Chris Dobey

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Chris Dobey
Personal information
Nickname"Hollywood"
Born (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 33)
Bedlington, England
Home townBedlington, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2010
Darts23g Target Chris Dobey Gen 1
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"L'amour toujours" by Gigi D’Agostino (Main)
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2013–2015
PDC2015–
(Tour Card: 2015-)
Current world ranking13 Increase 1 (21 April 2024)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 32: 2014
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter-final: 2023, 2024
World MatchplayQuarter-final: 2023
World Grand PrixSemi-final: 2019
UK OpenLast 16: 2018, 2020, 2021
Grand SlamQuarter-final: 2016
European Ch'shipSemi-final: 2022
Premier League7th: 2023
PC FinalsSemi-final: 2019
MastersWinner (1): 2023
Other tournament wins
Players Championships
Players Championship (BAR) 2021
Players Championship (COV) 2021
Players Championship (LEI) 2024

Chris Dobey (born 31 May 1990) is an English professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the 2023 Masters champion.

Career[edit]

His first major TV appearance came in the 2015 UK Open where he lost 5–1 in the first round to Nathan Aspinall.[2] 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.[3] Dobey qualified for the 2015 World Series of Darts Finals and lost in a last leg decider to Terry Jenkins.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] He qualified for the 2016 European Championship and was eliminated 6–2 by Joe Cullen in the first round.[8] 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.[9][10]

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.[11] In the second round he lost 4–2 to Dave Chisnall.[12]

At the 2018 World 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'.[13]

In 2021, Dobey won his first PDC ranking title the 18th Players Championship event in Coventry. Along the way he defeated Jeff Smith, Luke Humphries, William Borland, Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting, Maik Kuivenhoven & José de Sousa.[14] Dobey then went on to claim his 2nd ranking title at PC28 in Barnsley including a phenomenal Semi-final clash with Rob Cross where the pair threw a combined average of 224.68 (111.73 for Chris).[15]

On 29 January 2023, Dobey reached his first televised final at the 2023 Masters. He beat reigning Masters champion Joe Cullen, Luke Humphries, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Michael Smith before defeating Rob Cross 11–7 in the final.[16] The following day, Dobey was confirmed to be in the 2023 Premier League.[17]

On 1 September 2023, Chris Dobey announced he has joined a new equipment sponsor in Target Darts.

In April 2024, Dobey won a first Players Championship event since 2021 with victory in PC7, hitting a nine-dart finish along the way before registering a second-career highest average of 109.63 in the semi-final.[18][19]

World Championship results[edit]

PDC[edit]

Performance timeline[edit]

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PDC World Championship DNQ 2R 1R 4R 4R 3R 4R QF QF
UK Open 1R 2R DNQ 4R 5R 3R 6R 6R 4R 5R 5R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R DNQ 1R 1R QF
World Grand Prix DNQ SF 1R DNQ QF QF
European Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 2R DNQ SF QF
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ QF DNQ RR DNQ 2R
Players Championship Finals DNQ 1R 3R QF SF 1R 1R 2R 2R
Non-ranking televised events
Masters DNQ 2R DNQ W 2R
Premier League Darts DNP C C DNP 7th DNP
World Series of Darts Finals NH 1R DNQ 2R DNQ DNP
Career statistics
Year-end ranking - 122 42 36 34 19 23 32 21 15

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2015 GDC
DNP 		GDT
DNP 		GDM
DNP 		DDM
DNP 		IDO
DNP 		EDO
DNP 		EDT
1R 		EDM
DNQ 		EDG
DNQ
2016 DDM
DNQ 		GDM
QF 		GDT
DNQ 		EDM
2R 		ADO
2R 		EDO
DNQ 		IDO
2R 		EDT
DNQ 		EDG
DNQ 		GDC
1R
2017 GDC
1R 		GDM
DNQ 		GDO
DNQ 		EDG
1R 		GDT
DNQ 		EDM
1R 		ADO
3R 		EDO
DNQ 		DDM
DNQ 		GDG
DNQ 		IDO
DNQ 		EDT
2R
2018 EDO
3R 		GDG
2R 		GDO
DNQ 		ADO
DNQ 		EDG
DNQ 		DDM
DNQ 		GDT
3R 		DDO
1R 		EDM
2R 		GDC
DNQ 		DDC
DNQ 		IDO
DNQ 		EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
DNQ 		GDC
DNQ 		GDG
1R 		GDO
2R 		ADO
2R 		EDG
2R 		DDM
DNQ 		DDO
F 		CDO
3R 		ADC
1R 		EDM
DNQ 		IDO
DNQ 		GDT
2R
2020 BDC
DNQ 		GDC
2R 		EDG
1R 		IDO
DNQ
2021 HDT
DNQ 		GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
DNQ 		GDC
2R 		GDG
2R 		ADO
DNQ 		EDO
DNQ 		CDO
DNQ 		EDG
DNQ 		DDC
3R 		EDM
2R 		HDT
2R 		GDO
DNQ 		BDO
1R 		GDT
2R
2023 BSD
DNP 		EDO
2R 		IDO
DNQ 		GDG
3R 		ADO
2R 		DDC
DNQ 		BDO
2R 		CDO
DNQ 		EDG
2R 		EDM
DNP 		GDO
DNQ 		HDT
DNQ 		GDC
2R
2024 BDO
2R 		GDG
3R 		IDO
SF 		EDG
2R 		ADO
2R 		BSD
 DDC
 EDO
 GDC
 FDT
 HDT
 SDT
 CDO
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

PDC career finals[edit]

PDC major finals: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Legend
The Masters (1–0)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1]
Winner 1. 2023 The Masters  Rob Cross 11–7 (l)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Jubilant Chisnall claims victory in Barnsley". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ^ "2015 World Series Of Darts Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Richardson Shocks Lewis In Munich". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Van Gerwen Retains German Masters Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Nine-Dart Whitlock Enjoys Further Success". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  8. ^ "2016 European Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  9. ^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Thursday". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  10. ^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam - Saturday". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  11. ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  12. ^ "2017 PDC World Championship Results". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Challengers confirmed for 2020 Unibet Premier League". PDC. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Gutsy Dobey claims maiden ranking title at PC18". PDC. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  15. ^ "DartConnect Match Recap". DartConnect. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Dobey defeats Cross to clinch first televised title at Cazoo Masters". www.pdc.tv. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Dobey to star in 2023 Cazoo Premier League as duo return". www.pdc.tv. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Chris Dobey wins Players Championship 7 on day of nine-dart finishes in Leicester". Sky Sports. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Delight for Dobey with PC7 success in Leicester". www.pdc.tv. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

External links[edit]

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