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Japanese darts player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Shoji Foulkes (エドワード 昌司 ファウルクス, Foulkes S. Edward, born 24 February 1990 in Naha) is a Japanese-Welsh professional darts player, who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He is also known as a soft tip darts professional.[1][2] Foulkes was born to a Welsh father, and a Japanese mother.
Edward Foulkes | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Edward Shoji Foulkes | ||
Born | 24 February 1990 Naha, Japan | ||
Home town | Nagoya, Japan | ||
Darts information | |||
Playing darts since | 2005 | ||
Darts | 21 Gram Dynasty | ||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||
Walk-on music | "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic or "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi | ||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
PDC | 2020– | ||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||
World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2021 | ||
Other tournament wins | |||
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Foulkes's main occupation is music, and he is also a restaurant manager. He plays the Japanese folk instrument shamisen and sings.[3]
Foulkes was named after his great-grandfather Hugh Edward Foulkes, a professional football player, who made one appearance for the Wales national team in 1931 while also playing in the Football League. His grandfather, also Hugh Edward Foulkes was also a professional sportsman; a golfer who played at Llandudno golf course.[4]
Foulkes began playing darts at the age of 15 at his family-run pub in Okinawa, Japan.[5]
He won the 2020 Japanese Championship, qualifying him to compete at the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship.[6] He won his first round match at that championship against Mike De Decker with a 3–0 win.[7][8]
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