Nigel Justice (born 29 August 1956) is an English former professional

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. Point ...

player who played in

Professional Darts Corporation The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the Wor ...

(PDC) events.

Career

Justice played in three

PDC World Darts Championship The PDC World Darts Championship, known for sponsorship purposes as the Paddy Power World Darts Championship is a world championship competition held annually in the sport of darts. The championship begins in December and ends in January and has ...

s between 1996 and 2001, with his best run being to the last 16 in 2000, before losing to

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. He also reached the quarter-finals of the 1995 World Matchplay after beating Jef Scheyltjens and

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. He lost to

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. Justice qualified for the

2003 UK Open The 2003 Sky Bet UK Open was the first edition of the UK Open darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England between 30 May–1 June 2003. The tournament was uni ...

, but lost 5-1 in legs during the first round to fellow compatriot Norman Fletcher. He quit the PDC in 2003.

World Championship performances

PDC

* 1996: Last 24 group: (lost to Larry Butler 2–3 and lost to

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0–3) * 2000: Last 16: (lost to

0–3) * 2001: Last 32: (lost to Phil Taylor 0–3)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Justice, Nigel 1956 births Living people English darts players Professional Darts Corporation early era players British Darts Organisation players