Wayne Jones (darts player)

Darts player infobox
playername = Wayne Jones


fullname = Wayne Alan Jones
nickname = Woody
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|04|24
cityofbirth = Wolverhampton
countryofbirth = England
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hometown = Wolverhampton
homecountry = England
since = 1988
darts = 17g Nickel Tungsten
music =
BDO = 1988 to 2002
PDC = 2002 to present
currentrank = 33
BDO World = QF 2002
World Masters = Runner-up 1999
World Darts Trophy = QF 2002
Int. Darts League = Prelim 2007
PDC World = SF 2006
Matchplay = Last 32, 2007, 2008
Grand Prix = First round 2002, 2007, 2008
UK Open = QF 2003, 2008
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US Open = Last 16, 2007
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updated = February 17, 2008

Wayne Alan Jones (born April 24, 1965 in Wolverhampton) is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname Woody 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.

World Championship performances

:2001 (BDO) Last 16 lost to Andy Fordham 0-3:2002 (BDO) Quarter Final lost to Martin Adams 1-5:2005 (PDC) Last 32 lost to Kevin Painter 2-4:2006 (PDC) Semi Final lost to Peter Manley 0-6:2007 (PDC) Last 32 lost to Adrian Lewis 3-4:2008 (PDC) Last 64 lost to Tony Eccles 0-3

Outside darts

Wayne lists himself as a Manchester United fan. He is a widower and has three daughters, Emma (age age|1989|06|21), Katie (age age|1994|04|25) and Joanne (age age|1996|10|25).

External links

* [http://www.pdpa.co.uk/profiles/Wayne%20Jones.htm PDPA profile]
* [http://www.teessidesoftware.no-ip.com/DartsDatabase/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=25&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=1#PlayerResults Jones profile] darts database