Adam Hunt
Adam Hunt | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Nickname | "The Hunter" | ||||
Born | (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 30) Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England | ||||
Home town | Chester-le-Street, England | ||||
Darts information | |||||
Playing darts since | 2009 | ||||
Darts | 22g Unicorn | ||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
Walk-on music | "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes | ||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
PDC | 2011– | ||||
Current world ranking | 126 ![]() | ||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2021 | ||||
UK Open | Last 64: 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021 | ||||
Grand Slam | Last 16: 2020 | ||||
European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2021 | ||||
PC Finals | Last 64: 2018, 2020 | ||||
Other tournament wins | |||||
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Adam Hunt (born 21 August 1993) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Hunt began competing in PDC events in 2011 and won his first tournament in his second month, beating Josh Jones 4–2 in the final of the opening youth tour event of the year.[2] In 2012 he qualified for the UK Open for the first time and defeated Steve Maish 4–2, before losing 4–1 to Arron Monk in the second round.[3] A year later he reached his first quarter-final on the Pro Tour at the first UK Open qualifier where he lost 6–1 to Michael van Gerwen.[4] Hunt then won a Challenge Tour title with a 4–2 victory over Ricky Evans and advanced to the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship, where Michael Smith eliminated him 6–3.[5][6] He went one better in the UK Open than last year as he lost in the third round 9–8 against Kevin McDine having led 4–1.[7] Hunt's performances on the Challenge Tour saw him finish fourth on the Order of Merit to earn a two-year PDC tour card from 2014.[8]
2014
In March, Hunt reached the third round of the UK Open for the second year in a row, but lost 9–5 to Paul Nicholson.[9] Later in the month he beat Michael van Gerwen to reach the last 16 of the fourth Players Championship, where he was defeated 6–5 by Magnus Caris.[10] Hunt was still competing in youth tournaments as well as the main professional tour and he won the ninth event with a 4–3 success over Rowby-John Rodriguez.[11] He entered the 2014 PDC World Youth Championship as the number 1 seed, but lost in the last 16 to Kevin Voornhout 6-4. At the Gibraltar Darts Trophy, Hunt beat Mervyn King 6–3 and then survived 14 match darts from Dave Chisnall to edge him out 6–5 and reach his first European Tour quarter-final, but his run came to an end as Simon Whitlock defeated him 6–2.[12]
2015
At the 2015 UK Open, Hunt lost 5–4 to Alan Tabern in the first round.[13] He competed in the 2015 PDC World Youth Championship but lost 6–2 to Bradley Kirk. He was knocked out in the first round of the International Darts Open and European Darts Matchplay and at the European Darts Trophy he beat Krzysztof Ratajski 6–5, before losing 6–1 to Michael van Gerwen in the second round.[14][15] Hunt advanced to the last 16 of an event once this year, but he was defeated 6–1 by Mensur Suljović at the eighth Players Championship.[16]
2016
After the 2016 World Championship Hunt was 71st on the Order of Merit, narrowly outside the top 64 who remain on tour.[17] He therefore entered Q School, but could not advance beyond the last 64 on any of the four days to fall off the tour.[18] He therefore had to build his year on Challenge and Development Tour events winning one of each. He beat Dean Reynolds 4−2 in the fourth Development event and Jamie Bain 5−3 in the sixth Challenge event.[19][20] Hunt also lost in the final of the sixth Development event 4−2 to Ross Twell.[21] He was the number 5 seed for the 2016 PDC World Youth Championship but lost 6-5 in the first round to Sven Groen.
2017
Hunt finished third on the Development Tour Order of Merit, winning one event as well as being a three time runner up that year. By finishing third, he earned a two-year PDC Tour Card for 2018/2019 due to 2nd placed Dimitri van den Bergh already possessing a Tour Card by virtue of being in the world’s top 64. He was the number 4 seed for the 2017 PDC World Youth Championship but lost 6-2 to Josh Payne in the second round.
2018
He came through the Tour Card Holders’ Qualifier on 26 November with victories over Terry Temple, Maik Langendorf, Bradley Brooks and Richie Burnett to reach the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. Hunt lost in the first round 3–0 to eventual quarter finalist Luke Humphries.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2019: First round (lost to Luke Humphries 0–3)
- 2021: Third round (lost to Dirk van Duijvenbode 0–4)
- 2022: Second round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 0–3)
Performance timeline
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
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PDC World Championship | Did not qualify | 1R | DNQ | 3R | 2R | |||||||||
UK Open | DNQ | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | DNQ | 1R | 4R | 1R | 4R | 3R | |||
European Championship | Did not qualify | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||
Grand Slam of Darts | Did not qualify | 2R | DNQ | |||||||||||
Players Championship Finals | Did not qualify | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||
Non-major televised events | ||||||||||||||
PDC World Youth Championship | 2R | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | DNP | ||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 125 | 114 | 115 | 94 | 70 | - | 112 | 98 | 80 | 59 | 42 | 79 |
PDC European Tour
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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2013 | UKM 1R | EDT DNP | EDO 1R | ADO DNP | GDT DNQ | GDC DNP | GDM DNQ | DDM DNP | |||||
2014 | GDC DNQ | DDM DNQ | GDM DNP | ADO DNQ | GDT QF | EDO DNQ | EDG DNQ | EDT DNQ | |||||
2015 | GDC DNQ | GDT DNQ | GDM DNQ | DDM DNQ | IDO 1R | EDO DNQ | EDT 2R | EDM 1R | EDG DNQ | ||||
2016 | DDM DNQ | GDM DNQ | GDT DNQ | EDM DNQ | ADO DNQ | EDO DNQ | IDO DNQ | EDT DNQ | EDG DNQ | GDC DNQ | |||
2017 | GDC 1R | GDM DNQ | GDO 3R | EDG DNQ | GDT DNQ | EDM DNQ | ADO DNQ | EDO DNQ | DDM DNQ | GDG DNQ | IDO DNQ | EDT DNP | |
2018 | EDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | GDO DNQ | ADO 2R | EDG DNQ | DDM DNQ | GDT DNQ | DDO DNQ | EDM DNQ | GDC DNP | DDC DNQ | IDO DNQ | EDT DNQ |
2019 | EDO 2R | GDC DNQ | GDG DNQ | GDO DNQ | ADO DNQ | EDG DNQ | DDM DNQ | DDO DNQ | CDO DNQ | ADC DNQ | EDM DNQ | IDO 1R | GDT DNQ |
2020 | BDC DNQ | GDC 2R | EDG 2R | IDO DNQ | |||||||||
2021 | HDT DNQ | GDT 2R | |||||||||||
2022 | IDO DNQ | GDC DNQ | GDG 1R | ADO DNQ | EDO DNQ | CDO DNQ | EDG DNQ | DDC DNQ | EDM DNQ | HDT DNQ | GDO DNQ | BDO DNQ | GDT 1R |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Prel. | DNQ | DNP | NH | EX | WD |
References
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "2011 PDC Youth Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "2012 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Van Gerwen Races To UK Open Qualifier Win". PDC.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "2013 PDC Challenge Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "2013 PDC Under 21 World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Speedy Services UK Open - Friday". PDC. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "2014 PDC Tour Card Holders Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Coral UK Open - Friday Evening". PDC. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Imperious Taylor's Crawley Triumph". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Youth Wins For Van Den Bergh And Hubbard". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "2015 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Adam Hunt 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "2015 PDC European Darts Trophy Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "2015 PDPA Players Championship Coventry Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Order of Merit on 4 January 2016". PDC. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "2016 PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "2016 PDC Development Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 PDC Challenge Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 PDC Development Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
External links
- Adam Hunt player profile at Darts Orakel