Adrian Lewis
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World Grand Prix | Runner-up: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Winner (1): 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Semi-final: 2011, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Ch'ship | Winner (1): 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier League | Runner-up: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desert Classic | Quarter-final: 2007, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PC Finals | Runner-up: 2014, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters | Runner-up: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions League | Group Stage: 2016, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Tour Events
Players Championships
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
World Series of Darts Events
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Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985) is an English professional darts player who plays in the PDC. He is a two-time PDC World Darts Champion, winning in 2011 and 2012, also winning the 2013 European Championship and the 2014 UK Open.
During the early part of his career until 2007, Lewis was a
He is nicknamed "Jackpot", as he won a jackpot gambling in Las Vegas in 2005, but he was unable to collect the money as he was 20 years old, below the US legal gambling age of 21.[2]
Career
Early career
Lewis was born in
Lewis reached a semi-final of the regional qualifiers for the
He failed to qualify for the 2005 World Championship, but back at Bolton for the 2005 UK Open he produced one of the rare whitewashes in the tournament's history, beating Colin Monk 11–0 before falling 11–8 to Chris Mason in the last 16.[6]
Major breakthrough
In late 2005, Lewis began to produce some promising results including his first major event quarter-final which came in the
Lewis made his PDC World Championship debut in 2006, reaching the quarter-finals by defeating Dave Honey, Dennis Priestley and Roland Scholten.[9] He was involved in, what has become, an infamous match against Peter Manley. When 2–1 down Lewis successfully hit a blind 180, where he turned to face Manley as the last dart was in the air. Manley won the set and then appeared to say something while Lewis was throwing, which caused him to leave the stage. Lewis did return, but went on to lose the match 5–3.[10]
His biggest breakthrough came in May 2006 when he joined the 15 other PDC players in the top-16 competing against 16 American qualifiers in the World Series of Darts which was broadcast on ESPN. Lewis' performance in this tournament made others refer to him as a major threat in years to come. He beat Lloyd 6–5, Denis Ovens 9–6 and Priestley 11–1 before falling in the final 13–5 to Taylor.[11] His ranking continued to rise by reaching the latter stages of the non-televised PDC Pro Tour events during 2006 (including winning a Scottish Players Championship) as well as the last 16 of the UK Open, having beaten Wayne Mardle 11–10 in the last 32, before losing to John MaGowan 11–6.[12][13]
2007–2010
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Between 2007 and 2010, Lewis produced inconsistent form and was often unable to follow up on big wins such as at the
He lost to Andy Jenkins in the last 16 of the 2007 World Championship, but was selected by Sky Sports as a wildcard for the 2007 Premier League.[15][16] The event is prestigious as it involves the top six PDC players and two wildcards. Lewis finished seventh in the league, winning five of his fourteen matches.[17] Lewis also advanced to the semi-finals of the International Darts League, but was thrashed 9–1 by Gary Anderson.[18]
He reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship for the second time in 2008, but was defeated 5–2 by Kevin Painter.[19] He fared much better in the Premier League this year by finishing fourth in the table to advance to the play-offs where Taylor comfortably beat him 11–1.[20] At the
Lewis was defeated in the second round of the
His form on television also improved during 2009 reaching the quarter-finals of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix. During 2010 he also made the last eight of the World Championship, Players Championships and UK Open before reaching his first televised final on Sky Television in the
2011 season
World Championship win
Lewis reached the final of the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship courtesy of victories over Tony Eccles, Mark Dudbridge, Robert Thornton, Vincent van der Voort and Mark Webster en route to the final, where he played Gary Anderson. The match-up ensured that, for the first time, the winner of the PDC World Championship would not have previously succeeded in the rival BDO World Championship. Lewis himself became the only player to have reached the PDC final without playing full-time on the BDO circuit.
During the first set of the match, Lewis became the first player to throw a
Rest of 2011
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In the
He got off to a winning start in the 2011 premier league of darts by beating the 2010 champion Phil Taylor 8–2, only to lose to Taylor 8–3 in their second meeting. Week 4 saw him get his first heavy defeat of the 2011 campaign, losing 8–2 to Mark Webster. He went on to defeat Gary Anderson in Anderson's home country of Scotland after both players were distracted by the crowd. Lewis was being booed and coins were thrown at him but he went on to win the match 8–3 and both players stated their disappointment with the crowd. During his walk on he had beer thrown over him.[26] Lewis proceeded to make it to the final of the 2011 Premier League but lost 10–4 to Gary Anderson after beating Phil Taylor 8–3 in the semi-final in the same night.
Lewis was eliminated in the third round of the 2011 U.K. Open by Terry Jenkins, who took a 9–7 match. He lost 17–10 in the semi-finals of the 2011 World Matchplay to James Wade. He hit another perfect 9 dart leg on 31 July 2011 at the European Darts Championships against Raymond van Barneveld during their semi- final match which he won 11–10. He played Phil Taylor in the final and lost 8–11.[27]
In the 2011 World Grand Prix, he played John Part in his first round match. He lost 2 sets to 1 after leading 1–0 in sets and 2–0 in legs.
He reached the final of the first players championship in Derby and was defeated 6–2 by Jamie Caven.[28] In the Crawley Players Championship he was defeated in the final by Paul Nicholson 6–4 in a hard fought match, he had defeated Ronnie Baxter 6–5 in the semi-final.[29]
Lewis was now under the management of former World Champion Keith Deller and under his guidance he has appeared in several major finals, including his World Championship win.
2012 season
Defending his title
Lewis became the third player, after Eric Bristow and Raymond van Barneveld, to successfully defend their first World Championship title in the 2012 PDC World Championship, by beating Andy Hamilton 7–3 in the Final.[30]
He almost exited the tournament on multiple occasions, beginning with his first round match against Nigel Heydon. He trailed 0–2 and was stung by a wasp during a break on his non-throwing hand, but nevertheless managed to claw his way back to 2–2. Heydon led 2–1 in the deciding set, but never had a dart for the match as Lewis won four of the last five legs to avoid an early exit.[31] More comfortable victories ensued over Robert Thornton (4–2) and Wayne Jones (4–0), with Lewis seemingly heading for the semi-finals as he led Terry Jenkins 3–0 in the last 8, having only lost 2 legs.[32] However, his opponent stormed back to level the match, before Lewis rediscovered his form to win the last two sets and clinch a 5–3 win. He said after the match that he had "lost his way" during Jenkins' fightback, but was delighted to be in the semi-finals.[33]
His semi-final match with James Wade was hailed as one of the greatest comebacks of all time. Lewis trailed both 2–0 and 5–1, only to win the next 5 sets, including 10 straight legs, to incredibly win 6–5 and finished with a 161 checkout.[34] After the semi-final Lewis stated: "That was the best win of my career, definitely".[35]
The match eventually finished at 12:50am (GMT). However, Lewis managed to never trail against Hamilton and was a double 12 away from hitting a nine-darter in the final for the second successive year. Lewis clinched victory with his third attempt at the match winning double and said afterwards he believed he could win 10 World Championship titles.[30] The tournament victory took Lewis' career prize money above the £1 million mark,[8] and confirmed his number two status in the PDC Order of Merit.[36] His semi-final comeback was named PDC Televised Performance of the Year at the PDC annual awards ceremony on 3 January.[37]
Rest of 2012
Lewis maintained his form for his next tournament of the season as he represented England and won the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts, with Phil Taylor. The pair needed a sudden-death leg to see off Canada in the second round, before defeating the United States and Wales to reach the final where they played the Australian team consisting of Simon Whitlock and Paul Nicholson. The final finished with the scores at 3–3 meaning that a sudden-death leg was required to decide the title. Australia missed four darts to take the crown and England two, before Lewis took out double 5 to win his first World Cup, stating that the victory meant more to him than his second world title won a month earlier.[38]
Lewis was an automatic entrant for the Premier League due to his Order of Merit ranking.[39] His first game was against Taylor, just four days after their World Cup win. Lewis led the match 6–1, before Taylor came back to draw 7–7.[40] Taylor averaged 112.79 which was until 2015 the highest televised average in a match without actually winning it.[41] Lewis drew his next two matches before succumbing to a heavy 1–8 defeat to Gary Anderson. He had to wait until the 7th game of the season for his first win which came with an 8–3 defeat of Kevin Painter.[42] Lewis went into the final match knowing a victory over Simon Whitlock would guarantee him a place in the play-offs,[43] however he lost 6–8 to finish the season 6th in the table.[44]
Lewis lost in the last 32 of the
2013 season
Lewis finally relinquished his World Championship crown in the 2013 edition of the event. Despite not being at his best he comfortably made it through to the quarter-finals as he stretched his unbeaten run in the tournament to 15 games. There he faced Michael van Gerwen and what resulted was one of the greatest matches ever played in the tournament.[55] Both players averaged over 100 as Lewis came from a set down four times to level the tie at 4–4. In the deciding set Lewis needed 60 to win but missed two darts at double top, later explaining that he had blocked the bed with his first dart. Van Gerwen stepped in to win three successive legs and end Lewis' hopes of a hat-trick of consecutive world titles.[56][57]
Lewis retained his World Cup of Darts crown with Phil Taylor in February. They survived two match darts from South Africa in the last 16 and one from Wales in the semi-finals to play the Belgian brothers Ronny and Kim Huybrechts in the final.[58][59] Lewis lost to Kim 0–4, but beat Ronny 4–2 meaning Taylor could secure the title by defeating Kim and he did so 4–1.[60] Lewis lost his first four games of the 2013 Premier League, but in week five he beat Michael van Gerwen 7–4 to record his first win.[61] He narrowly avoided relegation after week nine,[62] and could only pick up a total of four wins from his 16 games to finish 8th in the table.[63] Lewis reached the quarter-finals of the UK Open for only the second time in his career, but lost 6–10 to Peter Wright.[64]
Lewis won his third major title at the
2014 season
Lewis was untroubled in winning through to the semi-finals of the 2014 World Championship as none of his opponents could take more than a single set off him.[74] He then scored similar to his opponent Michael van Gerwen, but hit only 28% of his doubles to suffer a heavy 6–0 loss.[75] Lewis reached the finals of the first and third UK Open Qualifiers but was defeated 6–2 by Andy Hamilton and Phil Taylor respectively.[76][77]
At the
Lewis was beaten 16–8 by
2015 season
Lewis threw a
Lewis held on from 9–6 ahead of Taylor at the European Championship to edge through 10–9, but was then defeated 11–5 in the semi-finals by Gary Anderson.[102] He also lost in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam 16–11 against Michael Smith.[103] An 11–1 thrashing of Mensur Suljović at the Players Championship Finals helped Lewis play in his only major final this year, but averaged 89.17 as van Gerwen saw him off 11–6.[104]
2016 season
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A trio of matches without dropping a set saw Lewis cruise in to the quarter-finals of the 2016 World Championship and he then overcame Peter Wright 5–2 and was 5–0 up on Raymond van Barneveld in the semis.[105] The Dutchman threatened a comeback as he reduced the gap to 5–3, but Lewis captured the set he needed to reach his third World Championship final.[106] In a rematch of the 2011 final he faced Gary Anderson and Lewis lost 7–5, a reversal of the scoreline from five years ago. 34 180s were thrown which is a record in a professional match.[107] He won the first UK Open Qualifier with a 6–2 victory over Phil Taylor with an average of 110 and was knocked out in the fifth round of the UK Open itself, 9–7 by Jelle Klaasen.[108][109] Lewis ended Michael van Gerwen's 27 match wins in a row when he knocked out him 6–4 in the quarter-finals of the first Players Championship event of the year. He then overcame Gary Anderson 6–3 and was 5–3 ahead of Peter Wright in the final, but lost 6–5 without getting a dart for the match.[110] Lewis advanced to the Premier League Play-offs for the first time in five years, which included a nine darter against James Wade in week 11, but he was easily defeated 10–4 by Van Gerwen.[111][112]
Lewis and Taylor won their fourth
2017
There was never more than a set between Lewis and Raymond van Barneveld in the third round of the 2017 World Championship, with Lewis narrowly losing 4–3.[118] He was beaten 6–4 by Peter Wright in the final of the first UK Open Qualifier of the year and won the fifth Players Championship with a 6–3 victory over Dave Chisnall.[119][120] He threw a nine-darter in week 11 of the Premier League whilst defeating Van Barneveld 7–4 with an average of 111.52.[121] Lewis played with Chisnall at the World Cup for the first time and they were knocked out in the semi-finals after failing to win either of their matches against the Dutch pair of Michael van Gerwen and Van Barneveld.[122]
2018
In the 2018 World Championship, Kevin Münch caused a major upset by defeating Lewis, who had never before been beaten in the first round of a World Championship, in the first round with 3-1 in sets. The defeat saw Lewis fall to #20 in the Order of Merit, missing both the Masters and the Premier League for the first time.
On 2 February 2018 the Darts Regulation Authority ("DRA") released a statement that Lewis would be suspended with immediate effect pending an appeal following an incident with
2019
Lewis lost 4–1 to Michael van Gerwen in the fourth round of the 2019 World Championship. At the Grand Slam of Darts he beat James Wade 10–9 in the last 16 to reach the quarter-finals, before once again losing to van Gerwen.
2020
In the 2020 World Championship Lewis lost 4–3 in the fourth round to Dimitri Van den Bergh despite at one point leading 3–1 in sets. In October, Lewis tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw from the 2020 World Grand Prix.[123]
2021
Lewis began his 2021 season with a shock 3–1 loss to Danny Baggish in the second round of the 2021 World Championship.
At the Players Championship Finals he lost in the second round to Peter Wright, in a match mired in controversy after an altercation on stage after the match.
2022
At the 2022 World Championship, Lewis lost 3–1 in the second round to Gary Anderson.
Lewis returned to the winners circle with his first title in 3 years by winning Players Championship 20. At the 2022 World Grand Prix, Lewis beat José de Sousa in the first round before losing to Chris Dobey.
2023
In the 2023 World Championship, Lewis lost 3–0 against Damon Heta, falling at the second round stage for the third year in succession.
In April 2023, following withdrawals from multiple PDC Pro Tour events, Lewis announced he was taking a break from competing.[124]
Controversies
Lewis has been involved in several controversial matches during his career, including his debut World Championship in 2006. During his quarter-final with Peter Manley he left the stage part-way through the match as he alleged Manley had been trying to upset him while he was throwing.[125]
In April 2008, he argued with Kevin Painter during their quarter final match at the Holland Masters. This resulted in a six-month ban for Lewis, as well as a four-month suspension and a fine of £400.
At the
During the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship semi-final, both Lewis and his opponent James Wade left the stage with Lewis trailing 2–0 in sets, after complaining of a 'draught' blowing across the stage. The 25-minute break seemed to provoke the crowd into heckling Lewis for the remainder of the game, Lewis went on to win the match 6–5.[127]
In February 2018, Lewis was suspended by the PDC after an altercation following his win over
Ranking and earnings
On the PDC Order of Merit – the PDC's world ranking system, Lewis has been ranked at a career high of second after beating Gary Anderson to win his first World Championship final. He has won £2,500,000 during his 12-year career.[8]
Personal life
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His daughter, Myla Niamh was born in August 2009,[133] with then girlfriend Katie-Adele Hughes, from whom he separated in January 2011.[citation needed] On 6 August 2012, he married Sarah Podmore (born 1987), who has three children from her previous marriage, and in December 2012 gave birth to their son Matthew.[54] They have two further children, born in June 2015 and August 2017 respectively.
He supports his local football team Stoke City.[134]
In 2012, Lewis, together with the other seven players who competed in the Premier League recorded a charity single with Chas Hodges and his band called 'Got My Tickets for the Darts' which was written by Chas. It was released on 18 May, the night after the play-offs at the O2 in London, where it was premiered. Proceeds from the single were donated to the Haven House Children's Hospice.[135]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2006: Quarter-finals (lost to Peter Manley 3–5)
- 2007: Third round (lost to Andy Jenkins 3–4)
- 2008: Quarter-finals (lost to Kevin Painter 2–5)
- 2009: Second round (lost to Paul Nicholson 3–4)
- 2010: Quarter-finals (lost to Phil Taylor 0–5)
- 2011: Winner (beat Gary Anderson 7–5)
- 2012: Winner (beat Andy Hamilton 7–3)
- 2013: Quarter-finals (lost to Michael van Gerwen 4–5)
- 2014: Semi-finals (lost to Michael van Gerwen 0–6)
- 2015: Third round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 3–4)
- 2016: Runner-up (lost to Gary Anderson 5–7)
- 2017: Third round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 3–4)
- 2018: First round (lost to Kevin Münch 1–3)
- 2019: Fourth round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 1–4)
- 2020: Fourth round (lost to Dimitri Van den Bergh 3–4)
- 2021: Second round (lost to Danny Baggish 1–3)
- 2022: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3)
- 2023: Second round (lost to Damon Heta 0–3)
- 2024: Did not play
Career finals
PDC major finals: 14 (4 titles, 10 runners-up)
Legend |
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World Championship (2–1) |
World Matchplay (0–1) |
World Grand Prix (0–1) |
Premier League (0–1) |
UK Open (1–0) |
The Masters (0–1) |
Players Championship Finals (0–2) |
European Championship (1–2) |
US Open (0–1) |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2006 | World Series US Open | ![]() |
5–13 (l) |
Runner-up | 2. | 2008 | European Championship | ![]() |
5–11 (l) |
Runner-up | 3. | 2010 | World Grand Prix | ![]() |
3–6 (s) |
Winner | 1. | 2011 | World Darts Championship | ![]() |
7–5 (s) |
Runner-up | 4. | 2011 | Premier League | ![]() |
4–10 (l) |
Runner-up | 5. | 2011 | European Championship | ![]() |
8–11 (l) |
Winner | 2. | 2012 | World Darts Championship | ![]() |
7–3 (s) |
Winner | 3. | 2013 | European Championship | ![]() |
11–6 (l) |
Runner-up | 6. | 2013
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World Matchplay | ![]() |
13–18 (l) |
Runner-up | 7. | 2013 | The Masters
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1–10 (l) |
Winner | 4. | 2014 | UK Open | ![]() |
11–1 (l) |
Runner-up | 8. | 2014 | Players Championship Finals | ![]() |
6–11 (l) |
Runner-up | 9. | 2015 | Players Championship Finals | ![]() |
6–11 (l) |
Runner-up | 10. | 2016 | World Darts Championship | ![]() |
5–7 (s) |
PDC world series finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Legend |
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World Series of Darts (1-2) |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | Sydney Darts Masters | ![]() |
3–11 (l) |
Winner | 1. | 2015 | Auckland Darts Masters | ![]() |
11–10 (l) |
Runner-up | 2. | 2016 | Auckland Darts Masters | ![]() |
7–11 (l) |
PDC team finals: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team | Opponents in the final | Score[N 1] |
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Winner | 1. | 2012 | World Cup of Darts | England – (with Phil Taylor )
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4–3 (m) | |
Winner | 2. | 2013 | World Cup of Darts
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3–1 (m) | |
Runner-up | 1. | 2014 | World Cup of Darts
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0–3 (m) | |
Winner | 3. | 2015 | World Cup of Darts
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3–2 (m) | |
Winner | 4. | 2016 | World Cup of Darts
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3–2 (m) |
Nine-dart finishes
Date | Opponent | Tournament | Method | Prize |
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3 January 2011 | ![]() |
PDC World Darts Championship | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | £10,000 |
31 July 2011 | ![]() |
European Championship | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | |
30 December 2014 | ![]() |
PDC World Darts Championship | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | £10,000 |
14 April 2016 | ![]() |
Premier League Darts | 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 | |
13 April 2017 | ![]() |
Premier League Darts | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 |
High averages
Average | Date | Opponent | Tournament | Stage | Score | Ref. |
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115.62 | 7 September 2014 | ![]() |
2014 European Darts Grand Prix
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Third Round | 6–0 (l) | [136] |
113.80 | 5 February 2015 | ![]() |
2015 Premier League | Round 1 | 7–1 (l) | [137] |
Performance timeline
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
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Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC World Championship | DNQ | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | W | W | QF | SF | 3R | F | 3R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 2R | DNQ | ||||
UK Open | DNQ | 3R | 6R | 5R | 5R | 4R | 4R | QF | 3R | 4R | QF | W | 3R | 5R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 5R | WD | ||
World Matchplay | DNQ | QF
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2R
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SF
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1R
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QF
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1R
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SF
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QF
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F
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QF
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2R
|
SF
|
SF
|
2R
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1R
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QF | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | ||||
World Grand Prix | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | F | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | WD | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | |||
European Championship | Not held | F | 1R | 1R | F | 1R | W | 1R | SF | DNQ | 1R | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||
Grand Slam of Darts | Not held | 2R | RR | RR | RR | SF | RR | SF | RR | QF | RR | DNQ | QF | DNQ | ||||||||||
Players Championship Finals | Not held | 1R | QF | 1R
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2R | 2R | F | F | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | DNQ | ||||||||
Winmau World Masters
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1R
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No longer a BDO player | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier League Darts | Not held | DNP | 7th | SF | DNP | 7th | F | 6th | 8th | 6th | 6th | SF | 8th | DNP | ||||||||||
The Masters
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Not held | F | QF | SF | 1R | SF | DNQ | 1R | QF | QF | DNQ | |||||||||||||
Champions League of Darts | Not held | RR | RR | DNQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||
PDC World Cup of Darts | Not held | DNQ | NH | W | W | F | W | W | SF | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
World Series of Darts Finals
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Not held | SF | QF | 1R | DNQ | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||
Past major events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Las Vegas Desert Classic | DNQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | Not held | ||||||||||||||||
Championship League | Not held | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | Not held | ||||||||||||||||
International Darts League | DNP | SF | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||
World Darts Trophy | DNP | 2R | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | NR | 50 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 34 | 52 |
PDC European Tour
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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2012 | ADO WD |
GDC 1R |
EDO 2R |
GDM W |
DDM DNP | ||||||||
2013 | UKM SF |
EDT DNP |
EDO 3R |
ADO WD |
GDT SF |
GDC 1R |
GDM 2R |
DDM 2R | |||||
2014 | GDC 3R |
DDM 3R |
GDM SF |
ADO DNP |
GDT QF |
EDO 3R |
EDG QF |
EDT DNP | |||||
2015 | GDC SF |
GDT DNP |
GDM SF |
DDM DNP |
IDO DNP |
EDO DNP |
EDT 3R |
EDM DNP |
EDG DNP | ||||
2016 | DDM QF |
GDM 3R |
GDT WD |
EDM 3R |
ADO DNP |
EDO DNP |
IDO DNP |
EDT DNP |
EDG DNP |
GDC DNP | |||
2017 | GDC DNP |
GDM 1R |
GDO DNP |
EDG 3R |
GDT WD |
EDM 1R |
ADO WD |
EDO WD |
DDM DNP |
GDG DNP |
IDO DNP |
EDT DNQ | |
2018 | EDO 2R |
GDG 1R |
GDO DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDG WD |
DDM 1R |
GDT F |
DDO SF |
EDM DNQ |
GDC QF |
DDC QF |
IDO QF |
EDT DNP |
2019 | EDO 2R |
GDC SF |
GDG 2R |
GDO QF |
ADO QF |
EDG 2R |
DDM DNP |
DDO 3R |
CDO 2R |
ADC 3R |
EDM 3R |
IDO QF |
GDT DNP |
2020 | BDC DNP |
GDC 2R |
EDG DNP |
IDO 2R | |||||||||
2021 | HDT 1R |
GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
2022 | IDO DNQ |
GDC 1R |
GDG DNQ |
ADO WD |
EDO DNQ |
CDO 3R |
EDG 2R |
DDC DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
HDT DNQ |
GDO WD |
BDO QF |
GDT DNQ |
2023 | BSD 1R |
EDO DNQ |
IDO WD |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
BDO DNP |
CDO DNP |
EDG DNP |
EDM DNP |
GDO DNP |
HDT DNP |
GDC DNP |
Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. |
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round |
DQ | Disqualified |
DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded |
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