Peter Jacques | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | "The Terrier" |
Born | [1] March 29, 1973 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England |
Home town | Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1993 |
Darts | 22 Gram |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | "Sandstorm" by Darude |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 2008–2015 |
PDC | 2015– |
WDF major events – best performances | |
World Masters | Last 144: 2015 |
PDC premier events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2018 |
UK Open | Last 16: 2021 |
PC Finals | Last 16: 2017 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
PDC Challenge Tour | 2017 (x2) |
Peter Jacques (born 29 March 1973) is an English professional darts player who competes in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Works at Royal Mail. Jacques attempted to win a PDC Tour Card in 2017, but after putting himself in a good position after three days, he did not appear for the fourth day, and subsequently did not receive a card.
He made the final of the first Players Championship event of 2017 in Barnsley, but lost 1–6 in the final to Alan Norris.
In May 2017, Jacques won a PDC Challenge Tour event, defeating Wayne Jones 5–4 in the final. He would win another Challenge Tour event in September, again defeating Jones, this time 5–2.
He acquired the nickname "The Terrier" late in 2017, sharing the nickname of the football team he supports, Huddersfield Town.[ citation needed ]
In 2017 Jacques hit a nine dart finish in the Coral UK Qualifier Four round, he hit another nine darter in the 2019 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Event Four.
In 2022 Peter Jacques has taken part in the Modus Super Series, Winning one of the events (Week 11) beating Robert Thornton & Martin Adams along the way. He will take part in the finals week on 17 October.
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