is a Japanese-Welsh professional

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player, who currently plays in

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tournaments. He is also known as a soft tip darts professional. Foulkes was born to a

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father, and a

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mother. Foulkes's main occupation is music, and he is also a restaurant manager. He plays the Japanese folk instrument

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and sings. Foulkes was named after his great-grandfather Hugh Edward Foulkes, a professional

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player, who made one appearance for the Wales national team in 1931 while also playing in the

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. His grandfather, also Hugh Edward Foulkes was also a professional sportsman; a golfer who played at Llandudno golf course.

Darts career

Foulkes began playing darts at the age of 15 at his family-run pub in

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, Japan.

PDC

He won the 2020 Japanese Championship, qualifying him to compete at the

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. He won his first round match at that championship against

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with a 3–0 win.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2021: Second round (lost to

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1–3)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foulkes, Edward Living people 1990 births Japanese darts players Welsh darts players Professional Darts Corporation associate players Japanese people of Welsh descent Sportspeople from Naha