Cristo Reyes
Cristo Reyes | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Cristo Reyes Torres | ||
Nickname | "The Spartan" | ||
Born | 30 July 1987 2017 | ||
World Grand Prix | Last 32: 2016, 2017 | ||
UK Open | Last 16: 2019 | ||
European Ch'ship | Last 16: 2015, 2016, 2018 | ||
PC Finals | Last 32: 2018 | ||
Other tournament wins | |||
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Cristo Reyes Torres (born 30 July 1987) is a former Spanish darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
In October 2014, Reyes bested a field of 154 players to win the Iberian Qualifier for the 2015 PDC World Championship, sealing his place in the draw by whitewashing Jose Rodriguez 6–0 in the final.[1] He entered the event in the preliminary round and comfortably beat Christian Perez 4–0. Reyes then took the first two sets against Wes Newton, before the world number 13 responded to level the tie. Both players broke each other's throw in the deciding set, with the match going in to a sudden death leg. Reyes' first dart hit the outer bull as in a sudden death leg both players throw a dart at the bull to decide who throws first. However, the referee did not realise this and Reyes was made to continue the leg until the refereeing team stepped in to restart it after both players had thrown six darts. Reyes again hit the outer bull to throw first and won the match by hitting double 16 at the first time of asking to complete a huge shock.[2][3] Newton branded the refereeing a joke but praised Reyes for having better composure in the same situation.[citation needed]
Reyes made history in the next round as he became the first Spanish player to make it to the third round of the PDC World Championship. He fought back from 3–1 down against Kevin Painter to beat him 4–3, winning the final set without reply.[4] Reyes averaged 115 in taking the first set of his third round match with Gary Anderson, before Anderson responded with four straight sets to end Reyes' tournament. Reyes missed three darts to extend the game into a sixth set, with Anderson's final average of 104.54 being the second highest of the tournament.[5] Former world number one Rod Harrington suggested Reyes' performances in the event would result in the emergence of more Iberian darts players in the future.[6]
As a result of his World Championship performance and the non-renewal of Tour Cards by
Reyes was beaten 6–4 by Andrew Davidson in the second round of the
Reyes had a checkout percentage of 60 as he edged out
World Championship results
PDC
- 2015: Third round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–4)
- 2016: First round (lost to Wes Newton 1–3)
- 2017: Second round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 2–4)
- 2018: First Round (lost to Toni Alcinas 1–3)
- 2019: Third round (lost to Rob Cross 0–4)
- 2020: Second round (lost to Adrian Lewis 2–3)
Performance timeline
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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PDC World Championship | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R |
UK Open | DNQ | 2R | 4R | 1R | 6R | 3R |
World Matchplay | DNQ | 2R
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DNQ | |||
World Grand Prix | DNQ | 1R | 1R | DNQ | ||
European Championship | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | DNQ | |
Players Championship Finals | DNQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | DNQ |
Performance timeline legend | |||||
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DNP | Did not play in the event | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
References
- ^ "Reyes Seals Ally Pally Spot". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Van Gerwen survives early test". Sporting Life. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Eight". PDC. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Ten". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Sky Sports expert Rod Harrington says Cristo Reyes will inspire a new generation". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "34 Tour Cards Up For Grabs". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Barnsley Win For Wondrous Wade". PDC. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "bwin World Cup of Darts Quarter-Finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "2015 European Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "2016 PDC World Championship Qualifiers". Darts Database. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Draw". PDC. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- Independent.co.uk. 23 December 2015.
- ^ "White's Whitewash Seals Barnsley Win". PDC. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "White Denies Cullen For Barnsley Win". PDC. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Unibet World Grand Prix Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 European Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Players Championship Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Ten". PDC. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Semi-Finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "2017 PDC World Cup of Darts Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 5 June 2017.