# Martin Lukeman

Martin Lukeman (born 26 March 1985) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the runner-up at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts.

## Career

Lukeman managed to reach the last 16 of the 2017 UK Open. After last-leg wins against Matt Padgett and Rob Hewson, he defeated Chris Dobey 10–5 in the fourth round, before losing 10–3 to Ian White in the fifth round.
Lukeman secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School in February 2021, sealing his professional status with a day to spare.
Lukeman reached his maiden PDC European Tour final at the 2022 German Darts Grand Prix by defeating Adam Gawlas, Gabriel Clemens, Keane Barry, Martin Schindler and Damon Heta. He faced Luke Humphries in the final, and was beaten 8–2.
Lukeman reached a maiden major televised final at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts, the first qualifier in the competition's history to make the final, losing 16–3 to Luke Littler.

## Personal life

Lukeman enjoys clay pigeon shooting and is a skilled marksman.

## World Championship results
### PDC

* 2023: Second round (lost to Martin Schindler 1–3)
* 2024: Second round (lost to Damon Heta 1–3)
* 2025: Second round (lost to Andrew Gilding 1–3)

## Career finals
### PDC major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam of Darts (0–1)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2024 | Grand Slam of Darts | Luke Littler | 3–16 (l) |
* ↑ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

## Performance timeline

| Tournament | 2017 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| PDC Ranked televised events |||||||
| World Championship | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2R | 2R | 2R |
| World Masters | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Prel. |
| UK Open | 5R | 1R | 4R | 4R | QF | 4R |
| World Matchplay | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | QF | DNQ | DNQ | |
| European Championship | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | |
| Grand Slam | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | F | |
| Players Championship Finals | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | |
| Career statistics |||||||
| Year-end ranking | 125 | 117 | 39 | 35 | 38 | |
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | IDO 1R | GDC 3R | GDG F | ADO DNQ | EDO 1R | CDO 2R | EDG 3R | DDC DNQ | EDM 3R | HDT 2R | GDO 2R | BDO DNQ | GDT DNQ |
| 2023 | BSD DNQ | EDO DNQ | IDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | ADO DNQ | DDC 2R | BDO DNQ | CDO 2R | EDG DNQ | EDM 2R | GDO DNQ | HDT DNQ | GDC 3R |
| 2024 | BDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | IDO DNQ | EDG 1R | ADO 1R | BSD DNQ | DDC DNQ | EDO DNQ | GDC 1R | FDT 1R | HDT 2R | SDT DNQ | CDO 2R |
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 |
| 2017 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WIG 1R | BAR 1R | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2018 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | MIL 1R | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2021 | BOL 1R | BOL 1R | BOL 1R | BOL 2R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 3R | NIE 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 3R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | COV 1R | COV 2R | COV 1R | COV 1R | BAR 1R | BAR SF | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | DNP | DNP | DNP | BAR 1R | BAR 4R | BAR 1R |
| 2022 | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | WIG 3R | WIG 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | NIE 2R | NIE 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR QF | WIG 4R | WIG 2R | NIE 4R | NIE 4R | BAR 2R | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 4R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R |
| 2023 | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | HIL 3R | HIL 1R | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | LEI 1R | LEI 2R | HIL 1R | HIL 3R | LEI 2R | LEI 1R | HIL 3R | HIL 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 4R | BAR QF | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R |
| 2024 | WIG 1R | WIG SF | LEI 2R | LEI 2R | HIL 1R | HIL 3R | LEI 1R | LEI 2R | HIL 3R | HIL 2R | HIL 2R | HIL 2R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 3R | MIL 2R | MIL QR | WIG 3R | WIG 2R | MIL 4R | MIL QF | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 3R | WIG 2R | WIG 3R | LEI 2R | LEI 1R |
* 1 2 Not a Tour card holder
Performance Table Legend :
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# | Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage | DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | #R RR L# | Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage | NYF | Not yet founded |