Carl Wilkinson (born 9 May 1984) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events.
He attended UK Q-School in 2019, where he won a two-year Tour Card after finishing 2nd on the Order of Merit rankings.
Wilkinson made his PDC European Tour debut at the 2019 Gibraltar Darts Trophy. He defeated Home Nation Qualifier Justin Hewitt 6âÂÂ3 before losing to 6th seed Daryl Gurney 6âÂÂ4 in the second round.
Wilkinson won Group 13 at the 2020 PDC Home Tour, with a 5âÂÂ3 win over Matthew Edgar, a 5âÂÂ1 win against Callan Rydz, and a 5âÂÂ2 victory in his final group game against Steve Beaton.
Wilkison was the runner-up at the 2023 British Classic. In the opening four rounds Wilkinson achieved 3 whitewash victories, with averages of 81.24 in victory against Tom Callaghan, 92.49 in defeating Andrew Brindon, 92.04 in a 4âÂÂ1 win over Andrew Broll, and 87.13 in a 4âÂÂ0 win against Dean Fitch before he defeated Jelle Klaasen 4âÂÂ1 in the last 32, with Wilkinson averaging 91.44 to KlaasenâÂÂs 92.76. In the last 16 he defeated Thomas Gregory 4âÂÂ2, Wilkinson then defeated Harry Lane 4âÂÂ2, averaging 89.69, to reach the semi-finals. Wilkinson defeated Paul Mitchell 4âÂÂ1 before being whitewashed by Luke Littler 5âÂÂ0 in the final. Littler averaged 105.85 to WilkinsonâÂÂs 85.04.
Wilkinson won the 2024 Isle of Man Open, defeating Deian Roberts 5âÂÂ2 in the final.
Wilkinson also won the 2024 British Open. He defeated Karl Corcoran 4âÂÂ2 in the last 32, then Lewis Pride 4âÂÂ3, in a deciding leg, Andy Harland 4âÂÂ1, and Henry Coates 4âÂÂ2 to reach the final. In the final he won 5âÂÂ2 against Jim McEwan, Wilkinson averaged 94.89.
He was the runner-up at the 2024 Welsh Classic, losing to Cliff Prior 5âÂÂ2 in the final.
He reached the last 64 of the 2024 World Masters, winning all 4 of his games in Group AU, then defeating Tom Smith 5âÂÂ2, before losing to Andreas Harrysson, who averaged 99.12, 5âÂÂ4 in a deciding leg.
Wilkinson qualified for the 2024 WDF World Darts Championship at the Lakeside Country Club virtue of being ranked 17th on their World Championship rankings race. He was drawn to play Jacob Taylor in the first round, who he whitewashed 2âÂÂ0 in sets. The vandalism of his Wikipedia article was mentioned in the commentary during the game, with the commentators attributing the edits to Scott Waites.