David Evans (darts player)
| David Evans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | "Stretch" | ||
| Born | 9 November 1989[1] Preston, England | ||
| Home town | Tyldesley, England[2] | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2000 | ||
| Darts | 22g Red Dragon Signature | ||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "The Business" by Tiësto | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| BDO | 2013–2014, 2019-2020 | ||
| PDC | 2013, 2016- | ||
| WDF | 2019-2020 | ||
| Current world ranking | NR (31 October 2024)[3] | ||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Finals: 2020 | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2021 | ||
| UK Open | Last 64: 2018, 2021 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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David Evans (born 9 November 1989) is an English professional darts player and previous BDO world number 2 until 2020 and held a PDC tour card for two years, losing it at the end of 2022. David has won three Challenge Tour Titles and topped the Challenge Tour Order of Merit in 2020.
Evans played in the PDC until December 2022 after obtaining his Tour Card through topping the Challenge Tour Order of Merit in 2020. He now plays on the PDC Challenge Tour across Germany and UK and ADC events across the UK, also featuring on the Modus Super Series recently.
Evans is a 3 x Challenge Tour Winner, and a 6 x participant of the UK Open. He has played in two European Tour in Sindelfingen and Jena, averaging over 100 on his debut.
Career
[edit]In September 2019, Evans qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship as the 14th seed, where he got to the quarter-finals on debut.[4] He also had a successful spell in his younger days whilst playing cricket, opening the bowling for Stacksteads Cricket Club in the Ribblesdale Cricket league.
World Championship results
[edit]BDO
[edit]- 2020: Quarter-finals (lost to Mario Vandenbogaerde 3–5) (sets)
PDC
[edit]- 2021: First round (lost to Ross Smith 0–3)
References
[edit]- ^ "David Evans - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "David Evans - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed". dartsnews.com. 30 September 2019.
External links
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