Justin Thompson (darts player)

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Justin Thompson
Personal information
Nickname"Thommo"
Born (1969-01-08) 8 January 1969 (age 56) [1]
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Home town Beverford, Victoria, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since1990
Darts23 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Shotgun" by George Ezra
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2003–2020
WDF 2003–
Current world ranking (WDF) NR (6 July 2025) [2] Highest WDF Ranking 2017 No3
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship Last 32: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
World Masters Last 80: 2017
World Trophy Last 32: 2018, 2019
Other tournament wins
DPA Australian Pro Tour Hobart2017
DPA Pro Tour2017
DPA World Series Qualifier2017
Geelong Classic2017
Murray Bridge Grand Prix2018
Newcastle Classic2018
Sunshine State Classic2018
Van Diemen Classic2017
Geelong dart club Classic 2016,2017,2019
Darts Victoria Easter Classic 2021
North Queensland Classic 2019
Victoria Representative1999,

2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2016,2017,2018

2019,2020,2022,2024
Australia Representative 2004,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2022
WDF World Cup Team2017
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Osaka Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Osaka Men's pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Osaka Team event
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Seoul Men's pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Seoul Team event

Justin Thompson (born 8 January 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events.Justin has two World titles, and was inducted into the Victorian hall of fame 2013 ,and inducted into the Australian hall of fame 2022 ,and was made a life member of the Bendigo Darts League 2016. Australia has had a lot of fantastic dart players play for Australia, but Justin is the only one to hit the winning leg to win the teams world cup for Australia

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Career

A veteran of the DPA circuit, he won the WDF Asia-Pacific Cup Singles in 2016, plus the Geelong Classic. Winner DA Australian Men's Singles 2017 as well as two DPA Australian Pro Tour events in 2017.

Thompson competed in the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship, making his first appearance in the event against Chris Gilliland in the preliminary round, a match which he overcame Gilliland 3–2.

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

References

  1. "Justin Thompson - Mastercaller".
  2. "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.