Alexander Merkx
| Alexander Merkx | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Merkx at the 2025 World Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Alexander the Great" | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1994[1] Dommelen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Hapert, North Brabant, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Bull's Signature | |||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Happy Together" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike | |||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2013–2020 | |||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2019– (Tour Card: 2026–) | |||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2013–2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 114  (10 February 2026)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 16: 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Last 32: 2012, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 64: 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 128: 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Merkx (born 20 March 1994) is a Dutch darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events and previously competed in World Darts Federation (WDF) tournaments. He won 2024 PDC Challenge Tour 21.
Career
He made his PDC European Tour debut in the 2019 Dutch Darts Masters, but lost 6–1 to Glen Durrant. Merkx also made his first final on the BDO/WDF circuit that year, losing 6-3 to Martin Barratt at the Lithuania Open.
Merkx became a WDF Tour regular in 2022, winning ranking titles in Lithuania and Switzerland. He qualified for the 2023 WDF World Championships, winning his first game against Arjan Konterman before losing to Dennis Nilsson in the Last 16.
Merkx won a third WDF title in January 2024 when he triumphed at the Romanian Open. He also enjoyed success on the 2024 PDC Challenge Tour series, winning a title and securing a spot at the 2025 PDC World Championship through the Order of Merit.
World Championship results
WDF
- 2023: Third round (lost to Dennis Nilsson 1–3)
PDC
- 2025: Second round (lost to Chris Dobey 1–3)
Performance timeline
Source: [3]
| Tournament | 2012 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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| WDF televised events | |||||||||
| World Championship | Not held | DNQ | 3R | DNQ | |||||
| World Masters | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | NH | 5R | NH | 5R | ||
| Dutch Open | 7R | 2R | 3R | 5R | Prel. | 7R | 3R | 4R | |
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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| 2024 | Did not participate | WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG DNP |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Did not participate | ROS 1R |
ROS 2R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 3R |
Did not participate | HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
HIL QF |
LEI DNP |
WIG 3R |
WIG 1R |
WIG DNP | ||||||||||||||||||
PDC Challenge 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 |
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| 2024 | L64 | L64 | L64 | L64 | L64 | L32 | L128 | L64 | L256 | QF | L32 | L32 | L256 | L64 | L256 | W | L64 | L32 | L256 | L64 | W | QF | SF | L64 |
| 2025 | L128 | L128 | L32 | L256 | L32 | L128 | L32 | SF | L64 | L128 | L32 | L16 | L32 | L32 | L16 | L32 | L32 | F | L64 | SF | L64 | L32 | L64 | F |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
References
- ^ "Alexander Merkx". Mastercaller.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Alexander Merkx Player Profile". Darts Database.
External links
- Player profile for Alexander Merkx from Dartsdatabase