| Joe Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Joe Cullen |
| Nickname | The Rockstar |
| Born | 13 July 1989 Bradford, England |
| Home town | Bradford England |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 21g Unicorn |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Town Called Malice by The Jam |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2008 - present |
| Current world ranking | 49 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64 - 2011 and 2012 |
| UK Open | Last 32 - 2011 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Youth Tour Austria Youth Tour Holland Youth Tour Ireland |
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 |
| Other achievements | |
Joe Cullen (born 13 July 1989) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.
He first came to prominence in 2008 when he qualified for the UK Open. He defeated Mark Stapleton and Dennis Smith before Chris Mason defeated him in the last 64. Following his performances at Bolton, he joined the PDC circuit. He also reached the final of the New Kids on the Oche tournament, losing to Arron Monk.
In 2009, Cullen decided to leave his job as a postman to concentrate on a career in darts.[1]
Cullen had another lengthy run at the 2010 UK Open. He knocked out Darren Latham and Mike Nott before losing to Mervyn King, again in the last 64. Later that year, he defeated Phil Taylor in the last 16 of the John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic in Killarney, eventually losing in the quarter-finals to Colin Osborne.[2]
Cullen qualified for his first PDC World Darts Championship in 2011. He lost narrowly to Terry Jenkins by 3 sets to 2 in the first round.
In April 2011, Cullen reached his first PDC Pro Tour final at UK Open Qualifier 6 in Barnsley, losing 1-6 to Taylor.[3]
He reached the final of the PDPA World Championship Qualifier, where he was beaten 3-5 by Arron Monk.[4] The result meant that he qualified for the preliminary round of the 2012 World Championship, where he beat Oliver Ferenc of Serbia by 4 legs to 2.[5] He played number 10 seed Terry Jenkins in the first round for the second successive year and was beaten 0-3, winning just three legs in the match.[6]