Cameron Menzies
| Cameron Menzies | |||||||||||||||||
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 Menzies at the 2024 Players Championship Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Cammy" | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1989[1] Ayrshire, Scotland[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 24g Unicorn | ||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "I'm Feelin It (In the Air)" by Sunset Bros X & Mark McCabe "The Glen" by Levi Heron (European Tour) | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2006–2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2018–2020, 2022– (Tour Card: 2022–) | ||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2006–2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 36  (19 June 2025)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Semi Final: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Semi Final: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 32: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 64: 2023, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 32: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 32: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 32: 2022, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Masters | Last 16: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Series Finals | Last 32: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||
Players Championships
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Cameron Menzies (born 27 June 1989) is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2022, Menzies has won two PDC ranking titles in Players Championship events. He reached his first PDC major quarter-final at the 2024 Grand Slam.
Menzies previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He reached the semi-finals at the 2017 Winmau World Masters and the 2022 Lakeside World Championship.
Career
[edit]BDO career
[edit]Menzies first played darts on the BDO circuit in 2006, playing in the Gibraltar Open. However, he did not emerge to prominence until 2016 where he won the British Open. He played in the 2016 World Masters but lost to Irish darts player John O'Shea in the last 80. In 2017 he became the first Scottish player to win the Scottish Open since Gary Anderson 10 years before. He qualified for the 2017 BDO World Trophy through the regional qualifiers. He reached the semi-finals of the 2017 World Masters before losing to eventual champion Krzysztof Ratajski.
2017–2021: PDC
[edit]Menzies qualified for the 2017 Grand Slam of Darts virtue of his BDO ranking.[4] Menzies finished third in his group losing to Gary Anderson 5–3 and Berry van Peer 5–4 but winning 5–2 against Simon Whitlock.
Menzies entered the PDC 2018 Q-School after his early loss at the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship. He then qualified the 2018 European Darts Open (ET1) and beat Mark Wilson 6–2 in the first round, before losing to the eventual champion Michael van Gerwen.
Menzies won one Challenge Tour event in 2018 and two in 2019.
2022–2023
[edit]Menzies was one of thirteen players to earn a PDC Tour Card at 2022 UK Q-School through the Order of Merit ranking.[5] Despite now being a PDC player, he was granted permission to take part in the 2022 WDF World Championship after qualifying for the tournament by winning the 2021 Welsh Open.[6][7] He achieved wins over Ian Jones, Wayne Warren and James Hurrell before losing 5–4 to Thibault Tricole in the semi-finals.[8]
2024
[edit]In October 2024, Menzies won his maiden senior PDC title at Players Championship 29, defeating Stephen Bunting 8–4 in the final.[9]
In November, Menzies reached his first PDC major quarter-final at the Grand Slam of Darts after a close 10–9 victory over James Wade.[10] He then faced Mickey Mansell, whom he lost to 16–15 in a deciding leg.[11]
2025
[edit]Menzies qualified for the 2025 PDC World Championship as the highest unseeded player on the Pro Tour Order of Merit.[12] However, a visibly emotional Menzies was eliminated in the first round, losing 3–1 to Leonard Gates.[13][14]
In late January, Menzies was one of eight players to qualify for the PDC World Masters through the preliminary rounds; he defeated Berry van Peer, Ricky Evans and Gian van Veen en route.[15] At the tournament, he won his opening match 3–1 against Dave Chisnall but was beaten 4–1 by Nathan Aspinall in the second round.[16] In April, he won his second PDC title by defeating Peter Wright 8–3 in the final of Players Championship 11.[17]
Personal life
[edit]Menzies played as a goalkeeper for Scottish football club Lugar Boswell Thistle.[18] He is a supporter of Rangers.[19]
Menzies has dated fellow darts player Fallon Sherrock since 2021. In May 2025, Menzies revealed that he quit his day job as a plumber to focus on darts full-time.[20]
World Championship results
[edit]BDO
[edit]- 2018: First round (lost to Conan Whitehead 1–3)
WDF
[edit]- 2022: Semi-finals (lost to Thibault Tricole 4–5)
PDC
[edit]- 2023: Second round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 0–3)
- 2024: Second round (lost to Dave Chisnall 1–3)
- 2025: First round (lost to Leonard Gates 1–3)
Performance timeline
[edit]BDO
| Tournament | 2007 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO Ranked televised events | |||||||||
| Winmau World Masters | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | SF | ||
WDF
| Tournament | 2022 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDF Major/platinum events | |||||||||
| World Championship | SF | ||||||||
PDC
| Tournament | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||
| World Championship | Did not qualify | 2R | 2R | 1R | |||
| World Masters | Did not qualify | 2R | |||||
| UK Open | DNQ | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 5R |
| World Matchplay | Did not qualify | ||||||
| World Grand Prix | Did not qualify | 1R | |||||
| European Championship | DNQ | ||||||
| Grand Slam | RR | DNQ | QF | ||||
| Players Championship Finals | Did not qualify | 2R | 1R | 2R | |||
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | |||||||
| World Series Finals | Did not qualify | 1R | |||||
| Career statistics | |||||||
| Season-end ranking (PDC) | NR | 161 | 203 | 74 | 54 | 39 | |
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | EDO 2R |
GDG DNQ |
GDO 2R |
ADO 1R |
EDG DNQ |
DDM 3R |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2019 | Did not participate | CDO DNQ |
ADC QF |
DNP | ||||||||||
| 2022 | DNP | ADO 2R |
EDO 2R |
DNP | EDM 2R |
DNQ | BDO 1R |
GDT DNQ | ||||||
| 2023 | DNQ | GDG 2R |
ADO 1R |
DDC DNQ |
BDO WD |
DNQ | GDO 3R |
DNQ | ||||||
| 2024 | BDO DNQ |
GDG 2R |
IDO 3R |
DNQ | DDC 3R |
DNQ | FDT 1R |
HDT DNQ |
SDT 3R |
CDO 1R | ||||
| 2025 | BDO 1R |
EDT QF |
IDO 3R |
GDG 2R |
ADO WD |
EDG 3R |
DDC 2R |
EDO QF |
BSD |
FDT |
CDO |
HDT |
SDT |
GDC |
PDC Players Championships
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 [nb 1] |
BAR DNP |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 2R |
Did not participate | BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 3R |
DUB 2R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 [nb 1] |
Did not participate | WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
Did not participate | BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 1R |
DUB 1R |
BAR DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 [nb 1] |
Did not participate | MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
Did not participate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 [nb 1] |
Did not participate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 4R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 4R |
NIE DNP |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR DNP |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
NIE DNP |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R | |||||||
| 2023 | BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 3R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
BAR QF |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R | ||||
| 2024 | WIG 4R |
WIG 4R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL QF |
HIL 1R |
LEI DNP |
LEI 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
MIL 3R |
MIL SF |
MIL 4R |
MIL QF |
MIL QF |
MIL SF |
MIL F |
WIG QF |
WIG 2R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
WIG DNP |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
LEI W |
LEI 2R | ||||
| 2025 | WIG DNP |
ROS 3R |
ROS F |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 3R |
LEI SF |
LEI F |
LEI W |
LEI DNP |
ROS 3R |
ROS 3R |
HIL DNP |
LEI 3R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL |
HIL |
MIL |
MIL |
MIL |
HIL |
HIL |
LEI |
LEI |
LEI |
WIG |
WIG |
WIG |
WIG |
WIG | ||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| 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]- ^ "Cameron Menzies player profile". Mastercaller. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Cameron Menzies PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Allen, Dave (10 October 2017). "BDO Confirm Final Grand Slam Qualifiers". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Allen, Dave (15 January 2022). "Rock & Kciuk headline Tour Card winners as 2022 Q Schools conclude". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Allen, Dave (30 January 2022). "PDC Statement: WDF World Championship". PDC. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Invitation List – 2022 Lakeside WDF World Championships". World Darts Federation. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Results of World Championship Men 2022". Mastercaller. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Players Championship 29: Cameron Menzies beats Stephen Bunting to claim maiden PDC ranking title". Sky Sports. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Menzies wins thriller to reach Grand Slam quarters". BBC Sport. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Wellens, Megan (16 November 2024). "Grand Slam of Darts 2024: Rob Cross suffers shock defeat to Martin Lukeman in quarter-finals as Mickey Mansell survives Cameron Menzies scare". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship field confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Darts results: Cameron Menzies in tears as Leonard Gates thrills the Ally Pally crowd while James Wade crashes out and Gerwyn Price marches on". Sporting Life. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Wellens, Megan (17 December 2024). "World Darts Championship: Gerwyn Price storms through to third round as USA's Leonard Gates stuns Cameron Menzies". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Grayston, Murray (29 January 2025). "Cameron Menzies earns place at Winmau World Masters". Ayrshire Today. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Winmau World Masters darts 2025: Full results as Luke Humphries claims title with win over Jonny Clayton in the final". Sky Sports. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Abraham, Timothy (8 April 2025). "Littler suffers first-round exit as Menzies triumphs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Squad". lugarboswellthistle. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Grayston, Murray (15 November 2024). "Barry Ferguson sends good luck message to Cameron Menzies". Cumnock Chronicle. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Mirza, Raz (19 May 2025). "Cameron Menzies: Scot aiming to emulate Gary Anderson and Peter Wright, being inspired by Fallon Sherrock and Premier League ambitions". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
External links
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Media related to Cameron Menzies at Wikimedia Commons- Player profile for Cameron Menzies from Dartsdatabase
