Tony Ayres (darts player)

Tony Ayres
Personal information
Nickname T-Man
Born (1967-06-17) 17 June 1967
England
Home town Billingshurst
England
Darts information
Darts 20g RedDragon
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Lust for LifeIggy Pop
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2007–2013
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2009
UK Open Semi Final: 2010
Other tournament wins
Tournament Years
Southern Counties Open 2007

Tony Ayres (born 17 June 1967) is an English darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation.

Career

Ayres' first television exposure came in the 2008 UK Open, reaching the last 64 stage where he lost 9–0 to Raymond van Barneveld.

Ayres qualified for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship, taking one of eight qualification spots at the qualifying event in Telford. He defeated Andy Smith in the first round but was beaten in the second round by Andy Hamilton.

Tony Ayres made a name for himself at the 2010 UK Open, where he reached the semi finals and in doing so beating James Wade 10–9, from coming back from 9–8 winning the 18th leg on Wade's throw with an 152 checkout after Wade had missed three matchdarts and then taking the match on double 20. In the semi final he was defeated 10–3 to Scotsman Gary Anderson. Tony Ayres won £10 000 by getting to the semi final which lifted him from 57th to 49th in the Order of Merit.

World Championship Results

PDC

References

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