Stephen Bunting History

Bunting made his first appearance in the BDO World Championship back in 2004, making the second round.

He gradually experienced success, making the quarter-final in 2011 before ultimately winning it in 2014 and transferring to the PDC.

In his first year on the PDC Tour, Bunting made the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix, the last eight of the European Championship, the Grand Slam of Darts and, impressively, the PDC World Championship.

The following year Bunting reached another major semi-final, this time in the UK Open, and made his Premier League Darts debut. It wasn’t until 2021, though, that he would make the last four of a major again, doing so at both the World Championship and the Grand Prix.

PDC major success finally arrived for the Bullet in 2024 at the Masters in Milton Keynes.

An impressive display to beat Michael van Gerwen 11-7 in the final followed wins over then-world champion Luke Humphries, former world champion Peter Wright and then-reigning World Matchplay titlist Nathan Aspinall.

Bunting never trailed a game in the final four rounds and averaged an impressive 102.50 in the final in what was a statement tournament for the 39-year-old.

Following his Masters success Bunting made the last eight of the UK Open as well as the semi-final of the 2025 World Championship — where he lost to eventual winner Luke Littler — before winning the Bahrain Darts Masters in January this year.

Stephen Bunting Stats

Since joining the PDC in 2014 Bunting has become a fan favourite for his on-stage and online persona – but he has also enjoyed many successful moments at the oche over the years, including:

• The 2024 Masters saw Bunting bring home his first-ever televised PDC major. His 11-7 win over Van Gerwen came after he had already beaten reigning world champion Humphries, two-time world champion Wright and two-time major winner Aspinall
• That Masters win in Milton Keynes was the highlight of an impressive year for the Bullet, as he made the last four of the World Championship as well as the final in six Players Championship events
• Averaging 96.83 for the calendar year 2024, Bunting had the sixth-best average on tour and goes into the BetMGM Premier League Darts campaign ranked fifth on the PDC Order of Merit
• This will be his second full appearance in the BetMGM Premier League. In his second year on the PDC Tour, Bunting was selected as part of the 2015 Premier League and finished eighth, beating the likes of Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson before exiting the competition. He also made an appearance as a challenger in the 2020 edition
• Prior to the PDC, Bunting enjoyed success in a range of BDO competitions, twice winning the World Masters before becoming BDO world champion in 2014, his final year before joining the PDC

Stephen Bunting Titles

Bunting has achieved success across other events in his career, including:

• The Masters – 2024
• Bahrain Darts Masters – 2025
• Players Championship events – 2016, 2021
• BDO World Championship – 2014
• BDO World Masters (2) – 2012, 2013
• BDO Zuiderduin Masters – 2012

Related Players

Bunting will compete in the 2025 BetMGM Premier League alongside seven of the world’s best players.

The likes of world champion Luke Littler, seven-time Premier League winner Michael van Gerwen and world number one Luke Humphries will battle it out over 17 nights to become BetMGM Premier League champion.

Also standing in Bunting’s path to glory are Chris Dobey, Rob Cross, Nathan Aspinall and Gerwyn Price, as Bunting looks to add a second major to his trophy cabinet.

Read more about the other 2025 BetMGM Premier League Darts participants below. It’s showtime!