Barry Jouannet | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Barry Jouannet, Jr. |
Nickname | China |
Born | 17 September 1979 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
Home town | Shellharbour, New South Wales Australia |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | - |
Darts | - |
Laterality | left-handed |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
PDC | 2003 to present |
Current world ranking | 253 |
PDC premier events - best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 48 2004, 2005 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
Oceanic Masters Australian National Championship West Leagues Wagga Classic Gaels Club Open Goulburn Open |
2004, 2005 2005 2005 2006 2009 2010 |
Other achievements |
Barry Jouannet, Jr. (born 17 September 1979 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian darts player. He is nicknamed China.
Jouannet is twice a winner of the Oceanic Masters,[1] earning himself a place in the PDC World Darts Championship. In 2004, he lost in the first round to Scotland's Alex MacKay. In 2005, he lost again in round one, this time to Wayne Jones. Aside from the Oceanic Masters, Jouannet won the 2005 Australian National Championship, beating former world champion Tony David on the way to a 6-1 win over Dave Methven in the final.
Jouannet has survived throat cancer. Jouannet continued playing despite the illness and his recovery has been praised by many within the game.