Wayne Atwood
Encyclopedia
Wayne Atwood is a Welsh darts player from Caerphilly
. He is not a full-time professional player - he makes his full-time living as a plasterer
. He uses the nickname the Celtic Warrior for his matches.
He plays on the Professional Darts Corporation
circuit and has reached the top 60 in the world, although is currently ranked just outside that, at 61. He has yet to make an impression on the major tournaments having only qualified for the World Championship on two occasions - reaching the last 32 in 2004 and being knocked out in the first round in 2007.
He achieved his first major success in June 2007 by winning the Thailf Open (a non-ranked PDC event) and a €2,400 cheque. He defeated former World Champion John Part
on his way to the final where he beat Gary Welding for the trophy.
On 16 April 2011, Atwood achieved a nine-dart finish in the first round of the 2011 UK Open Qualifier 5
in Barnsley
against Nigel Heydon
. Making him the first ever Welshman to hit a 'nine-darter' in a PDC tournament.
Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...
. He is not a full-time professional player - he makes his full-time living as a plasterer
Plasterer
A plasterer is a tradesman who works with plaster, such as forming a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls...
. He uses the nickname the Celtic Warrior for his matches.
He plays on the Professional Darts Corporation
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
circuit and has reached the top 60 in the world, although is currently ranked just outside that, at 61. He has yet to make an impression on the major tournaments having only qualified for the World Championship on two occasions - reaching the last 32 in 2004 and being knocked out in the first round in 2007.
He achieved his first major success in June 2007 by winning the Thailf Open (a non-ranked PDC event) and a €2,400 cheque. He defeated former World Champion John Part
John Part
John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion...
on his way to the final where he beat Gary Welding for the trophy.
On 16 April 2011, Atwood achieved a nine-dart finish in the first round of the 2011 UK Open Qualifier 5
2011 UK Open Qualifier 5
The 2011 UK Open Qualifier 5 was the fifth of eight 2011 UK Open Darts Qualifiers which was held at the Metrodome in Barnsley on Saturday April 16.-Prize Money :-Draw:...
in Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
against Nigel Heydon
Nigel Heydon
Nigel Heydon is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.Heydon qualified for the 2007 UK Open as an amateur qualifier, losing in the first round to John Burton. He also reached the last 40 of the 2009 World Masters....
. Making him the first ever Welshman to hit a 'nine-darter' in a PDC tournament.
External links
- Infodarts Dutch web site with player profiles.