John Ferrell (born 28 February 1961) is an English former professional

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player who played in

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(PDC) events.

Career

Ferrell making his debut on the

1997 World Matchplay The 1997 Webster's World Matchplay was the fourth time the World Matchplay darts tournament had been held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool from 28 July to 2 August 1997. Two Preliminary round ties were decided even befo ...

, he defeating

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of England and losing Drew O'Neill of Scotland. Ferrell played in four stages World Matchplays between 1997 and 2000 with best run being to the Last 16, before losing to

Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter (born 5 February 1961) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He used the nickname "The Rocket" for his matches. Baxter was known for his fast robotic throwing a ...

of England. Ferrell played in three

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s between 1998 and 2000, with his best run being to the quarter-finals in 1999, before losing to

Alan Warriner-Little Alan Warriner-Little (born Warriner; 24 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed The Iceman, he is a former World Grand Prix champion and a former runner-up at the World Professional Darts Championship. Darts care ...

. He also played in the 2002 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Bob Taylor.

World Championship performances

BDO

* 2002: Last 32: (lost to Bob Taylor 0–3)

PDC

* 1998: Last 24 Group: (lost to

Jamie Harvey Jamie Harvey (born 15 August 1955) is a Scottish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments. Originally nicknamed “The Tartan Terror” he later used ...

0–3 & lost to

Rod Harrington Rodney Harrington (born 30 December 1957) is an English former professional darts player and commentator. He used the nickname "The Prince of Style" for his matches, often wearing a suit and waistcoat for his games. Harrington enjoyed some majo ...

0–3) * 1999: Quarter-Finals: (lost to

1–4) * 2000: Last 32: (lost to

John Part John Part (born 29 June 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player and current commentator, who competes in World Seniors events. Nicknamed "Darth Maple", he is a three-time World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Champions ...

0–3)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrell, John 1961 births Living people English darts players Professional Darts Corporation former pro tour players