Karel SedláÃÂek (born 17 February 1979) is a Czech professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Evil Charlie", he reached the last 16 at both the 2014 BDO World Trophy and the 2020 Players Championship Finals. He is a three-time quarter-finalist on the PDC European Tour, and a two-time Players Championship semi-finalist.
SedláÃÂek has represented Czechia at the PDC World Cup of Darts, reaching the quarter-finals in 2025 alongside Petr Kà Âivka.
SedláÃÂek began playing darts at 15 after receiving darts equipment from a classmate, and started playing in tournaments two years later. After serving in the military, he began playing darts again.
Outside of darts, SedláÃÂek runs a gas warehouse in Trutnov.
SedláÃÂek's nickname, "Evil Charlie", derives from a spectator having shouted "To je zlej Kája!" ("That's evil, Charlie!") after he defeated an opponent heavily in a league match.
SedláÃÂek qualified for the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship playing Paul Hogan in the preliminary round, losing 3âÂÂ1. He qualified for the 2014 BDO World Trophy, won in the first round 6âÂÂ1 over Robbie Green, then lost in the last 16 to Paul Jennings 7âÂÂ2. He qualified for the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship, playing Paul Coughlin in the preliminary round; he won 3âÂÂ2. He lost to Glen Durrant 3âÂÂ1 in the first round, despite having the highest average, 99.58, of all the first round matches, and the third-highest losing average in Lakeside history.
In 2018 SedláÃÂek qualified for the Dutch Darts Championship in Maastricht. He won the East European qualifier to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, his first qualification for that event.
Following a 3âÂÂ0 defeat to Keegan Brown at the World Championship, he went on to qualify for the 2019 German Darts Grand Prix in Munich. Wins over Diogo Portela, Ian White and Darren Webster saw SedláÃÂek reach the quarter-finals, where he went down 6âÂÂ5 to Max Hopp.
SedláÃÂek was also able to qualify for his home tournament, the 2019 Czech Darts Open, where he was eventually beaten in the second round 6âÂÂ4 by Ian White.
On 18 January 2020, he beat Berry van Peer in the final of Day Three at European Q-School to win a PDC Tour Card for the first time, making him the first Czech player to earn a Tour Card.
At the 2021 UK Open, SedláÃÂek won 6âÂÂ0 against Rhys Griffin but was then eliminated by Simon Whitlock 10âÂÂ7. On the PDC Pro Tour, SedláÃÂek reached at most the last 16 whereupon he lost his Tour Card and had to go back to 2022 Q-School. As a former Tour Card holder he started in the final stage, but he didn't win his Tour Card back.
Despite not having a Tour Card, SedláÃÂek qualified for the 2022 European Championship after regularly appearing at European Tour events through East Europe qualifiers. He lost in the first round 6âÂÂ4 against Michael Smith. SedláÃÂek also qualified for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, where he defeated Raymond Smith 3âÂÂ0 in the first round before losing 3âÂÂ2 in a tiebreaker against Dirk van Duijvenbode, a match where SedláÃÂek had a dart to win it.
SedláÃÂek regained his PDC Tour Card at 2023 Q-School, finishing 6th on the European Order of Merit.
In 2024 SedláÃÂek made it to the quarter-finals at a Players Championship event for the first time at Players Championship 6 in Hildesheim and made it to the semi-finals at Players Championship 16 in Milton Keynes. These results helped him qualify for the 2024 Players Championship Finals as the 43rd seed, where he lost to 22nd seed Ryan Joyce 6âÂÂ4 in the first round. After a one year absence, SedláÃÂek also qualified for the 2025 PDC World Championship, where he was trying to secure his Tour Card by finishing the season in the top 65 on the PDC Order of Merit. However, he lost to debutant Rhys Griffin 3âÂÂ0 in sets in the first round. Due to the results of Robert Owen, Nick Kenny and Jeffrey de Graaf at the World Championship, he dropped to 66th place on the rankings and lost his Tour Card, but he regained it at 2025 Q-School.
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BDO
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PDC European Tour
PDC Players Championships