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Full name | Peter David Manley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | One Dart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Cheam, London Borough of Sutton, England |
7 March 1962 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town |
Carlisle, Cumbria England |
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Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | Unicorn Tungsten 19g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | Amarillo by Tony Christie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO | 1995–1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 1996–2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Last 16: 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Darts Trophy | Quarter Final: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Int. Darts League | Last 32 Group: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zuiderduin Masters | Semi Final: 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 1999, 2002, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Runner Up: 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Semi Final: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Group Stages: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier League | Semi Final: 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ch'ship League | Initial groups, Semi-finals 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desert Classic | Winner 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Semi Final: 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open/WSoD | Fifth round: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Ch'ship Finals | Last 32: 2009, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
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Updated on 23 July 2014. |
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
Peter David Manley (born 7 March 1962 in Cheam, London Borough of Sutton) is a former professional darts player who used to play in the Professional Darts Corporation.
He was named One Dart by commentator Tony Green after hitting the winning double on numerous occasions with his first dart during his first televised appearance at the 1995 Unipart European Masters, where he eventually lost in the final to Mike Gregory.
The nickname subsequently proved to be a heavy burden for Manley who despite a confident, outspoken persona only managed one major win - the 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic - during his professional darts career.
Manley's controversial personality rather than the quality of his darts was often the most notable part of his career and continued poor form resulted in him failing to secure a PDC tour card in 2012. Manley lost several major sponsors including darts manufacturer Unicorn as a result.
Manley is perhaps most famous for his long-running feud with Phil Taylor resulting from his refusal to shake Taylor's hand after losing 7-0 to him in the 2002 PDC World Darts Championship final. He has finished runner-up to Taylor in two other World Championships - losing 6-2 in 1999 and 7-0 in 2006.
His biggest tournament win was 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic when he beat John Part 16-12 in the final. He is also the chairman of the Professional Dart Players Association, a position he has held for six years. Manley attempted getting a PDC Tour card in the Q-School in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 but was unsuccessful.
Manley's refusal to shake Taylor's hand after his 7-0 World Championship thrashing in 2002 led to darts fans booing him for many years. The boos became more ironic and good-natured when in 2005 Manley changed his entrance theme from Chumbawamba's Tubthumping to Tony Christie's Is This the Way to Amarillo. By the end of his career Manley was seen by darts crowds as being more of a 'pantomime villain' rather than subject to genuine animosity which had occurred previously. Manley has even gone on to say that whilst the booing and crowd reaction was hard for him and his family to take in the early days, it helped him as his career went on and ensured his popularity on the exhibition circuit.