Recipient of this honour, Sweden’s Andreas Harrysson continues to carve out a darts reputation that stretches far beyond the limitations of professional status.
Outside of those holding full-time PDC Tour Cards, ‘Dirty Harry’ is not merely competitive – he is, by many estimations, one of the most naturally gifted and consistently dangerous arrow-smiths operating anywhere in the modern game. His rise has not been built on hype or fleeting moments of brilliance, but rather on a sustained body of work that blends relentless scoring power with an icy composure under pressure.
The bearded Scandinavian’s recent exploits at Alexandra Palace served as the ultimate vindication of his growing stature. On the sport’s grandest stage, under the harshest spotlight imaginable, Harrysson displayed a level of poise that many seasoned professionals would envy.
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Match after match – big name after big name – the Swede carried himself with quiet authority, dispatching opponents with a clinical edge that suggested he belonged far deeper in the tournament than pre-event predictions had indicated.
Eventually, at the hands of multiple major winner Jonny Clayton, Andreas’ run came to a halt – agonisingly close to yielding a debut quarter-final appearance. A feat that might have stunned the wider sporting landscape but, in truth, merely confirmed what those who truly know their darts already understood.
This award, therefore, feels less like a surprise and more like a long-overdue acknowledgment of a player who has been knocking on the door of elite recognition for some time. Harrysson is no longer a hidden gem; he is a fully polished force.
Introducing The DartsWorld Awards 2025/26
DartsWorld has a half century worth of championing darts, its players, its achievements, and its progress across the globe. For a chunk of that time we have considered some slightly more formal acknowledgments in the vein of some annual awards.
In the end, talking about a project on the sidelines can go on forever without ever progressing unless an initial effort is made there is nothing to hone into a truly useful and celebratory tradition.
Our inaugural awards showcase nine awards that cover a wide spectrum of darting endeavours from the 2025/26 season that ended with the crowning of a new World Champion in January.
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From the professional to the amateur, and from elite performance to charitable efforts we try to live up to our name.
In making our selection we do not lay claim to an open and democratic process, at least for the first outing. Instead we have asked those directly connected with DartsWorld. Players, writers, analysts and business leaders have chipped in nominations, award categories and eventual winners.
There are a few self imposed rules, but, somewhat like the pirates code, they are more a set of guidelines. The most important to explain any apparent outrage is that no player will get more than one award each year.
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We hope to develop the DW awards over time, they will be released earlier in each new year and may be part of an occasion, event or special issue – in the meantime we hope you enjoy the DartsWorld Awards 2025/26.
Watch closely on social media channels and here at the mothership dartsworld.com for the unveiling of the 9 inaugural winners . If you can’t wait then simply grab yourself a copy of February’s DARTSWORLD 593 and enjoy!
Checkout the new dedicated area for DartsWorld Awards were each years awards and their supporters will be detailed, summarised and stored.
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