Martin Lukeman
| Martin Lukeman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lukeman at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | "Smash" | ||
| Born | 26 March 1985[1] Hammersmith, England | ||
| Home town | Watford, Hertfordshire, England | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2011 | ||
| Darts | 24g Mission | ||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "Lip Up Fatty" by Bad Manners | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| PDC | 2015– (Tour Card: 2021-) | ||
| Current world ranking | 45  (31 October 2024)[2] | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2023, 2024 | ||
| World Matchplay | Last 32: 2022 | ||
| World Grand Prix | Quarter Final: 2022 | ||
| UK Open | Quarter Final: 2024 | ||
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2024 | ||
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2022 | ||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2022, 2023 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
| |||
Martin Lukeman (born 26 March 1985) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
[edit]Lukeman managed to reach the last 16 of the 2017 UK Open. After last-leg wins against Matt Padgett and Rob Hewson, he defeated Chris Dobey 10–5 in the fourth round, before losing 10–3 to Ian White in the fifth round.
Lukeman secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School in February 2021, sealing his professional status with a day to spare.
Lukeman reached his maiden PDC European Tour final at the 2022 German Darts Grand Prix by defeating Adam Gawlas,[3] Gabriel Clemens,[4] Keane Barry, Martin Schindler and Damon Heta.[5] He faced Luke Humphries in the final, and he was beaten 8–2.
Personal life
[edit]Lukeman enjoys clay pigeon shooting and is a skilled marksman.[6]
World Championship results
[edit]PDC
[edit]- 2023: Second round (lost to Martin Schindler 1–3)
- 2024: Second round (lost to Damon Heta 1–3)
Performance timeline
[edit]PDC
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked televised events | |||||||||
| PDC World Championship | Did not qualify | 2R | 2R | ||||||
| UK Open | DNQ | 5R | Did not qualify | 1R | 4R | 4R | QF | ||
| World Matchplay | Did not qualify | 1R | DNQ | ||||||
| World Grand Prix | Did not qualify | QF | DNQ | ||||||
| European Championship | Did not qualify | 1R | DNQ | ||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | Did not qualify | 1R | 1R | ||||||
| BDO Ranked televised events | |||||||||
| BDO World Championship | DNQ | PDC | NH | PDC | |||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Year-end ranking | - | 125 | - | - | - | 117 | 39 | 35 | |
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | GDC DNP | GDM DNQ | GDO DNQ | EDG DNP | GDT DNP | EDM DNQ | ADO DNQ | EDO DNP | DDM DNQ | GDG DNP | IDO DNP | EDT DNP | |
| 2018 | EDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | GDO DNP | ADO DNP | EDG DNP | DDM DNP | GDT DNP | DDO DNP | EDM DNP | GDC DNP | DDC DNP | IDO DNP | EDT DNP |
| 2019 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | HDT DNQ | GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2022 | IDO 1R | GDC 3R | GDG F | ADO DNQ | EDO 1R | CDO 2R | EDG 3R | DDC DNQ | EDM 3R | HDT 2R | GDO 2R | BDO DNQ | GDT DNQ |
| 2023 | BSD DNQ | EDO DNQ | IDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | ADO DNQ | DDC 2R | BDO DNQ | CDO 2R | EDG DNQ | EDM 2R | GDO DNQ | HDT DNQ | GDC 3R |
| 2024 | BDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | IDO DNQ | EDG 1R | ADO 1R | BSD DNQ | DDC DNQ | EDO DNQ | GDC 1R | FDT 1R | HDT 2R | SDT DNQ | 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 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | HIL 3R | HIL 1R | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | LEI 1R | LEI 2R | HIL 1R | HIL 3R | LEI 2R | LEI 1R | HIL 3R | HIL 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 4R | BAR QF | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R |
| 2024 | WIG 1R | WIG SF | LEI 2R | LEI 2R | HIL 1R | HIL 3R | LEI 1R | LEI 2R | HIL 3R | HIL 2R | HIL 2R | HIL 2R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 3R | MIL 2R | MIL QR | WIG 3R | WIG 2R | MIL 4R | MIL QF | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 3R | WIG 2R | WIG 3R | LEI 2R | LEI 1R |
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Martin Lukeman – Mastercaller".
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "2022 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix Day One". PDC. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix Finals Day". PDC. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Sharp Shooting with Smash | Getting to know Martin Lukeman, retrieved 28 December 2022
External links
[edit]
 | This biographical article related to darts is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This biographical article relating to sports in England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |