Graham Usher (darts player)

{{Infobox darts player

| name = Graham Usher

| image =

| fullname =

| nickname = The Gambler

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England

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| hometown = Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

| homecountry = England

| since = 2008

| darts = 21g Perfect Nine

| laterality = Left-handed

| music = "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi

| BDO =

| PDC = 2009–
(Tour Card 2023–2024)

| WDF = 2019

| currentrank = {{PDC Rankings|Graham Usher}}

| BDO World =

| World Masters = Quarter Final: 2019

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| Grand Prix =

| UK Open = Last 32: 2024

| Premier League =

| World Series Finals = Last 24: 2023

| Seniors World = Runner Up: 2025

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Graham Usher (born 14 June 1973) is an English professional darts player who competes in World Seniors Darts (WSD) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He formerly competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He finished as the runner-up at the 2025 World Seniors Championship. Usher reached his only BDO major quarter-final at the 2019 World Masters. He was a PDC Tour Card holder from 2023 to 2024, having won his card at 2023 Q-School. His best PDC major performance is reaching the last 32 at the 2024 UK Open. He also qualified for the 2023 World Series Finals.

Career

In 2009, Usher qualified for the 2009 UK Open as the Holsten Pils qualifier in Batley; he lost Glen Durrant 6–3 in the first round.{{cite web |title=THolsten Qualifiers - Day One |url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1639139%2C00.html |access-date=13 January 2023 |archive-date=28 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428132737/http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0%2C%2C10180~1639139%2C00.html |url-status=dead }}

Usher participated in the 2019 World Masters,{{cite web|title=Graham Usher |url=https://mastercaller.com/players/graham-usher|language=en}} where he reached the quarter-finals but lost there to Mario Vandenbogaerde 4–2 in sets.{{cite web|title= Graham Usher |url=https://dartswdf.com/players/graham-usher}}

In 2020, 2021 and 2022 consequently, he took his part in PDC Q-School three times, but failed to get a Tour Card. In these years he played on the Challenge Tour. On the 2022 Challenge Tour he reached the semi-finals at Challenge Tour 11 and Challenge Tour 18, losing to Jelle Klaasen 5–4{{Cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |date=15 July 2022 |title=Dutch duo Van Trijp & Van Veen share Winmau Challenge Tour titles |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/07/15/dutch-duo-van-trijp-van-veen-share-winmau-challenge-tour-titles |publisher=PDC.tv}} and Patrick Peters 5–3 respectively.{{Cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |date=17 September 2022 |title=Van der Velde & Kist seal Dutch double on Winmau Challenge Tour |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/09/17/van-der-velde-kist-seal-dutch-double-winmau-challenge-tour |publisher=PDC.tv}}

In 2022 he played in the MODUS Super Series, where he hit a nine-dart leg in July in a match against Dan Read. He was defeated by Conan Whitehead in the October 2022 MODUS Super Series.{{cite web|title=Conan Whitehead beats Graham Usher to win inaugural MODUS Super Series title |url=https://www.planetsport.com/darts/news/conan-whitehead-beats-graham-usher-win-inaugural-modus-super-series-title}}

Usher qualified for a PDC Tour Card for the first time at the 2023 Q-School, defeating Adam Warner on the second finals day.{{cite web |date=14 January 2023 |title=Corey Cadby and Graham Usher latest to clinch PDC Tour cards at Q-School |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12785892/corey-cadby-and-graham-usher-latest-to-clinch-pdc-tour-cards-at-q-school-fallon-sherrock-suffers-early-exit |work=Sky Sports}} Usher reached the fifth round of the 2024 UK Open, which won him his biggest haul at a single event with £5,000 in ranking money, but did not earn enough ranking money during his two years on the Pro Tour to reach the Top 64 and keep his Tour Card, falling short with £32,250 in ranking money.{{cite web |title=Ranking summary (Order of Merit) Graham Usher Tour Card |url=https://www.dartsrankings.com/breakdown?p=405 |website=DartsRankings}} Usher attended Q-School again in 2025,{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Kieran |date=29 August 2024 |title="These lads, it's their job. I've got another job" - Graham Usher reflects on the unrelenting toughness of the PDC Pro Tour and announces plans for Q-School in 2025 |url=https://dartsnews.com/pdc/these-lads-its-their-job-ive-got-another-job-graham-usher-reflects-on-the-unrelenting-toughness-of-the-pdc-pro-tour-and-announces-plans-for-q-school-in-2025 |website=DartsNews}} but failed to re-gain his Tour Card.

Performance timeline

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
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style="background:#efefef;"\| {{nowrap\|World Series of Darts Finals}} \| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"\|Not held \| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"\|DNQ \| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"\| 1R \| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"\|DNQ
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style="background:#efefef;" align=left\| Winmau World Masters \| colspan="10" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"\|PDC \| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"\|QF \| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"\|NH \| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"\|PDC \|
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PDC European Tour

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