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| Charlie Manby | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | "Champagne"[1][2] | ||||
| Born | 4 August 2005[3] | ||||
| Home town | Huddersfield, England[1] | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Darts | 22g Target[1][2] | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed[2] | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 166  3 (16 November 2025)[4] | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
Youth events
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Charlie Manby (born 4 August 2005) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He gained attention in February 2025 after recording a three-dart average of 130.7 at 2025 Development Tour 4, the highest in PDC Development Tour history.
Career
[edit]Manby began his career competing at World Darts Federation WDF youth events. In 2022, he won multiple titles at the WDF Europe Youth Cup, including the Pairs, Team, and Overall categories.[5]
In 2025, he recoded a 130.70 average in a 4–0 whitewash over Patrik Williams at Development Tour event four, surpassing the previous best PDC Development Tour average of 120.24 by Bradley Brooks, Geert Nentjes and Owen Bates by over 10 points.[6][7][8]
Manby competed in the 2025 UK Open, losing to Aden Kirk 6–4 in the first round.[9]
Manby qualified for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship via the 2025 Development Tour Order of Merit.[10]
Performance timeline
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Did not partcipate | HIL 1R |
HIL 3R |
Did not participate | WIG 2R |
WIG DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC Development Tour
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIL L32 |
MIL L16 |
MIL L128 |
MIL L32 |
MIL L16 |
HIL L16 |
HIL L64 |
HIL L128 |
HIL L16 |
HIL QF |
WIG L16 |
WIG L32 |
WIG QF |
WIG L32 |
WIG L32 |
MIL L64 |
MIL L256 |
MIL L16 |
MIL L128 |
MIL L16 |
WIG L64 |
WIG L256 |
WIG L64 |
WIG L256 |
| 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]- ^ a b c "Charlie Manby PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Charlie Manby". Mastercaller. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Charlie Manby player profile". Flashscore. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Charlie Manby Player Profile". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (22 February 2025). "Greaves & Bates triumph on Winmau Development Tour, as Manby makes history". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ Verbeek, Pieter (22 February 2025). "English talent Charlie Manby stuns with 130+ average on Development Tour". Darts News. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ Wiseman, Ciaran (25 February 2025). "'I never expected that' – Luke Littler record smashed by 19-year-old former rival". TalkSPORT. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Charlie Manby Career Statistics". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (20 October 2025). ""I can compete with one of the best in the world" - Charlie Manby reacts to Luke Littler epic at World Youths and eyes success on upcoming Ally Pally debut". Darts News. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Charlie Manby Matches & Stats". Sofascore. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "English Talent Charlie Manby Stuns with 130 Average on Development Tour". Yardbarker. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Charlie Manby Statistics & Rankings". DartsStats. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
External Links
[edit]- Charlie Manby player profile at Darts Orakel
- Official Website – https://charliemanby.com/