Paul Nicholson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Asset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
10 May 1979 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town |
Corby England |
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Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | 20g Paul Nicholson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | Sit Down by James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2007– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | 118 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Quarter-finals: 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Last 16: 2011, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Quarter-finals: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Quarter-finals: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ch'ship League | Runner-up: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Ch'ship | Quarter-finals: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Quarter-finals: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Ch'ship Finals | Winner 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players Championships
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Players Championships
Paul Nicholson (born 10 May 1979) is a British-born Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He has won a major event, the 2010 Players Championship Finals, where he defeated Mervyn King in the final. He was also the runner up to Phil Taylor in the 2011 Championship League Darts, and part of the Australia team which lost a sudden death shoot-out to England in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts final.
Before joining the PDC Pro Tour, Nicholson was one of the top players in the Australian Grand Prix circuit, winning 15 titles in 2008. His performances led him to the top of the DPA rankings and earned him a spot in the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts. He was drawn in Group H with Kevin Painter, Darryl Fitton and WDF number one Gary Anderson. Nicholson caused a surprise, as he beat Anderson 5-4 in his opening group game. This was despite constant booing from the crowd, who began chanting "Who Are You?" during his walk-on and after his first three darts which was a maximum 180, he put his finger to his mouth at the crowd which caused the crowd to boo him almost every time he threw his darts. Despite beating Anderson, losses to Fitton and Painter eliminated him at the group stage.
Nicholson earned qualification for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship through the DPA rankings. He defeated Adrian Gray in the first round, winning all nine legs for a three sets to nil victory. He then beat world number 6 Adrian Lewis in the second round 4-3 and then came from two sets down to beat world number 11 Dennis Priestley 4-2 to advance to the quarter finals. In the quarter-finals, he lost to world number 3 at the time, James Wade but his tournament performance lifted him into the top 50 on the PDC Order of Merit.