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Jim Williams (darts Player)
Jim Williams (born 27 July 1984) is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won his first ranking PDC title at 2022 Players Championship 6. Williams previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments. He won the 2019 BDO World Trophy and finished as the runner-up at the 2020 BDO World Championship. Career In October 2012, Williams first rose to prominence at the 2012 Winmau World Masters. There he beat four players in the preliminary rounds to reach the main stage, most notably defeating reigning Lakeside World Champion Christian Kist 3–2 in his final match. Once on stage, he beat established campaigners Jan Dekker 3–1 and Ross Montgomery 3–2 to reach the quarter-finals, before losing out to eventual champion Stephen Bunting 3–1 in sets. In February 2013, he came closest to winning his first BDO ranking title, beating Jan Dekker and Remco van Eijden to reach the Scottish Open final, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cardiff
Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (). The city is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the South East Wales, southeast of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. The Cardiff urban area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth. Cardiff is the main commercial ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2021 Grand Slam Of Darts
The 2021 Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts was the fifteenth staging of the Grand Slam of Darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event returned to the Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton between 13–21 November 2021, after being held behind closed doors at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry in 2020. José de Sousa was the defending champion, after defeating James Wade 16–12 in the 2020 final, but he was eliminated in the second round, losing 10–9 to Peter Wright. Gerwyn Price won the tournament for the third time in four years, defeating Peter Wright 16–8 in the final. Due to the dissolution of the British Darts Organisation in 2020, there was no BDO/WDF representation for the first time in the event's history. During her 5–0 victory over Mike De Decker in the group stage, Fallon Sherrock averaged 101.55, setting a new record for the highest televised average by a woman. She then went on to become the first woman to advance to the knockout stage, where she d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
WDF World Cup
The WDF World Cup is a darts tournament organised by the World Darts Federation and held biennially since 1977. It has featured men's events since the beginning, while women's events were added in 1983 and youth events in 1999. The most recent tournament, the 2023 World Cup, was held in Esbjerg, Denmark. The event used to be broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom, but coverage of the tournament ceased after the 1987 World Cup. Tournament structure Men's national teams participating in the WDF World Cup consist of four players per country, competing as singles, pairs and in a four-player team event. Starting in 2015, women's teams will also consist of four players each and compete in these three types of events, having previously comprised only two players for singles and pairs competitions. Youth teams have been expanded as well and will now include two male and two female players under the age of 18 who compete in their respective singles and pairs competitions as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Darts
Darts is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, projectiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dartboard. Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the board, though unlike in sports such as archery, these areas are distributed all across the board and do not follow a principle of points increasing toward the board's Bullseye (target), bullseye. Though a number of similar games using various boards and rules exist, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules. Darts is both a professional throwing sport and a traditional pub game. Darts is commonly played in the British Isles, and recreationally enjoyed around the world. History In 1908, darts was declared to be a game of skill and was thus allowed to be played in pubs. This came about after the landlord of the Adelph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 PDC Players Championship Series
The 2022 PDC Players Championship series consisted of 30 darts tournaments on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour. The Top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit qualified for the 2022 Players Championship Finals. Prize money The prize money for the Players Championship events rose from 2021 levels, with each event having a prize fund of £100,000. This is how the prize money was divided: February Players Championship 1 Players Championship 1 was contested on Saturday 5 February 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome. The tournament was won by Luke Humphries, who defeated 8–4 in the final. Players Championship 2 Players Championship 2 was contested on Sunday 6 February 2022 at the Barnsley Metrodome. hit a nine-dart finish against Mensur Suljović. The tournament was won by , who defeated Gerwyn Price 8–5 in the final. Players Championship 3 Players Championship 3 was contested on Saturday 12 February 2022 at the Robin Park Sports Centre in Wigan. hit a nine-dart finish again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Barnsley
Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider borough had a population of 244,600 in the 2021 census. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Barnsley is located on the M1 motorway, M1 corridor between the cities of Sheffield to the south and Wakefield to the north. Doncaster is to the east, Huddersfield to the north-west, and Manchester lies west across the Peak District to which it is connected to via the A628 road. Barnsley's former industries include linen, coal mining, glass making and textiles. Barnsley's culture is rooted in its industrial heritage and it has a tradition of brass bands, originally created as social clubs by its mining communities. History Following the Norman invasion of 1066, many abbeys and priories were built in Yorkshire. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Turkish Open
The Turkish Open is a darts tournament that has been held since 2007. List of winners Men's Women's Boys Tournament records * Most wins 3: Martin Phillips. * Most Finals 5: Martin Phillips. * Most Semi Finals 5: Martin Phillips. * Most Quarter Finals 5: Martin Phillips. * Most Appearances 8: Martin Phillips. * Most Prize Money won £6,933: Martin Phillips. * Best winning average (100.20) : Martin Phillips v Danny Noppert, 2015, Semi Final. * Youngest Winner age 25: Willem Mandigers Willem Mandigers (born 4 June 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation events. Career Mandigers won the Turkish Open in 2014. At the 2014 World Masters he lost to Robbie Green in the first round 3–1. H .... * Oldest Winner age 55: Martin Phillips. * Worst Odds Winner age 45: Michael Gore References External linksTurkish Bocce Bowling Dart Federation (TBBDF) 2007 establishments in Turkey Darts tournaments {{dart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Swiss Open (darts)
The Swiss Open is a darts tournament that has been held since 1984 in Basel. It was held in Lausen from 2007 to 2016 and in Zurich from 2017 to 2019. List of tournaments Men's Women's Youth's Records and statistics Tournament records * Most wins 2: Martin Adams, Raymond van Barneveld, Steve Brown, Remco van Eijden. * Most Finals 2: by 12 players. * Most Semi Finals 4: Raymond van Barneveld. * Most Quarter Finals 6: Raymond van Barneveld, Co Stompé. * Most Appearances 9: Martin Atkins. * Most Prize Money won CHF 5,697: Scott Mitchell. * Best winning average (107.34) : Joey ten Berge v's Edwin Max, 2008, Semi Final. * Youngest Winner age 19: James Wade. * Oldest Winner age 46: Dave Prins. Nine-dart finishes See also *List of BDO ranked tournaments *List of WDF tournaments The World Darts Federation recognise many darts tournaments each year including major titles such as the BDO World Darts Championship, Lakeside World Professional Championship and the Winm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Scottish Open (darts)
The Scottish Open is a darts tournament organised by the Scottish Darts Association and has been staged every year in February in 1983 and since 1995. The current venue is the Normandy Cosmopolitan Hotel in Renfrew. scottishdarts.com In 2014 became the first player to win the tournament on more than one occasion, with the previous 20 tournaments won by 20 different players, has since achieved this feat. In the Ladies has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Northern Ireland Open (darts)
The Northern Ireland Open is a darts tournament that has been held since 2003. List of tournaments Men's Women's Boys Girls Tournament records * Most wins 3: Fred McMullan. * Most Finals 4: Darryl Fitton. * Most Semi Finals 4: Darryl Fitton, Gary Robson. * Most Quarter Finals 4: Darryl Fitton, Gary Anderson, Gary Robson. * Most Appearances 6: Martin Atkins. * Most Prize Money won £3,200: Glen Durrant. * Best winning average (.) : v's . * Youngest Winner age 16: Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player, who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number three; he was ranked world number one from 20 .... * Oldest Winner age 50: Tony O'Shea. See also * List of BDO ranked tournaments * List of WDF tournaments References External links 1985 establishments in Northern Ireland Darts tournaments Darts in Northern Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
French Open (darts)
The French Open is a darts tournament of British Darts Organisation category B and World Darts Federation category 2. It has been held annually since 1977. List of winners Men's Women's Youth's Tournament records * Most wins 3: Stefan Lord. * Most Finals 4: Stefan Lord. * Most Semi Finals 3: Rod Harrington, Leo Laurens. * Most Quarter Finals 3: Rod Harrington, Leo Laurens, Glenn Brooksbank, Tanguy Borra. * Most Appearances 5: Tanguy Borra. * Most Prize Money won €3,800: Alan Norris. * Best winning average (.) : v's * Youngest Winner age 17: Ron Meulenkamp. * Oldest Winner age 56: Martin Adams. See also *List of BDO ranked tournaments *List of WDF tournaments The World Darts Federation recognise many darts tournaments each year including major titles such as the BDO World Darts Championship, Lakeside World Professional Championship and the Winmau World Masters. Through 2007, the WDF had held four majors ... References External linksFederation Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
England Open
The England Open is a darts tournament that has been held annually since 1995. List of tournaments Men's Women's Tournament records * Most wins 3: Ted Hankey, Wesley Harms. * Most Finals 5: Ted Hankey. * Most Semi Finals 5: Ted Hankey. * Most Quarter Finals 8: Ted Hankey. * Most Appearances 10: Ted Hankey. * Youngest Winner age 24: Brian Raman Brian Raman (born 14 October 1996) is a Belgian darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2021, he became the second Belgian WDF world number one, after Leo Laurens in 1993. .... * Oldest Winner age 51: Neil Duff. References 1995 establishments in England Darts tournaments British Darts Organisation tournaments Long stubs with short prose {{darts-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
