Harry Ward (born 13 June 1997) is an English professional

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player who last played in

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(PDC) events.

Career

He reached the final of the 2015 BDO World Youth Championships, losing 3–0 in the final to Colin Roelofs. In January 2019, Ward won a two-year PDC Tour Card by right on the first day of the event, beating

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5–2 in the final. Ward won his first PDC title at the sixteenth Players Championship of 2019, beating

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8–7 in the final at Barnsley Metrodome. Later in the year, he qualified for his first World Championship via the

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. Ward defeated

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3–2 in the first round. In the second round, he lost 3–0 to

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. After the restart of the season due to

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, Ward came through the qualifying rounds to earn a debut appearance in the

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. At the event, he lost 6–2 to

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. In September 2020, he announced a shock decision to step away from the PDC circuit at the end of the 2020 season.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2020: Second round (lost to

0–3) (sets)

Performance timeline

References

External links

* 1997 births Living people English darts players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders People from Swadlincote Sportspeople from Derbyshire PDC ranking title winners {{England-sport-bio-stub