Peter Machin (born 30 August 1973) is an Australian professional
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.
Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the ...
player who currently plays for the
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) tournaments.
Career
Australian Machin started to play darts when he was ten years old - his father Brian is a darts player. When 14 Peter for the first time played on stage in the inaugural Australian Youth Masters and reached the final. 2001 he for the first time played as a senior for South Australia. 2008 he for the first time was nominated for the national team and took part in the
Asia-Pacific Cup. He won the singles and was part of the winning Australian team.
Since 2011 Machin is a permanent member of the national team and took part in several World Cups. 2015 he won the
Pacific Masters and the
Australian Grand Masters. 2016 he took part in the
BDO World Trophy
The BDO World Trophy was a major darts tournament run by the British Darts Organisation, hosted originally in February 2014 at Blackpool Tower, before it was held in May from 2016–18 in various locations. In 2019, it was held in King George's ...
and reached the final where he lost to
Darryl Fitton
Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962) is an English professional darts player. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song " One Step Beyond" wearing sunglasses; one of the most popular walk-ons with the audience ...
. In 2017 he again reached the final at the
BDO World Trophy
The BDO World Trophy was a major darts tournament run by the British Darts Organisation, hosted originally in February 2014 at Blackpool Tower, before it was held in May from 2016–18 in various locations. In 2019, it was held in King George's ...
. This time he won the title by beating
Martin Phillips in the final.
Personal life
In 2014 Machin trained to be a darts coach. Peter's wife Debbie is a successful darts player as well.
World Championship results
WDF
* 2023:
External links
1973 births
Australian darts players
Living people
British Darts Organisation players
Professional Darts Corporation associate players
Sportspeople from Adelaide
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