Jesús Noguera Perea (born 3 May 1990) is a Spanish professional

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player who competes in

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(PDC) events. He has won two PDC Challenge Tour titles, both in

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. He has also represented

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at the

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on three occasions.

Career

Noguera reached the final of the Southern Europe Qualifier for the

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, but lost 6–5 to compatriot

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. He missed out on

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qualification again the next year, losing to

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in the final of the South & West Europe Qualifier for the 2019 edition. In 2019, Noguera saw success on the PDC Challenge Tour. He won his first title in the seventh event, defeating Mark Walsh 5–1 in the final with a three-dart average of over 100. He won a second title at event 15, once again averaging over 100 in a 5–2 win over Kyle McKinstry. At the end of the year, Noguera finished second on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit behind

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, earning a

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for the next two years. In 2020, Noguera took part in the PDC Home Tour from his friend's house in

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. On 8 May, he played in a group featuring

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, Jamie Hughes and world number 10 Ian White. Noguera – ranked 127 in the world at the time – achieved wins over White and Wilson to surprisingly top the group. This qualified him for the Home Tour Play-Offs, where he finished bottom of group seven. Noguera also made his debut on the

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in 2020, reaching the last 16 of the

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. He whitewashed Maik Kuivenhoven 6–0 in the first round before a 6–3 win over Ian White. He was eliminated by Michael Smith who beat him 6–1. Noguera represented

for the first time at the 2020 World Cup of Darts after stepping in as a replacement for Cristo Reyes. He partnered Toni Alcinas and the pair won their opening match against Italy. They lost 2–0 to the Netherlands in the second round. He represented Spain again the next year, now partnering

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, but the duo lost in a deciding leg to South Africa in the first round. Noguera lost his Tour Card at the end of 2021 and failed to regain it at 2022 Q-School. He returned to the

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at the 2024 event, partnering José Justicia for a second time. The pair finished bottom of their group after a 4–0 loss to Sweden and a surprise defeat against Gibraltar.

Performance timeline

PDC European Tour

References

External links

* 1990 births Living people Spanish darts players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders PDC World Cup of Darts Spanish team {{Spain-sport-bio-stub