Chris Dobey
| Chris Dobey | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Hollywood |
| Born | (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 Bedlington, England |
| Home town | Bedlington, Northumberland England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2010 |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | No Limit by 2 Unlimited |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2013–2015 |
| PDC | 2015– |
| Current world ranking | 35 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Masters | Last 32: 2014 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2019 |
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2016 |
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2016 |
| UK Open | Last 16: 2018 |
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Quarter Final: 2018 |
Chris Dobey (born 31 May 1990) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Contents
1 Career
2 World Championship results
2.1 PDC
3 Performance timeline
4 References
5 External links
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. Following his defeat to Taylor Chris returned home to the North East and lost in the first round of a local tournament to somebody called Simon Malpass (someone that nobody had ever heard of upto that point and some might say he will always be a nobody). 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' to replace him. 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.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2017: Second round (lost to Dave Chisnall 2–4)
- 2018: First round (lost to Phil Taylor 1–3)
- 2019: Fourth round (lost to Gary Anderson 3–4)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PDC World Championship | DNQ | 2R | 1R | 4R | ||
World Matchplay | DNQ | |||||
World Grand Prix | DNQ | |||||
UK Open | 1R | 2R | DNQ | 4R | 5R | 3R |
Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | QF | DNQ | |||
European Championship | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |||
Players Championship Finals | DNQ | 1R | 3R | QF | ||
| 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 |
References
^ "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Jubilant Chisnall claims victory in Barnsley". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "2015 World Series Of Darts Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "Richardson Shocks Lewis In Munich". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "Van Gerwen Retains German Masters Title". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "Nine-Dart Whitlock Enjoys Further Success". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "2016 European Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Thursday". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Saturday". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "William Hill World Championship Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "2017 PDC World Championship Results". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
External links
- Profile at Darts Database
