Wayne Jones
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| Wayne Jones | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Full name | Wayne Alan Jones | |
| Nickname | Woody | |
| Date of birth | April 24, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton,  |
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| Home town | Wolverhampton, |
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| Darts information | ||
| Playing darts since | 1988 | |
| Darts | 17g Nickel Tungsten | |
| Walk-on music | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||
| BDO | 1988 to 2000 | |
| PDC | 2000 to present | |
| Current World Ranking | 33 | |
| BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | QF 2002 | |
| World Masters | Runner-up 1999 | |
| World Darts Trophy | QF 2002 | |
| Int. Darts League | Prelim 2007 | |
| PDC Majors - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | SF 2006 | |
| World Matchplay | Last 32, 2007 | |
| World Grand Prix | Last 32, 2002, 2007 | |
| UK Open | QF 2003 | |
| Other Televised PDC events - Best Performances | ||
| US Open | Last 16, 2007 | |
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Infobox last updated on: February 17, 2008. |
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Wayne Alan Jones (born April 24, 1965 in Wolverhampton) is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname Woody for his matches.
He started his career in the British Darts Organisation in the late 1980s and reached the final of the British Open in 1990 (losing to Alan Warriner and the British Classic in 2000 (losing to Ritchie Davies) - but his best achievement was reaching the final of the prestigious Winmau World Masters in 1999 when Andy Fordham ended his hopes of a first major title.
He didn't make it to the Lakeside Country Club for the BDO World Championship until 2001, losing to Andy Fordham in the second round. He made it to the quarter-finals of the 2002 event by beating Tony Eccles and Ted Hankey but lost 1-5 to Martin Adams.
He then switched to the PDC and made his debut at their version of the World Championship in 2004. In 2006 he produced his best ever World Championship performance by reaching the semi-finals before losing to Peter Manley.
[edit] World Championship performances
- 2001 (BDO) Last 16 lost to Andy Fordham 0-3
- 2002 (BDO) Quarter Final lost to Martin Adams 1-5
- 2005 (PDC) Last 32 lost to Kevin Painter 2-4
- 2006 (PDC) Semi Final lost to Peter Manley 0-6
- 2007 (PDC) Last 32 lost to Adrian Lewis 3-4
- 2008 (PDC) Last 64 lost to Tony Eccles 0-3
[edit] Outside darts
Wayne lists himself as a Manchester United fan. He is a widower and has three daughters, Emma (age 18), Katie (age 14) and Joanne (age 11).
[edit] External links
- PDPA profile
- Jones profile darts database
