Henry Coates
| Henry Coates | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 3 July 2006[1] Matlock, Derbyshire, England | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Darts | 22g Unicorn[2] | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | "Centuries" by Fall Out Boy[2] | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| PDC | 2022–present | ||||
| WDF | 2022–2025 | ||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 95  (23 September 2026)[3] | ||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
| UK Open | Last 64: 2026 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
Players Championships (×1)
PDC Development Tour (×1)
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Henry Coates (born 3 July 2006) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won his first PDC ranking title at Players Championship 25 in July 2026, defeating Damon Heta 8–4 in the final and becoming the fifth player to win a ranking title without holding a PDC Tour Card. He also won PDC Development Tour 24 in 2024.
Career
[edit]Coates began playing darts on a magnetic dartboard when he was two years old, gifted to him by a friend of his older brother.[4] He first represented the Derbyshire county darts team at age 10.[5] He became a regular player at the Jamie Caven Darts Academy in Derby, subsequently signing with darts manufacturer Unicorn at age 12.[6]
Coates contested the Junior Darts Corporation's 2021 International Open final in Gibraltar, where he lost 6–4 to future world champion Luke Littler.[7] He captained the England team, featuring Littler, that won the JDC World Cup in 2022.[8][9] In 2024, he won his first PDC Development Tour title, defeating Owen Roelofs 5–3 in the final of Development Tour 24.[10] He also threw his first PDC nine-dart finish during a first-round loss to Steve Haggerty at Challenge Tour 11 the same year.[11] In the World Darts Federation (WDF), Coates reached the semi-finals of the British Open in 2024 and 2025.[12][13]
Despite not having a PDC Tour Card, Coates has received call-ups to PDC Pro Tour events as a top-up player from the Challenge Tour. He reached the semi-finals of Players Championship 20 in June 2026; he missed three match darts to advance to the final, losing 7–6 to Ross Smith after originally going 6–3 behind.[14] The next month, Coates achieved his first PDC ranking title at Players Championship 25, defeating Damon Heta 8–4 in the final with a three-dart average of 104.88.[15] He became the fifth player to win a ranking title without holding a Tour Card, after Joe Murnan, Krzysztof Ratajski, Scott Williams, and Wesley Plaisier.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Coates is from Matlock, Derbyshire, England.[5] He was an NCFE Level 3 Sport and Physical Activity student at Chesterfield College.[8] He cites Terry Jenkins as his darting inspiration.[4] Outside of darts, he works part-time at his father's butcher shop in Darley Dale.[4][17]
Performance timeline
[edit]PDC
[edit]| Tournament | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| PDC Ranked televised events | ||
| World Masters | Prel. | Prel. |
| UK Open | 1R | 4R |
| Career statistics | ||
| Season-end ranking (PDC) | 186 | |
Players Championships
[edit]| 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 | Did not participate | LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 3R |
Did not participate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | DNP | LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
Did not participate | MIL 3R |
MIL SF |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL W |
HIL 3R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
ROS 3R |
ROS 1R |
ROS |
ROS |
LEI |
LEI | ||||||||||||||
Challenge Tour
[edit]| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | L256 | L16 | L256 | L128 | L128 | L64 | L128 | L256 | L128 | L256 | L64 | L128 | L128 | L128 | L16 | L64 | L128 | L256 | L128 | L256 | L32 | L128 | L128 | L64 |
| 2024 | L128 | L128 | L256 | L256 | L256 | L16 | L128 | L256 | L64 | L128 | L256 | L256 | L256 | L128 | L64 | L256 | L128 | L64 | L256 | L256 | L128 | L64 | L64 | L128 |
| 2025 | QF | L128 | L256 | L256 | L512 | L64 | L64 | L128 | L64 | L256 | F | L256 | L16 | L64 | L256 | L128 | L32 | L64 | L256 | L128 | L128 | L128 | L128 | L128 |
| 2026 | L32 | L32 | L64 | L256 | SF | L64 | L32 | DNP | F | L16 | L64 | L32 | L128 | L256 | L32 | QF | SF | L32 | L256 | L64 | L128 | |||
Development Tour
[edit]| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Did not participate | L16 | L64 | L64 | L256 | L128 | L64 | L64 | L64 | L128 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | L16 | L16 | L128 | L16 | L256 | L64 | L256 | L32 | L128 | L256 | L128 | L128 | L16 | L128 | L32 | L64 | L64 | L256 | L64 | L128 | L64 | L32 | L256 | L256 |
| 2024 | L64 | L128 | L128 | L16 | L64 | L64 | L128 | L16 | L256 | QF | QF | L256 | L32 | L256 | L256 | L128 | L32 | L128 | L128 | L64 | L16 | L256 | L256 | W |
| 2025 | L128 | L16 | L32 | L64 | QF | F | L128 | L128 | L256 | L128 | L256 | L128 | SF | F | L32 | L64 | L256 | L64 | L256 | F | L128 | L128 | L64 | L128 |
| 2026 | L256 | L32 | QF | L128 | L128 | L32 | L128 | L32 | L64 | QF | QF | L128 | L16 | L256 | L128 | L32 | L128 | DNP | L64 | F | ||||
| 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]- ↑ "Dart Profis - Henry Coates". dartn.de (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Henry Coates". Mastercaller. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Ranking Tables". PDPA. 23 September 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Torr, George; Weatherbed, Dean (18 August 2026). "Young darts sensation hits the mark with PDC win". BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- 1 2 Crawford, Colston (9 September 2018). "Darts: Meet Henry Coates, 12-year-old rising star of the game". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Henry Coates". unicorn.playwiththebest.com. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Cameron, Jamie. "In-form Littler denies Coates in all-English final to become JDC International Open champion". Darts Planet TV. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Henry Coates receives Junior World Champion title". Chesterfield College. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Moss, Alex (8 August 2026). "Weekly Dartscast Episode 462: Henry Coates, Derek Coulson, ProTour and Development Tour Reviews". Weekly Dartscast. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Gorton, Josh (13 October 2024). "Coates & Dudeney win maiden titles; Springer & Barry seal WDC spots". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Wood, Kieran (7 June 2024). "Henry Coates throws nine-darter on PDC Challenge Tour". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Results of British Open 2024". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Results of British Open 2025". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Gorton, Josh (3 June 2026). "Super Smith storms to Players Championship 20 title". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Darts Players Championship 25: Henry Coates wins maiden tournament as Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen bow out early". Sky Sports. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Simpson, Will (28 July 2026). "Coates creates history with maiden PDC title at PC25". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Nijjar, Aaron (11 August 2026). "Coates swaps butcher shop for ProTour glory". Oche180. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Henry Coates Player Profile". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 July 2026.