Darryl Pilgrim

Darryl Pilgrim
Personal information
Nickname	Mr P[1][2]
Born	(1987-06-30) 30 June 1987 (age 38) Croydon, London, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	2017
Darts	20g Perfect Nine
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Glad All Over" by The Dave Clark Five[1][2]
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2017– (Tour Card: 2025–)
Current world ranking	(PDC) 105 1 (2 October 2025)[3]
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open	Last 64: 2018
Other tournament wins
MODUS Super Series Weekly Winner 2022, 2023, 2024 PDC Challenge Tour 2023

Darryl Pilgrim (born 30 June 1987)^[1][4] is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2025 Q-School, he is a two-time quarter-finalist in the PDC's Players Championship events. He has qualified for four PDC European Tour events, winning two games.

Before winning his Tour card, Pilgrim won a title on the PDC's secondary tour, the PDC Challenge Tour, in 2023.

Early life

Born on 30 June 1987, Pilgrim is from Croydon, London, England. He started playing darts at the age of eight, inspired by his father also playing darts.^[5]

Career

2017–2018

Pilgrim qualified for the 2017 UK Open through the Amateur Qualifiers.^[6] Making his debut appearance in a PDC major event, he lost in the first round but qualified for the 2018 UK Open again a year later and reached the third round, where he lost to Steve West in a deciding leg.

2022

Pilgrim played on the 2022 PDC Challenge Tour series, reaching the semi-finals at event thirteen.^[7]

He made his Players Championship debut at Players Championship 11, appearing as a call-up due to his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. He lost to Brendan Dolan 6–5 in the first round.^[8]

Pilgrim reached the semi-finals of MODUS Super Series 1 Champions Week, but lost 4–3 to eventual champion Conan Whitehead.^[9][10]

2023

Pilgrim reached his first PDC Players Championship quarter-final at Players Championship 18.^[11][12][13]

In August, he won Challenge Tour 16, defeating Andy Boulton 5–1 in the final.^[14][15]

He also competed in the MODUS Super Series. On 15 August, he broke the series' record for a three-dart average with a 122.69 in a 4–0 win against Dennie Olde Kalter.^[16][5][17] On the same day, he also set the tournament's record for highest losing average, with a 118.88 in a 4–2 defeat to Scott Taylor.^[18] Pilgrim also hit a nine-dart finish in this match.^[19][17]

2024

In 2024, Pilgrim again played in Players Championship events, on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour.^[20] In May, Pilgrim hit his second career nine-dart finish in his deciding leg loss to Jelle Klaasen at PDC Players Championship 11.^[21]

In December, Pilgrim topped his group at the Amateur Darts Circuit's ADC Global Championship.^[22] He reached the semi-finals in Week One.^[23] He advanced to the Global Finals, where he made the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Devon Petersen 7–3.^[24]

2025

In January, Pilgrim won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at PDC Qualifying School.^[25] He entered in stage two of Q-School, virtue of his Challenge Tour Order of Merit ranking, giving him an exemption from stage one. In stage two, he finished second in the UK Q-School of Merit table, earning him his Tour Card.^[5][26]

On 10 February, he reached his second Players Championship quarter-final at Players Championship 1.^[27] Two days later, he qualified for his third PDC European Tour event, the 2025 Belgian Darts Open, through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier.^[28] He was defeated by Ryan Searle 6–2 in the first round.^[29]

On 30 May at the 2025 European Darts Open, Pilgrim achieved a 6–3 victory over Madars Razma in the first round. It was his second win on the European Tour.^[30] He lost in a deciding leg to Peter Wright in the second round.^[31]

Personal life

Outside of darts, Pilgrim works for Tesco.^[6] He is a supporter of Crystal Palace F.C.^[30]

Performance timeline

^[32]

Tournament	2017	2018	2023	2024	2025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Masters	DNQ				Prel.
UK Open	1R	3R	1R	1R	3R
ADC Major events
Global Championship	NYF			SF	PDC

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
2023	Did not participate								EDG DNQ	EDM 1R	GDO DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDC 2R
2025	BDO 1R	Did not qualify						EDO 2R	Did not qualify

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	31	32	33	34
2022[nb 1]	Did not participate										BAR 1R	Did not participate
2023[nb 1]	Did not participate								WIG 3R	WIG 2R	Did not participate						HIL 3R	HIL QF	Did not participate								BAR 4R	BAR 2R	BAR DNP	BAR DNP
2024[nb 1]	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI 1R	LEI DNP	HIL 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 2R	MIL 2R	MIL DNP	MIL DNP	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	MIL DNP	MIL DNP	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	WIG 3R	WIG 2R	LEI 2R	LEI 3R
2025	WIG QF	WIG 1R	ROS 1R	ROS 3R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 2R	HIL 3R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	ROS 1R	ROS 1R	HIL 3R	HIL 2R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	HIL 2R	HIL 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 4R	LEI 1R	WIG	WIG	WIG	WIG

1. Not a Tour card holder

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR Prel.	Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. "Darryl Pilgrim player profile". Mastercaller.
2. "Darryl Pilgrim". Professional Darts Players Association.
3. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
4. "Darryl Pilgrim". Flashscore.
5. Prescott, Connor (15 January 2025). "Daryll Pilgrim: From Portsmouth to the Pro Tour". Buzz. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
6. "South Croydon's Pilgrim progresses to the 'FA Cup of darts'". Inside Croydon. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
7. Gorton, Josh (16 July 2022). "Van der Velde and Neyens celebrate Winmau Challenge Tour titles". Professional Darts Corporation.
8. "Players Championship 11 Last 128 | Brendan Dolan 6-5 Darryl Pilgrim". Dart Connect. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
9. "Conan Whitehead beats Graham Usher to win inaugural MODUS Super Series title". Planet Sport. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
10. "MODUS Super Series | Series 1 | Week 13 | Semi-Final | Darryl Pilgrim 3–4 Conan Whitehead". MODUS Super Series. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
11. Gorton, Josh (27 August 2023). "Double delight for prolific Price in Hildesheim". PDC.
12. "Darts results: Gerwyn Price wins back-to-back Players Championship titles". Sporting Life. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
13. "Gerwyn Price continues prolific form with dominant win at Players Championship 18". Planet Sport. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
14. Gorton, Josh (11 August 2023). "Plaisier & Pilgrim pick up Winmau Challenge Tour titles". Professional Darts Corporation.
15. Gill, Samuel (11 August 2023). "Darryl Pilgrim defeats Andy Boulton to seal PDC Challenge Tour Event 16 title". Darts News. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
16. New Record Average | Darryl Pilgrim smashes the Super Series ceiling. MODUS Super Series. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2025 – via YouTube.
17. Wood, Kieran (15 August 2023). "VIDEO: Darryl Pilgrim throws nine darter and averages almost 119 and 123 in MODUS Super Series". Darts News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
18. A 9 Darter and Record Average in a defeat | Madness at the Super Series. MODUS Super Series. Retrieved 13 February 2025 – via YouTube.
19. Hammer, Chris (11 March 2024). "How many televised nine-dart finishes have been made and who made them?". Sporting Life. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
20. Crawford, Ben (23 May 2024). "Mental Health Week: the darting highs and lows for players at the top and on the fringe". SWLondoner. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
21. Gill, Samuel (7 May 2024). "Darryl Pilgrim throws nine-dart finish in first leg of his match against Jelle Klaasen". Darts News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
22. "Pilgrim Heads Global Championship Group". DartsWorld. 13 December 2024.
23. "ADC Global Championship: Lipscombe Wins Week One". DartsWorld. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
24. "Warrior Petersen Wins Inaugural ADC Global Crown". Darts World Magazine. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
25. "The 128 PDC Tour Card holders in 2025: Who made it through qualifying school to earn their place alongside the world's elite?". Sporting Life. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
26. Wood, Kieran (12 January 2025). "ORDER OF MERIT: PDC UK Q-School 2025 Final Standings - These 9 players become the newest names on the PDC Pro Tour". Darts News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
27. "Darts Players Championship: Rob Cross wins first event of 2025 after Luke Littler loses in last 32". Sky Sports. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
28. Gill, Samuel (12 February 2025). "These 10 players join field of Belgian Darts Open in Wieze after Tour Card Holder Qualifier". Darts News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
29. "Belgian Darts Open: Ryan Searle sets up Luke Littler showdown as Mike De Decker books meeting with Luke Humphries". Sky Sports. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
30. "Leverkusen Enjoys The Calm Before The Storm". Darts World Magazine. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
31. "European Darts Open: Michael Smith's hopes of qualifying for World Matchplay in July dented by early exit in Leverkusen". Sky Sports. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
32. "Darryl Pilgrim". Click On Darts. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

External links

• Darryl Pilgrim player profile at Darts Orakel
• Player profile for Darryl Pilgrim from Dartsdatabase