# James Hurrell

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English darts player (born 1984)

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Darts player

James Hurrell Hurrell at the 2025 World Championship Personal information Nickname "Hillbilly" Born (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 41) Banbury, Oxfordshire, England Home town Moreton-in-Marsh, England[1] Darts information Playing darts since 2008 Darts 24g Mission Laterality Right-handed[2] Walk-on music "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" by The Woolpackers Organisation (see split in darts) BDO 2010–2020 PDC 2020–present (Tour Card: 2024–present) WDF 2010–2023 Current world ranking (PDC) 51 (21 June 2026)[3] WDF major events – best performances World Championship 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 World Championship Last 16: 2026 UK Open Last 128: 2024 PC Finals Last 16: 2025 Masters Last 32: 2026 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 2023 Men's team WDF Europe Cup 2016 Men's team 2022 Men's team 2022 Men's overall

**James Hurrell** (born 7 July 1984) is an English professional [darts](/source/Darts) player who competes in [Professional Darts Corporation](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation) (PDC) events and previously competed in [British Darts Organisation](/source/British_Darts_Organisation) (BDO) and [World Darts Federation](/source/World_Darts_Federation) (WDF) events. He won the final Challenge Tour event of 2023.

Hurrell reached the quarter-finals at the [2017 World Masters](/source/2017_World_Masters_(darts)) and [2022 WDF Lakeside World Championship](/source/2022_WDF_World_Darts_Championship). He was ranked WDF world number one from January to November 2022 and is a [WDF World Cup](/source/WDF_World_Cup) silver medalist and a [WDF Europe Cup](/source/WDF_Europe_Cup) gold medalist.

## Career

### BDO

Hurrell reached the Last 32 of the [2015 World Masters](/source/2015_World_Masters_(darts)), where he played [Martin Phillips](/source/Martin_Phillips_(darts_player)) and lost 3–2 in sets. He qualified for the [2016 BDO World Darts Championship](/source/2016_BDO_World_Darts_Championship) and was beaten by [Larry Butler](/source/Larry_Butler_(darts_player)) 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](/source/2018_BDO_World_Darts_Championship) but withdrew before the tournament started.[4]

Hurrell came back to form and was ranked world number 1 in the [World Darts Federation](/source/World_Darts_Federation) world rankings between January and November 2022. He reached the final of the [Welsh Open](/source/Welsh_Open_(darts)), losing to [Cameron Menzies](/source/Cameron_Menzies) in October 2021, and the Italian Masters, losing to [Richard Veenstra](/source/Richard_Veenstra) in November. In March 2022, he won the [Isle of Man Classic](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isle_of_Man_Classic&action=edit&redlink=1), beating [Luke Littler](/source/Luke_Littler) in the final. He was the number 6 seed in the [2022 WDF World Darts Championship](/source/2022_WDF_World_Darts_Championship), which took place in April 2022, where he lost 4–0 in sets to Cameron Menzies in the quarter-finals. However, Hurrell picking up the Italian Masters and Scottish Open later in 2022.

### PDC

Hurrell competed for a [PDC Tour Card](/source/PDC_Tour_Card) at the 2020 Qualifying School (Q-School), but 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](/source/2024_PDC_Pro_Tour#Q-School) by finishing fourth on the UK Q-School Order of Merit.[5]

## World Championship results

### BDO

- 2016: Preliminary round (lost to [Larry Butler](/source/Larry_Butler_(darts_player)) 2–3)

- 2017: First round (lost to [Mark McGeeney](/source/Mark_McGeeney) 1–3)

### WDF

- 2022: Quarter-finals (lost to [Cameron Menzies](/source/Cameron_Menzies) 0–4)

- 2023: Second round (lost to [Dennis Nilsson](/source/Dennis_Nilsson) 2–3)

### PDC

- 2025: Second round (lost to [Michael van Gerwen](/source/Michael_van_Gerwen) 0–3)

- 2026: Fourth round (lost to [Ryan Searle](/source/Ryan_Searle_(darts_player)) 0–4)

## Performance timeline

Tournament 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 BDO Ranked televised events World Championship Did not qualify Prel. 1R WD World Masters 1R 1R Prel. 5R 5R QF 2R World Trophy Did not qualify 2R 1R

**WDF**

Tournament 2022 2023 WDF Ranked major/platinum events World Championship QF 2R World Masters RR NH

**PDC**

Tournament 2024 2025 2026 PDC Ranked televised events World Championship WDF 2R 4R World Masters DNQ 1R UK Open 2R 2R 3R Players Championship Finals 1R 3R Career statistics Season-end ranking 79 48

**PDC European Tour**

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2024 BDO 1R Did not qualify 2025 BDO 1R Did not qualify 2026 DNQ GDG 1R EDG DNQ ADO 1R IDO DNQ BSD SDO EDO HDT CDO FDT SDT DDC

**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 31 32 33 34 2023[nb 1] BAR DNP BAR 2R BAR DNP HIL 2R HIL 2R Did not participate LEI 1R Did not participate 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 2025 WIG 3R WIG 1R ROS 1R ROS 4R LEI 2R LEI 3R HIL 1R HIL 1R LEI 2R LEI 2R LEI 1R LEI 1R ROS 1R ROS 3R HIL 1R HIL 2R LEI 1R LEI 3R LEI 2R LEI 2R LEI SF HIL 1R HIL 1R MIL 3R MIL 2R HIL 2R HIL QF LEI 1R LEI 1R LEI 1R WIG 3R WIG 1R WIG 1R WIG 2R 2026 HIL 1R HIL 4R WIG 1R WIG 1R LEI 2R LEI 1R LEI 4R LEI 1R WIG 3R WIG 4R MIL 1R MIL 1R HIL 2R HIL 4R LEI DNP LEI MIL MIL WIG WIG LEI LEI HIL HIL LEI LEI ROS ROS ROS ROS LEI LEI

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NTC_6-0)** 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 NYF Not yet founded

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PDPA_1-0)** ["James Hurrell PDPA Profile"](https://pdpa.co.uk/player/james-hurrell/). *[Professional Darts Players Association](/source/Professional_Darts_Players_Association)*. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MC_2-0)** ["James Hurrell"](https://mastercaller.com/players/james-hurrell). *Mastercaller*. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PDC_Rankings_3-0)** ["Ranking Tables"](https://www.pdpa.co.uk/ranking-tables/). *PDPA*. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["James Hurrell withdraws from Lakeside"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181121232843/http://www.bdodarts.com/worldpro18.php). [BDO](/source/British_Darts_Organisation). Archived from [the original](http://www.bdodarts.com/worldpro18.php) on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240115031200/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/01/14/tour-cards-confirmed-final-day-2024-q-school). *www.pdc.tv*. 14 January 2024. Archived from [the original](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/01/14/tour-cards-confirmed-final-day-2024-q-school) on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

## External links

- [James Hurrell player profile at Darts Orakel](https://app.dartsorakel.com/player/details/5190)

- [Player profile for James Hurrell](https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/player-profile-live.php?pid=10595/) from Dartsdatabase

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