Draft:Jenson Walker
English darts player (born 2006)
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Jenson Walker (born 31 October 2006) is an English darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A winner of four WDF senior titles, he was ranked as the organisation's world No. 1 in February 2026. He was a semi-finalist at the 2025 WDF World Darts Championship after reaching the youth final the previous year.
Coventry, England
| Jenson Walker | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "The Interceptor" |
| Born | 31 October 2006 Coventry, England |
| Home town | Exhall, Warwickshire, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2020 |
| Darts | 23g Target |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "A Message to You Rudy" by The Specials |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2023–present |
| WDF | 2022–present |
| Current world ranking | (WDF) 2  1 (23 February 2026)[1](PDC) NR (15 March 2026)[2] |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Semi-final: 2025 |
| World Masters | Last 128: 2025 |
| Dutch Open | Semi-final: 2026 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| UK Open | Last 128: 2024 |
Career
Walker made his televised PDC debut at the 2024 UK Open at age 17, earning his place in the tournament through a Rileys qualifier in Solihull.[3] He defeated former quarter-finalist Sebastian Białecki 6–4 on the main stage, before being eliminated by Tim Wolters in the second round.[4][5]
Making his senior debut at the 2025 WDF World Championship, he reached the semi-finals of the tournament, a run that included wins over David Fatum, Raymond Smith, and Ben Robb.[6] He was beaten 5–2 by Mitchell Lawrie.[7]
In February 2026, after winning the Romanian Classic, Walker became the new WDF world No. 1.[8] He reached the semi-finals of the 2026 Dutch Open, losing to eventual winner Paul Krohne.[9]
Personal life
World Championship results
WDF
- 2025: Semi-finals (lost to Mitchell Lawrie 2–5) (sets)
Performance timeline
Jenson Walker's performance timeline is as follows:
PDC
WDF
| Tournament | 2025 | 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDF Ranked televised events | ||||
| World Championship | SF | |||
| World Masters | 2R | |||
| Dutch Open | DNP | SF | ||
PDC Players Championships
PDC Challenge Tour
PDC Development Tour
Key
| 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 | ||
Titles
WDF
Senior titles
- 2025: Italian Open, Malta Masters, Czech Open
- 2026: Romanian Classic