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Andy Jenkins

Andy Jenkins
Personal information
Full name Andrew Jenkins
Nickname Rocky
Born (1971-03-11) 11 March 1971 (age 45)
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Home town Cosham, Hampshire
England
Darts information
Playing darts since 1980s
Darts 19g Andy Jenkins Dynamic Series
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music "Gonna Fly Now" - Theme from Rocky
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1994–2002
PDC 2002–
Current world ranking 61
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 1996
World Masters Quarter-finals: 1999, 2000
World Darts Trophy Last 40: 2007
Int. Darts League Group stage: 2007
Zuiderduin Masters Last 16 Group: 2001
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Semi-finals: 2007
World Matchplay Quarter-finals: 2001, 2004
World Grand Prix Semi-finals: 2002
Grand Slam Last 16: 2008
Ch'ship League Initial groups, 8th, 2008
Desert Classic Last 16: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
European Ch'ship Last 32: 2008
UK Open Semi-finals: 2004
US Open/WSoD Last 16: 2006
Players Ch'ship Finals Last 32: 2009
Other tournament wins
Bob Anderson Classic 2003
Cosham Xmas Open 2002, 2011
England Open 2000
Mill Rythe Darts Festival 1992, 1998, 2002
Portsmouth Grand Prix 2015
Swiss Open 2001
Vauxhall Autumn Open 2000

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

UK Open Regional (SOU) 2002

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

Andy Jenkins (born 11 March 1971 in Portsmouth, Hampshire) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Jenkins had trials for Southampton Football Club while at school.

Jenkins began his career playing in British Darts Organisation competitions and had some success in the open events. He took the Embassy British Gold Cup Singles in 1994, England Open in 2000, Swiss Open and Japan Open in 2001 and the Isle of Man Open in 2002.

His record at the BDO World Darts Championship was disappointing. He made his debut at the Lakeside Country Club in 1995, and managed only one win in his seven consecutive appearances. His only victory came in 1996 against Belgian Bruno Raes, and suffered defeats to Andy Fordham (1996, 1998), Sean Palfrey (1995), Ronnie Baxter (1997), Graham Hunt (1999), Colin Monk (2000) and Kevin Painter (2001).

Despite his poor record at Lakeside, Jenkins made it to the semi-finals of the revived News of the World Darts Championship in 1997, and the quarter-finals of the Winmau World Masters in 1999 and 2000.

He decided to switch to the Professional Darts Corporation in 2002 where his first round jinx continued - he lost to number nine seed Denis Ovens at the 2002 PDC World Championship. He rose steadily up the world rankings after joining the PDC and was seeded 10th for the 2003 World Championship. Again he went out in the first round to Chris Mason.


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