James Wade
James Wade, nicknamed "The Machine", is 43 years old, born on 6 April 1983. World number 6 on the PDC Order of Merit. Walks on to "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John. Throws 20g Unicorn darts, left-handed.
When is James Wade playing next?
Tomorrow: James Wade vs Damon Heta, European Championship first round, Thursday 22 October, session from 6pm UK, live on ITV4, free on ITVX.
James Wade vs Damon Heta: when, where and who is favoured →
60% to win the match. 4% to win the tournament.
Coming up on TV
- 22 to 25 October 2026 European ChampionshipITV4 Plays Damon Heta in the first round, Thursday 22 October, session from 6pm UK.
- 14 to 22 November 2026 Grand Slam of DartsSky Sports Qualified: UK Open runner-up.
- 27 to 29 November 2026 Players Championship FinalsITV4 The top 64 on this year’s Players Championship Order of Merit qualify when it closes on 6 November.
- 11 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 World Darts ChampionshipSky Sports The top 40 on the PDC Order of Merit after the Players Championship Finals qualify, then 40 more from the ProTour rankings and 48 through international qualifiers. James Wade is 6th on the Order of Merit.
Last televised match: lost 5-3 to Luke Humphries at the 2026 World Grand Prix, averaging 91.7 to 96.8.
James Wade is ranked 6 in the world on the PDC Order of Merit, with £686,250 of ranking prize money over the previous two years. That is inside the top 16, so they are seeded at the World Championship and exempt into the later rounds of most majors.
Our rating
1737, 6th of the active players in our darts ratings, from 400 televised matches. Their peak was 1821 points, after the 2014 World Grand Prix.
Head to head: vs Michael van Gerwen (17 meetings), vs Gary Anderson (15 meetings), vs Gerwyn Price (14 meetings), vs Peter Wright (13 meetings), vs Phil Taylor (11 meetings), vs Jonny Clayton (11 meetings).
Major titles
Every major on this site that James Wade has won. The winners rolls here run back about ten years, so this is titles in that window rather than a career total. Players who were winning majors before then have more.
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