{"title":"Alan Soutar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort answer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alan Soutar, \"Soots\", is a right-handed Scottish professional and serving firefighter, the 2024 Players Championship 11 winner, ranked 60th on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026. We don't currently stock his Mission signature darts, but we carry the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mission-darts\"\u003eMission darts range\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNickname\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoots\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScotland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBorn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1978\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDarts brand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMission\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDart weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThrows\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRight-handed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWalk-on\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFreed from Desire – Gala\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTitles and achievements\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"titles\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers Championship 11\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrand Slam of Darts quarter-final\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDC World Championship last 16\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022 and 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHelvetia Open\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWDF World Cup team title\u003c\/strong\u003e 2013 (Scotland)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is Alan Soutar?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlan Soutar is a professional darts player based in Arbroath on Scotland's east coast, born in 1978. He throws right-handed and is known as \"Soots\". He started playing darts as a boy in his grandparents' pub in Arbroath, and he runs a darts academy for young players in the town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore darts became his career he served as a commando, then joined the fire service. He is a firefighter with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and he and his partner help raise guide dog puppies at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow did he break through?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoutar played for Scotland on the BDO and WDF circuits, winning the WDF World Cup team title with Scotland in 2013 and the Helvetia Open in 2019. In February 2021 he won a PDC Tour Card at UK Q-School and signed with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mission\"\u003eMission\u003c\/a\u003e the same month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis first PDC World Championship, the 2022 edition, took him to the last 16, and he reached the last 16 again a year later. In between he made the quarter-finals of the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts. He won his first PDC title at Players Championship 11 in Hildesheim in June 2024, beating \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/daryl-gurney\"\u003eDaryl Gurney\u003c\/a\u003e 8-7 in a deciding leg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow has Alan Soutar played in 2026?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the 2026 World Championship he reached the second round, where Gian van Veen beat him 3-1. On 30 March he reached the final of Players Championship 7 in Leicester, where Ryan Searle beat him 8-3. He was ranked 60th on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat darts does Alan Soutar use?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoutar plays 24g Mission darts. He has been with Mission since February 2021, and in February 2025 the brand extended his contract for several years in a new player ambassador role. Mission's current Alan Soutar signature model is the Soots: a straight barrel with a bull nose, radial grooves with micro-cuts along its full length, and a blue and white electroplated finish. His signature flights carry a design that reflects his Scottish heritage and marks Arbroath. Mission doesn't state which points and shafts he plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe don't currently stock his signature darts. For a similar setup, see the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mission-darts\"\u003eMission darts\u003c\/a\u003e range or all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/darts\"\u003esteel tip darts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat weight darts does Alan Soutar use?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe plays 24g Mission darts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho sponsors Alan Soutar's darts?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMission. He signed in February 2021 and became a Mission player ambassador in February 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Alan Soutar a firefighter?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. He works for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service alongside his darts career, and served as a commando before that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Alan Soutar's walk-on song?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFreed from Desire by Gala.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHas Alan Soutar won a PDC title?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. He won Players Championship 11 in Hildesheim in June 2024, beating Daryl Gurney 8-7 in the final.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated guides\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/pdc-order-of-merit\"\u003ePDC Order of Merit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/darts-tournament-calendar\"\u003eDarts tournament calendar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/maximizing-your-dart-skills-through-effective-practice-techniques\"\u003eDarts practice routine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.dartsonline.co.nz\/collections\/alan-soutar.oembed","provider":"Darts Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}