He made an immediate impact on the circuit by winning his very first PDC Pro Tour event at a UK Open Qualifier.
Bunting also has several endorsement deals that bring in an undisclosed amount of cash.
During his run at Ally Pally, Prince Harry was in attendance as Bunting defeated James Wade 4-1.
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Although he didn’t win any of those finals in that series, he didn’t finish second in the overall rankings with £97,000 of prize money.
Should he beat Michael van Gerwen he could either win £200,000 as the runner-up of the £500,000 overall top prize.
Bunting has been in decent form all year, reaching three quarter-finals (£6,000 each) and two semi-finals (£8,500 each) on the European tour as well as SIX finals for the Players Championship.
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There is also personalised merchandise available to purchase.
Bunting has also become a major social media sensation with the slogan ‘Let’s Go Bunting Mental!’
It is estimated that Bunting can make up to £300 for a branded post on social media, but will depend on the platform and the partner.
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Bunting is currently ranked No 8 in the PDC Order of Merit and has racked up prize money of £486,000 in the last two years.
He has an army of fans who cheer him in every match and has racked up 200k followers on TikTok, 170k on Instagram and another 100k on Twitter.
In October 2012 he won the Winmau World Masters and Zuiderduin Masters, finishing the year as the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and World Darts Federation (WDF) world number one.
Stephen successfully defended his World Masters title in 2013 — becoming only the fourth man to do so after Bob Anderson, Eric Bristow and Martin Adams.
In total, he has earned career prize money of over £1.8million.
He won his third PDC ranking event at the Players Championship in July 2021.
