Barry Jouannet Jr. (born 17 September 1979) is an Australian former professional

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player who played in

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(BDO) events. He was nicknamed China. Jouannet is a two-time winner of the Oceanic Masters,Dartplayers Australia Oceanic Masters
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. In 2004, he lost in the first round to

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. In 2005, he lost again in round one, this time to Wayne Jones. Aside from the Oceanic Masters, Jouannet won the 2005 Australian National Championship, beating former world champion

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on the way to a 6–1 win over Dave Methven in the final. Jouannet has survived

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. Jouannet continued playing despite the illness and his recovery has been praised by many within the game.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2004: Last 48: (lost to

2–3) (sets) * 2005: Last 48: (lost to Wayne Jones 0–3)

References

External links

Story about Barry Jouannet

Stats on Darts Database
1979 births Australian darts players Living people Professional Darts Corporation associate players Sportspeople from Wollongong {{Australia-darts-bio-stub