Simon Whatley
Simon Whatley (born 25 February 1973 in Yeovil, Somerset) is a retired English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation events.
| Simon Whatley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Chopper |
| Born | 25 February 1973 Yeovil, Somerset England |
| Home town | Yeovil, Somerset |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1990 |
| Darts | 22g Nickel Tungsten |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "The Hindu Times" by Oasis |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2002, 2010–2014 |
| PDC | 2002–2008 |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Masters | Last 32: 2002 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Quarter-Finals: 2004 |
| World Matchplay | Last 32: 2003, 2004 |
| Desert Classic | Quarter-Finals: 2002 |
| UK Open | Last 16: 2008 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| British Teenage Open | 1991 |
| Updated on 9 May 2019. | |
Career
He began with a very good 2002 campaign, reaching the quarter-finals of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, beating Dennis Smith in the last 16, losing to Lee Palfreyman. The same year he played in the Winmau World Masters, a BDO major, beating 1997 Masters champion Graham Hunt in the first round, before losing to Ronnie Baxter. He then joined the PDC full-time and played in the 2003 UK Open, reaching the last 32 stage by beating Barrie Bates and losing to Shayne Burgess who was runner-up to Phil Taylor. He also played in the 2003 World Matchplay, losing in the first round to Jamie Harvey. He rounded off a good year by playing in the 2004 PDC World Darts Championship, defeating Henry O'Neill, former World Champion Richie Burnett and Lionel Sams to reach the quarter-finals, losing to Wayne Mardle. His follow-up year was disappointing, suffering an early exit at the 2004 UK Open, losing to Andy Keen in the second round, followed by a second first-round exit at the World Matchplay, losing to Alan Warriner. He played at the 2005 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the second round to Mark Holden. He then had a poor run of form which him fail to progress in the major tournaments and drop outside the top 100 as a result. However he hit back to form in the 2008 UK Open, reaching the last 16 of the tournament and climb up to 79 in the world rankings.
World Championship Results
PDC
- 2004: Quarter Finals (lost to Wayne Mardle 1–5)
- 2005: 2nd Round (lost to Mark Holden 0–3)