Martin Adams
| Martin Adams | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Wolfie |
| Born |
4 June 1956 Sutton, London, England |
| Home town |
Deeping St James, Lincolnshire England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1981 |
| Darts | Engraved 22 Gram Datadart M3 |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1988– |
| Current world ranking | (BDO) 10 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Winner 2007, 2010, 2011 |
| World Masters | Winner 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| World Darts Trophy | Runner Up: 2004, 2006 |
| Int. Darts League | Semi Final: 2003, 2005 |
| Zuiderduin Masters | Winner 1996, 2000 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Matchplay | Semi Final: 2001 |
| World Grand Prix | Quarter Final: 2001 |
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2015 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Antwerp Open BDO International Open Belgium Open British Matchplay British Open British Pentathlon Denmark Open Dutch Open Finnish Open French Open German Gold Cup German Open Granite City Open Haaglanden World Top 16 Event IDPA Lakeside Classic Jersey Open Kampen Open Mariflex Open Okells Jubilee Trophy Portland Open Portland IDPA Pro Challenge Primus Masters Scania Open Schiedam Open Scottish Open Sunparks Masters Swiss Open WDF World Cup WDF Europe Cup WDF Europe Cup Pairs WDF World Cup Pairs WDF World Rankings Welsh Open IDBT Masters Hal Open |
2001, 2013 2010, 2014 1997, 1998, 2013 1996 1994, 2004 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 2000 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 1996, 2002 2002 2000, 2001, 2002 2001, 2007 2005, 2007 1999, 2000 2009 1995 2005 2012 2010 1999 2006 1999, 2000 1999 2000 2005 2000, 2009 1996, 1999 1995, 2001 1996 1996, 2002, 2008, 2010 1995, 2003, 2011 2010 2014 2014 2014, 2015 |
| Other achievements | |
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WDF World Cup Champions Team 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003 World Cup Pairs Champion 1995, 2003 |
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| Updated on 25 August 2013. | |
WDF World Cup Champions Team 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003 World Cup Pairs Champion 1995, 2003
Europe Cup Team Champions 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
Martin Adams (born 4 June 1956) is an English professional darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie, he is a three-time BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion. He represents Cambridgeshire at county darts level and was the captain of England from 1993/94 to 2013, the longest any player has held that role. Adams was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April 2016. He had the all clear near the end of 2016.
Adams was born in Sutton, London and started his darts career in pubs. He still plays pub darts, currently playing for Deeping Rugby Club in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire. After being made redundant by Lloyds Bank, he turned professional in 1992.
Following the formation of the World Darts Council in 1993, all the players that left the British Darts Organisation were banned from playing county darts, leaving England searching for a new team and a new captain. Adams took over the role in 1993 and remained captain until March 2013, becoming the longest reigning England captain ever.
Adams has won many BDO Open events and twice won the WDF World Cup singles, but often missed-out on winning the biggest tournaments. He was sometimes the victim of great comebacks and also great collapses himself when he found himself in winning positions. In particular, his 5–4 defeat to Chris Mason in the 1999 World Championship quarter-finals, having led 4–1 and seen nine match-darts pass him by in the match, is always mentioned among the greatest matches in the history of the event.
In the Grand Slam BDO events, other than the World Championship, Adams was runner-up on three occasions. He was beaten 6–4 in the 2004 Bavaria World Darts Trophy final by Raymond van Barneveld and lost the 2006 Bavaria World Darts Trophy final to Phil Taylor 7–2. He also lost to 17-year-old Dutch youngster Michael van Gerwen 7–5 in the 2006 Winmau World Masters final, having led 5–2 and despite averaging 107 for the first nine darts of each leg.
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