| Martin Lukeman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 35  1 (3 January 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 | Last 16: 2017 | ||
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2022 | ||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2022, 2023 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Martin Lukeman (born 26 March 1985) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
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
Lukeman enjoys clay pigeon shooting and is a skilled marksman.[6]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2023: Second round (lost to Martin Schindler 1–3)
- 2024: Second round (lost to Damon Heta 1–3)
Performance timeline
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 | |||
| 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 | ||
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 |
References
- ↑ "Martin Lukeman – Mastercaller".
- ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 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
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