Wayne Edward Atwood (born 24 July 1964) is a Welsh former professional darts player. Nicknamed Celtic Warrior, he formerly competed in

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(PDC) events.

Career

He qualified for the PDC World Championship on two occasions – reaching the last 32 in

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He achieved his first major success in June 2007 by winning the Thailf Open (a non-ranked PDC event) and a €2,400 cheque. He defeated former World Champion

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 ...

on his way to the final where he beat Gary Welding for the trophy. On 16 April 2011, Atwood achieved a

nine-dart finish A nine-dart finish, also known as a nine-darter, is a perfect leg or single game in the sport of darts. The object of the game is to score a set number of points, most commonly 501; in order to win, a player must reach the target total exactly a ...

in the first round of the

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against

Nigel Heydon Nigel Heydon (born 22 July 1970) is an English professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Career Heydon qualified for the 2007 UK Open as an amateur qualifier, losing in the first round to John Burton. He ...

, making him the first Welshman to hit a nine-darter in a PDC tournament.Super Anderson Defeats Taylor
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World Championship results

PDC

* 2004: Last 32: (lost to

Peter Manley Peter David Manley (born 7 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events from 1996 until 2017. He won one major title, the Las Vegas Desert Classic, in 2003, and twice he ...

3–4) (sets) * 2007: Last 64: (lost to Chris Mason 0–3)

References

External links

Infodarts
Dutch web site with player profiles. * 1964 births Living people Welsh darts players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders Sportspeople from Caerphilly {{UK-darts-bio-stub