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James Wilson
Personal information
NicknameJammy Dodger[1]
Born (1972-02-25) 25 February 1972 (age 52)
Weston-super-Mare, England
Home townHuddersfield
Darts information
Playing darts since1978
DartsBulls 23 Gram
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on musicDaydream Believer by The Monkees
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2007–2015
PDC2015–
Current world ranking38
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Final: 2014
World MastersRunner Up: 2013
World TrophyWinner (1): 2014
Finder MastersWinner (1): 2013
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2018
World MatchplayLast 32: 2017, 2018
World Grand PrixQuarter Final: 2018
UK OpenLast 32: 2015, 2016
Grand SlamGroup Stages: 2016, 2017
European Ch'shipQuarter Final: 2016
PC FinalsLast 32: 2018, 2019
Other tournament wins
England GP of Darts Grand Final2012
England GP of Darts Huddersfield 2012
Jersey Classic 2012
Lancashire Classic Open 2012
Wales Classic 2013
Yorkshire Classic 2014

James Wilson (born 25 February 1972) is an English darts player[2] who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation.

Career

BDO

Wilson first rose to prominence in 2012 by winning several tournaments, rising to number four in the world and reaching the quarter-finals of the Winmau World Masters. Despite this, he was unseeded on his debut appearance at the World Championship and was drawn against top seed Stephen Bunting in round one, taking a 2–1 lead before eventually losing 2–3. Wilson followed up on his form in 2013, rising to second in the world and reaching the final of the World Masters beating Jan Dekker and Robbie Green en route to a 7–0 loss to Bunting. Later that year Wilson demolished Bunting 5–1 in the final of the Zuiderduin Masters. Wilson therefore entered the World Championship as the second seed, and beat former world champion Christian Kist in the first round then Scott Mitchell in the second round, to set up a quarter-final against Alan Norris, which Norris won 5–2 despite Wilson averaging 99.06, hitting three 11 dart legs (one of which included a bounce-out) and 14 180s.

In February 2014, Wilson found himself as de facto number one after Stephen Bunting's change-over to the rival Professional Darts Corporation. He subsequently won his first major at the inaugural BDO World Trophy. Wins over Richie George, Rick Hofstra, Jeffrey de Graaf and Paul Jennings saw Wilson progress to the final where he defeated Ross Montgomery 13–11 for a winner's cheque of £30,000.[3]

Wilson entered the 2014 World Masters as the number one seed but suffered a shock first round exit, losing 3-0 in sets to Mark McGeeney. He also entered the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship as the number one seed but also lost in the first round to Sweden's Peter Sajwani.

PDC

The day after being knocked out of the 2015 BDO World Championship, Wilson announced on his Twitter page that he had signed up to the Professional Darts Corporation's Qualifying School with the intention of earning a tour card.[4] On the third of four qualifying days Wilson won a two-year membership with the PDC by beating Nathan Aspinall 5–2 in the final round.[5] Wilson's first PDC major was the UK Open and he beat Mark Frost 5–0 and Ricky Evans 9–4 to reach the fourth round, where he lost 9–7 against Kyle Anderson.[6] In May he knocked out Steve Brown, Michael Smith, Jamie Lewis and Darren Johnson at the ninth Players Championship event of the year to reach his first PDC quarter-final and was defeated 6–3 by Gary Anderson.[7] Wilson qualified for three European Tour events during the year, but was eliminated in the second round of each.[8]

In 2016, Wilson lost to Kyle Anderson in the fourth round of the UK Open for the second year in a row, this time 9–2.[9] Later in the year he reached the semi-finals of three successive Pro Tour events, before his first PDC final arrived at the 15th Players Championship event with wins over Steve Hine, James Richardson, Steve West, Vincent van der Voort, Raymond van Barneveld and Jermaine Wattimena. From 3–3, world number one Michael van Gerwen moved away to defeat Wilson 6–3.[10] The pair met in the second round of the World Grand Prix with Van Gerwen winning 3–0 in sets.[11] At the European Championship, Wilson beat Kim Huybrechts 6–3 and Mervyn King 10–9 to play in his first major PDC quarter-final, which he lost 10–7 to James Wade.[12] He won a place at the Grand Slam of Darts through the qualifier and saw off Dave Chisnall 5–2 in his opening game, before losing 5–3 to Wade. He needed a win over Jamie Hughes to progress to the knockout stage and led 4–2, but went on to lose 5–4.[13] Wilson also played in the Players Championship Finals for the first time after finishing 11th on the Order of Merit, but was knocked out 6–2 by Vincent Kamphuis in the first round.[14]

Wilson topped the Pro Tour Order of Merit for non-qualified players to qualify for the 2017 World Championship.[15] In his first appearance at the event he lost 3–0 to Kim Huybrechts in the opening round.[16]

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Major titles

BDO major finals: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
World Masters (0–1)
Zuiderduin Masters (1–0)
World Trophy (1–0)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2013 World Masters England Stephen Bunting 0–7 (s)
Winner 1. 2013 Zuiderduin Masters England Stephen Bunting 5–1 (s)
Winner 2. 2014 BDO World Trophy Scotland Ross Montgomery 13–11 (l)

Performance timeline

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
PDC World Championship Non-PDC DNQ 1R 2R 2R 1R
UK Open Did not play 4R 4R 2R 2R 4R 4R
World Matchplay Non-PDC DNQ 1R 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix Non-PDC DNQ 2R DNQ QF DNQ
European Championship NH Non-PDC DNQ QF DNQ 2R DNQ
Grand Slam of Darts Did not qualify DNQ RR RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals NH Non-PDC DNQ 1R 1R 2R 2R
BDO World Championship Did not play 1R QF 1R Not BDO player
Winmau World Masters 1R Did not play 2R QF F 5R Not BDO player
Zuiderduin Masters Did not play RR W RR Not BDO player
BDO World Trophy Not held W Not BDO player
Performance timeline legend
DNP Did not play in the event #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(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. ^ https://www.mdapromotions.co.uk/jammy-dodger-returns/
  2. ^ "Stephen Bunting stutters against James "Jammie Dodger" Wilson | Darts News". ESPN.co.uk. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Alan Norris, James Wilson, Robbie Green, Jan Dekker eye PDC cards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ^ "PDC Qualifying School Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Coral UK Open Fourth Round". PDC. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Taylor Edges Anderson For PC9 Win". PDC. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  8. ^ "James Wilson 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  9. ^ "2016 Coral UK Open Fourth Round". PDC. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Nine-Dart van Gerwen's Barnsley Double". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Unibet World Grand Prix Day Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Unibet European Championship Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  13. ^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Day Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  14. ^ "2016 Players Championship Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  15. ^ "2017 PDC World Championship Qualifiers". Darts Database. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  16. ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Eight". PDC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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