James Hurrell

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James Hurrell
James Hurrell.png
Hurrell at the 2025 World Championship
Personal information
Nickname"Hillbilly"
Born (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 40)
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Home town Moreton-in-Marsh, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2008
Darts23g Mission
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" by The Woolpackers
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2010–2020
PDC 2024–
WDF 2010–2023
Current world ranking 89 Decrease2.svg 1 (24 November 2024) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Quarter Final: 2022
World Masters Quarter Final: 2017
World Trophy Last 16: 2017
Finder Masters Group Stages: 2015
Dutch Open Last 16: 2022
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2025
UK Open Last 128: 2024
Other tournament wins
BDO International Open 2017
Belfry Open 2022
British Internationals 2015, 2017, 2022
British Pentathlon 2013
Finnish Masters 2015
Isle of Man Classic 2022
Italian Grand Masters 2022
Police Masters 2016, 2017
Scottish Open 2022
PDC Challenge Tour 2023
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
WDF World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Esbjerg Men's team
WDF Europe Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Egmond aan Zee Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Gandía Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Gandía Men's overall

James Hurrell (born 7 July 1984) is an English professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup medalist. In January 2022, he became the leader of the World Darts Federation ranking and held this position until November 2022.

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Career

BDO

Hurrell reached the Last 32 of the 2015 World Masters, where he played Martin Phillips and lost 3–2 in sets. He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship and was beaten by Larry Butler in the preliminary round. In November 2016, he hit a 9-dart finish against Daniel Day at the Jersey Classic. He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship but withdrew before the tournament started.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing obvious delays, Hurrell came back well and was world number 1 in the World Darts Federation world rankings between January and November 2022. He reached the final of the Welsh Open, losing to Cameron Menzies in October 2021, and the Italian Masters, losing to Richard Veenstra in November. In March 2022, he won the Isle of Man Classic, beating young prospect Luke Littler in the final. He was the number 6 seed in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship, which took place in April 2022, where he lost 4–0 (s) to Cameron Menzies, averaging 88.77, in the quarter-finals. However, Hurrell had a good 2022 by picking up the Italian Masters and Scottish Open as well.

PDC

Hurrell competed for a Tour Card at the 2020 Q-School to join the Professional Darts Corporation. Hurrell finished outside the rankings needed to get a PDC Tour Card.

He earned a Tour Card for the first time at the 2024 Q-School by finishing fourth on the UK Q-School Order of Merit. [2]

World Championship results

BDO

WDF

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNP 2R
UK Open DNP 2R
Players Championship Finals DNP 1R
BDO/WDF Ranked televised events
BDO/WDF World Championship DNQ PR 1R DNQNH QF 2R PDC
World Masters 1R DNQ 1R PR 5R 5R QF 2R DNQNH RR NHPDC
World Trophy DNQ 2R 1R NH
Zuiderduin Masters DNQ RR DNQNH
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking--------------89


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2024 BDO
1R		 GDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 BSD
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 FDT
DNQ		 HDT
DNQ		 SDT
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2023 [nb 1] BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
2R		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 HIL
2R		 HIL
2R		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 LEI
DNP		 LEI
DNP		 HIL
DNP		 HIL
DNP		 LEI
DNP		 LEI
1R		 HIL
DNP		 HIL
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
1R		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
2R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R
2024 WIG
QF		 WIG
2R		 LEI
2R		 LEI
1R		 HIL
QF		 HIL
1R		 LEI
3R		 LEI
1R		 HIL
2R		 HIL
3R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
1R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
3R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
QF		 MIL
1R		 MIL
2R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
3R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
3R		 WIG
1R		 LEI
3R		 LEI
1R
  1. ↑ Not a Tour card holder
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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References

  1. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". www.pdc.tv. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.


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