Jonny Tata

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Jonny Tata
Personal information
Nickname"JT"
Born (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 33)
Wainuiomata, Wellington, New Zealand
Darts information
Darts25g Shot Signature [1]
Laterality Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
Current world ranking ( PDC ) NR (19 October 2025) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship Quarter-final: 2023
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship Last 128: 2026
World Series Finals Last 32: 2025

Jonny Tata (born 28 August 1992) is a New Zealand darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He hit the first nine-dart finish in Darts Players New Zealand (DPNZ) Pro Tour history. [3] Tata qualified for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship [4] [5] and the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship. [6]

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Darts career

The son of former national champion Ra Tata, Jonny Tata began playing darts aged nine. He won a number of youth titles but gave up playing at the age of 17. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he began to play again. [7]

Tata made his World Series of Darts debut at the 2023 New Zealand Darts Masters. He defeated world number two Peter Wright 6–3 in the first round. [8]

In September 2025, Tata topped the end of season 2025 DPNZ Pro Tour ranking, [9] hitting the first ever nine-dart finish in DPNZ Pro Tour history during his victory in the final of the last event. [3] This qualified him for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship, his first ever PDC World Championship. [9] [10] His victory on the Pro Tour also saw him qualify for the 2025 ANZ Premier League, a competition featuring eight of the best darts players from Australia and New Zealand. [11] Tata won the opening night of the tournament in Melbourne, defeating Raymond Smith 5–3 in the final. [12] [13]

Personal life

Tata is Māori, of Ngāti Maniapoto and Te Āti Awa. Outside of darts, Tata works as a truck driver. He has a son. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Jonny Tata PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Findlater, Gordon (1 October 2025). "Jonny Tata's history making nine darter books his spot at the World Darts Championship". Stuff. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lakeside 2023 – Day 1 Evening Session Report". World Darts Federation. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lakeside 2023 Day 7 Afternoon Session Report". World Darts Federation. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Kiwi Tata Says Hello To Ally Pally". Darts World Magazine. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  7. 1 2 George, Zoë (11 August 2023). "Meet Jonny Tata: Hutt Valley truckie by day, darts giantkiller by night". Stuff. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  8. ↑ McDonald, Kelvin (5 August 2023). "Debutant Jonny Tata stuns world no. 2 in 'magical' victory at NZ Darts Masters". Te Ao Maori News. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Hello to Tata - Darts Planet TV". 29 September 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Francis, Ben (30 September 2025). "The Wainuiomata truck driver whose perfect darts streak sealed a World Championship debut". NZ Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  11. ↑ Wood, Kieran (30 September 2025). "Jonny Tata and Ben Robb complete field of participants first Dabble Darts Premier League". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  12. ↑ Barrs, Phill (4 October 2025). "Jonny Tata Makes Dream Start to ANZ Premier League Campaign with Melbourne Triumph - Online Darts" . Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Walczak, Oliwier (5 October 2025). "Tata najlepszy na inaugurację! Wielkie rozpoczęcie ANZ Premier League". Łączy Nas Dart (in Polish). Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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