Harry Ward (darts player)

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Harry Ward
Personal information
Nickname"Big H"
Born (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 28)
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 Championship 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
2019

Harry Ward (born 13 June 1997 [1] ) is an English professional darts player who formerly competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won his maiden PDC ranking title at Players Championship 16 on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour.

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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.

In 2019, Ward won his first PDC ranking title at Players Championship 16 on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour, beating Max Hopp 8–7 in the final. [2]

Later in the year, he qualified for his World Championship debut via the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. At the tournament Ward defeated Madars Razma 3–2 in sets 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 2020 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-ranked televised events
World Series of Darts Finals Did not qualify 1R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking17119518372

References

  1. ↑ "Harry Ward". Mastercaller.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Phillips, Josh (19 May 2019). "Ward Wins Maiden Title At PC16". PDC.
  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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