Justin Hood (darts player)
| Justin Hood | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Happy Feet |
| Born | 29 April 1993 Bath, Somerset, England |
| Home town | Glastonbury, Somerset, Somerset |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2008 |
| Darts | 23g |
| Laterality | Left-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Happy Feet" by Kermit the Frog |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2019–2020 |
| WDF | 2020- |
| Current world ranking | 140  1 (31 October 2024)[1] |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2020 |
| World Masters | Last 32: 2019 |
Justin Hood (born 29 April 1993) is a professional English darts player.
Career
[edit]In October 2019, Hood reached the Last 32 of the World Masters. He has qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the Playoff Qualifiers, he defeated former finalist Jeff Smith and Craig Venman to secure his place in the tournament. He beat Gabriel Pascaru in the preliminary round, before losing 3–1 to Richard Veenstra in the last 32.[2]
Currently participating in the PDC Challenge tour, after the first weekend Happy Feet is joint 16th on the rankings, while also getting to the Semi Finals on Tournament 1 of the weekend.
Justin has been selected to play for England in the up-and-coming international games.
In 2023 Justin Hood made his debut at the Modus Super Series and performing well with a good deal of consistency he won the week beating Jacob Taylor in the final 4-0
Justin successfully gets his 1st PDC challenge tour title in event 14 this weekend at Leicester with the highest ever challenge tour final game average of 107.24.
World Championship results
[edit]BDO
[edit]- 2020: First round (lost to Richard Veenstra 1–3)
References
[edit]- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Fullwell and Hammond among final qualifiers for 2020 BDO World Championship". dartsnews.com. 30 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Player profile for Justin Hood from Dartsdatabase
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