Chris Dobey (born 31 May 1990) is an English professional

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player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career

His first major TV appearance came in the

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where he lost 5–1 in the first round to

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. At the 11th Players Championship of the year he had deciding leg victories over

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and

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to reach the last 16 of a PDC event for the first time, where he was defeated 6–2 by Mark Webster. Dobey qualified for the

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and lost in a last leg decider to

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. At the

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, Dobey saw off Ben Davies 6–1 and then averaged 100.64 in a win over Robert Thornton and 102.25 whilst beating

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6–4. In his first PDC quarter-final he averaged over 100 again, but lost 6–5 to world number one

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having led 5–4. At the 19th Players Championship Dobey beat

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6–3 to reach the semi-finals and took out a 120 finish after

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had missed match darts to play in his first professional final, which he lost 6–4 to

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. He qualified for the 2016 European Championship and was eliminated 6–2 by Joe Cullen in the first round. Dobey also played in the

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for the first time and wins over Lewis and Scott Mitchell saw him advance to the knockout stage, where he hit a ten dart leg to move 9–5 up on Jamie Hughes. However, Hughes closed the deficit to force a deciding leg which Dobey took to advance to his first major quarter-final, but he was outclassed by James Wade who won 16–5. His performances gave him a

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spot in the 2017 World Championship, where he beat

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3–1 in the first round. In the second round he lost 4–2 to

. At the 2018 World Championship, Dobey drew Phil Taylor in the first round. Taylor was appearing in his final World Championship following his decision to retire after the conclusion of the event. Dobey lost 3-1. He played in the

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in Minehead, reaching the fifth round before losing out to

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. He reached 2 finals on the Pro Tour in 2018, losing 6-2 to

at Players Championship 5 despite having an average of over 109, and then lost 6-2 to

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at the penultimate Players Championship event of the year. These performances aided him in qualifying for the

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where he had a run to the quarter finals, losing out 10-2 to eventual winner

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. He qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship via the Pro Tour, reaching the last 16 stage with a 3-0 win over Boris Koltsov, a 3-0 win over

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and a 4-3 win over

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. He lost 4-3 to Gary Anderson, in a match which saw 28 180s thrown, 15 of them by Dobey. Following Gary Anderson's withdrawal from the 2019 Premier League, Dobey was selected as one of nine 'contenders'. He would play a one-off match against

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on night one in

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. Dobey started well leading 5-1 before Suljović would win 5 consecutive legs to lead 6-5. Dobey would win the final leg to draw the match 6-6. Dobey reached his fourth PDC final at the 2019 Danish Darts Open, winning through as a non seed, but lost it 8-3 to

. After semi-finals at both the

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and 2019 Players Championship Finals, Dobey was once again selected for the Premier League night in

, this time under the tag of 'challenger'. In 2021, Dobey won his first PDC ranking title the 18th Players Championship event in Coventry. Along the way he defeated Jeff Smith,

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, William Borland,

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, Maik Kuivenhoven &

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. Dobey then went on to claim his 2nd ranking title at PC28 in Barnsley including a phenomenal Semi-Final clash with Rob Cross where the pair threw a combined average of 224.68 (111.73 for Chris).

World Championship results

PDC

* 2017: Second round (lost to

2–4) * 2018: First round (lost to Phil Taylor 1–3) * 2019: Fourth round (lost to Gary Anderson 3–4) * 2020: Fourth round (lost to

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3–4) * 2021: Third round (lost to

1–4) * 2022: Fourth round (lost to

3–4) * 2023: Quarter-finals (lost to

0–5)

Performance timeline

''PDC European Tour''

Personal life

Dobey is the cousin of fellow PDC professional player Callan Rydz.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobey, Chris 1990 births People from Bedlington Sportspeople from Northumberland Living people English darts players Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders 21st-century English people