José de Sousa
| José de Sousa | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | José Augusto Oliveira de Sousa[1] | ||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1974 Azambuja, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||
| Home town | Tarragona, Catalunya | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Darts | 18g Harrows | ||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
| PDC | 2011– | ||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 72: 2012 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
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José Augusto Oliveira de Sousa (born February 25, 1974) is a Portuguese darts player (steel and soft-darts). He is based in Tarragona and represented Spain at the 2011 WDF World Cup.
Career
de Sousa qualified for the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the Western European qualifier, beating Eduardo Lopes in the final. He became the first Portuguese player to qualify for either version of the World Darts Championship. He lost 3–4 in the preliminary round to South Africa's Devon Petersen.[2] In the rest of the year, he won the Catalonia National Championship and the Catalonian Open by beating Antonio Jimenez in the final.[3][4] De Soua claimed the 2013 Soft Tip Bullshooter European Championship with a win over Franck Guillermont.[5] He reached the final of the 2015 Catalonian Open, but lost 6–1 to Carles Arola.[6]
Results
WDF
- 2012: Winner (wint to Antonio Jiménez (Spa) 6-4)[7]
- 2015: Runner-up (lost to Carles Arola (CAT) 1-6)
World Cup (Major)
- 2011: Last 64 (lost to Craig Baxter (Sco) 0-4)[8]
PDC
World Championship
- 2012: Last 72 (lost to Devon Petersen 3-4) (legs)
References
- ^ Dardos en Tarragona: José Augusto Oliveira de Sousa (V): profile (Spanish)
- ^ World Championship - Night Seven PDC.tv
- ^ "2012 Catalonia National Championships Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "2012 Catalonian Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "2013 Soft Tip Bullshooter European Championship Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "2015 Catalonian Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Dardos en Tarragona: José Sousa Win I Catalonia Open Darts 2012 (Spanish)
- ^ Darts Database Results
External links
- Player profile on José de Sousa from Dartsdatabase
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