Cam Crabtree
| Cam Crabtree | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Cameron Crabtree | ||||
| Nickname | "Shazam" | ||||
| Born | 21 September 2003 London, England | ||||
| Home town | Croydon, London, England[1] | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 2020 | ||||
| Darts | 21g Mission Signature | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| PDC | 2021– (Tour Card 2025–) | ||||
| WDF | 2023–2024 | ||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 101  2 (18 February 2025)[2] | ||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
| UK Open | Last 160: 2024, 2025 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
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Cameron Crabtree (born 21 September 2003)[3] is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Shazam", he obtained a PDC Tour Card at 2025 Q-School. Crabtree was a semi-finalist at Players Championship 13 in 2024. He has qualified for two PDC European Tours in 2025. He won two events on the PDC's secondary tour, the Challenge Tour, in 2023.
He previously competed in World Darts Federation (WDF) events, winning a silver and bronze medal at the WDF Europe Cup.
Career
2020
Crabtree first attended the PDC's Qualifying School in 2020, but failed to gain a Tour Card.[4]
2022
In the 2022 PDC Development Tour series he reached a semi-final at event fifteen, which he lost to Keane Barry.[5][6] He also played on the Challenge Tour, where he hit a nine-dart finish in the penultimate event of the year.[7] He was eliminated in the group stage of the 2022 PDC World Youth Championship.
In November, Crabtree won the Southwark Open.[8]
2023
In 2023, Crabtree won two titles on the PDC Challenge Tour, winning events four[9] and eighteen.[10][11]
In the 2023 PDC Development Tour series, he finished as the runner-up at event eighteen in mid-July, losing the final to Nathan Rafferty.[12][13] He was also the runner-up at the final event of the year in August, losing to Luke Littler in the final.[14]
Crabtree received call–ups for 2023 PDC Players Championship series events filling in as a reserve for an absent tour card holder virtue of his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. He reached the quarter-finals at events 25[15][16] and 30.[17]
Also in July, Crabtree reached the semi-finals of week nine of the MODUS Super Series, but lost there to Jelle Klaasen.[18]
2024
At the 2024 PDC Challenge Tour series, Crabtree reached the semi-finals at event six and the quarter-finals at event seven.[19][20][21][22] Crabtree also made the semi-finals at event eleven.[23]
Crabtree received call–ups for 2024 PDC Players Championship events, filling in as a reserve for an absent tour card holder virtue of his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. In early-July, he reached his first PDC Pro Tour semi-final at event thirteen.[24][25] He beat former PDC major champions Danny Noppert and James Wade on his run to the semis.
In May, Crabtree achieved success on the MODUS Super Series,[26] winning the week seven title.
2025
In January, he won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at PDC Qualifying School, by finishing sixth on the UK Q-School Order of Merit.[6][27][28]
Crabtree won his group in the preliminary round of the 2025 PDC World Masters, with wins over Wesley Plaisier and George Killington.[29] He beat Luke Woodhouse in the last 64, but was eliminated in the last 32 by Bradley Brooks 2–0 in sets.[30]
In February, he qualified for his first PDC European Tour event, the 2025 Belgian Darts Open, through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier.[31]
Personal life
Crabtree has a younger brother, who is hoping to play darts in Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) events.[28]
He is close friends with fellow PDC Tour Card Holder Owen Bates. The two used to travel together to Challenge Tour events.[28]
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||||
| World Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
| World Masters[N 1] | DNQ | Prel. | |||||||
| UK Open | DNQ | 1R | |||||||
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | |||||||||
| World Youth Championship | RR | 2R | RR | ||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Season-end ranking | – | 119 | 142 | ||||||
PDC Development Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NIE 2R |
NIE 3R |
NIE 3R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 3R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 3R |
NIE 2R | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 2R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 5R |
HIL 5R |
HIL 2R |
HIL SF |
HIL 4R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 3R |
HIL 4R |
WIG 4R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 4R |
| 2023 | MIL 4R |
MIL QF |
MIL QF |
MIL 2R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 4R |
WIG 4R |
WIG 3R |
HIL 3R |
HIL 4R |
HIL QF |
HIL SF |
HIL 4R |
LEI SF |
LEI 4R |
LEI F |
LEI 1R |
LEI QF |
MIL 3R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 5R |
MIL F |
| 2024 | MIL 5R |
MIL 6R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 5R |
MIL SF |
HIL QF |
HIL 5R |
HIL 5R |
HIL 5R |
HIL 4R |
DNP | WIG 4R |
WIG 6R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 5R |
WIG 4R |
WIG QF |
WIG 4R |
WIG 5R | ||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BDO |
EDT DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
GDG |
ADO |
EDG |
DDC |
EDO |
BSD |
FDT |
CDO |
HDT |
SDT |
GDC |
PDC Players Championships
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023[nb 1] | BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 4R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR QF |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR QF |
| 2024[nb 1] | DNP | HIL 3R |
HIL 2R |
MIL SF |
DNP | MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
DNP | WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI DNP |
LEI 1R | ||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. |
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
Notes
- ^ Before 2025 this was a non ranked event.
References
- ^ "Cameron Crabtree". Professional Darts Players Association.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Cameron Crabtree player profile". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Prescott, Connor (27 March 2024). "Cameron Crabtree's rapid rise to darts' big stage". Buzz. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (5 June 2022). "Brilliant Barry completes Development Tour brace in Hildesheim". PDC.
- ^ a b "Cam Crabtree player profile". Mission Darts. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Phillips, Josh (16 October 2022). "Owen & Van Trijp secure Ally Pally spots as Challenge Tour concludes". Professional Darts Corporation.
- ^ Sports Desk (17 November 2022). "Surrey wonderkid wins tough Southwark Open". Southwark News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (21 January 2023). "Boulton & Crabtree claim Challenge Tour titles in Milton Keynes". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (12 August 2023). "Crabtree & Grundy celebrate Winmau Challenge Tour success". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (12 August 2023). "Cameron Crabtree adds second PDC Challenge Tour title of 2023 with Event 18 win". Darts News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (15 July 2023). "Nijman and Rafferty celebrate Development Tour wins in Leicester". PDC. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (15 July 2023). "Rafferty captures his ninth Development Tour title". Darts News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (19 August 2023). "Van Veen tops Development Tour Order of Merit as 2023 season concludes". PDC. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "PDC Players Championship: Gary Anderson continues red-hot form as he defeats Josh Rock in Barnsley". Sky Sports. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Darts results: Gary Anderson hits nine-darter en route to Players Championship 25 glory". Sporting Life. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Darts results: Dave Chisnall clinches fifth title of 2023 at Players Championship 30". Sporting Life. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (10 July 2023). "Crabtree magnanimous in defeat after Klaasen MODUS Super Series loss: "Jelle was by far the better player"". Darts News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (15 March 2024). "Van Leuven & Eidams celebrate maiden Challenge Tour titles in Hildesheim". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Noa-Lynn van Leuven becomes first woman to win darts Challenger Tour event on sensational debut". Sky Sports. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "PDC Challenge Tour 06". DartConnect TV. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (15 March 2024). "Noa-Lynn van Leuven makes history and becomes first trans woman to win a Challenge Tour tournament". Darts News. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (7 June 2024). "Double delight for nine-dart Kist on Winmau Challenge Tour". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (2 July 2024). "Ross Smith v Andy Boulton and Wesley Plaisier v Cam Crabtree set for Players Championship 13 semi-finals". Darts News. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Moss, Alex (4 July 2024). "Recap – First ProTour Semi-Final For Crabtree". Mission Darts. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Crawford, Ben (23 May 2024). "Mental Health Week: the darting highs and lows for players at the top and on the fringe". SWLondoner. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (12 January 2025). "ORDER OF MERIT: PDC UK Q-School 2025 Final Standings - These 9 players become the newest names on the PDC Pro Tour". Darts News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Prescott, Connor (16 January 2025). "Cam "Shazam" Crabtree's journey to securing a PDC Tour Card". Buzz. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "PDC World Masters Prelim". Mastercaller. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "2025 Winmau World Masters - Preliminary Round Finals". Dart Connect. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (12 February 2025). "These 10 players join field of Belgian Darts Open in Wieze after Tour Card Holder Qualifier". Darts News. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Cameron Crabtree results". Click on Darts.
External links
- Cam Crabtree player profile at Darts Orakel (2024 Challenge Tours 1–5, Players Championship 17, Players Championship 27–present)
- Cameron Crabtree player profile at Darts Orakel (2021 UK Development Tour 10 until 2024 Players Championship 26)
- Player profile for Cam Crabtree from Dartsdatabase (Cam Crabtree until 2023 Development Tour 10 + 2024 UK Open)
- Player profile for Cam Crabtree from Dartsdatabase (Cameron Crabtree from Development Tour 11 2023–present, excluding 2024 UK Open)
- Cameron Crabtree player profile at Flash Score UK