Ricky Evans (darts player)

Ricky Evans
Evans at the 2025 World Championship
Personal information
Nickname	"Rapid"
Born	(1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 (age 34) Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Home town	Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	2005
Darts	Bulls 19g
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens or Like a Prayer by Madonna (PDC World Championship) "YMCA" by Village People (Other events)
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2007–2013
PDC	2013– (Tour Card: 2013–)
Current world ranking	(PDC) 43 1 (18 February 2025)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 48: 2012
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
World Matchplay	Last 32: 2019, 2020
World Grand Prix	Last 32: 2018, 2019
UK Open	Semi Final: 2024
Grand Slam	Group Stage: 2013, 2020
European Ch'ship	Quarter Final: 2019
PC Finals	Last 16: 2018
World Series Finals	Last 24: 2019
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour England 2013 PDC World Championship Qualifier 2015 PDC Youth Tour England 2011

Richard Ian Evans^[2] (born 29 July 1990) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Rapid" Ricky Evans due to his very fast throwing speed, he was a semi-finalist at the 2024 UK Open. Evans made the quarter-finals at the 2019 European Championship and has been the runner-up at four Players Championship events on the PDC Pro Tour, as well as at two European Tours.

In his youth career, Evans won two titles on the PDC Development Tour, and was the runner-up at the 2013 PDC World Youth Championship.