Wayne Edward Atwood (born 24 July 1964 in
Caerphilly) is a
Welsh
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retired professional darts player from
Caerphilly. He is not a full-time professional player – he makes his full-time living as a
plasterer
A plasterer is a tradesman or tradesperson who works with plaster, such as forming a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. The process of creating plasterwork, called plastering, has been ...
. He used the nickname the Celtic Warrior for his matches.
He played on the
Professional Darts Corporation circuit
He yet to make an impression on the major tournaments having only qualified for the World Championship on two occasions – reaching the last 32 in 2004 and being knocked out in the first round in 2007.
He achieved his first major success in June 2007 by winning the Thailf Open (a non-ranked PDC event) and a €2,400 cheque. He defeated former World Champion
John Part
John Part (born June 29, 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player and current commentator. Nicknamed Darth Maple, he is a three-times World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship on his world championship debut, a ...
on his way to the final where he beat
Gary Welding for the trophy.
On 16 April 2011, Atwood achieved a nine-dart finish in the first round of the
2011 UK Open Qualifier 5
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in
Barnsley against
Nigel Heydon
Nigel Heydon (born 22 July 1970) is an English professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.
Career
Heydon qualified for the 2007 UK Open as an amateur qualifier, losing in the first round to John Burton. He ...
, making him the first ever Welshman to hit a 'nine-darter' in a PDC tournament.
Super Anderson Defeats Taylor
PDC.tv
World Championship Results
PDC
* 2004: Last 32: (lost to Peter Manley
Peter David Manley (born 7 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events from July 1996 until 2017. He won one major title, the Las Vegas Desert Classic, in 2003, and twic ...
3–4)
* 2007: Last 64: (lost to Chris Mason 0–3)
References
External links
Infodarts
Dutch web site with player profiles.
*
1964 births
Living people
Welsh darts players
Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders
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