Jamie Hughes (darts player)

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Jamie Hughes
Jamie Hughes 2019-09-06 PDC European Darts Matchplay (cropped).jpg
Hughes in 2019
Personal information
Nickname"Yozza"
Born (1986-02-27) 27 February 1986 (age 38)
West Bromwich, England
Home town Tipton, West Midlands, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1996
DartsJamie 'Yozza' Hughes Red Dragon 26g
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Hi Ho Silver Lining" by Jeff Beck
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2007–2018
PDC 2018–
(Tour Card: 2019–2024)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Semi Final: 2016, 2017
World Masters Runner Up: 2014
World Trophy Semi Final: 2016
Finder Masters Winner (1): 2014
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2021, 2024
World Matchplay Last 32: 2019, 2020
World Grand Prix Last 32: 2019, 2020
UK Open Quarter Final: 2020
Grand Slam Last 16: 2016
European Ch'ship Last 16: 2020
PC Finals Last 32: 2019, 2020, 2022
World Series Finals Last 24: 2022
Other tournament wins
Antwerp Open2014
British Classic2017
British Pentathlon 2015
Gwynedd Open2013
Isle Of Man Classic2017
Jersey Classic2015
PDC Challenge Tour England2018
Romanian Classic2015, 2016
Swedish Open2015
WDF Europe Cup Team2016
WDF World Cup Team2015

PDC European Tour Events

Czech Darts Open 2019

Jamie Hughes (born 27 February 1986) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Hughes formerly played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events, winning the 2014 Finder Darts Masters. He was also the runner-up at the 2014 World Masters and the 2016 Finder Darts Masters, a semi-finalist at the BDO World Darts Championship in 2016 and 2017, the 2016 BDO World Trophy, and the 2017 Finder Masters, and a quarter-finalist at the 2015 World Masters. Hughes switched to the PDC after a first round exit at the 2018 BDO World Championship and won a PDC Tour Card in 2019, reaching the quarter-finals at the 2020 UK Open, while he was also the runner-up at 2023's Players Championship 1.

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BDO career

2014–2015

Hughes broke out in 2014 by entering the world's top ten in the BDO and reaching the final of the 2014 Winmau World Masters. He defeated Alan Norris 3–2 in sets in the quarter-finals from 2–0 down, and Martin Adams 6–5 in the semi-finals from 5–2 down, also surviving ten match darts in the ninth set. Hughes was beaten by Martin Phillips 7–3 having led 2–0 and thrown for the third set. In December, Hughes won the Zuiderduin Masters on his first appearance at the event, surviving six match darts in the semi-final against Tony O'Shea before beating Gary Robson 5–0 in the final, losing only three legs in the whole match.

Hughes made his World Championship debut at the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship as the number 10 seed. He beat Michel van der Horst in the first round before losing in the second round to his good friend Glen Durrant. Hughes then went on to make the 2015 BDO World Trophy as the fifth seed; however, he was surprisingly beaten 7–4 by Stefaan Deprez in the last 16. Later on in the year Hughes reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Masters but was surprisingly beaten by Thomas Junghans. Hughes failed to defend his previous Zuiderduin Masters finals and was knocked out of the competition in the group stage.

2016–2018

Hughes was the fourth seed going into the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Ross Montgomery, Madars Razma and fifth seed Wesley Harms to reach the semi-finals for the first time. He was defeated 6–1 by eventual winner Scott Waites; however, reaching the semi-finals meant he automatically qualified for the 2017 tournament. Hughes achieved his best ever World Trophy result when he reached the semi-finals, where he was defeated 11–9 by eventual winner Darryl Fitton. Hughes qualified for the PDC event the Grand Slam of Darts for the first time due to his ranking. He beat Dave Chisnall and James Wilson to finish top of his group. He was beaten 10–9 by Chris Dobey in the last 16. Hughes reached the semi-finals of the 2016 World Masters but was beaten by eventual winner Glen Durrant. In the 2016 Zuiderduin Masters he reached the final, before once again being beaten by Glen Durrant.

In the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship Hughes reached the semi-finals for the second year in a row before being beaten 6–1 by eventual winner Glen Durrant.

In the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship Hughes lost to German debutant Michael Unterbuchner 3–2 in the first round.

PDC career

2018

Hughes switched to the PDC following the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship, entering the 2018 UK Q-School. [1] He was unable to win a Tour Card. Hughes finished 12th on the 2018 Challenge Tour Order of Merit, winning one event and making another semi-final. Hughes made the last 32 of the 2018 UK Open and qualified for his first European Tour event, the 2018 European Darts Open. Hughes played at the last 4 Players Championship events in 2018, as a Challenge Tour call-up. He picked up £13,000 in ranking money in 2018. [2]

2019

Hughes won a PDC Tour Card for the first time on the first day of 2019 UK Q-School, beating Kirk Shepherd 5–1 in the final.

Hughes was to win his first PDC title in June, claiming the 2019 Czech Darts Open in Prague with an 8–3 win over Stephen Bunting, after knocking out the number 14 seed Simon Whitlock in the semi-final. [3] He also reached the semi-finals at Players Championship 24. This helped him qualify for the all the premier events at the back end of the year, achieving a 6–2 win against Jermaine Wattimena at the 2019 Players Championship Finals in the first round before losing to Rob Cross.

2023

At Players Championship 1 Hughes reached the final, losing there to Ryan Searle 8–4. [4] [5]

He achieved a 3–1 first round victory over David Cameron at the PDC World Championship, [6] but lost to Krzysztof Ratajski by the same scoreline in round 2.

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship Non-PDCDNQ 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R
UK Open DNQ PR DNQ 4R 5R QF 4R 5R 3R 3R
World Matchplay Non-PDCDNQ 1R 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix Non-PDCDNQ 1R 1R DNQ
European Championship Non-PDCDNQ 1R 2R DNQ
Grand Slam of Darts DNP 2R RR DNQ RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals Non-PDCDNQ 2R 2R WD 2R 1R DNQ
BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship DNP 2R SF SF 1R PDCNH
BDO World Trophy Not heldDNP 2R SF 1R PDCNH
Winmau World Masters PR DNP L144 L272 RU QF SF L32 PDCNHPDCNHPDC
Zuiderduin Masters DNP W RR RU SF PDCNH
Career statistics
Year-end ranking582 (BDO)120 (BDO)60 (BDO)29 (BDO)3 (BDO)2 (BDO)2 (BDO)2 (BDO)-472738565771

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2018 EDO
2R		 GDG
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
DNP		 DDM
DNP		 GDT
DNP		 DDO
DNP		 EDM
DNP		 GDC
DNP		 DDC
DNP		 IDO
DNP		 EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
2R		 GDG
1R		 GDO
3R		 ADO
2R		 EDG
SF		 DDM
DNQ		 DDO
DNQ		 CDO
W		 ADC
1R		 EDM
2R		 IDO
2R		 GDT
1R
2020 BDC
3R		 GDC
DNQ		 EDG
3R		 IDO
3R
2021 HDT
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
DNQ		 GDC
2R		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDC
1R		 EDM
1R		 HDT
DNQ		 GDO
1R		 BDO
2R		 GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		IDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 BDO
DNQ		 CDO
1R		 EDG
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 HDT
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 BSD
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 EDO
1R		 GDC
DNQ		 FDT
DNQ		 HDT
DNQ		 SDT
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2018 [nb 1] BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 DUB
4R		 DUB
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
3R
2019 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
3R		 WIG
2R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 WIG
3R		 WIG
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 WIG
QF		 WIG
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 HIL
2R		 HIL
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
SF		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 DUB
1R		 DUB
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R
2020 BAR
3R		 BAR
QF		 WIG
1R		 WIG
4R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
4R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 MIL
4R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
QF		 MIL
3R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
3R		 NIE
4R		 COV
1R		 COV
3R		 COV
1R		 COV
1R		 COV
1R
2021 BOL
DNP		 BOL
DNP		 BOL
DNP		 BOL
DNP		 MIL
2R		 MIL
SF		 MIL
3R		 MIL
2R		 NIE
QF		 NIE
2R		 NIE
3R		 NIE
2R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
3R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
1R		 COV
3R		 COV
2R		 COV
1R		 COV
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
SF		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
2R
2022 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 WIG
4R		 WIG
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
4R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
4R		 NIE
2R		 NIE
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
QF		 BAR
3R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
4R
2023 BAR
F		 BAR
4R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
1R		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
1R		 LEI
2R		 LEI
1R		 HIL
2R		 HIL
1R		 LEI
1R		 LEI
1R		 HIL
4R		 HIL
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
4R
2024 WIG
4R		 WIG
1R		 LEI
2R		 LEI
2R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
2R		 LEI
1R		 LEI
2R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
2R		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
4R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
2R		 WIG
4R		 WIG
1R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
1R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
3R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 LEI
1R		 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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  2. ↑ "Rankings Update - Mid-World Championship". PDC.tv. 26 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "PDC Czech Darts Open 2019 (European Tour 9)". Click On Darts. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Gorton, Josh (11 February 2023). "Super Searle topples Hughes to claim Players Championship 1 title". PDC.
  5. ↑ "Darts results: Ryan Searle captures Players Championship 1 for fourth PDC ProTour title". Sporting Life. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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