Rhys Hayden | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | Lightning |
Born | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England | October 8, 1994
Darts information | |
Laterality | Left-handed |
Walk-on music | "Greased Lightnin'" by John Travolta |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 2014–2017 |
PDC | 2012–2014, 2017- |
WDF Platinum – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 40: 2015 |
World Masters | Last 16: 2014 |
PDC premier events – best performances | |
UK Open | Last 64: 2020 |
Rhys Hayden (born 8 October 1994) is an English darts player, currently playing in British Darts Organisation events. He qualified for the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship. His nickname is Lightning.
He reached the Last 16 of the 2014 World Masters in Hull, where he beat Wesley Harms in the first round before losing to the eventual winner of the tournament Martin Phillips. He qualified for the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship through the qualifiers where he played Jim Widmayer in the preliminary round losing 2-3 in sets after leading 2-0.
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