Arno Merk
German darts player (born 1992)
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Arno Merk (born 30 September 1992) is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events.
Peine, Lower Saxony, Germany[2]
| Arno Merk | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 September 1992[1] Peine, Lower Saxony, Germany[2] |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2008 |
| Darts | 22.5g Bull's Germany[3] |
| Laterality | Right-handed[3] |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2024–present<r />(Tour Card: 2026–present) |
| WDF | 2010–2025 |
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 124  1 (22 March 2026)[4] |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Last 32: 2011 |
| World Masters | Last 256: 2010 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Last 32: 2026 |
Career
Merk was one of the most successful young players from Germany. He became the German Youth Champion in 2010 at the age of 17. That year, his consistently strong performances at DDV tournaments also propelled him to the number one spot in the German youth rankings.[1] In the 2010 World Masters he lost to Martin Heneghan in the first round match. At the end of season, he qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship.[5] In the first round, he lost to Garry Thompson.
He made his return to competition in the German Super League in 2023, where he was eliminated in the second round by Pascal Rupprecht. At the beginning of 2024, Merk played in the PDC Qualifying School, but he was unable to secure a Tour Card and subsequently competed on the PDC Challenge Tour. In April 2024, he qualified for the 2024 European Darts Grand Prix, making his PDC European Tour debut. Merk lost in the first round to Luke Littler.[1] He then participated in the 2024 World Masters, but he lost in group-stage. At the German Super League in 2024, Merk was again eliminated in the second round.
In March 2025, Merk reached his first PDC Challenge Tour event quarter-final. As a call-up, he reached the third round of Players Championship 22. He also played in the PDC Europe Next-Gen season, winning the last two events and qualifying for the German Super League once again. There, Merk defeated Daniel Klose in the final and qualified for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.[6] Having defeated Kim Huybrechts and Peter Wright in the first and second round respectively,[7][8][9] he lost 4–1 to Michael van Gerwen in the third round.[10]
World Championship results
BDO
- 2011: First round (lost to Garry Thompson 1–3) (sets)
PDC
- 2026: Third round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 1–4)
Performance timeline
BDO
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO Ranked televised events | ||||||
| World Championship | DNQ | 1R | ||||
| World Masters | 1R | DNP | ||||
WDF
| Tournament | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDF Major/platinum events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | RR | |||||||||||||||||||
PDC
| Tournament | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||
PDC Players Championships
PDC Challenge Tour
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||