Dean Reynolds (darts player)

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Dean Reynolds
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Francis Dean Reynolds
Nickname"Dynamite"
Born (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 31)
Cardiff, Wales
Home townCardiff, Wales
Darts information
Playing darts since2010
DartsRed Dragon
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Dynamite" by Taio Cruz
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2015–2019
PDC 2011–2015, 2019
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 2018, 2019
World Masters Last 16: 2016
World Trophy Semi Final: 2016
Finder Masters Quarter Final: 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open Last 96: 2017
Other tournament wins
England Classic 2016
French Open 2015
PDC Challenge Tour England 2015
PDC Development Tour England 2014 (x2), 2015, 2016 (5x)
PDC Development Tour Germany 2016

Matthew Francis Dean Reynolds (born 21 July 1992) is a Welsh former professional darts player.

Contents

Career

Reynolds' first Development Tour title came in 2014 by defeating Max Hopp 4–2. [1] He also won the 16th event by edging past Josh Payne 4–3. [2] Reynolds beat Ryan de Vreede 5–4 to claim the 2015 French Open title. [3] He also took another Development Tour event with a 4–2 victory over Mike de Decker. [4]

In 2016, Reynolds enjoyed a breakthrough year. He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Championship and lost 3–0 to Glen Durrant. [5] At the BDO World Trophy, he defeated Dave Cameron, Martin Adams and Danny Noppert before losing 11–9 to Peter Machin in the semi-finals. [6] He had six tournament wins on the PDC Development Tour during the year guaranteeing him a PDC Tour Card for 2017 and 2018, but he later decided to remain in the BDO and his tour card was passed down to the next highest player on the Order Of Merit. [7] He hit a nine-dart finish at the BDO England Masters in September before losing in the quarter-finals to Durrant. [8] Two days later though, he triumphed in the England Classi, defeating Scott Baker 6–3 in the final. [9]

In the 2017 World Championship he lost 3–2 to Pip Blackwell after being 2–0 up in sets and he missed three darts to win 3–0. [10] Afterwards, Reynolds announced on social media that he rejected his PDC Tour Card for 2017 to improve his consistency on stage. This meant that Reynolds would concentrate on BDO tournaments in 2017. [11]

2019

Since 8 August, he has not participated in any darts event.

World Championship results

BDO

Performance timeline

Tournament201420152016201720182019
BDO World Championship DNQ 1R 1R 2R 2R
BDO World Trophy DNQ SF 2R 1R
Winmau World Masters DNQ L80 L16 L32 L80
Finder Darts Masters DNQ QF RR RR
UK Open 1R Did not play 2R DNP
Performance Table Legend
DNPDid not play at the eventDNQDid not qualify for the eventNYFNot yet founded#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finalsSFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament

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References

  1. ↑ "2014 PDC Development Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "2014 PDC Development Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "2015 French Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "2015 PDC Development Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "2016 BDO World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016 BDO World Trophy Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Reynolds & Cadby's Development Tour Wins". PDC. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dean Reynolds 2016". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "2016 England Classic Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dean Reynolds beaten by Pip Blackwell at BDO World Darts Championship". Sky Sports . Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Dean Reynolds on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
    - "2017 PDC Qualifying School Entries". PDC . Retrieved 16 January 2017.


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