Brian Woods (darts player)

Brian Woods (born 9 November 1966 in Cumbria) is an English professional darts player. He now lives in Aberdeen, and uses the nickname Pecker for his matches.

Brian Woods
Personal information
NicknamePecker
Born (1966-11-09) 9 November 1966
Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Home townEgremont, Cumbria (lives in Aberdeen)
Scotland
Darts information
Playing darts since1988
Darts23g A180 Pecker Darts
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2003–2011
PDC2011–
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi-Final: 2008
World MastersQuarter-Final: 2005, 2006
Finder MastersLast 24 Group: 2009
PDC premier events – best performances
Grand SlamGroup Stages: 2008, 2009
UK OpenLast 64: 2015, 2017
Other tournament wins
Elgin Open 2008, 2009, 2012
England Classic Money In Money Out 2010
England Masters 2009
England National Championships 2003
IDPA Lakeside Classic 2007
IDPA White Rose Classic 2008
Isle of Man Open 2005
Peterhead Open 2008
Pontins May Day Darts Festival 2008
Portland Open 2013
Tops of Holland 2009
Ukrainian Club Open Carlisle 2008, 2011

Career

Woods has competed on the BDO/WDF circuit for several years. He won the National Singles title 2003 and the Isle of Man Open title in 2005. He has also reached the semi-finals of the English Open in 2003, the Welsh Masters in 2007 and the British Open in 2007. He has also made it to the quarter-finals of the Scottish Open in 2005 and the televised Winmau World Masters in 2005 and 2006.

He made his World Championship debut in 2006, but was drawn against #1 seed Mervyn King and lost 0–3. The following year, he also went out in the first round to Niels de Ruiter 0–3. Woods then produced his best run of his career so far at the 2008 World Championship beating Paul Hanvidge, Co Stompé and Scott Waites, the number three seed, before losing 3–6 to Simon Whitlock in the semi-finals.

He has continued his good form from Lakeside in 2008 by gain ranking points in most of the events he has entered and won the Pontins May Day Festival Singles Title, the mixed Doubles Title, with doubles partner and English International Trisha Wright, IDPA White Rose Classic, The Peterhead Open and the Elgin Open. In the 2009 BDO World Championship Woods was beaten in first round by the eventual World Champion, Ted Hankey, having claimed Hankey would be "lucky to get nil!".

Woods returned to Lakeside for the 2010 BDO World Championship, having won one of four qualifying places in the Inter-Playoffs in Bridlington. He unexpectedly won his first round match against Joey ten Berge, before being defeated by Robert Wagner in the sudden death leg, in a match considered by some to be one of the best in recent memory.

At the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, Woods, the number 11 seed, was beaten 3–0 in the first round to Stephen Bunting. He has also twice competed in the Grand Slam of Darts.

Woods also took part in the UK Open in Bolton, 2011 and went out in the first round, losing 4-1 to Mark Hylton.

World Championship Results

BDO

Performance timeline
Tournament200320042005200620072008200920102011
BDO World Championship Did not qualify 1R 1R SF 1R 2R 1R
Winmau World Masters L128 L64 QF QF L40 L40 L72 L24 PDC
Finder Darts Masters Did not qualify NH DNQ RR RR DNQ PDC
Grand Slam of Darts Not yet founded DNQ RR RR DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
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