Joshua Rock (born 13 April 2001) is a Northern Irish professional

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player who plays in

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(PDC) events. In his debut year at the international level, he won the

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. He is the first player to throw a televised

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in their debut year at the

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in the match against

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Career

In 2021 he reached a final in Irish Classic and lost 3–5 to

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. He defeated on the way to the finals some high-rank players like

Brian Raman Brian Raman (born 14 October 1996) is a Belgian professional darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation. In 2021, he became the second Belgian World Darts Federation world number one, after Leo Laurens in 1993. Care ...

. Beside he played himself into the quarter-finals of the Irish Open. At this tournament he reached one of the highest average in the history of tournaments organized by the

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, beating

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4–0 in third round with 111.33 average. At Q-School in 2022, Rock won his Tour Card on the final day of qualifying by defeating his fellow countryman

Nathan Rafferty Nathan Rafferty (born 17 January 2000) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who currently competes in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Rafferty made his TV debut on the 2018 UK Open Eighteen or 18 may refer to: ...

, earning a two-year card on the PDC circuit. He played on the PDC Development Tour for the first time in February, and reaching three finals in his first three events and winning two of them. In November, Rock achieved his first televised 9-dart finish in the last 16 of the

, in an eventual 10–8 defeat to

. Later that month, Rock won the

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by beating

Nathan Girvan Nathan Girvan (born 6 November 2002 in Forfar, Angus) is a professional Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He reached the final of the 2017 BDO World Youth Darts Championship and also in 2019. Career In ...

6–1 with an average of 104.13, a record for a World Youth final.

2023

In his debut at the 2023 World Championship, Rock beat

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and

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before losing 3–4 to

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in the fourth round. In the 2023 PDC Pro Tour, Rock has reached the final of 4 Players Championship Events and the Austrian Darts Open. In the Grand Slam of Darts Rock reached the quarter finals before losing 15–16 to James Wade.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2023: Fourth round (lost to

3–4) * 2024: Second round (lost to

Berry van Peer Berry van Peer (born 23 August 1996) is a Dutch darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Career Van Peer won two events on the PDC Development Tour in Coventry in April 2015. He went on to finish third in the 2015 Deve ...

1–3)

Performance timeline

PDC European Tour (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Prel.) Preliminary round; (DNQ) Did not qualify; (DNP) Did not participate; (NH) Not held; (EX) Excluded; (WD) Withdrew

Nine-dart finishes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rock, Josh 2001 births Living people Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders PDC world youth champions Sportspeople from Antrim, County Antrim Darts players from Northern Ireland People from Broughshane