Barry Jouannet

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Barry Jouannet
Personal information
Full nameBarry Jouannet, Jr.
Nickname"China"
Born (1979-09-17) 17 September 1979 (age 41)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Home town Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since1996
Darts23 Gram Steel Tip Tungsten
Laterality Left-handed
Walk-on music"On a Night Like This" by Kylie Minogue
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2018–2020
PDC 2003–2013
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 48: 2004, 2005
Other tournament wins
Oceanic Masters 2003, 2004
Australian National Ch'ship 2005
Wagga Classic 2006
Gaels Club Open 2009
Goulburn Open 2010

Barry Jouannet, Jr. (born 17 September 1979) is a former Australian professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He was nicknamed China.

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Jouannet is twice a winner of the Oceanic Masters, [1] earning himself a place in the PDC World Darts Championship. In 2004, he lost in the first round to Scotland's Alex MacKay. In 2005, he lost again in round one, this time to Wayne Jones. Aside from the Oceanic Masters, Jouannet won the 2005 Australian National Championship, beating former world champion Tony David on the way to a 6–1 win over Dave Methven in the final.

Jouannet has survived throat cancer. Jouannet continued playing despite the illness and his recovery has been praised by many within the game.

World Championship results

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