Joe Cullen has been named among the 12 players to have held a PDC Tour Card in every season since the system began in 2011, underlining the scale of his long-term ProTour staying power.
The fresh list, published on 28 June, places Cullen alongside Michael van Gerwen, James Wade, Gary Anderson, Dave Chisnall, Michael Smith, Peter Wright, William O’Connor, Mickey Mansell, Brendan Dolan, Mensur Suljovic and Ian White.
That group matters because Tour Card survival is not protected by reputation. Players have to defend ranking money, stay active across the ProTour and keep standards high enough to avoid being sent back through Q-School. Cullen’s place in the dozen therefore gives his 2026 campaign a broader frame than seedings alone.
Cullen Record Shows ProTour Pressure
Darts World reports that only those 12 players have remained continuously on the professional circuit since the Tour Card structure was introduced, with Raymond van Barneveld, Kim Huybrechts and Mervyn King one season behind on 15 campaigns.
For Cullen, the timing is useful. The World Matchplay race has made every ranking move feel immediate, but this record shows the other side of his career: years of week-to-week resilience in a field that keeps getting younger, deeper and more international.
The full breakdown was published by Darts World in its Tour Card ever-presents feature.
