Graham Usher (darts player)

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Graham Usher
Personal information
Full nameGraham Usher
NicknameThe Gambler
Born (1973-06-14) 14 June 1973 (age 51)
Middlesbrough, England
Home town Scarborough, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2008
Darts21g Perfect Nine
Laterality Left-handed
Walk-on music"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2009–
WDF 2019
Current world ranking 82 Decrease2.svg 1 (12 June 2024) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Quarter Final: 2019
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open Last 32: 2024
World Series Finals Last 24: 2023
Other tournament wins
PDC Q-School 2023

Graham Usher (born 14 June 1973) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.

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Career

In 2009, Usher qualified for the 2009 UK Open as the Holsten Pils qualifier in Batley; he lost 3–6 to Glen Durrant in the first round. [2]

In 2019 Usher participated in 2019 World Masters, [3] where he reached the quarter-finals and lost 2–4 by sets to Mario Vandenbogaerde. [4]

In 2022 he player in MODUS Super Series, where he hit a nine-dart leg in July in a match against Dan Read. He was defeated by Conan Whitehead in the October 2022 MODUS Super Series. [5]

Usher qualified for a PDC tour card for the first time at the 2023 Q-School, defeating Adam Warner on the second finals day. [6]

Performance timeline

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
PDC Ranked televised events
UK Open 1R DNQ 3R 5R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Series of Darts Finals Not heldDNQ 1R
BDO/WDF Ranked televised events
Winmau World Masters PDC QF NHPDC
Career statistics
Year-end ranking--------------122


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2023 BSD
2R		 EDO
DNQ		IDO
DNQ		GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 BDO
1R		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
1R		 EDM
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 HDT
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ


Performance timeline legend
DNPDid not play in the eventDNQDid not qualify for the eventWDWithdrew from the event#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finalsSFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament

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References

  1. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "THolsten Qualifiers - Day One". Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Graham Usher".
  4. ↑ "Graham Usher".
  5. ↑ "Conan Whitehead beats Graham Usher to win inaugural MODUS Super Series title".
  6. ↑ "Corey Cadby and Graham Usher latest to clinch PDC Tour cards at Q-School".


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