James Hurrell
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| Nickname | "Hillbilly" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1984 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Moreton-in-Marsh, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 88  (31 October 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, where 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. In November 2016, he hit a 9-dart finish against Daniel Day at the Jersey Classic. He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship but withdrew before the tournament started.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing obvious delays, Hurrell came back well and was world number 1 in the World Darts Federation world rankings between January and November 2022. He reached the final of the Welsh Open, losing to Cameron Menzies in October 2021, and the Italian Masters, losing to Richard Veenstra in November. In March 2022, he won the Isle of Man Classic, beating young prospect Luke Littler in the final. 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, Hurrell had a good 2022 by picking up the Italian Masters and Scottish Open as well.
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 by finishing fourth on the UK Q-School Order of Merit.[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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 DNQ |
BSD DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
FDT DNQ |
HDT DNQ |
SDT DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
PDC Players Championships
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| 2024 | WIG QF |
WIG 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL QF |
HIL 1R |
LEI 3R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 3R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL QF |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 3R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 3R |
LEI 1R |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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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. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". www.pdc.tv. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
External links
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