James Bailey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | "The Bull" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] 22 October 1969 Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Durack, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | 20g | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | "Khe Sanh" by Cold Chisel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO | 2011–2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2017– | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | ( PDC ) NR (12 January 2025) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2019, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Bailey (born 22 October 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
In 2018, Bailey won back-to-back events on the DPA Tour in St Clair, defeating Steve MacArthur in both finals. [3]
Bailey qualified for the 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters, where he would lose 6–2 to Gary Anderson. [4]
Later in the year, he won the Oceanic Masters final against Tim Pusey to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. [5]
In his first-round match against Steve Lennon from Ireland, Bailey won four legs before losing 3–0.
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