Marshall James (born 4 October 1970 from
Llanelli
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) is a retired
Welsh
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professional
darts
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Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...
player from Wales, whose only high-profile success in the game so far was being runner-up in the
1997 BDO World Championship, in his debut year at the championships. He is also known for his slow, deliberate throwing style.
Career
His 1997 Embassy World title run started with victory over
Bill Burksfield in the first round 3–1. He then beat
Andy Fordham, a future world champion himself, in the second round, again by 3–1. Deciding set wins over American
Roger Carter and defending champion
Steve Beaton
Steve Beaton (born 5 April 1964) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the BDO World Darts Championship in 1996 and is a former World No. 1.
Background
Beaton was born in Co ...
(in the sudden death leg, finishing with a 106 checkout after Beaton had narrowly missed one dart at double 10 for the match) sent him into the final. In the final against Scotland's
Les Wallace
Les Wallace (born 22 February 1962) is a Scottish retired professional darts player. He adopted the nickname "McDanger", coming out for his matches dressed in a traditional kilt. He won the 1997 BDO World Darts Championship which is one of th ...
, James looked impressive in the earlier sets of the match and was unfortunate to trail 2-3 at the interval. Wallace gained increasing momentum after the interval while James' momentum faded away fast. Wallace dominated the later sets, winning the final by a comfortable 6–3 by the end.
James only made two more appearances at
Lakeside when he was beaten in the first round in 1998 by
Richie Burnett and in the second round in 1999 by
Steve Duke
Steve Duke (born 1954) is an American classical and jazz saxophonist noted for his performance of contemporary classical music, particularly computer music.
Education and teaching career
Steve Duke earned both B.M. and M.M. degrees in performan ...
.
He was a member of the Welsh
World Cup darts winning team in 1997. Wales won the Overall World Cup and Team Event in that year. He also teamed up with
Martin Phillips,
Sean Palfrey
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and
Ritchie Davies
Ritchie Davies (born 27 November 1971) is a Welsh former professional darts player from Aberdare. He is best known for his run at the 2003 BDO World Darts Championship, where he reached the final.
Career
Davies made his World Championship debu ...
as Wales won the 1998 WDF Europe Cup.
The only significant title that James won in his short career came at the 1997 Welsh Open in his home country having been a finalist in 1991 and quarter-finalist in 1992.
In 2003, he qualified for the
UK Open
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, a
PDC tournament but was knocked out in the very early rounds to
Mark Thomson.
World Championship Results
BDO
*1997: Runner Up (lost to
Les Wallace
Les Wallace (born 22 February 1962) is a Scottish retired professional darts player. He adopted the nickname "McDanger", coming out for his matches dressed in a traditional kilt. He won the 1997 BDO World Darts Championship which is one of th ...
3–6)
*1998: First Round (lost to
Richie Burnett 1–3)
*1999: Second Round (lost to
Steve Duke
Steve Duke (born 1954) is an American classical and jazz saxophonist noted for his performance of contemporary classical music, particularly computer music.
Education and teaching career
Steve Duke earned both B.M. and M.M. degrees in performan ...
1–3)
References
Marshall James profiledartsdatabase
Living people
Welsh darts players
1970 births
Professional Darts Corporation associate players
British Darts Organisation players
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