| Wayne Jones | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Wayne Alan Jones |
| Nickname | The Wanderer |
| Born | 24 April 1965 Wolverhampton, England |
| Home town | Wolverhampton England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1988 |
| Darts | 20g A180 Darts |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Hi Ho Silver Lining by Jeff Beck |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1988 - 2002 |
| PDC | 2002 - present |
| Current world ranking | 13 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Finalist 2002 |
| World Masters | Runner Up 1999 |
| World Darts Trophy | Quarter Finalist 2002 |
| Int. Darts League | Preliminary Group Stage 2007 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Semi Finalist 2006 |
| World Matchplay | Quarter Finalist 2010 |
| World Grand Prix | Quarter Finalist 2010 |
| Grand Slam | Semi Finalist 2010 |
| Ch'ship League | Winners Group 2010 |
| European Ch'ship | Runner Up 2010 |
| UK Open | Quarter Finalist (2) 2003, 2008 |
| US Open/WSoD | Last 16 2007 |
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Quarter Finalist 2010 |
| Updated on 2 August 2010. | |
Wayne Alan Jones (born 24 April 1965 in Wolverhampton) is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer 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. In August 2010, he made his first ever televised final appearance (his Masters final appearance was untelevised) in the European Championships, losing to Phil Taylor. However this had guaranteed him a place in the Grand Slam of Darts in his home town of Wolverhampton in 2010 and 2011. At the 2010 tournament he produced quite a big upset in the quarter finals by beating Scotland's number one Gary Anderson, having trailed through-out the match, his never give up attitude earning him the last three legs to take victory 16-15 in a thriller. By reaching the semi finals of this competition where he lost to James Wade, it also guaranteed himself a place in the Grand Slam of darts for an extra year in 2012. He was beaten by James Wade in the semi finals.
In 2012 he reached the last 16 of the PDC World Championship for the first time since 2006. He comfortably beat Scott MacKenzie and Roland Scholten, before being whitewashed, 0-4, to defending champion Adrian Lewis.[1][2][3]
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Wayne lists himself as a Wolves fan. He is a widower and has three daughters, Emma (age 22), Katie (age 17) and Joanne (age 15).
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