Ryan Meikle has already become a seasoned pro on the PDC tour with a decade of experience now competing against the world’s elite players.

‘The Barber’ joined the professional ranks in 2016, then as a 19-year-old, after securing a PDC tour card at Q-School and has maintained his tour card status every year since.

The left hander’s best run at a major so far came at the 2019 Players Championship Finals, when he defeated Jonny Clayton (6-0) and Darius Labanauskas (6-5) to make the last 16 in Minehead.

Meikle has qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship on five occasions, with his latest visit to Ally Pally in 2024/25 a high-profile campaign which saw him beat Fallon Sherrock in a deciding set, before losing 3-1 to the eventual champion Luke Littler in the second round.

Away from the main tour, the Suffolk star won four Development Tour titles between 2017 and 2019 and then proved to be a cut above the rest the following year, picking up two titles to finish top of the Order of Merit in 2020.