Andy Hamilton (dart player)
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| Full name | Andrew Hamilton |
| Nickname | The hammer |
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| Date of birth | March 16, 1967 |
| place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire , England |
| place of residence | Derby , England |
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| Darts since | 1983 |
| Throwing hand | right |
| darts | Maestro 23 g 97% tungsten |
| Enema music | U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer |
| BDO | 2018-2020 |
| PDC | 2004-2018; since 2020 |
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| Infobox last updated: November 28, 2018 | |
Andrew "Andy" Hamilton (born March 16, 1967 in Stoke-on-Trent ) is an English darts player who is under contract with the BDO. His nickname is The Hammer , which is why his running-in music is “U can't touch this” by MC Hammer .
Career
Hamilton started playing darts at the age of 16. After the success did not materialize, he took a break of 20 years. He played his first TV match at the UK Open 2004 , where he lost to Eddie Lovely 5-2 in the first round and was eliminated.
In the following years he reached several semi-finals and finals of PDC major tournaments, but has never won any of them. In contrast, he achieved tournament victories in PDC Pro tournaments such as B. at the Antwerp Open 2008. At the PDC World Darts Championship 2012 he had the greatest success of his career so far: he was in the final against Adrian Lewis , who is also from Stoke-on-Trent . However, he was clearly defeated by Lewis 3: 7.
Hamilton's performance at the PDC World Darts Championship 2012 brought him a wildcard for the 15 game days of the Premier League Darts 2012 , in which he participated for the first time to compete with seven other top players. At the PDC World Darts Championship 2015 , Hamilton was surprisingly clear with 0: 4 sets in the round of 16 against the Scot Peter Wright.
Because of the same hometown, Hamilton initially trained with multiple world champion Phil Taylor . His current training partner is Colin Osborne .
After he lost his PDC Tourcard at the beginning of 2018, he switched to BDO. In a qualifying tournament he was able to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship 2019 . There he lost to David Cameron in the preliminary round. The following year he made it to the last sixteen, in which he lost to eventual world champion Wayne Warren . Shortly afterwards, the UK Q-School won the Tour Card again for the next two years.
Results
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| PDC World Championship | - | VF | R3 | HF | R2 | R3 | R3 | R2 | F. | VF | R2 | R3 | R1 | - | - |
| The Masters | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1R | 1R | 1R | - | - | - |
| Premier League darts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | HF | 7th | - | - | - | - | - |
| UK Open | R1 | R5 | R4 | R4 | R5 | R4 | VF | R3 | R4 | F. | R4 | R4 | R3 | - | R2 |
| World Matchplay | - | - | HF | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | HF | VF | VF | R2 | R2 | - | - | - |
| European Darts Championship | - | - | - | - | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | VF | VF | R1 | - | - | - | - |
| World Grand Prix | - | - | - | R1 | VF | HF | VF | R1 | VF | VF | R1 | - | - | - | - |
| Grand Slam of Darts | - | - | - | F. | R2 | R1 | - | HF | R2 | R1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Players Championship Finals | - | - | - | - | - | R2 | R2 | R1 / - | VF | HF | R1 | - | R1 | - | - |
R1 - Round 1 (other rounds analogous) / 7th - 7th place (other placements analogous) / AF - Round of 16 / VF - Quarter-finals / HF - Semifinals / F - Final / S - Winner
PDC world championship
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2005 : quarter-finals (5-1 defeat to Bob Anderson )
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2006 : 3rd round (4-0 loss to Phil Taylor )
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2007 : semi-finals (6-0 loss to Phil Taylor )
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2008 : 2nd round (1: 4 loss to Alex Roy )
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2009 : 3rd round (1: 4 loss to Jelle Klaasen )
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2010 : 3rd round (3: 4 loss to James Wade )
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2011 : 2nd round (4-0 loss to Robert Thornton )
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2012 : Final (3: 7 loss to Adrian Lewis )
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2013 : quarter-finals (5-0 loss to Phil Taylor )
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2014 : 2nd round (1: 4 loss to Richie Burnett )
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2015 : 3rd round (4-0 loss to Peter Wright )
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2016 : 1st round (2-3 loss to Joe Murnan )
BDO World Championship
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2019 : Preliminary round (3-0 loss to David Cameron )
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2020 : Round of 16 (4-1 loss to Wayne Warren )
title
PDC
- Pro tour
Other
- 2008: Antwerp Open, Coventry Open
- 2009: LPKD Spring Open
- 2010: Coronation Hotel 500, Tamworth Open, Cotgrave Open
Private
Hamilton is married to Kate. With her he has three stepchildren, Adam, Sarah and Vicky. In his hometown, he and his wife ran the Skylark Pub , which has since been sold so that Hamilton can fully devote himself to his darts career.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hamilton & Painter's Premier Delight ( Memento of January 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Lisa Ashton, Scott Waites and Nick Kenny among final 31 Tour Card winners at PDC Q School accessed on January 20, 2020 (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hamilton, Andy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hamilton, Andrew (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English dart player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire , England |