Bunting’s 2026 has been a tale of two players. He turned up to the Premier League with a target on his back as the wildcard pick most pundits had pencilled in for the wooden spoon, then went and dropped a 106-plus average against Humphries in Belfast on his way to a nightly win. That kind of swing is exactly what makes him interesting and dangerous in the markets. Check out our Stephen Bunting form table below!
Stephen Bunting // The Bullet
Stephen Bunting Average
Stephen Bunting 180s
Stephen Bunting Doubles
180s per Event 2025–26
Checkout % by Range
Stephen Bunting Darts Form Highlights
Where Bunting shines:
A reliable scoring floor
What he does well is hold his average. The Bullet rarely posts a stinker on TV. He’ll sit in that 96-100 range week after week, and when the room is right and the doubles fall, he climbs into the 104-106 territory where almost nobody beats him. His scoring at the Worlds in 2023 (23 maximums in his run to the QFs) wasn’t a fluke either. Bunting is a genuine 6-180s-a-match player when he’s on the boards.
Big-stage temperament
He’s also been playing TV darts for over a decade, and it shows. Crowd noise, last-leg pressure, a Van Gerwen sledge, none of it visibly affects him. He plays the same throw routine in a deciding leg as he does in a 0-0 group match, and on a night where the doubles drop early, that calm becomes a weapon.
Stephen Bunting Form Risks
Here’s what to keep an eye on:
The double trouble
The biggest risk is the doubles. He went into Belfast that night with a 33% checkout rate from his first three Premier League outings, and that’s been the recurring theme of his career. When the trebles dry up, the doubles disappear with them and he can’t dig himself out. We’ve seen multiple TV matches in 2024-25 where he was averaging 99-plus and lost because his checkout rate fell below 30%. Against scoring elites, that’s terminal.
Venue dependency
He’s also one of those players whose form correlates very heavily with the venue. He travels well to friendly UK arenas (Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Belfast) but less so on European Tour stops where the rooms are colder and the crowd doesn’t lift him. His European Tour win-rate is a clear five to seven points worse than his UK-floor record, and that’s been true for three seasons running. If you’re betting on Bunting in a Pro Tour event in Germany or the Netherlands, you’re betting on a different player than the one who showed up in Belfast.
Drift in long matches
The other risk is stamina-shaped. Bunting is fine over 11 or 13-leg formats, but in best-of-31 or longer matches at the Matchplay and Grand Prix, his average has historically dropped two to three points in the back end. Books don’t always price this in. Outright tournament prices on Bunting in long-format majors look generous on paper but rarely cash because of how his game sags in deep runs.
Betting Angles
Worth considering if you’re betting on him:
Where the value sits
For bettors: Bunting’s 180 totals are nearly always solid value when set conservatively. Match averages-over markets are the trap. Books know he can hit 105 but they price him on the assumption he might also hit 91. Pick your spots. He’s a brilliant in-play option when he wins the first set, because his confidence shifts dramatically when he’s leading.
Form to know
Recent form to know: Belfast nightly win (Premier League Night 4, Feb 2026), 106.63 avg vs Humphries, then back-to-back losses against Rock and Van Gerwen at Brighton. Six PDC titles in 2025 including World Series wins in Bahrain and Copenhagen. Currently 7th in the world.
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