Peter Manley

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Peter Manley
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Manley in 2007
Personal information
Full namePeter David Manley [1]
Nickname"One Dart"
Born (1962-03-07) 7 March 1962 (age 61)
Cheam, London, England
Home town Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1974
DartsWinmau Tungsten 19 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Amarillo" by Tony Christie preceded opening to "Who Are You" by The Who
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1995–1996
PDC 1996–2017
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 16: 1998
World Trophy Quarter Final: 2007
Int. Darts League Last 32 Group: 2007
Finder Masters Semi Final: 2000
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Runner Up: 1999, 2002, 2006
World Matchplay Runner Up: 1999
World Grand Prix Semi Final: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006
UK Open Semi Final: 2005
Grand Slam Group Stages: 2007
European Ch'ship Semi Final: 2008
Premier League Semi Final: 2005
Ch'ship League Initial groups, Semi-finals: 2008
Desert Classic Winner (1): 2003
US Open/WSoD Fifth round: 2007
PC Finals Last 32: 2009, 2010
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2022
World MatchplayQuarter Final: 2022
Other tournament wins
Canadian Open 2000
England Open 1999
French Open 1998
Ireland Open Spring Classic 2001
Irish Masters 2004
Isle of Man Open 1998, 2004
Le Skratch Montreal Open 2000
North American Open 1997
Open Holland Masters 2007
PDC Eastbourne Open 2003
PDC Northern Ireland Open 2001
Sunparks Masters 2002
Vauxhall Autumn Open 2005

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

UK Open Regional (MID) 2003
UK Open Regional (NOE) 2003
UK Open Regional (SCO) 2002
UK Open Regional (WAL) 2003
Other achievements
PDC World number one, September 2000 to October 2001
Updated on 11 August 2018.

Peter David Manley (born 7 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events from 1996 until 2017. He won one major title, the Las Vegas Desert Classic, in 2003, and twice held the number one ranking. He also reached the World Championship final in 1999, 2002 and 2006, losing to Phil Taylor on each occasion. Declining form led to him losing his place on the PDC tour in 2011.

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Manley was nicknamed "One Dart" by commentator Tony Green after hitting the winning double on numerous occasions with his first dart during his first televised appearance at the 1995 Unipart European Masters, where he eventually lost in the final to Mike Gregory. Manley was also known for his walk on and personality. Described as someone whom "darts crowds love to hate", [2] his antics sometimes led to run-ins with fellow players.

Darting career

Manley made his debut in 1996 PDC World Matchplay Last 40 to Paul Cook, 5–2, in Last 32 to Dave Kelly 8-2 and Last 16 his losing to Jamie Harvey, 8–3.

Manley's controversial personality rather than the quality of his darts was often the most notable part of his career[ citation needed ] and continued poor form resulted in his failure to secure a PDC tour card in 2012. Manley lost several major sponsors including darts manufacturer Unicorn as a result.

Manley is perhaps most famous for his long-running feud with Phil Taylor resulting from his refusal to shake Taylor's hand after losing 7–0 to him in the 2002 PDC World Darts Championship final. He has finished runner-up to Taylor in two other World Championships - losing 6-2 in 1999 and 7-0 in 2006.

His biggest tournament win was 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic when he beat John Part 16-12 in the final. He is also the chairman of the Professional Dart Players Association, [3] a position he has held for six years. [4] Manley attempted getting a PDC Tour card in the Q-School in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 but was unsuccessful.

In 2022, Manley appeared in the inaugural World Seniors Darts Championship and reached the second round, where after winning against former BDO world finalist, Deta Hedman 3 - 1 he suffered a 3 - 1 defeat to old time rival Phil Taylor. Although not competing in the 2022 World Seniors Darts Masters, he made an appearance at the 2022 World Seniors Darts Matchplay in which he managed to reach the Quarter Finals after beating John Part in a deciding leg. His run was then ended once more by Phil Taylor. Manley entered the Modus Online Super League, in December 2022 in preparation for the 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship in which he pulled off a 4 - 2 win over Alan Norris.

Crowd popularity

Manley's refusal to shake Taylor's hand after his 7-0 World Championship thrashing in 2002 led to darts fans booing him for many years. The boos became more ironic and good-natured when in 2005 Manley changed his entrance theme from Chumbawamba's Tubthumping to Tony Christie's "Is This the Way to Amarillo". By the end of his career Manley was seen by darts crowds as being more of a 'pantomime villain' rather than subject to genuine animosity which had occurred previously. Manley has gone on to say that whilst the booing and crowd reaction was hard for him and his family to take in the early days, it helped him as his career went on and ensured his popularity on the exhibition circuit.[ citation needed ]

Controversy

Despite being chairman of the Players' Union (the Professional Dart Players Association - PDPA), Manley was often the subject of controversy with fellow players. Most notably Taylor in the aforementioned incident, and also in the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship. During that tournament, Manley was accused of gamesmanship against Dennis Smith and in a later round against Taylor's protégé, Adrian Lewis. Manley muttered words to his opponent, resulting in Lewis leaving the stage in anger. Despite serving as Mardle's best man at his wedding Manley also had a notable spat with the former PDC professional player Wayne Mardle. Mardle accused Manley of being a cheat in his autobiography. Manley has also had notable spats with the likes of Roland Scholten, John Lowe, Rod Harrington, Dave Jowett and Wynand Havenga.

World Championship results

PDC

WSDT

Career finals

PDC major finals: 5 (1 title, 4 runners-up)

Legend
World Championship (0–3)
World Matchplay (0–1)
Las Vegas Desert Classic (1–0)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1. 1999 World Darts Championship Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 2–6 (s)
Runner-up2. 1999 World Matchplay Flag of England.svg Rod Harrington 17–19 (l)
Runner-up3. 2002 World Darts Championship Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor0–7 (s)
Winner1. 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 16–12 (l)
Runner-up4. 2006 World Darts Championship Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor0–7 (s)

Independent major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1. 2007 Masters of Darts Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 0–7 (s)

Career statistics

Performance timeline

Tournament199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
BDO Ranked televised events
World Masters DNP 1R 4R 2R 2R 2R 3R DNP
European Masters F Not held
Zuiderduin Masters Not held SF RR DNPNHDNP
World Darts Trophy Not heldDNP 1R QF Not held
International Darts League Not heldDNP RR Not held
News of the World Not held QF Not held
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNP PR QF F SF 1R F 2R QF 3R F 2R QF 1R 2R DNQ
UK Open Not held 4R 3R SF 3R 4R 4R 4R 2R 1R
World Matchplay DNP 2R 2R QF F 1R 1R 1R SF QF SF 1R 1R 2R DNQ
World Grand Prix Not held SF SF SF 1R 1R SF 2R 2R SF 1R 1R DNQ
Grand Slam of Darts Not held RR DNQ
European Championship Not held SF DNQ
Players Championship Finals Not held 1R 1R DNQ
PDC Non-ranked televised events
Premier League Darts Not held SF 6th 6th 6th DNP
PDC Past major events
Las Vegas Desert Classic Not held 1R W 2R 1R 2R SF SF 2R Not held
Masters of Darts Not heldDNPNH F Not held
Career statistics
Year-end rankingNon-PDC7411463357513203866
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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References

  1. ↑ "Darts Players Wives". 17 August 2007. Sky. Sky3.{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  2. ↑ "Taylor top of world with lucky thirteen title" . The Independent. 3 January 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Peter Manley - Team Unicorn from Unicorn, retrieved 19 February 2009
  4. ↑ PDPA Board Members Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine from the PDPA, retrieved 22 February 2009
Sporting positions
Preceded by PDC World Number One
24 September 2000 – 28 October 2001		Succeeded by
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