Nathan Aspinall: PDC Titles, current world ranking and walk-on song for Greater Manchester darts player

In 2024, darts continues its rise in popularity not just across the UK but further afield too. The tense PDC World Darts Championship Final in January saw teenage ace Luke Littler edged out by a classy and efficient Luke Humphries. 

The PDC Premier League of Darts is hotting up, with weekly nights across venues in the UK and Europe seeing eight of the best players in the world going head-to-head for vital league points. One of these is a man from Stockport who is continuing to make an impact on the sport.

Nathan Aspinall secured his first PDC tour card in 2015, but it was a dramatic few months in 2019 that saw him truly arrive on the darts scene. The year kicked off with his joint best performance at the World Championships, reaching the semi-finals. 

In March, Aspinall won his first televised event when he came out on top at the UK Open. The three-day event held at Butlins Resort in Minehead saw Aspinall defeat former world champion Rob Cross in the final. 

Just months later, in July 2019, Aspinall was victorious once again in a TV tournament. Swapping Somerset for Las Vegas, the man from Stockport battled it out with 15 other players and came out on top in the final against Michael Smith. 

The Premier League has been a mixed bag for Aspinall, and in 2020 he reached the final. He lost to Glen Durrant, in a tournament that started in February but didn’t finish until October due to the Covid-19 outbreak. 

Aspinall’s most recent TV tournament win was his biggest to date. In July 2023 he won the World Matchplay at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, storming to a 18-6 win against Johnny Clayton. Heading into spring 2024, Aspinall is ranked number four in the world according to the PDC rankings.

What is Nathan Aspinall’s walk-on song? 

Darts players each have their own walk on songs which plays as they make their way to the oche. Nathan Aspinall’s choice is one of the more classic indie rock anthems of recent years, as he walks out to ‘Mr Brightside’ by The Killers.

Fans watching on, no matter where, enjoy joining Aspinall in singing along. Another feature of darts players personalities is nicknames which for Aspinall is 'The Asp'.

Who will Nathan Aspinall play in the PDC Premier League Darts in Manchester? 

The eight players line-up in four quarter-finals and then the winners will move onto semi-finals and a final at the AO Arena. Aspinall’s night gets underway against Rob Cross, and he’ll be hoping to make sure he returns to the stage more than once during his local Premier League night.