Alan Soutar
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| Nickname | "Soots" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1978 Arbroath, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Arbroath, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 24 Gram Mission Darts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Bits and Pieces" by GBX & Sparkos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2007–2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2021– (Tour Card: 2021-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 42  (31 October 2024)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2016, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2022, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 16: 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championships
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Alan Soutar (born 10 January 1978) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He won a PDC Tour Card in 2021, reached the quarter-finals at the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts and won his maiden PDC title in 2024.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Away from darts, Soutar is a firefighter in Dundee as well as training guide dogs in his home with partner Amanda. Soutar is a keen supporter of his local football team Arbroath F.C.[3]
Career
[edit]BDO
[edit]In November 2011 Soutar won the Bellrock Open. He qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, he played Willy van de Wiel in the first round and lost 3–1 in sets. In 2013 he won the 2013 WDF World Cup as part of Team Scotland.[4] He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship through the Hull qualifiers before losing to Craig Caldwell in the preliminary round.[5]
PDC
[edit]In February 2021, Soutar secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School.[6] He made his televised PDC debut with a first round defeat of Raymond van Barneveld in the 2021 UK Open before falling to Dave Chisnall in the last 16.
In December 2021, Soutar made his debut at the PDC World Championship, where he defeated Diogo Portela in the first round in the deciding set. In the following two rounds, Soutar knocked out two seeds, Mensur Suljović and José de Sousa, each time in the deciding set having survived match darts from his opponent. Soutar's run to the last 16 was finally ended by Callan Rydz in a 1–4 defeat.[7]
In 2022, Soutar made his debut as a qualifier for the Grand Slam of Darts, where he advanced from his group ahead of reigning World Champion Peter Wright after victories over Fallon Sherrock and Nathan Aspinall. In the round of 16, Soutar defeated ninth-ranked Jonny Clayton to reach the quarter final[8] where he was defeated by eventual runner-up Nathan Aspinall.[9] At the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, Soutar reached the fourth round again after whitewashing Mal Cuming and Daryl Gurney 3–0 in sets. His run proceeded with a win over Danny Noppert before being defeated by Gabriel Clemens.[10]
In June 2024, Soutar won a first PDC title at PC11 in Hildesheim, defeating Daryl Gurney in the final.[11]
World Championship results
[edit]BDO
[edit]- 2011: First round (lost to Willy van de Wiel 1–3)
- 2016: Preliminary round (lost to Craig Caldwell 1–3)
PDC
[edit]- 2022: Fourth round (lost to Callan Rydz 1–4)
- 2023: Fourth round (lost to Gabriel Clemens 1–4)
Performance timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Championship | Non-PDC | 4R | 4R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Non-PDC | 6R | 3R | 4R | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | Non-PDC | DNQ | QF | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | Non-PDC | 1R | 1R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO World Championship | DNP | DNQ | DNP | 1R | DNQ | PR | DNQ | DNP | NH | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winmau World Masters | 4R | DNP | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 6R | 6R | 1R | DNP | NH | DNP | NH | DNP | ||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 47 (BDO) | 71 (BDO) | 137 (BDO) | 805 (BDO) | 332 (BDO) | 127 (BDO) | 473 (BDO) | 1290 (BDO) | 140 (BDO) | 221 (BDO) | 171 (BDO) | 242 (BDO) | - | 51 | 32 | 45 | ||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| 2021 | HDT 2R |
GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2022 | IDO DNQ |
GDC 2R |
GDG 1R |
ADO DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
HDT DNQ |
GDO 2R |
BDO 1R |
GDT DNQ |
| 2023 | BSD DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
IDO 3R |
GDG 1R |
ADO DNQ |
DDC 1R |
BDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG 1R |
EDM DNQ |
GDO 1R |
HDT DNQ |
GDC 2R |
| 2024 | BDO DNQ |
GDG 1R |
IDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
BSD DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
FDT 2R |
HDT 1R |
SDT DNQ |
CDO 3R |
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 |
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| 2023 | BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 3R |
HIL 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
| 2024 | WIG SF |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 2R |
HIL W |
HIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 3R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "PDC Darts: Stephen Bunting hits epic nine-darter as Alan Soutar wins maiden tour title". Sky Sports. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (29 December 2021). "World Darts Championship: Firefighter Alan Soutar lighting up Alexandra Palace on debut". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Arbroath player Alan Soutar seals Scotland's World Cup of Darts team title. The Courier
- ^ BDO World Darts Championships 2016: Draw and schedule
- ^ Allen, Dave (17 February 2021). "Koltsov & Mitchell enjoy Day Four wins as 2021 Q Schools conclude". PDC. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Elder, Matthew (30 December 2021). "Alan Soutar remains upbeat after fairytale PDC World Championship run ends with defeat to Callan Rydz". The Scotsman.
- ^ "Grand Slam of Darts: Michael van Gerwen wins epic battle vs nine-dart Josh Rock as Jonny Clayton is shocked by Alan Soutar". Sky Sports. 18 November 2022.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (19 November 2022). "Humphries dumps out Van Gerwen to storm through to Grand Slam Semis". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Wellens, Megan (30 December 2022). "World Darts Championship: Michael Smith shows class to knock out Joe Cullen as Gabriel Clemens makes history with win over Alan Soutar". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Spirited Soutar wins maiden PDC title in Hildesheim". www.pdc.tv. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alan Soutar player profile at Darts Orakel
- Alan Soutar on Twitter
- Alan Soutar on Instagram
- Player profile for Alan Soutar from Dartsdatabase
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