Alan Soutar (born 10 January 1978) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2021, Soutar won his first PDC title at 2024 Players Championship 11. He reached his first major quarter-final at the 2022 Grand Slam. His best World Championship performance is reaching the last 16 in consecutive years: 2022 and 2023.

Soutar previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments, twice reaching the last 16 at the World Masters in 2016 and 2017.

Career Soutar started playing darts as a teenager in the pub his grandparents ran. He plays in a saltire shirt and tartan pants, in tribute to his Scottish heritage.

BDO In November 2011 Soutar won the Bellrock Open. He qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, he played Willy van de Wiel in the first round and lost 3–1 in sets. In 2013 he won the 2013 WDF World Cup as part of Team Scotland.Arbroath player Alan Soutar seals Scotland's World Cup of Darts team title. The Courier He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship through the Hull qualifiers before losing to Craig Caldwell in the preliminary round.BDO World Darts Championships 2016: Draw and schedule

PDC In February 2021, Soutar secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School. He made his televised PDC debut with a first round defeat of Raymond van Barneveld in the 2021 UK Open before falling to Dave Chisnall in the last 16.

In December 2021, Soutar made his debut at the PDC World Championship, where he defeated Diogo Portela in the first round in the deciding set. In the following two rounds, Soutar knocked out two seeds, Mensur Suljović and José de Sousa, each time in the deciding set having survived match darts from his opponent. Soutar's run to the last 16 was finally ended by Callan Rydz in a 1–4 defeat.

In 2022, Soutar made his debut as a qualifier for the Grand Slam of Darts, where he advanced from his group ahead of reigning World Champion Peter Wright after victories over Fallon Sherrock and Nathan Aspinall. In the round of 16, Soutar defeated ninth-ranked Jonny Clayton to reach the quarter final where he was defeated by eventual runner-up Nathan Aspinall. At the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, Soutar reached the fourth round again after whitewashing Mal Cuming and Daryl Gurney 3–0 in sets. His run proceeded with a win over Danny Noppert before being defeated by Gabriel Clemens.

In June 2024, Soutar won a first PDC title at PC11 in Hildesheim, defeating Daryl Gurney in the final.

Personal life Soutar joined the Army Cadet Force at the age of 13 and spent nine years as a commando in the British Army, during which he was deployed to Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Northern Ireland.

Away from darts, Soutar is a firefighter and trains guide dogs in his home with partner Amanda. He took part in the 2026 London Marathon in support of Guide Dogs UK, completing the race in four hours and seventeen minutes. Soutar is a keen supporter of his local football team Arbroath F.C. In 2012, he set up the Angus Darts Academy, training children in how to play darts. He won the "Sporting Volunteer of the Year" award at the Finding Scotland's Real Heroes award in 2013 for his mentorship in darts.

World Championship results BDO 2011: First round (lost to Willy van de Wiel 1–3) 2016: Preliminary round (lost to Craig Caldwell 1–3)

PDC 2022: Fourth round (lost to Callan Rydz 1–4) 2023: Fourth round (lost to Gabriel Clemens 1–4) 2025: First round (lost to Kai Gotthardt 1–3) 2026: Second round (lost to Gian van Veen 1–3)

Performance timeline BDO Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 DNP/DNQ1RDid not qualifyPrel.DNQ World Masters4RDNP3R2R1R4R6R6R1RCareer statisticsYear-end ranking (BDO)47711378053321274731290140221171

PDC Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026PDC Ranked televised events World ChampionshipDNQ 4R 4RDNQ 1R 2R World MastersA non-ranked event until 2025Did not qualify Prel. Prel. UK Open 6R 3R 4R 3R 5R 3R Grand SlamDNQ QFDid not qualify 1R 1RDNQ 1R 1RCareer statisticsSeason-end ranking (PDC)5132455753

European Tour Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2021HDT2RGDTDNQ 2022IDODNQGDC2RGDG1RDid not qualifyGDO2RBDO1RGDTDNQ 2023BSDDNQEDODNQIDO3RGDG1RADODNQDDC1RBDODNQCDODNQEDG1REDMDNQGDO1RHDTDNQGDC2R 2024BDODNQGDG1RDid not qualifyFDT2RHDT1RSDTDNQCDO3R 2025BDODNQEDT1RDid not qualifyEDO1RDid not qualify 2026Did not qualifyADO2RIDODNQBDO1RDid not qualifyDDC

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