Matthew Francis Dean Reynolds (born 21 July 1992) is a

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former professional

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player.

Career

Reynolds' first Development Tour title came in 2014 by defeating

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4–2. He also won the 16th event by edging past

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4–3. Reynolds beat Ryan de Vreede 5–4 to claim the 2015 French Open title. He also took another Development Tour event with a 4–2 victory over Mike de Decker. In 2016, Reynolds enjoyed a breakthrough year. He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Championship and lost 3–0 to

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. At the

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, he defeated Dave Cameron,

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and

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before losing 11–9 to Peter Machin in the semi-finals. He had six tournament wins on the PDC Development Tour during the year guaranteeing him a PDC Tour Card for 2017 and 2018, but he later decided to remain in the BDO and his tour card was passed down to the next highest player on the Order Of Merit. He hit a nine-dart finish at the BDO England Masters in September before losing in the quarter-finals to Durrant. Two days later though, he triumphed in the England Classi, defeating Scott Baker 6–3 in the final. In the 2017 World Championship he lost 3–2 to

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after being 2–0 up in sets and he missed three darts to win 3–0. Afterwards, Reynolds announced on social media that he rejected his PDC Tour Card for 2017 to improve his consistency on stage. This meant that Reynolds would concentrate on BDO tournaments in 2017.
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2019

Since 8 August, he has not participated in any darts event.

World Championship results

BDO

* 2016: 1st Round (lost to

0–3) * 2017: 1st Round (lost to

2–3) * 2018: 2nd Round (lost to

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2–4) * 2019: 2nd Round (lost to Jim Williams 0–4)

Performance timeline

References

External links

Dean Reynolds on Darts Database
Living people Welsh darts players British Darts Organisation players 1992 births {{UK-darts-bio-stub