José de Sousa | |||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||
Full name | José Augusto Oliveira de Sousa | ||||||||||
Born |
Azambuja, Lisbon, Portugal |
25 February 1974 ||||||||||
Home town |
Tarragona, Catalunya Spain |
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Darts information | |||||||||||
Darts | 18g Harrows | ||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||
PDC | 2011– | ||||||||||
PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Preliminary Round: 2012 | ||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||
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José Augusto Oliveira de Sousa (born 25 February 1974) is a Portuguese darts player (steel and soft-darts). He is based in Tarragona and represented Spain at the 2011 WDF World Cup.
De Sousa qualified for the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the Western European qualifier, beating Eduardo Lopes in the final. He became the first Portuguese player to qualify for either version of the World Darts Championship. He lost 4–3 in the preliminary round to South Africa's Devon Petersen. In the rest of the year, he won the Catalonia National Championship and the Catalan Open by beating Antonio Jimenez in the final. De Soua claimed the 2013 Soft Tip Bullshooter European Championship with a win over Franck Guillermont. He reached the final of the 2015 Catalan Open, but lost 6–1 to Carles Arola.
De Sousa won the 2016 FCD Anniversary Open by overcoming Willem Mandigers 6–1 in the final. In 2017 on the second day of Q School he came close to winning a two-year PDC Tour Card, but lost 5–2 to Royden Lam in the final round.
World Cup (Major)
World Championship