Cameron Menzies

Cameron Menzies
Cameron Menzies
	Menzies in 2019
Personal information
Nickname	"Cammy"
Born	27 June 1989 (age 34); Glasgow, Scotland
Home town	Milton Keynes, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	2003
Darts	Unicorn 24g
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"I'm Feelin It (In the Air)" by Sunset Bros X & Mark McCabe
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2006–2018
PDC	2018–2020, 2022– ; (Tour Card: 2022-)
WDF	2006–2022
Current world ranking	49 1 (21 April 2024)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Semi Finals: 2022
World Masters	Semi Finals: 2017
World Trophy	Last 32: 2017
Finder Masters	Last 24 Group: 2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 64: 2023, 2024
UK Open	Last 64: 2024
Grand Slam	Group Stage: 2017
PC Finals	Last 32: 2022
Other tournament wins
Benidorm Open	2011, 2024
British Open	2016
Isle of Man Classic	2020
PDC Challenge Tour	2018, 2019 (x2), 2021
Scottish Classic	2017
Scottish Open	2017
Welsh Open	2021

Last updated April 25, 2024

Cameron Menzies (born 27 June 1989) is a Scottish darts player who competes in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

Career

BDO

Menzies first played darts on the BDO circuit in 2006, playing in the Gibraltar Open. However, he did not emerge to prominence until 2016 where he won the British Open. He played in the 2016 World Masters but lost to Irish darts player John O'Shea in the last 80. In 2017 he became the first Scottish player to win the Scottish Open in 10 years when Gary Anderson won it. He qualified for the 2017 BDO World Trophy through the regional qualifiers. He reached the semi-finals of the 2017 World Masters before losing to eventual champion Krzysztof Ratajski. Later in 2017 he reached the final TV-stages of the Grand Slam of Darts (staged by PDC), eventually losing out to Berry van Peer.

PDC

Menzies entered the PDC 2018 Q-School after his early loss at the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship. He then qualified for the first PDC European Tour event of the year, the European Darts Open in Leverkusen and beat Mark Wilson 6-2 in the first round, before losing to the eventual champion Michael van Gerwen.^[3]

Menzies won one Challenge Tour event in 2018.

He won two challenge tour titles in 2019 after again failing to secure a tour card at Q-School.

WDF

Menzies qualified for the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship by winning the 2021 Welsh Open. He was the number 14 seed in the World Championship. He reached the semi final by beating Ian Jones, Wayne Warren and James Hurrell but he lost 4–5 to Thibault Tricole.

Personal life

Menzies is a goalkeeper for senior footballing side Lugar Boswell Thistle.^[4] As of 2022, Menzies lives in Milton Keynes with his girlfriend, and fellow darts player, Fallon Sherrock where he works as a plumber.^[5]

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

2018: First round (lost to Conan Whitehead 1–3)
2022: Semi-finals (lost to Thibault Tricole 4–5)

PDC

2023: Second round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 0–3)
2024: Second round (lost to Dave Chisnall 1–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	Non-PDC											DNQ					2R	2R
UK Open	Non-PDC											DNQ	2R	1R	DNQ	2R	3R	4R
Grand Slam of Darts	DNQ										RR	DNQ
Players Championship Finals	Non-PDC											DNQ			DNP	2R	1R
BDO/WDF Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship	DNP	DNQ	DNP		DNQ	DNP		DNQ				1R	PDC		NH	SF	PDC
BDO World Trophy	NH							DNQ			1R	PDC		NH
Winmau World Masters	1R	DNP		1R	DNP		2R	2R	1R	3R	SF	PDC		NH		PDC
Finder Darts Masters	DNP										RR	PDC	NH
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	99	161	203	-	74	54

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2018	EDO 2R	GDG DNQ	GDO 2R	ADO 1R	EDG DNQ	DDM 3R	GDT DNP	DDO DNP	EDM DNQ	GDC DNQ	DDC DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDT DNQ
2019	EDO DNP	GDC DNP	GDG DNP	GDO DNP	ADO DNP	EDG DNP	DDM DNP	DDO DNP	CDO DNQ	ADC QF	EDM DNP	IDO DNP	GDT DNP
2020	Did not play
2021	Did not play
2022	IDO DNP	GDC DNP	GDG DNP	ADO 2R	EDO 2R	CDO DNP	EDG DNP	DDC DNQ	EDM 2R	HDT DNQ	GDO DNQ	BDO 1R	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDG 2R	ADO 1R	DDC DNQ	BDO WD	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDO 3R	HDT DNQ	GDC DNQ
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG 2R	IDO 3R	EDG DNQ	ADO	BSD	DDC	EDO	GDC	FDT	HDT	SDT	CDO

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References

↑ "Cameron Menzies". Mastercaller.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
↑ "CAMERON MENZIES ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO GO TO Q-SCHOOL AFTER LAKESIDE EXIT". Dartstalk.
↑ "Squad". lugarboswellthistle. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
↑ "World Darts Championship: Fallon Sherrock's partner Cameron Menzies says he is proud of what she has done". Sky Sports. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

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[1] "Cameron Menzies". Mastercaller.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

[PDC_Rankings-2] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[3] "CAMERON MENZIES ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO GO TO Q-SCHOOL AFTER LAKESIDE EXIT". Dartstalk.

[4] "Squad". lugarboswellthistle. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[5] "World Darts Championship: Fallon Sherrock's partner Cameron Menzies says he is proud of what she has done". Sky Sports. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

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