James Hurrell

James Hurrell
James Hurrell
Personal information
Nickname	"Hillbilly"
Born	7 July 1984 (age 40); Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Home town	Moreton-in-Marsh, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	2008
Darts	23g Mission
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" by The Woolpackers
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2010–2020
PDC	2024–
WDF	2010–2023
Current world ranking	89 1 (24 November 2024)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Quarter Final: 2022
World Masters	Quarter Final: 2017
World Trophy	Last 16: 2017
Finder Masters	Group Stages: 2015
Dutch Open	Last 16: 2022
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open	Last 128: 2024
Other tournament wins
BDO International Open	2017
Belfry Open	2022
British Internationals	2015, 2017, 2022
British Pentathlon	2013
Finnish Masters	2015
Isle of Man Classic	2022
Italian Grand Masters	2022
Police Masters	2016, 2017
Scottish Open	2022
PDC Challenge Tour	2023
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing England
WDF World Cup
WDF Europe Cup

James Hurrell (born 7 July 1984) is an English professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup medalist. In January 2022, he became the leader of the World Darts Federation ranking and held this position until November 2022.

Career

BDO

Hurrell reached the Last 32 of the 2015 World Masters, where he played Martin Phillips and lost 3–2 in sets. He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship and was beaten by Larry Butler in the preliminary round. In November 2016, he hit a 9-dart finish against Daniel Day at the Jersey Classic. He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship but withdrew before the tournament started.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing obvious delays, Hurrell came back well and was world number 1 in the World Darts Federation world rankings between January and November 2022. He reached the final of the Welsh Open, losing to Cameron Menzies in October 2021, and the Italian Masters, losing to Richard Veenstra in November. In March 2022, he won the Isle of Man Classic, beating young prospect Luke Littler in the final. He was the number 6 seed in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship, which took place in April 2022, where he lost 4–0 (s) to Cameron Menzies, averaging 88.77, in the quarter-finals. However, Hurrell had a good 2022 by picking up the Italian Masters and Scottish Open as well.

PDC

Hurrell competed for a Tour Card at the 2020 Q-School to join the Professional Darts Corporation. Hurrell finished outside the rankings needed to get a PDC Tour Card.

He earned a Tour Card for the first time at the 2024 Q-School by finishing fourth on the UK Q-School Order of Merit.^[2]

Personal life

Hurrell also plays club cricket for Moreton-in-Marsh.

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

2016: Preliminary round (lost to Larry Butler 2–3)
2017: First round (lost to Mark McGeeney 1–3)
2022: Quarter-finals (lost to Cameron Menzies 0–4)
2023: Second round (lost to Dennis Nilsson 2–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC Ranked televised events
UK Open	DNP														2R
Players Championship Finals	DNP														1R
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ						PR	1R	DNQ			NH	QF	2R	PDC
World Masters	1R	DNQ		1R	PR	5R	5R	QF	2R	DNQ	NH		RR	NH	PDC
World Trophy	DNQ							2R	1R	NH
Dutch Masters	DNQ					RR	DNQ			NH
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2024	BDO 1R	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	BSD DNQ	DDC DNQ	EDO DNQ	GDC DNQ	FDT DNQ	HDT DNQ	SDT DNQ	CDO DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
2023^{[nb 1]}	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR 2R	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	HIL 2R	HIL 2R	WIG DNP	WIG DNP	LEI DNP	LEI DNP	HIL DNP	HIL DNP	LEI DNP	LEI 1R	HIL DNP	HIL DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR 1R	BAR DNP	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2024	WIG QF	WIG 2R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	HIL QF	HIL 1R	LEI 3R	LEI 1R	HIL 2R	HIL 3R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL QF	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	WIG 1R	WIG 3R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 3R	WIG 1R	LEI 3R	LEI 1R

^ Not a Tour card holder

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	#R RR Prel.	Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round	NYF	Not yet founded

References

^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". www.pdc.tv. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

External links

James Hurrell on Darts Database

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[NTC-3] Not a Tour card holder

[PDC_Rankings-1] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[2] "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". www.pdc.tv. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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