Adam Lipscombe
| Adam Lipscombe | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "Baby Boy"[1][2] |
| Born | 30 May 1992 Portsmouth, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2012 |
| Darts | 25g Target[1][2] |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2013, 2023–present (Tour Card: 2025–present) |
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 71  (26 July 2026)[3] |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Last 128: 2026 |
| UK Open | Last 64: 2025, 2026 |
| PC Finals | Last 16: 2025 |
Adam Lipscombe (born 30 May 1992) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He obtained a PDC Tour Card at 2025 Q-School and reached his first PDC ranking final at Players Championship 7 the same year. He reached the last 16 of the 2025 Players Championship Finals. Prior to gaining his Tour Card, he was a finalist in the Amateur Darts Circuit (ADC)'s Global Championship in 2024.
Career
[edit]Lipscombe's first matches on the PDC circuit came on the PDC Challenge Tour, the organisation's secondary tour, with results dating back to 2013.[4] He started competing in the MODUS Super Series, a weekly 12-player darts tournament based in Portsmouth, in 2023,[5] most notably being on the receiving end of a nine-dart finish from Fallon Sherrock.[6] In December 2024, Lipscombe was the runner-up at the ADC Global Championship. He was defeated by Devon Petersen 9–3 in the final.[7]
Lipscombe attended 2025 PDC Q-School in hopes of obtaining a PDC Tour Card. After initially being eliminated in the first stage of the event, he was invited back for the final stage following the withdrawal of David Pallett. A run to the semi-finals on the final day of play ensured a high position on the final ranking table, resulting in him winning a Tour Card for the first time.[8][9]
In March 2025, he reached his first PDC ranking final, losing to 8–3 to Gary Anderson at Players Championship 7.[10] In November, Lipscombe reached the last 16 of the 2025 Players Championship Finals but missed 10 match darts in a deciding leg loss to Daryl Gurney.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Lipscombe was born on 30 May 1992 in Portsmouth, England.[5][12] Outside of darts, he is also a groundworker.[13]
World Championship results
[edit]PDC
[edit]- 2026: First round (lost to Jonny Clayton 1–3)
Performance timeline
[edit]Adam Lipscombe's performance timeline is as follows:[14]
| Tournament | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| PDC Ranked televised events | ||
| World Championship | DNQ | 1R |
| World Masters | Prel. | Prel. |
| UK Open | 4R | 4R |
| Players Championship Finals | 3R | |
| Career statistics | ||
| Season-end ranking (PDC) | 85 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
ROS 1R |
ROS 1R |
LEI 3R |
LEI 2R |
HIL F |
HIL 1R |
LEI 3R |
LEI 1R |
LEI QF |
LEI 2R |
ROS 1R |
ROS 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 3R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
| 2026 | HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 4R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 2R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 3R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 3R |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Adam Lipscombe PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Adam Lipscombe". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ranking Tables". PDPA. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Adam Lipscombe Player Profile". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Welcome to Team Target, Adam Lipscombe!". Target Darts. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Fallon Sherrock makes history with nine-dart finish". RTÉ Sport. Press Association. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Warrior Petersen Wins Inaugural ADC Global Crown". Darts World. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ George, Dan (22 November 2025). "Getting tour card 'turned my life around' - Lipscombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ Wood-Thompson, Lewis (12 January 2025). "Long and Kuivenhoven win outright as all 2025 Tour Card holders confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ↑ "Anderson wins 30th Players Championship". BBC Sport. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "Luke Littler: World No 1 wins scrappy encounter at Players Championship Finals to make quarter-finals". Sky Sports. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Adam Lipscombe | Professional Player". Target Darts. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ Liew, Jonathan (3 March 2025). "'FA Cup of darts' keeps grassroots flame alive as big-money era shapes to snuff it out". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "Adam Lipscombe Player Profile". Darts Database. Retrieved 22 November 2025.