Martin Lukeman

Martin Lukeman
Martin Lukeman
Personal information
Nickname	"Smash"
Born	26 March 1985 (age 39); 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	36 (28 April 2024)
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
European Ch'ship	Last 32: 2022
PC Finals	Last 64: 2022, 2023
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour	2015

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	DNQ							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
Players Championship Finals	DNP	DNQ					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	EDO	GDC	FDT	HDT	SDT	CDO