Fixtures

World Grand Prix 2025 10/07 20:30 5 Josh Rock vs Ryan Joyce View

Results

Players Championship 30 10/02 12:45 57 Josh Rock v Tony Bourcet 5-6
Players Championship 29 10/01 17:30 1 Ross Smith v Josh Rock 8-7
Players Championship 29 10/01 16:55 2 Gary Anderson v Josh Rock 4-7
Players Championship 29 10/01 16:15 3 Josh Rock v Danny Noppert 6-2
Players Championship 29 10/01 14:50 5 Josh Rock v Wesley Plaisier 6-3
European Tour 13 09/27 18:10 5 Josh Rock v Jermaine Wattimena 1-6
European Tour 12 09/21 19:15 2 Josh Rock v Niko Springer 6-7
European Tour 12 09/21 17:45 3 James Wade v Josh Rock 2-6
European Tour 12 09/21 13:25 4 Thibault Tricole v Josh Rock 3-6
European Tour 12 09/20 20:05 5 Josh Rock v Ricardo Pietreczko 6-3
World Series of Darts Finals 09/14 17:10 2 Josh Rock v Michael van Gerwen 6-11
World Series of Darts Finals 09/14 11:00 3 Josh Rock v Mike De Decker 10-6

Wikipedia - Josh Rock

Joshua Rock (born 13 April 2001) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number ten. Nicknamed "Rocky", he has been a PDC Tour Card holder since 2022. He won his first European Tour title at the 2024 Dutch Darts Championship and has won six PDC titles in his professional career. He has made two PDC major semi-finals in 2025; at the UK Open and World Matchplay. Rock won the PDC World Cup of Darts in 2025, representing Northern Ireland alongside Daryl Gurney.

In his youth career, Rock won the 2022 PDC World Youth Championship, along with five Development Tours. He became the first debutant to throw a televised nine-dart finish at the Grand Slam of Darts, achieving the feat against Michael van Gerwen at the 2022 event.

History

2022

In January 2022, Rock attended PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School. He won a PDC Tour Card by defeating Nathan Rafferty in the Final Stage Day Four final.

He topped the Development Tour Order of Merit, winning five events. In November, Rock achieved his first televised nine-dart finish in the last 16 of the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts, in an eventual 10–8 defeat to Michael van Gerwen. Later that month, Rock won the PDC World Youth Championship by beating Nathan Girvan 6–1 with an average of 104.13, a record for a World Youth final.

2023

In his debut at the 2023 World Championship, Rock beat José Justicia, Callan Rydz and Nathan Aspinall before losing 4–3 to Jonny Clayton in the fourth round.

On the 2023 PDC Pro Tour, Rock reached the final of four Players Championship events and the Austrian Darts Open.

At the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts, Rock won Group B with wins against Chris Dobey, Jonny Clayton and Berry van Peer and reached the quarter finals with a 10–5 win over Krzysztof Ratajski. Rock lost in his quarter-final match 16–15 to James Wade.

2024

At the 2024 World Championship, Rock suffered a shock 3–1 second-round defeat to Berry van Peer. On the 2024 PDC Pro Tour, Rock reached the final of Players Championship 7, but lost to Chris Dobey 8–4. However, in May, Rock won his first PDC European Tour title; he beat Jonny Clayton 8–4 in the final of the Dutch Darts Championship. Rock added two more Players Championship titles at events 17 and 30.

Rock represented Northern Ireland in the PDC World Cup of Darts for the first time at the 2024 edition, serving as team captain and partnering Brendan Dolan. They reached the quarter-finals of the tournament, where they were defeated 8–4 by eventual champions England.

2025

Rock (right) and his Northern Ireland teammate Daryl Gurney after their win at the 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts

At the 2025 World Championship, Rock reached the third round where he was eliminated in a 4–2 defeat to Chris Dobey. Following the tournament, he signed a deal with darts manufacturer Target Darts and claimed that he and new Target stablemate Luke Littler could "dominate the sport for years to come." At the UK Open, Rock reached his first PDC major semi-final after a 10–7 victory over Nathan Aspinall in the quarter-finals, but lost 11–2 to James Wade. He won his first title of the year – his fifth Pro Tour title – at Players Championship 10, defeating Cameron Menzies 8–4 in the final.

Rock and teammate Daryl Gurney won the World Cup of Darts for Northern Ireland for the first time, defeating Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price of Wales 10–9 in a deciding leg. He broke the record for most maximums (180s) hit in a World Cup final with nine.

Rock reached the semi-finals of the 2025 World Matchplay and the final of the 2025 Flanders Darts Trophy, losing to eventual champion Luke Littler on both occasions. After making the semi-finals at the 2025 Hungarian Darts Trophy, Rock reached a career-high ranking of tenth in the PDC Order of Merit.