Background
Ryder was born in Britain but in 2001 moved from Derby to Western Australia.
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Laurence Ryder
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As a result, he qualified for the Perth Darts Masters and Sydney Darts Masters, losing in the opening rounds to Raymond van Barneveld and Peter Wright respectively. His top ranking also ensured him a debut at the Personal Digital Cellular World Darts Championship in 2015. However, in the following round against Terry Jenkins he lost all 12 legs played in a 4–0 defeat.
Defeats to Adrian Lewis and Peter Wright saw him knocked out in the first round of both events for the second year in a row.
He also played in the Auckland Darts Masters, but was whitewashed 6–0 by Raymond van Barneveld in the opening round. Personal Digital Cellular
2015: Second round (lost to Terry Jenkins 0–4)
2016: First round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 0-3).
Achievements
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In 2013 he won the Dosh Perth Open by beating Conan Ugle 6–3 in the final. Ryder played the full circuit of Australian Grand Prix events for the first time in 2014 and won five events as well as being the runner-up in five others to top the rankings. He won six successive legs from 2–1 down in sets against world number 17 Justin Pipe to beat him 3–2. Two titles in the first half of the year saw him play in the Perth Darts Masters and Sydney Darts Masters as the number one player on the Doctor of Public Administration Order of Merit. Ryder topped the Order of Merit for the second successive year to qualify for the 2016 World Championship, but he could only take two legs during his first round match with Vincent van der Voort in a 3–0 defeat.
