Alex Spellman

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Alex Spellman
Personal information
Nickname"The Jackal" [1]
Born (1988-11-06) November 6, 1988 (age 36)
Boone, North Carolina, U.S.
Home town Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, U.S.
Darts information
Darts22 Gram Galaxy Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Frayed Ends of Sanity" by Metallica
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2023–
Current world ranking ( PDC ) NR (12 January 2025) [2]
(WDF) 52 Decrease2.svg 1 (8 December 2024) [3]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 96: 2024
Other tournament wins
Charlotte Open 2023
Cherry Bomb International 2024
Seacoast Open Men 2023
Washington Area Open 2022
White Mountain Shoot-out 2022

CDC Pro Tour

CDC Pro Tour (Brownsburg) 2023 (2x)
CDC Pro Tour (Wheeling) 2024
CDC Continental Cup (Woodside) 2024

Alex Spellman (born November 6, 1988) is an American professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

In June 2023, Spellman took part in the 2023 US Darts Masters, where he was one of the eight North American qualifiers, qualifying by winning 2022 CDC Continental Cup. He lost to Luke Humphries 6–2 in the first round. At the same time, he played in the 2023 PDC North American Championship, where he defeated JT Davis 6–3 in quarterfinals, before losing to Matt Campbell 6–2 in semi-finals.

In 2024, Spellman qualified for 2024 PDC World Darts Championship via CDC Pro Tour rankings, [4] where he was beaten 3–1 by Ryan Joyce.

Also apart from steeltip darts, Spellman plays in darts tournaments of the World Soft Darts Association (WSDA) as well.

World Championship results

PDC

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References

  1. "Alex Spellman – Mastercaller".
  2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. January 12, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  3. "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  4. Gorton, Josh (September 12, 2023). "Spellman, Buntz & Cameron seal Ally Pally spots via CDC circuit". PDC.tv. Retrieved December 12, 2024.