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Known as ‘Triple Z’, Zonneveld was born on the 22nd of July 1998 in Uitgeest, a town in the province of North Holland. The Dutchman joined the Professional Darts Corporation in 2019 having attended the European Q-School in the same year, winning his Tour Card on the first day of the event.  Capable of producing an average of over 100, as shown on the PDC Youth/Development Tour 2020 at DT 02 Hildesheim, Zonneveld has already played in some of the biggest events in the PDC. His best achievement to date came at the 2020 Players Championship Finals as Zonneveld defeated the number 6 seed, James Wade, 6-3 in the first round with a 94.41 average.

The Netherlands has long been a hotbed for professional darts players and we are seeing the introduction of another star in Niels Zonneveld.

Hailing from Lithuania, Mindaugas Barauskas has played in Professional Darts Corporation events in 2019, after making great strides by qualifying for the European Darts Grand Prix on the PDC European Tour. He has predominantly featured at the World Cup of Darts with Lithuania alongside Darius Labanauskas - their best run coming in 2020 when they reached the last 16.

Mindaugas is also a regular on the PDC's affiliate Nordic and Baltic Tour and in February 2023, he won his first title when he beat Tom Veje 6-5 in the final. While not playing darts, Mindaugas works as a bricklayer in the South Lithuania in Prienai.

Bradley Brooks has been competing against the best players in darts for many years, and at age 23, the former World Youth Champ has a bright future in the sport. Brooks first won his PDC Tour Card in 2018 as an 18-year-old and played regularly on the Pro Tour and Development Tour.

In 2020, Bradley had his best run at the UK Open, but a career highlight came late that year when he won the World Youth Championship when he beat Joe Davis in a last-leg thriller. That win enabled him to qualify for the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts, where he reached the second round, qualifying for the World Darts Championship for the first time. Brooks has qualified for the World Champs twice, gaining valuable experience on the world stage.

In 2023, he hit a nine-darter in a Players Championship match, and another highlight was producing the highest average on the Development Tour for the year with 120.24. In total, Brooks has won an impressive five Development Tour titles.

In 2024 Bradley will focus on the Challenge Tour and the MODUS Super Series.

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Queenslander Raymond Smith is one of the best players to hail from Australia which has seen him play around the World. He started off playing in the British Darts Organisation where in 2016 he reached the last 16 of the World Masters before taking part in the 2017 BDO World Championship. He has also played in three Professional Darts Corporation World Championships, his best run coming in 2022 when he reached the last 16. Ray contributes hugely to youth darts and coaching the sport in Australia, and is the author of several Darts Coach articles on this website.

In 2023, Smith took part in the Modus Super Series, winning an event, before capturing the title in the Champions week.

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chaney is looking to make big strides in the game and propel himself up the rankings to challenge the best in the business.

Chaney is not inexperienced when it comes to winning trophies and he has several in the cabinet. The Portland City Open, Cleveland Darts Extravaganza, Las Vegas Open and Chicago Open are just some of the big domestic events Chaney has won during his career. While Joe continues to dominate the United States darts scene, he has also been making inroads on the international circuit.

You are sure to be hearing ‘The Chainsaw’ blasting out at WDF events in the future as Chaney continues to climb the world rankings.

Robbie's been a sponsored player with Shot Darts for several years, hailing back to Puma Darts days and counts as part of the family, the tribe. Robbie's parents played darts when he was a child and he earned a spot on their league team when he was 13, joining an adult league in 1996 and he hasn't looked back! Robbie says “I feel a great deal of pride to have an outstanding company believe in me. It makes me want to become an even better player to represent myself and Shot Darts”.

Nicknamed The Robot, the North Carolina based player spends a lot of time giving back to the game and sponsoring youth players in his area and around the USA.

Jason Brandon has been a regular on the darting scene in the United States which has seen him win titles across four decades. Some of his biggest wins have been recently including the 2022 Virginia Beach Classic, while a win on the PDC's North American affiliate tour saw him qualify for the US Darts Masters.

Playing on the iconic Madison Square Garden stage, Jason went down 6-2 to Robb Cross

Gavin Nicoll is one of the most promising prospects in American darts and has a bright future ahead of him in the sport. Nicoll has been plying his trade in the North American Championship Darts Corporation circuit on both the main and Evolution Tour, which serves as a pathway onto the main tour for anyone under 23. The Evolution Tour has been Nicoll’s main focus, where he finished second overall, but he’s been building towards the step up to the main tour. In 2023, he claimed 14 wins against the biggest names in North American darts.

His form also led him to compete playing on the Development Tour and competed at the JDC World Darts Championship. Nicoll has also tasted success across multiple youth tournaments around America, including back-to-back titles at the Cleveland Extravaganza titles in 2018-19, and is a previous winner of the Virginia Beach Classic youth Cricket title.

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Justin Hewitt has plenty of experience on the oche, despite having started playing darts at age 14, and his talents have seen him already represent his country, Gibraltar, in multiple events. Hewitt is a regular competitor on the PDC’s development tour, where he has regularly reached the semi-finals and quarter-finals. His best finish was 43rd overall.

In 2023, Hewitt qualified to represent Gibraltar at the World Cup of Darts for the fourth consecutive year. Alongside his teammate and fellow Shot Darts Tribe member Craig Galliano, they became the youngest pair to win a match at the tournament when they beat Guyana.

Craig Galliano is developing a solid presence on the oche while flying the Gibraltar flag proudly. His journey in the sport started at just two years old when he first held a dart, and he’s been hooked ever since. He’s a regular competitor on the PDC Development Tour and has reached the semi-finals on one occasion and the quarter-finals twice.

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Craig’s big career moment came in 2022 when he won his opening round match on the PDC’s European Tour in the Gibraltar Darts Trophy. He has also represented his country on three occasions at the PDC World Cup of Darts alongside his teammate and fellow Shot Darts Tribe member Justin Hewitt, becoming the youngest pair to win a match at the tournament after winning against the Guyanan team. In 2023, Craig also won the Gibraltar Darts Association National Championship.

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Jack Male’s journey in darts started at home as he used to watch his dad throw the arrows. By the time Jack turned nine, he was playing the game with his dad regularly. When Jack turned 16, his grandad encouraged him to compete in local competitions, and he hasn’t looked back since.

Jack has been a regular competitor on the PDC’s Development Tour for players under 23 and has reached multiple finals. In 2023 he finished 33rd overall. He has also competed in the PDC World Youth Championship, with his best placing coming in 2021 when he reached the last 16.

In 2023, Jack narrowly missed out on playing in the UK Open after losing in the final of a qualifying event, but his year ended in style after he won a Modus Super Series qualifying event, which will see him make his TV debut in 2024.

Hailing from the Czech Republic, Barbora Hospodářská is a former European soft tip champion with huge aspirations in the Women's darts game. Growing up in the city of Ceske Budejovice, Barbora used to watch her mum and older sister play soft tip darts, and it wasn't until her sibling won a trophy that she wanted to take the sport more seriously.

I got started playing darts because of my parents! For as long as I can remember, there has been a dartboard set up in our house. I would watch them play until one day I asked, “Can I try?” they said, “absolutely!” and started to teach me. A few months after I first started, I let my mom and dad know that I’d like to try to play in a youth event. I was 10/11 at the time, and I just wanted to play and have fun. I placed 2nd in my age group and thought, “oh, I like this”, and started to play more each day. 5 months later; I won my first NC State Youth (under 13) Championship.

I already had the darting bug but then this playing competitively thing got ahold of me and has not let go since. I love the game of darts, the competition, learning to “play the board”, improving my game each day and seeing how far I can take it.

Ky "The Prodigy" Smith first held a dart in his hand at 18 months old and has been playing in earnest since he was 12 years old. Darts runs in the family with his Dad being Australian dart legend and Shot sponsored pro Raymond Smith. He made his William Hill World Darts Championship debut in December 2021 after winning the DPA Oceanic Masters. Ky and his father Ray made history that year for the first father and son duo to compete at the Championship.

Ky's been a Shot Young Gun right through his teenage years and we're stoked to have him on board! We can't wait to see how the younger Smith progresses.

A true Aussie Battler "GG" Mathers got his start in darts back in 1998. Hailing from Bisbane, Gordon was a permanent fixture in the BDO from 2011 to 2020 and in 2021 he moved to the PDC. n 2020 he was a part of the PDC Tour Card UK Qualifying School, and he also attended the PDC Challenge Tour England where he was in the last 16 for the first challenge, last 256 for the second one, in the semi final for the 3rd one and the last 128 for the 4tth one. He won his tour card and played the tour in 2021-2023.

Gordon Mathers is a resilient player, his commitment & focus on growth and success has allowed him to constantly push himself to new heights and never give up.

Born in Edinburgh, Ryan Murray has long been a participant on the PDC Challenge Tour and has enjoyed several appearances at the UK Open, one of the biggest tournaments in world darts. Despite being only 33 years of age, Murray first came to light in the PDC when playing in the 2010 UK Open.

Ryan held his Tour Card on the Professional Darts Corporation for two years between 2020-21, but had limited opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although he did qualify for the World Darts Championship once.

Since then, Murray has been a regular of the PDC Challenge Tour while taking part in Modus Super Series events.

Residing in Moscow, Koltsov was born in 1988 and has been playing darts since 2011. He started his professional career in the British Darts Organisation and reached the semi-finals of the WDF Europe Cup. Moving back to the PDC World Championship and Boris has made four appearances in the event to date. He also played in the 2020 UK Open, one of the biggest tournaments on the PDC Tour.

In terms of tournament victories, Boris Koltsov has an impressive CV including the EADC Pro Tour, Finnish Open, Kalashnikov Cup, PDC Challenge Tour England, WDF World Cup Pairs, and Russian Cup.

Tori started playing darts at the age of 14. Her Dad (Steve Kewish) has played darts for a very long time and Tori decided to give it a go and it worked out well, and she really enjoyed it so kept playing. In 2022, Kewish qualified for the WDF World Darts Championship. She went on a good run defeating Lorraine Hyde & Deta Hedman without dropping a set. She reached the Quarter final where she lost a close match to Lorraine Winstanley 2–1. 

Torza has won an impressive 25 WDF titles in Australia in her career to date.