Joey Palfreyman

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Joey Palfreyman
Personal information
Born (1974-02-21) 21 February 1974 (age 49)
Derby, England
Home town Liverpool, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1991
Darts15g
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Moving On Up" by M People
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2005–
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open Last 32: 2013

Joey Palfreyman (born 21 February 1974) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

Palfreyman made his first impact in a PDC event at the 2013 UK Open by beating Keegan Brown and Steve Beaton to face Raymond van Barneveld in the last 32. [1] He lost 9–3 but earned £2,000 for his efforts, the highest of his career to date. [2] Later in the month he reached the last 16 of an event for the first time by beating Robert Thornton 6–5 in the fifth Players Championship, before being whitewashed 6–0 by Terry Temple. [3]

In 2014, Palfreyman qualified for the German Darts Championship and was defeated 6–3 by Adrian Lewis in the second round. [4] He failed to qualify for the UK Open as he could not win past the last 128 in any of the six qualifiers. In his remaining 15 events Palfreyman could not advance beyond the last 64. [5] He lost in the last 32 of two Challenge Tour events in 2015 and played in the 13th Players Championship of 2016, where he beat Berry van Peer 6–4, before being defeated 6–2 by Ian White in the second round. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2013 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Speedy Services UK Open - Fourth Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Wright Brilliant In Crawley". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "German Darts Championship Round Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Joey Palfreyman 2014". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Joe Palfreyman 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "2016 PDPA Players Championship Barnsley Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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