Gordon Glen Mathers (born 29 September 1981) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career

In 2017, he finished top of the DPA Australian Pro Tour ranking table, and made his PDC World Championship debut in the 2018 event.[2] In the preliminary round he faced Japan's Seigo Asada, to whom he lost 1–2 in sets.

In 2018, Mathers continued playing in Australia on the DPA circuit, winning a tournament in Hobart and making it to the final on two other occasions. In August he played in the Brisbane Darts Masters, a tournament that was a part of the PDC's World Series of Darts, where he lost in the first round 1–6 to Raymond van Barneveld.

In 2019, Mathers won two DPA tournaments in East Devonport and in April he won the Sunshine State Classic, a tournament organised by the BDO, where he defeated Jeremy Fagg in the final.

Mathers attempted to get a PDC Tour Card in PDC Q-School 2020, his best result being a last 64 on the last day and hence did not gain his Tour Card. After that, Mathers stayed for the first four tournaments of the PDC Challenge Tour, reaching the semi-final of the third tournament. He returned to Australia and at the end of the season he topped the DPA Pro Tour, which secured him a spot in the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship. There, he lost 0–3 in the first round against Max Hopp.

In January 2021 he played in UK Q-School and although he was unable to win the Tour Card directly, he placed 8th in the UK Q-School Order of Merit and earned a two-year Tour Card. In his first season as a professional, he played in the 2021 UK Open, where he lost in the first round to Kirk Shepherd. Throughout the season, Mathers appeared only in Players Championship tournaments and failed to qualify for any other major tournaments. In November he lost in the final of the PDPA Qualifier for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship against Nick Kenny. He served as a second reserve player for the World Championship and after the withdrawals of Charles Losper (replaced by Mike De Decker) and Juan Rodriguez, Mathers entered the tournament as the second highest ranked runner-up from the PDPA Qualifier.[3] In the first round he played Jason Heaver and lost 1–3 in sets. [4] He lost his Tour Card at the end of 2022.

After a period without a Tour Card, Mathers played mainly on the DPA Pro Tour and after taking advice from his family and the past tragedy of his father dying at just 57 due to heart failure, Mathers underwent the body transformation in 2024 following a 50kg weight loss.[5]

Mathers made a notable comeback by winning the DPA Oceanic Masters in October 2024, where he enjoyed straight-sets 2–0 wins over Brian Corbett and Craig Caldwell in his opening two matches, before enjoying a trio of 3–1 victories on his way to the title. He saw off New Zealand's Mark Cleaver in the quarter-finals and then overcame emerging youngster Jaymie Hilton-Jones in the semifinals, after what he met Harley Kemp in final. After losing the final's opening leg, Mathers won six in a two to open up a two-set lead, with Kemp taking the third in a decider before wrapping up victory by taking the fourth 3–1. This title secured his return to the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship,[6] where he lost 3–2 to Ricky Evans in the first round.

World Championship results

PDC

  • 2018: Preliminary round (lost to Seigo Asada 1–2)
  • 2021: First round (lost to Max Hopp 0–3)
  • 2022: First round (lost to Jason Heaver 1–3)
  • 2025: First round (lost to Ricky Evans 2–3)

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship PR DNQ 1R 1R DNQ 1R
UK Open DNP 1R 2R DNP
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ DNP DNQ 1R DNP
Career statistics
Year-end ranking - - 125 103 87 -

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2021 HDT
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
EDM
DNP
HDT
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ

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
2021 BOL
3R
BOL
1R
BOL
3R
BOL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
3R
MIL
4R
MIL
1R
NIE
2R
NIE
1R
NIE
2R
NIE
3R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
COV
2R
COV
1R
COV
2R
COV
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
2022 BAR
1R
BAR
4R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
NIE
2R
NIE
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
QF
BAR
2R
WIG
2R
WIG
1R
NIE
1R
NIE
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
2R
BAR
2R

PDC World Series of Darts

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6
2018 GER
DNP
USA
DNP
SHA
DNP
AUC
DNP
MEL
DNP
BRI
1R
2022 USA
DNP
NOR
DNP
DUT
DNP
QUE
SF
NSW
1R
NZE
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

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