Tony Ayres (darts player)

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Tony Ayres
Personal information
Nickname	T-Man
Born	(1967-06-17) 17 June 1967 London, England
Home town	Billingshurst
Darts information
Playing darts since	1988
Darts	20g RedDragon
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Just Can't Get Enough" by Depeche Mode
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2007–2013
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2009
UK Open	Semi Final: 2010
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Southern Counties Open	2007

Tony Ayres (born 17 June 1967) is a retired English professional darts player who played for the Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career

Ayres' first television exposure came during the 2008 UK Open, reaching the last 64 stage where he lost 9–0 to Raymond van Barneveld.

Ayres qualified for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship, taking one of eight qualification spots at the qualifying event in Telford. He defeated Andy Smith in the first round but was beaten in the second round by Andy Hamilton.

Tony Ayres made a name for himself at the 2010 UK Open, where he reached the semi-finals and in doing so, beating James Wade 10–9, from coming back from 9–8 winning the 18th leg on Wade's throw with a 152 checkout after Wade had missed three matchdarts and then taking the match on double 20. In the semi-final he was defeated 10–3 by Scotsman Gary Anderson. Ayres won £10,000 by getting to the semi final which lifted him from 57th to 49th in the Order of Merit.

World Championship Results

PDC

• 2009: 2nd Round (lost to Andy Hamilton 2-4)

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database