Johnny Haines
| Johnny Haines | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Punk |
| Born |
19 July 1964 Swindon |
| Home town |
Swindon England |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 16g |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Pretty Vacant by The Sex Pistols |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2012– |
| Current world ranking | 63 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2013 |
| UK Open | Last 64: 2009 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Hampshire Open | 2011 |
Johnny Haines (born 19 July 1964) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Punk and he qualified for the PDC Pro Tour in 2012 via Q School.
Career
Haines made his television debut at the 2009 UK Open at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton qualifying as an amateur. He lost 7–9 to Mark Dudbridge in the last 64 earning himself £1,000 in the process.
Haines' best result of 2012 was getting to the quarter-finals of the Dutch Darts Masters in Nuland by defeating Peter Wright, Raymond van Barneveld and Jamie Caven along the way before losing 2–6 in the quarter-final to Simon Whitlock.[1]
Haines qualified for the World Championship by finishing 41st on the 2012 ProTour Order of Merit,[2] claiming the 10th of 16 spots that were awarded to non-qualified players.[3] In his first appearance at the World Championship he lost to world number six Wes Newton 0–3 in the first round after missing a series of crucial doubles.[4] Haines was ranked world number 65 after the tournament.[5] The deepest run in a tournament Haines could achieve in 2013 came in the second UK Open Qualifier where he lost 6–1 in the last 16 versus Peter Wright.[6] This result saw him qualify for the UK Open and Haines beat Nigel Daniels 5–1, but lost 5–2 to William O'Connor in the second round.[7] Haines could only reach the last 32 of one tournament during the rest of the year.[6] Haines just hung on to his position on the tour by starting 2014 64th on the Order of Merit, claiming the final automatic place available.[8]
World Championship Results
PDC
- 2013: 1st Round (lost to Wes Newton 0–3)
References
- ↑ "Johnny Haines 2012". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "ProTour Order of Merit". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "2013 PDC World Championship Qualifiers". Darts Database. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "Ladbrokes WDC Day Five". PDC. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ "Order of Merit on 1 January 2013". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Johnny Haines 2013". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Speedy Services UK Open - Thursday". PDC. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Order of Merit on 2 January 2014". PDC. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
External links
- Player profile on Johnny Haines from Dartsdatabase