Unwanted history for Andrew Gilding: No one has played more Pro Tour finals without winning
PDCFriday, 27 February 2026 at 11:00
For Andrew Gilding, the Pro Tour curse continues. Last weekend the Englishman lost his seventh final on this circuit, leaving him with a painful zero from seven. How cruel can it get?
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The Pro Tour encompasses tournaments from the Players Championship and the European Tour. The latest blow came this week at Players Championship 6, where Gerwyn Price proved too strong in the final with an 8-1 win over the 55-year-old Englishman.
It was a clear defeat, but not unique. Earlier, at European Tour 6 in 2025, Gilding was even whitewashed 8-0 by Gary Anderson. Those are numbers that sting.
Close to the title a few times
Yet the results don’t tell the whole story. In 2022, Gilding came eerily close to a title several times. He lost 8-6 to Dave Chisnall (ET12), went down by the same score against Danny Noppert (PC19), and also had to bow 8-6 to Geert Nentjes (PC9). All matches where fine margins made the difference.
Even his first two Pro Tour finals in 2014 ended in disappointment. Against both Gary Anderson (6-5, PC1) and Stephen Bunting (6-5, UKQ2), Gilding fell just short.
Andrew Gilding missed out on the title at Players Championship 6 this week
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Fine margins
What stands out most: four of the seven lost finals were decided by just one or two legs. That underscores how small the margins are at this level. Time and again, Gilding shows he has the game to reach finals, but at the decisive moments the coin keeps landing the wrong way for him.
Gilding currently tops the unenviable list for most Pro Tour finals without a win. Behind him are German Gabriel Clemens and the Englishmen Ricky Evans and Wayne Jones, three players with six finals each and no victory.
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Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
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