Peter Jacques (born 29 March 1973) is an English professional

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player who competes in events of the

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(PDC).

Career

Works at Royal Mail. Jacques attempted to win a PDC Tour Card in 2017, but after putting himself in a good position after three days, he did not appear for the fourth day, and subsequently did not receive a card. He made the final of the first Players Championship event of 2017 in

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, but lost 1–6 in the final to Alan Norris. In May 2017, Jacques won a PDC Challenge Tour event, defeating Wayne Jones 5–4 in the final. He would win another Challenge Tour event in September, again defeating Jones, this time 5–2. He acquired the nickname "The Terrier" late in 2017, sharing the nickname of the football team he supports,

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. In 2017 Jacques hit a nine dart finish in the Coral UK Qualifier Four round, he hit another nine darter in the 2019 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Event Four. In 2022 Peter Jacques has taken part in the Modus Super Series, Winning one of the events (Week 11) beating Robert Thornton &

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 Cambridgesh ...

along the way. He will take part in the finals week on 17 October.

PDC World Darts Championship Heritage Number - 350

World Championship results

PDC

* 2018: First round (lost to Kyle Anderson 1–3)

References

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* 1973 births Living people English darts players Sportspeople from Huddersfield Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders {{England-sport-bio-stub