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Luke Woodhouse (born 13 October 1988) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Nicknamed "Woody", he won a PDC Challenge Tour event in 2013 and reached the semi-finals at the 2024 European Championship.
History
In 2013, his first year with the PDC, Luke Woodhouse won PDC Challenge Tour 14. He qualified for the 2015 UK Open, his first appearance at a PDC major event.
He made his debut on the European Tour in May 2017. In 2018, he was able to earn a tour card at Q-School and several times reached the Pro Tour last 16. He reached the last 32 at the 2019 UK Open. He also reached the quarter-finals at Players Championship 18. At the 2019 Players Championship Finals, he beat defending champion Daryl Gurney 6–5 in the first round, but then lost to Gabriel Clemens.
Woodhouse qualified for the 2020 PDC World Championship via the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. After a 3–0 win against Paul Lim, he defeated 4th seed Michael Smith 3–1. He then to Dimitri Van den Bergh 4–2. At the 2020 Players Championship Finals he reached the last 16. At the 2021 PDC Players Championship series he hit a Nine-dart finish against Danny Noppert at Players Championship 4.
In 2023, Woodhouse recorded his most successful year to date at the PDC. He made his World Grand Prix and was able to defeat Dave Chisnall, who had been considered one of the favourites for the title. At the 2023 Players Championship Finals he reached his first major quarter-final. These include wins over Simon Whitlock, Rob Cross and Chisnall again, before he lost to Gabriel Clemens. He threw another nine-darter at Players Championship 24 against Richie Burnett.
At the 2024 European Championship, Woodhouse reached a first major televised semi-final, losing to eventual winner Ritchie Edhouse 11–5.