Josh Rock

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Josh Rock
Josh Rock Darts Actueel 2023.jpg
Rock in 2023
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Rock
Nickname"Rocky" [1]
Born (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) [2]
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Home town Broughshane, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since2016
Darts24g Mission
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on musicWelcome To The Party by Dj Krissy
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2022–
(Tour Card: 2022-)
WDF 2021
Current world ranking 19 Increase2.svg 1 (21 April 2024) [3]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 2023
World Matchplay Last 32: 2023
World Grand Prix Last 32: 2023
UK Open Last 32: 2024
Grand Slam Quarter Final: 2023
European Ch'ship Last 16: 2022
PC Finals Last 32: 2023
Masters Last 24: 2024
Other tournament wins
Youth events
PDC Development Tour 2022 (x5)
PDC World Youth Ch'ship 2022

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2022
Other achievements
2022 Breaks the record for the highest average in a PDC World Youth Championship final with an average of 104.13.

Joshua Rock (born 13 April 2001) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In his debut year at the international level, he won the 2022 PDC World Youth Championship. He is the first player to throw a televised nine-dart finish in their debut year at the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts in the match against Michael van Gerwen.

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Career

In 2021 he reached a final in Irish Classic and lost 3–5 to Shaun McDonald. He defeated on the way to the finals some high-rank players like Brian Raman. Beside he played himself into the quarter-finals of the Irish Open.[ clarification needed ] At this tournament he reached one of the highest average in the history of tournaments organized by the World Darts Federation, beating Nick Fullwell 4–0 in third round with 111.33 average.

At Q-School in 2022, Rock won his Tour Card on the final day of qualifying by defeating his fellow countryman Nathan Rafferty, earning a two-year card on the PDC circuit. [4] He played on the PDC Development Tour for the first time in February, and reaching three finals in his first three events and winning two of them. In November, Rock achieved his first televised 9-dart finish in the last 16 of the 2022 Grand Slam of Darts, in an eventual 10–8 defeat to Michael van Gerwen. [5] Later that month, Rock won the PDC World Youth Championship by beating Nathan Girvan 6–1 with an average of 104.13, a record for a World Youth final. [6]

2023

In his debut at the 2023 World Championship, Rock beat José Justicia, Callan Rydz and Nathan Aspinall before losing 3–4 to Jonny Clayton in the fourth round.

On the 2023 PDC Pro Tour, Rock reached the final of 4 Players Championship Events and the Austrian Darts Open.

At the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts, Rock reached the quarter finals losing there 16–15 to James Wade. [7]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament202220232024
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ 4R 2R
Masters DNQ 1R
UK Open 1R 3R 5R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R
World Grand Prix DNQ 1R
European Championship 2R 1R
Grand Slam of Darts 2R QF
Players Championship Finals 1R 2R
PDC Non-ranked events
World Youth Championship W QF
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)3621


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2022 IDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
2R		 EDO
QF		 CDO
1R		 EDG
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 HDT
QF		 GDO
1R		 BDO
DNQ		 GDT
QF
2023 BSD
DNQ		 EDO
QF		 IDO
3R		 GDG
2R		 ADO
F		 DDC
3R		 BDO
SF		 CDO
3R		 EDG
3R		 EDM
3R		 GDO
SF		 HDT
2R		 GDC
2R
2024 BDO
2R		 GDG
QF		 IDO
3R		 EDG
QF		 ADO
BSD
DDC
EDO
GDC
FDT
HDT
SDT
CDO
Key
W F SFQF#RRRPrel.DNQDNPNHEXWD
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Prel.) Preliminary round; (DNQ) Did not qualify; (DNP) Did not participate; (NH) Not held; (EX) Excluded; (WD) Withdrew

Nine-dart finishes

Josh Rock televised nine-dart finishes
DateOpponentTournamentMethodPrize
17 November 2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 2022 Grand Slam of Darts 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12

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References

  1. ↑ "Josh Rock - "Rocky"".
  2. ↑ "Josh Rock - Mastercaller".
  3. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Gill, Samuel (15 January 2022). "Josh Rock seals final outright Tour Card with victory over Rafferty to finalise 2022 PDC UK Q-School". DartsNews. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Josh Rock: Antrim man's nine-darter as Van Gerwen gets fright in Grand Slam match". BBC Sport. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Gill, Samuel (27 November 2022). "Rampant Rock eases past Girvan, breaks average record with 104 in winning 2022 PDC World Youth Championship". DartsNews. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Grand Slam of Darts: Luke Humphries edges Gary Anderson in a classic as James Wade beats Josh Rock". Sky Sports . 18 November 2023.
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