James Bailey (darts player)

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James Bailey
Personal information
Nickname"The Bull"
Born (1969-10-22) 22 October 1969 (age 55) [1]
Melbourne, Australia
Home town Durack, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since1990
Darts20g
Laterality Left-handed
Walk-on music"Khe Sanh" by Cold Chisel
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2011–2017
PDC 2017–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 96: 2019, 2021
Other tournament wins
Australian Masters 2015
DPA Pro Tour 2018 (x2), 2019 (x4), 2021, 2024
Nerang Open 2013
Oceanic Masters 2018
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Hong Kong Team overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Hong Kong Men's pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Hong Kong Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Hong Kong Team event

James Bailey (born 22 October 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

In 2018, Bailey won back-to-back events on the DPA Tour in St Clair, defeating Steve MacArthur in both finals. [2]

Bailey qualified for the 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters, where he would lose 6–2 to Gary Anderson. [3]

Later in the year, he won the Oceanic Masters final against Tim Pusey to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. [4]

In his first-round match against Steve Lennon from Ireland, Bailey won four legs before losing 3–0.

World Championship results

PDC

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References

  1. ↑ "James Bailey". Mastercaller.com. 22 October 1969. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "DPA Australian Pro Tour New South Wales Roll Of Honour". www.dartsdatabase.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "2018 Melbourne Masters Results". www.dartsdatabase.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "2018 Oceanic Masters Results". www.dartsdatabase.co.uk.


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