Jamie Hughes (darts player)

Jamie Hughes (born 27 February 1986) is an English professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

Jamie Hughes
Hughes in 2019
Personal information
Nickname	"Yozza"
Born	(1986-02-27) 27 February 1986 (age 38) West Bromwich, England
Home town	Tipton, West Midlands, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1996
Darts	Jamie 'Yozza' Hughes Red Dragon 26g
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Hi Ho Silver Lining" by Jeff Beck
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2007–2018
PDC	2018– (Tour Card: 2019-)
Current world ranking	62 1 (17 November 2024)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Semi-final: 2016, 2017
World Masters	Runner-up: 2014
World Trophy	Semi-final: 2016
Finder Masters	Winner (1): 2014
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 64: 2021, 2024
World Matchplay	Last 32: 2019, 2020
World Grand Prix	Last 32: 2019, 2020
UK Open	Quarter-final: 2020
Grand Slam	Last 16: 2016
European Ch'ship	Last 16: 2020
PC Finals	Last 32: 2019, 2020, 2022
World Series Finals	Last 24: 2022
Other tournament wins
Antwerp Open 2014 British Classic 2017 British Pentathlon 2015 Gwynedd Open 2013 Isle Of Man Classic 2017 Jersey Classic 2015 PDC Challenge Tour England 2018 Romanian Classic 2015, 2016 Swedish Open 2015 WDF Europe Cup Team 2016 WDF World Cup Team 2015 European Tour Events Czech Darts Open 2019

Career

2014–2015

Hughes broke out in 2014 by entering the world's top ten and reaching the final of the prestigious Winmau World Masters. He defeated Alan Norris 3–2 in the quarter-finals from 2–0 down, and Martin Adams 6–5 in the semi-finals from 5–2 down, also surviving ten match darts in the ninth set. Hughes was eventually beaten 7–3 by Martin Phillips having led 2–0 and thrown for the third set. In December of that year, Hughes won the prestigious Zuiderduin Masters on his first appearance at the event, surviving six match darts in the semi-final against Tony O'Shea before beating Gary Robson 5–0 in the final, losing only three legs in the whole match.

Hughes made his World Championship debut at the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship as the number 10 seed. He beat Michel van der Horst in the first round before losing in the second round to his good friend Glen Durrant. Hughes then went on to make the 2015 BDO World Trophy as the fifth seed; however, he was surprisingly beaten 7–4 by Stefaan Deprez in the last 16. Later on in the year Hughes reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Masters but was surprisingly beaten by Thomas Junghans. Hughes failed to defend his previous Zuiderduin Masters finals and was knocked out of the competition in the group stage.

2016–2018

Hughes was the fourth seed going into the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Ross Montgomery, Madars Razma and fifth seed Wesley Harms to reach the semi-finals for the first time. He was defeated 6–1 by eventual winner Scott Waites; however, reaching the semi-finals meant he automatically qualified for the 2017 tournament. Hughes achieved his best ever World Trophy result when he reached the semi-finals, where he was defeated 11–9 by eventual winner Darryl Fitton. Hughes qualified for the PDC event the Grand Slam of Darts for the first time due to his ranking. He beat Dave Chisnall and James Wilson to finish top of his group. He was beaten 10–9 by Chris Dobey in the last 16. Hughes reached the semi-finals of the 2016 World Masters but was beaten by eventual winner Glen Durrant. In the 2016 Zuiderduin Masters he reached the final, before once again being beaten by Glen Durrant.

In the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship Hughes reached the semi-finals for the second year in a row before being beaten 6–1 by eventual winner Glen Durrant.

In the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship Hughes lost to German debutant Michael Unterbuchner 3–2 in the first round.

PDC

Hughes switched to the PDC following the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship, entering the 2018 PDC Q-School.^[2] He was unable to win a Tour Card, but finished 12th on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, winning one event and making another semi-final. 2018 also saw Hughes make the last 32 of the UK Open, qualify for his first European Tour event, the 2018 European Darts Open, and play in the last four Players Championship events due to his Challenge Tour success. He picked up £3,500 in these tournaments, setting him up well for a return to Q-School in 2019.

A fantastic performance on the opening day in Wigan including several very high averages meant Hughes won his PDC Tour Card for the first time on the very first day of 2019 UK Q-School, beating Kirk Shepherd 5–1.

Hughes was to win his first PDC title in June, claiming the Czech Darts Open in Prague with an 8–3 win over Stephen Bunting, after knocking out the number 14 seed Simon Whitlock in the semi-final, qualifying him for the World Matchplay as a result.

World Championship results

BDO

• 2015: Second round (lost to Glen Durrant 1–4)
• 2016: Semi-finals (lost to Scott Waites 1–6)
• 2017: Semi-finals (lost to Glen Durrant 1–6)
• 2018: First round (lost to Michael Unterbuchner 2–3)

PDC

• 2020: First round (lost to Zoran Lerchbacher 2–3)
• 2021: Second round (lost to Adam Hunt 0–3)
• 2022: First round (lost to Raymond Smith 1–3)
• 2023: First round (lost to Jimmy Hendriks 1–3)
• 2024: Second round (lost to Krzysztof Ratajski 1–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	Non-PDC									DNQ	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R
UK Open	DNQ		PR	DNQ					4R	5R	QF	4R	5R	3R	3R
World Matchplay	Non-PDC								DNQ	1R	1R	DNQ
World Grand Prix	Non-PDC								DNQ	1R	1R	DNQ
European Championship	Non-PDC								DNQ	1R	2R	DNQ
Grand Slam of Darts	DNP						2R	RR	DNQ	RR	DNQ
Players Championship Finals	Non-PDC								DNQ	2R	2R	WD	2R	1R	DNQ
BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship	DNP					2R	SF	SF	1R	PDC		NH
BDO World Trophy	Not held				DNP	2R	SF	1R	PDC		NH
Winmau World Masters	PR	DNP	L144	L272	RU	QF	SF	L32	PDC		NH		PDC	NH	PDC
Zuiderduin Masters	DNP				W	RR	RU	SF	PDC	NH
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	582 (BDO)	120 (BDO)	60 (BDO)	29 (BDO)	3 (BDO)	2 (BDO)	2 (BDO)	2 (BDO)	-	47	27	38	56	57

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2018	EDO 2R	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNP	DDM DNP	GDT DNP	DDO DNP	EDM DNP	GDC DNP	DDC DNP	IDO DNP	EDT DNQ
2019	EDO DNQ	GDC 2R	GDG 1R	GDO 3R	ADO 2R	EDG SF	DDM DNQ	DDO DNQ	CDO W	ADC 1R	EDM 2R	IDO 2R	GDT 1R
2020	BDC 3R	GDC DNQ	EDG 3R	IDO 3R
2021	HDT DNQ	GDT DNQ
2022	IDO DNQ	GDC 2R	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDC 1R	EDM 1R	HDT DNQ	GDO 1R	BDO 2R	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	DDC DNQ	BDO DNQ	CDO 1R	EDG DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDO DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDC DNQ
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	BSD DNQ	DDC DNQ	EDO 1R	GDC DNQ	FDT DNQ	HDT DNQ	SDT DNQ	CDO DNQ

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR Prel.	Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
2. "BDO Exodus continues: Hughes moves to the PDC". Dartsnews. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

External links

• Media related to Jamie Hughes at Wikimedia Commons
• Jamie Hughes player profile at Darts Orakel