Jamie Hughes (darts player)

Jamie Hughes (born 27 February 1986) is an English professional darts player. He competes for the Professional Darts Corporation.

Jamie Hughes
Personal information
NicknameYozza
Born (1986-02-27) 27 February 1986
West Bromwich, England
Home townTipton, West Midlands, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1996
DartsJamie 'Yozza' Hughes Red Dragon 26g
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Hi Ho Silver Lining" by Jeff Beck
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2007–2018
PDC2018–
Current world ranking60 Decrease 1 (21 October 2023)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi-final: 2016, 2017
World MastersRunner-up: 2014
World TrophySemi-final: 2016
Finder MastersWinner (1): 2014
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2021
World MatchplayLast 32: 2019, 2020
World Grand PrixLast 32: 2019, 2020
UK OpenQuarter-final: 2020
Grand SlamLast 16: 2016
European Ch'shipLast 16: 2020
PC FinalsLast 32: 2019, 2020
World Series FinalsLast 24: 2022
Other tournament wins
Antwerp Open2014
British Classic2017
British Pentathlon2015
Gwynedd Open2013
Isle Of Man Classic2017
Jersey Classic2015
PDC Challenge Tour England2018
Romanian Classic2015, 2016
Swedish Open2015
WDF Europe Cup Team2016
WDF World Cup Team2015

European Tour Events

Czech Darts Open 2019

Career

2014–2015

Hughes broke out in 2014 by entering the world's top ten and reaching the final of the prestigious Winmau World Masters. He defeated Alan Norris 3–2 in the quarter-finals from 2–0 down, and Martin Adams 6–5 in the semi-finals from 5–2 down, also surviving ten match darts in the ninth set. Hughes was eventually beaten 7–3 by Martin Phillips having led 2–0 and thrown for the third set. In December of that year, Hughes won the prestigious Zuiderduin Masters on his first appearance at the event, surviving six match darts in the semi-final against Tony O'Shea before beating Gary Robson 5–0 in the final, losing only three legs in the whole match.

Hughes made his World Championship debut at the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship as the number 10 seed. He beat Michel van der Horst in the first round before losing in the second round to his good friend Glen Durrant. Hughes then went on to make the 2015 BDO World Trophy as the fifth seed; however, he was surprisingly beaten 7–4 by Stefaan Deprez in the last 16. Later on in the year Hughes reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Masters but was surprisingly beaten by Thomas Junghans. Hughes failed to defend his previous Zuiderduin Masters finals and was knocked out of the competition in the group stage.

2016–2018

Hughes was the fourth seed going into the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Ross Montgomery, Madars Razma and fifth seed Wesley Harms to reach the semi-finals for the first time. He was defeated 6–1 by eventual winner Scott Waites; however, reaching the semi-finals meant he automatically qualified for the 2017 tournament. Hughes achieved his best ever World Trophy result when he reached the semi-finals, where he was defeated 11–9 by eventual winner Darryl Fitton. Hughes qualified for the PDC event the Grand Slam of Darts for the first time due to his ranking. He beat Dave Chisnall and James Wilson to finish top of his group. He was beaten 10–9 by Chris Dobey in the last 16. Hughes reached the semi-finals of the 2016 World Masters but was beaten by eventual winner Glen Durrant. In the 2016 Zuiderduin Masters he reached the final, before once again being beaten by Glen Durrant.

In the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship Hughes reached the semi-finals for the second year in a row before being beaten 6–1 by eventual winner Glen Durrant.

In the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship Hughes lost to German debutant Michael Unterbuchner 3–2 in the first round.

PDC

Hughes switched to the PDC following the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship, entering the 2018 PDC Q-School.[2] He was unable to win a Tour Card, but finished 12th on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, winning one event and making another semi-final. 2018 also saw Hughes make the last 32 of the UK Open, qualify for his first European Tour event, the 2018 European Darts Open, and play in the last four Players Championship events due to his Challenge Tour success. He picked up £3,500 in these tournaments, setting him up well for a return to Q-School in 2019.

A fantastic performance on the opening day in Wigan including several very high averages meant Hughes won his PDC Tour Card for the first time on the very first day of 2019 UK Q-School, beating Kirk Shepherd 5–1.

Hughes was to win his first PDC title in June, claiming the Czech Darts Open in Prague with an 8–3 win over Stephen Bunting, after knocking out the number 14 seed Simon Whitlock in the semi-final, qualifying him for the World Matchplay as a result.At the end of the season, Hughes revealed he has "no Anus to speak of".

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship Non-PDC DNQ 1R 2R 1R 1R
UK Open DNQ PR DNQ 4R 5R QF 4R 5R 3R
World Matchplay Non-PDC DNQ 1R 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix Non-PDC DNQ 1R 1R DNQ
European Championship Non-PDC DNQ 1R 2R DNQ
Grand Slam of Darts DNP 2R RR DNQ RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals Non-PDC DNQ 2R 2R WD 2R
BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship DNP 2R SF SF 1R PDC NH
BDO World Trophy Not held DNP 2R SF 1R PDC NH
Winmau World Masters PR DNP L144 L272 RU QF SF L32 PDC NH
Zuiderduin Masters DNP W RR RU SF PDC NH
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 582 (BDO) 120 (BDO) 60 (BDO) 29 (BDO) 3 (BDO) 2 (BDO) 2 (BDO) 2 (BDO) - 47 27 38

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2018 EDO
2R
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNP
DDM
DNP
GDT
DNP
DDO
DNP
EDM
DNP
GDC
DNP
DDC
DNP
IDO
DNP
EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
DNQ
GDC
2R
GDG
1R
GDO
3R
ADO
2R
EDG
SF
DDM
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
CDO
W
ADC
1R
EDM
2R
IDO
2R
GDT
1R
2020 BDC
3R
GDC
DNQ
EDG
3R
IDO
3R
2021 HDT
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
DNQ
GDC
2R
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDC
1R
EDM
1R
HDT
DNQ
GDO
1R
BDO
2R
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
CDO
1R
EDG
EDM
GDO
HDT
GDC
Performance Table Legend
DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament

References

  1. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. "BDO Exodus continues: Hughes moves to the PDC". Dartsnews. 15 January 2018.
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