James Hurrell
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| Nickname | "Hillbilly" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1984 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Moreton-in-Marsh, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23g Mission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" by The Woolpackers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2010–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2024– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2010–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 90  (21 April 2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Group Stages: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Last 16: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 128: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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James Hurrell (born 7 July 1984) is an English professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup medalist. In January 2022, he became the leader of the World Darts Federation ranking and held this position until November 2022.
Career[edit]
BDO[edit]
Hurrell reached the Last 32 of the 2015 World Masters, he played Martin Phillips and lost 3–2 in sets. He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship and was beaten by Larry Butler in the preliminary round, During 2016 he hit a 9 dart finish against Daniel Day. He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship but withdrew before the tournament started.
Despite the Pandemic causing obvious delays. Hurrell has come back well and is currently world number 1 in the World Darts Federation world rankings. He has won the Isle of Man Classic beating young prospect Luke Littler. He has also reached the final of the Welsh Open (Darts) losing to Cameron Menzies in October 2021 and the Italian Masters losing to Richard Veenstra. He was the number 6 seed in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship which took place in April 2022 where he lost 4–0 (s) to Cameron Menzies, averaging 88.77, in the quarter-finals, However he is having a good 2022 so far by picking up the Isle of Man Classic & Scottish Open.
PDC[edit]
Hurrell competed for a tour card at the 2020 Q School to join the Professional Darts Corporation. Hurrell finished outside the rankings needed to get a PDC Tour Card.
He earned a tour card for the first time at the 2024 Q School.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Hurrell also plays club cricket for Moreton-in-Marsh.
World Championship results[edit]
BDO/WDF[edit]
- 2016: Preliminary round (lost to Larry Butler 2–3)
- 2017: First round (lost to Mark McGeeney 1–3)
- 2022: Quarter-finals (lost to Cameron Menzies 0–4)
- 2023: Second round (lost to Dennis Nilsson 2–3)
Performance timeline[edit]
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| UK Open | DNP | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | DNQ | PR | 1R | DNQ | NH | QF | 2R | PDC | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | 1R | DNQ | 1R | PR | 5R | 5R | QF | 2R | DNQ | NH | RR | NH | PDC | ||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | DNQ | 2R | 1R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Masters | DNQ | RR | DNQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC Year-end ranking | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| 2024 | BDO 1R |
GDG DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
ADO |
BSD |
DDC |
EDO |
GDC |
FDT |
HDT |
SDT |
CDO |
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| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. |
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". www.pdc.tv. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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