James Wade

About James Wade

• James Martin Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). 
  
• He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in 2007, at the age of 24. This record was broken when Michael van Gerwen won the 2012 World Grand Prix at the age of 23.
  
• Since winning the World Matchplay in 2007, Wade has also won the World Grand Prix in 2007 and 2010, the UK Open in 2008 and 2011, the Premier League in 2009, the Championship League in 2010, and the Masters in 2014. Wade has had a career-high ranking of second in the PDC Order of Merit and with eight major tournament wins is the third most successful player in PDC history, after Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen. He has yet to win the PDC World Darts Championship, with the semi finals being his best result.
  
• Wade started his career in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) in 2001 before joining the Professional Dart Corporation (PDC) in 2004. His best performance in a major BDO tournament came at the International Darts League in 2004 and 2007, reaching the quarter finals on both occasions.
  

James Wade Achievements

PDC premier events - best performances:

• World Matchplay-2007
  
• World Grand Prix-2007, 2010
  
• Premier League-2009
  
• Ch'ship League-2010
  
• UK Open-2008, 2011
  

Other tournament wins:

• Bournemouth Mens Singles-2010
  
• Bournemouth Open-2010
  
• Championship of Darts-2010
  
• Cosham Xmas Open-2003
  
• Irish Masters-2005
  
• Jocky Wilson Cup-2009
  
• Pro Celebrity Challenge-2008
  
• Swiss Open-2002
  
• Vauxhall Autumn Open-2006
  
• William Cross Pro Am-2007, 2008
  

European Tour Events:

• Gibraltar Darts Trophy-2014
  

Players Championships:

• Players Championship (BAR)-2015
  
• Players Championship (CRA)-2014
  
• Players Championship (EMI)-2009
  
• Players Championship (GER)-2011
  
• Players Championship (GIB)-2008
  
• Players Championship (HOL)-2008, 2010
  
• Players Championship (NUL)-2009
  
• Players Championship (SCO)-2008
  
• Players Championship (SPA)-2011
  
• Players Championship (WIG)-2015
  

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers:

• Regional Final (NWE)-2007, 2009
  
• Regional Final (SCO)-2007
  
• Regional Final (WAL)-2007
  
• UK Open Qualifier-2010
  

Other Achievements:

• 2006-PDC Young Player of the Year
  
• 2006-Three Nine dart finishes during a calendar year (a record)
  
• 2007-PDC Player of the Year
  
• 2008-PDC Player of the Year and PDPA Players' Player of the Year
  
• 2008-First player to beat Phil Taylor in the Premier League
  
• 2008-First televised nine-dart finish
  
• 2014-Second player ever to hit a double-start nine-dart finish at the World Grand Prix
  
• 2014-Together with Robert Thornton the first players to both hit nine dart finishes in the same match