Johnny Haines (born 19 July 1964) is an English professional

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player who currently played in the

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(WDF) events. His nickname is "The Punk" and he qualified for the

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via Q School in 2012 and 2015.

Career

Haines made his television debut at the

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at the

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qualifying as an amateur. He lost 7–9 to

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in the last 64 earning himself £1,000 in the process. Haines' best result of 2012 was getting to the quarter-finals of the Dutch Darts Masters in

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by defeating Peter Wright,

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and

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along the way before losing 2–6 in the quarter-final to

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. Haines qualified for the

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by finishing 41st on the 2012 ProTour Order of Merit, claiming the 10th of 16 spots that were awarded to non-qualified players. In his first appearance at the World Championship he lost to world number six

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0–3 in the first round after missing a series of crucial doubles. Haines was ranked world number 65 after the tournament. The deepest run in a tournament Haines could achieve in 2013 came in the second UK Open Qualifier where he lost 6–1 in the last 16 versus Peter Wright. This result saw him qualify for the

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and Haines beat Nigel Daniels 5–1, but lost 5–2 to William O'Connor in the second round. Haines could only reach the last 32 of one tournament during the rest of the year. Haines just hung on to his position on the tour by starting 2014 64th on the Order of Merit, claiming the final automatic place available. At the

he lost 5–4 to

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in the second round. At the seventh Players Championship he advanced to the last 16 for the first time in over a year by winning three games which included a 6–2 victory over

, but he lost 6–3 to Ben Ward. Haines hit a

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at the 10th event during a win over

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to reach the last 16 once more, where he was beaten 6–4 by

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. Haines beat

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and Peter Wright both 6–4 in the opening rounds of the Gibraltar Darts Trophy and was 4–1 ahead of

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in the third round but missed multiple match darts to be defeated 6–5. He missed out on qualifying for the 2015 World Championship by just £500 on the Pro Tour Order of Merit. Haines dropped to world number 76 in January 2015 meaning he needed to enter Q School to win his place back on the PDC tour. He reached the last 16 once during the four days of play and went on to finish inside the top 18 on the Order of Merit to earn a fresh two-year tour card. A last 16 defeat in the first qualifier saw Haines play in the

, but he lost 5–4 to James Richardson in the first round. He recorded two last 16 finishes in Players Championship events during the year. Haines eliminated Christian Soethe 6–4 and Benito van de Pas 6–3 at the European Darts Open, but lost 6–1 to

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in the third round. The £2,000 he earned was his biggest cheque of 2015. A disappointing 2016 saw Haines reach the last 64 of six events and losing at this stage every time. He was knocked out 6–5 by

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in the first round of the

. Haines joining of the WDF in October 2021. In December 2021, Haines qualified for the 2022 WDF World Championships via a qualifier which was played at Lakeside, he beat Scott Walters 6-5 to secure his place. Haines reached the Last 32 of the event. Beating John Scott in the Last 48 2-0. Before going down 3-2 in a very tight contest against Number 1 Seed

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3-2 in the Sudden death final leg.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2013: First round (lost to

0–3) (sets)

WDF

* 2022: Second round (lost to

2–3)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haines, Johnny 1964 births Living people English darts players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders People from Swindon