Chris Dobey

Chris Dobey (born 31 May 1990) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Chris Dobey
Personal information
Nickname"Hollywood"
Born (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990
Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Home townBedlington, Northumberland
England
Darts information
Playing darts since2010
Darts23 Gram Unicorn Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2013–2015
PDC2015–
Current world ranking19
BDO majors – best performances
World MastersLast 32: 2014
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2019, 2020
World MatchplayLast 32: 2019
World Grand PrixSemi Final: 2019
Grand SlamQuarter Final: 2016
Premier LeagueChallenger: 2019, 2020
European Ch'shipLast 16: 2019
UK OpenLast 16: 2018, 2020
Players Ch'ship FinalsSemi Final: 2019

Career

His first major TV appearance came in the 2015 UK Open where he lost 5–1 in the first round to Nathan Aspinall.[1] At the 11th Players Championship of the year he had deciding leg victories over Jan Dekker, Kim Huybrechts and Max Hopp to reach the last 16 of a PDC event for the first time, where he was defeated 6–2 by Mark Webster.[2] Dobey qualified for the 2015 World Series of Darts Finals and lost in a last leg decider to Terry Jenkins.[3]

At the 2016 German Darts Masters, Dobey saw off Ben Davies 6–1 and then averaged 100.64 in a win over Robert Thornton and 102.25 whilst beating Dave Chisnall 6–4.[4] In his first PDC quarter-final he averaged over 100 again, but lost 6–5 to world number one Michael van Gerwen having led 5–4.[5] At the 19th Players Championship Dobey beat Stephen Bunting 6–3 to reach the semi-finals and took out a 120 finish after Adrian Lewis had missed match darts to play in his first professional final, which he lost 6–4 to Simon Whitlock.[6] He qualified for the 2016 European Championship and was eliminated 6–2 by Joe Cullen in the first round.[7] Dobey also played in the Grand Slam of Darts for the first time and wins over Lewis and Scott Mitchell saw him advance to the knockout stage, where he hit a ten dart leg to move 9–5 up on Jamie Hughes. However, Hughes closed the deficit to force a deciding leg which Dobey took to advance to his first major quarter-final, but he was outclassed by James Wade who won 16–5.[8][9]

His performances gave him a PDC Pro Tour spot in the 2017 World Championship, where he beat Justin Pipe 3–1 in the first round.[10] In the second round he lost 4–2 to Dave Chisnall.[11]

At the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Dobey drew Phil Taylor in the first round. Taylor was appearing in his final World Championship following his decision to retire after the conclusion of the event. Dobey lost 3-1. He played in the 2018 UK Open in Minehead, reaching the fifth round before losing out to Corey Cadby. He reached 2 finals on the Pro Tour in 2018, losing 6-2 to Michael van Gerwen at Players Championship 5 despite having an average of over 109, and then lost 6-2 to Krzysztof Ratajski at the penultimate Players Championship event of the year. These performances aided him in qualifying for the 2018 Players Championship Finals where he had a run to the quarter finals, losing out 10-2 to eventual winner Daryl Gurney.

He qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship via the Pro Tour, reaching the last 16 stage with a 3-0 win over Boris Koltsov, a 3-0 win over Steve Beaton and a 4-3 win over Vincent van der Voort. He lost 4-3 to Gary Anderson, in a match which saw 28 180s thrown, 15 of them by Dobey.

Following Gary Anderson's withdrawal from the 2019 Premier League, Dobey was selected as one of nine 'contenders'. He would play a one-off match against Mensur Suljović on night one in Newcastle. Dobey started well leading 5-1 before Suljović would win 5 consecutive legs to lead 6-5. Dobey would win the final leg to draw the match 6-6.

Dobey reached his fourth PDC final at the 2019 Danish Darts Open, winning through as a non seed, but lost it 8-3 to Dave Chisnall.

After semi-finals at both the 2019 World Grand Prix and 2019 Players Championship Finals, Dobey was once again selected for the Premier League night in Newcastle, this time under the tag of 'challenger'.[12]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline
Tournament2014201520162017201820192020
PDC World Championship DNQ 2R 1R 4R 4R
UK Open 1R 2R DNQ 4R 5R 3R 6R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R
World Grand Prix DNQ SF
European Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 2R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ QF DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNQ 1R 3R QF SF
Performance Table Legend
DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded L# 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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References
  1. "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. "Jubilant Chisnall claims victory in Barnsley". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. "2015 World Series Of Darts Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. "Richardson Shocks Lewis In Munich". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. "Van Gerwen Retains German Masters Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. "Nine-Dart Whitlock Enjoys Further Success". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. "2016 European Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  8. "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Thursday". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  9. "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Saturday". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  10. "William Hill World Championship Day Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  11. "2017 PDC World Championship Results". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  12. "Challengers confirmed for 2020 Unibet Premier League". PDC. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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