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James Hurrell

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James Hurrell
Personal information
Nickname"Hillbilly"
Born (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 40)
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Home townMoreton-in-Marsh, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2008
Darts23g Mission
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" by The Woolpackers
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2010–2020
PDC2024–
WDF2010–2023
Current world ranking89 Decrease 1 (24 November 2024)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Final: 2022
World MastersQuarter Final: 2017
World TrophyLast 16: 2017
Finder MastersGroup Stages: 2015
Dutch OpenLast 16: 2022
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2025
UK OpenLast 128: 2024
Other tournament wins
BDO International Open 2017
Belfry Open 2022
British Internationals 2015, 2017, 2022
British Pentathlon 2013
Finnish Masters 2015
Isle of Man Classic 2022
Italian Grand Masters 2022
Police Masters 2016, 2017
Scottish Open 2022
PDC Challenge Tour 2023
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing  England
WDF World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Esbjerg Men's team
WDF Europe Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Egmond aan Zee Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Gandía Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Gandía Men's overall

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

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BDO

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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

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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]

World Championship results

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BDO

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WDF

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PDC

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Performance timeline

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Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNP 2R
UK Open DNP 2R
Players Championship Finals DNP 1R
BDO/WDF Ranked televised events
BDO/WDF 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
Zuiderduin Masters DNQ RR DNQ NH
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 89


PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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
2023[nb 1] BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
2R
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
HIL
2R
HIL
2R
WIG
DNP
WIG
DNP
LEI
DNP
LEI
DNP
HIL
DNP
HIL
DNP
LEI
DNP
LEI
1R
HIL
DNP
HIL
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
1R
BAR
DNP
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
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
  1. ^ Not a Tour card holder
Performance Table Legend
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

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  1. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". www.pdc.tv. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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