Championship: Ritchie Edhouse secured maiden major title with win over Jermaine Wattimena". 27 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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