| Justin Pipe | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Force |
| Born | 9 November 1971 England |
| Home town | Taunton England |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 23g unicorn own design |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Can You Feel The Force? by The Real Thing |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2008 - present |
| Current world ranking | 22 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16, 2012 |
| World Matchplay | Last 16, 2011 |
| Grand Slam | Group Stage, 2010,2011 |
| European Ch'ship | First Round 2011 |
| UK Open | Last 64, 2008, 2009 |
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Last 16 2011 |
| Other achievements | |
Justin Pipe (born 9 November 1971) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.
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Pipe first emerged at the 2008 UK Open as a pub qualifier. He defeated Geoff Wylie and Lionel Sams before losing 3-9 to James Wade in the third round. Following his performance at the UK Open, he joined the PDC Pro Tour circuit.
He qualified for the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts as one of four ITV Wildcard qualifiers. He lost all three of his group games to Wade, Vincent van der Voort, and Tony O'Shea.
Pipe also qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, losing 1-3 in the first round to Mark Walsh. In June 2011, Pipe hit a nine-dart finish in a Players Championship match in Nuland against Colin Osborne.[1]
Pipe made his World Matchplay debut in 2011. He defeated Mervyn King 10-6 in the first round.
On 2 October 2011, Pipe won his first PDC Pro Tour event in Dublin, defeating Phil Taylor 6-5 in the final.[2]
On 5 November Pipe won his third Players Championship in just a month.
Pipe qualified for the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts. He beat Terry Jenkins 5-1 in the first match of the group stage, then missed a dart at double to beat James Wade. In his final match against Dave Chisnall, Pipe had a shot at 17 in the deciding leg to qualify but bust with his first dart and lost the match, and was eventually eliminated as Jenkins beat Wade in the final match.
At the 2011 Players Championship Finals, Pipe was the #1 seed. He reached the second round where he missed six match darts against Mark Webster before losing 8-7.
Pipe won his first ever match at the PDC World Championship in 2012 by beating Sean Reed 3-1.[3] In the second round he came from 2-0 down against world number 7 Wes Newton, to win 4-3 and reach the last 16, where he played Terry Jenkins.[4] Pipe came up against an inspired opponent, who averaged 102, and lost the match 1-4.[5]
Pipe is joint managed by Matt Ward (MDA Promotions) and Clifton Mitchell (Mitchell Promotions) [6]. Joined darts manufacturer Cosmo Darts as a sponsored player on 14th October 2011. [7]
Pipe is married to Claire and has four children - Chloe, Coby,C-Jay and Overflow
He worked as a tree surgeon before becoming a professional darts player in 2010.[8].
His slow throwing style is partly attributed to a serious car accident he suffered in 1993, where his right arm was paralysed for 3 months.[9]