James Wade

James Wade
Personal information
Full name	James Martin Wade
Nickname	The Machine
Born	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 34) Aldershot, England
Home town	Aldershot England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1997
Darts	20g Unicorn James Wade
Laterality	Left-handed
Walk-on music	The Boys Are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy, preceded by a riff from Baba O'Riley by The Who
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2001–2004
PDC	2004–
Current world ranking	5
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2004
World Masters	Last 64: 2002, 2003
World Darts Trophy	Last 16: 2003
Int. Darts League	Quarter Final: 2004 , 2007
Zuiderduin Masters	Last 16 Group: 2002
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship	Semi Final: 2009, 2012, 2013
World Matchplay	Winner 2007
World Grand Prix	Winner 2007, 2010
Grand Slam	Runner Up: 2010, 2016
Premier League	Winner 2009
Ch'ship League	Winner 2010
Desert Classic	Runner Up: 2008
European Ch'ship	Semi Final: 2009, 2016
UK Open	Winner 2008, 2011
US Open/WSoD	Semi Final: 2010
Players Ch'ship Finals	Semi Final: 2009
The Masters	Winner 2014
Other tournament wins
Bournemouth Men's Singles 2010 Bournemouth Open 2010 Championship of Darts 2010 Cosham Xmas Open 2003 Irish Masters 2005 Jocky Wilson Cup 2009 Pro Celebrity Challenge 2008 Swiss Open 2002 Vauxhall Autumn Open 2006 William Cross Pro Am 2007, 2008 European Tour Events Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2014 European Darts Matchplay 2016 Players Championships Players Championship (BAR) 2015 Players Championship (CRA) 2014 Players Championship (EMI) 2009 Players Championship (GER) 2011 Players Championship (GIB) 2008 Players Championship (HOL) 2008, 2010 Players Championship (NUL) 2009 Players Championship (SCO) 2008 Players Championship (SPA) 2011 Players Championship (WIG) 2015 UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers Regional Final (NWE) 2007, 2009 Regional Final (SCO) 2007 Regional Final (WAL) 2007 UK Open Qualifier 2010
Other achievements
2006 PDC Young Player of the Year 2006 Three Nine dart finishes during a calendar year (a record) 2007 PDC Player of the Year 2008 PDC Player of the Year and PDPA Players' Player of the Year 2008 First player to beat Phil Taylor in the Premier League 2008 First televised nine-dart finish 2014 Second player ever to hit a double-start nine-dart finish at the World Grand Prix 2014 Together with Robert Thornton the first players to both hit nine dart finishes in the same match

European Tour Events

Players Championships

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

2006 PDC Young Player of the Year
2006 Three Nine dart finishes during a calendar year (a record)
2007 PDC Player of the Year
2008 PDC Player of the Year and PDPA Players' Player of the Year
2008 First player to beat Phil Taylor in the Premier League
2008 First televised nine-dart finish
2014 Second player ever to hit a double-start nine-dart finish at the World Grand Prix

James Wade (born 6 April 1983 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in 2007, at the age of 24. This record was broken when Michael van Gerwen won the 2012 World Grand Prix at the age of 23.

Since winning the World Matchplay in 2007, Wade has also won the World Grand Prix in 2007 and 2010, the UK Open in 2008 and 2011, the Premier League in 2009, the Championship League in 2010, and the Masters in 2014. Wade has had a career-high ranking of second in the PDC Order of Merit and with eight major tournament wins is the third most successful player in PDC history, after Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen. He has yet to win the PDC World Darts Championship, with the semi finals being his best result.

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