Jamie Hughes (born 27 February 1986) is an
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professional
darts
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player. He competes for the
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the Wor ...
.
Career
2014–2015
Hughes broke out in 2014 by entering the world's top ten and reaching the final of the prestigious
Winmau World Masters
The World Masters is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the BDO/WDF tournaments, which began in 1974. The tournament is sponsored by darts board manufacturer, Winmau. The World Masters was unusual in darts in that its sets are th ...
. He defeated
Alan Norris 3–2 in the quarter-finals from 2–0 down, and
Martin Adams
Martin Adams (born 4 June 1956) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Nicknamed "Wolfie", he is a three-time BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion. He represents Cambridges ...
6–5 in the semi-finals from 5–2 down, also surviving ten match darts in the ninth set. Hughes was eventually beaten 7–3 by
Martin Phillips having led 2–0 and thrown for the third set. In December of that year, Hughes won the prestigious
Zuiderduin Masters
The Finder Darts Masters was a darts tournament held in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, sanctioned by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation, running intermittently under several different names from 1995 to 2018.
The tourn ...
on his first appearance at the event, surviving six match darts in the semi-final against
Tony O'Shea
Tony O'Shea (born 9 May 1961) is an English professional darts player. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname "Silverback". O'Shea has reached the finals of seven British Darts Organisation (BDO) major darts tournaments, but to date ...
before beating
Gary Robson 5–0 in the final, losing only three legs in the whole match.
Hughes made his World Championship debut at the
2015 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2015 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 38th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 30th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. 2014 BDO champion Stephen Bunting did not d ...
as the number 10 seed. He beat
Michel van der Horst
Michel van der Horst (born 8 April 1975) is a Dutch professional darts player who currently playing in British Darts Organisation events.
Career
Van der Horst qualified for the 2015 BDO World Championship and played David Cameron of Canada in ...
in the first round before losing in the second round to his good friend
Glen Durrant. Hughes then went onto to make the
2015 BDO World Trophy
The 2015 Winmau BDO World Trophy is a major darts tournament run by the British Darts Organisation, hosted between 26 February – 1 March 2015 at Event City, Manchester. This event organized by the BDO Events – the new commercial arm of the Br ...
as fifth seed, however he was surprisingly beaten 7–4 by
Stefaan Deprez in the last 16. Later on in the year Hughes reached the Quarter-finals of the
2015 World Masters but was surprisingly beaten by
Thomas Junghans. Hughes failed to defend his previous
Zuiderduin Masters
The Finder Darts Masters was a darts tournament held in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, sanctioned by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation, running intermittently under several different names from 1995 to 2018.
The tourn ...
finals, been knocked out of the competition in the group stage.
2016–2018
Hughes was fourth seed going into the
2016 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2016 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 39th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 31st staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green.
The defending men's champion was Scott Mit ...
, beating
Ross Montgomery
Ross Montgomery (born 16 October 1962), nicknamed The Boss, is a Scottish professional darts player who played in World Darts Federation (WDF) tournaments and as of January 14th 2022 now plays on the Professional Darts Corporat ...
,
Madars Razma and fifth seed
Wesley Harms
Wesley Harms (born 11 June 1984) is a Dutch former professional darts player.
Career
Harms won the BDO International Open in 2011, defeating Stephen Bunting in the final.
Harms qualified for the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship as the 13t ...
to reach the semi finals for the first time. He was defeated 6–1 by eventual winner
Scott Waites
Scott Waites (born 17 February 1977) is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. ...
, however reaching the semi-finals meant he automatically qualified for the 2017 tournament. Hughes achieved his best ever
World Trophy
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result when he reached the Semi-finals, where he was defeated 11–9 to eventual winner
Darryl Fitton. Hughes qualified for the
PDC event the
Grand Slam of Darts for the first time due to his ranking. He beat
Dave Chisnall
Dave Chisnall (born 12 September 1980) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He began his career in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and was the runner-up in their World Champion ...
and
James Wilson to finish top of his group. He was beaten 10–9 by
Chris Dobey in the last 16. Hughes reached the Semi-finals of the
2016 World Masters but was beaten by eventual winner
Glen Durrant. In the
2016 Zuiderduin Masters he reached the final, before once again being beaten by
Glen Durrant.
In the
2017 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2017 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 40th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 32nd staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green.
Format and qualifiers
The cutoff for qualif ...
Hughes reached the semi-finals for the second year in a row before been beaten 6–1 by eventual winner
Glen Durrant.
In the
2018 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2018 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 41st World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 33rd staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green.
Glen Durrant who was the defending men's ch ...
Hughes lost to German debutant
Michael Unterbuchner
Michael Unterbuchner (born 23 May 1988) is a German darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the semi-finals of the BDO World Championship on two of his three appearances.
Career
In 2017, Unterbuchne ...
3–2 in the first round.
PDC
Hughes switched to the
PDC following the
2018 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2018 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 41st World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 33rd staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green.
Glen Durrant who was the defending men's ch ...
, entering the 2018 PDC Q-School.
He was unable to win a Tour Card, but finished 12th on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, winning one event and making another semi-final. 2018 also saw Hughes make the last 32 of the
UK Open, qualify for his first European Tour event, the
2018 European Darts Open, and play in the last four
Players Championship events due to his Challenge Tour success. He picked up £3,500 in these tournaments, setting him up well for a return to Q-School in 2019.
A fantastic performance on the opening day in
Wigan
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including several very high averages meant Hughes won his PDC Tour Card for the first time on the very first day of 2019 UK Q-School, beating
Kirk Shepherd
Kirk Shepherd (born 5 October 1986) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments. He was the youngest player ever to reach the final of the World Professional Darts Championshi ...
5–1.
Hughes was to win his first PDC title in June, claiming the
Czech Darts Open in
Prague
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with an 8–3 win over
Stephen Bunting
Stephen Bunting (born 9 April 1985) is an English professional darts player who competes in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Nicknamed The Bullet, Bunting won the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship and is a twice former Wor ...
, after knocking out the number 14 seed Simon Whitlock in the semi final, qualifying him for the
World Matchplay as a result.
World Championship results
BDO
* 2015: Second round (lost to
Glen Durrant 1–4)
* 2016: Semi-finals (lost to
Scott Waites
Scott Waites (born 17 February 1977) is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. ...
1–6)
* 2017: Semi-finals (lost to
Glen Durrant 1–6)
* 2018: First round (lost to
Michael Unterbuchner
Michael Unterbuchner (born 23 May 1988) is a German darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the semi-finals of the BDO World Championship on two of his three appearances.
Career
In 2017, Unterbuchne ...
2–3)
PDC
* 2020: First round (lost to
Zoran Lerchbacher
Zoran Lerchbacher (born 30 May 1972) is an Austrian professional darts player from Graz, Austria currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation.
Career
Lerchbacher qualified for the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship and won 4–1 in th ...
2–3)
* 2021: Second round (lost to
Adam Hunt 0–3)
* 2022: First round (lost to
Raymond Smith 1–3)
* 2023: First round (lost to
Jimmy Hendriks
Jimmy Hendriks (born 19 March 1994) is a Dutch darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Career BDO
He won the WDF World Youth Cup and World Youth Masters in 2011 and the Lithuania Open in 2012; 2012 proved to be a suc ...
1–3)
Performance timeline
PDC European Tour
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
English darts players
British Darts Organisation players
Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders
Sportspeople from Tipton
PDC ranking title winners