Cristo Reyes
| Cristo Reyes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cristo Reyes | ||
| Nickname | The Spartan | ||
| Born | 30 July 1987 | ||
| Home town |
La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands Spain | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | Bamboléo by the Gipsy Kings | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| PDC | 2014– | ||
| Current world ranking | 57 | ||
| PDC premier events - best performances | |||
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2015 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Cristo Reyes (born 30 July 1987) is a Spanish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
In October 2014, Reyes bested a field of 154 players to win the Iberian Qualifier for the 2015 PDC World Championship, sealing his place in the draw by whitewashing Jose Rodriguez 6–0 in the final.[1] He entered the event in the preliminary round and comfortably beat Christian Perez 4–0. Reyes then took the first two sets against Wes Newton, before the world number 13 responded to level the tie. Both players broke each other's throw in the deciding set, with the match going in to a sudden death leg. Reyes' first dart hit the outer bull as in a sudden death leg both players throw a dart at the bull to decide who throws first. However, the referee did not realise this and Reyes was made to continue the leg until the refereeing team stepped in to restart it after both players had thrown six darts. Reyes again hit the outer bull to throw first and won the match by hitting double 16 at the first time of asking to complete a huge shock.[2][3] Newton branded the refereeing a joke but praised Reyes for having better composure in the same situation.[4]
Reyes made history in the next round as he became the first Spanish player to make it to the third round of the PDC World Championship. He fought back from 3–1 down against Kevin Painter to beat him 4–3, winning the final set without reply.[5] Reyes averaged 115 in taking the first set of his third round match with Gary Anderson, before Anderson responded with four straight sets to end Reyes' tournament. Reyes missed three darts to extend the game into a sixth set, with Anderson's final average of 104.54 being the second highest of the tournament.[6] Former world number one Rod Harrington suggested Reyes' performances in the event would result in the emergence of more Iberian darts players in the future.[7]
As a result of his World Championship performance and the non-renewal of Tour Cards by Richie Burnett and Jarkko Komula, Reyes picked up a PDC Tour Card for the first time in January 2015.[8] He threw a nine-dart finish in the last 16 of the second Players Championship event, but would go on to lose the match 6–2 against Robert Thornton.[9]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2015: Third round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–4)
References
- ↑ "Reyes Seals Ally Pally Spot". PDC. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day One". PDC. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Van Gerwen survives early test". Sporting Life. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Wes Newton launches into Twitter rage after controversial loss to Spaniard Cristo Reyes". Daily Star. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Eight". PDC. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Ten". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sky Sports expert Rod Harrington says Cristo Reyes will inspire a new generation". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "34 Tour Cards Up For Grabs". PDC. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Barnsley Win For Wondrous Wade". PDC. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
External links
- Player profile on Cristo Reyes from Dartsdatabase