Harry Ward (darts player)

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Harry Ward
Personal information
Nickname"Big H"
Born (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27)
Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Home town Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2012
Darts22g Unicorn Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"A Little Respect" by Erasure
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2014–2020, 2023–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2020
UK Open Last 64: 2018, 2020
PC Finals Last 64: 2019
World Series Finals Last 24: 2020
Other tournament wins
Players Championships
Players Championship (BAR) 2019

Harry Ward (born 13 June 1997 [1] ) is an English professional darts player who last played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

He reached the final of the 2015 BDO World Youth Championships, losing 3–0 in the final to Colin Roelofs.

In January 2019, Ward won a two-year PDC Tour Card by right on the first day of the event, beating Mark McGeeney 5–2 in the final.

Ward won his first PDC title at the sixteenth Players Championship of 2019, beating Max Hopp 8–7 in the final at Barnsley Metrodome. [2]

Later in the year, he qualified for his first World Championship via the PDC Pro Tour. Ward defeated Madars Razma 3–2 in the first round. In the second round, he lost 3–0 to Simon Whitlock.

After the restart of the season due to Covid-19, Ward came through the qualifying rounds to earn a debut appearance in the World Series of Darts Finals. At the event, he lost 6–2 to Darius Labanauskas.

In September 2020, he announced a shock decision to step away from the PDC circuit at the end of the 2020 season. [3]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament20162017201820192020
PDC World Championship Did not qualify 2R
UK Open 2R DNQ 3R 3R 4R
Players Championship Finals Did not qualify 1R DNQ
Non-major televised events
World Series of Darts Finals Did not qualify 1R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking17119518372

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References

  1. ↑ "Harry Ward". Mastercaller.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dartconnect" . Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Harry Ward to resign PDC Tour Card at the end of the season – LiveDarts". Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2020.


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