Colin Lloyd
| To person | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Colin George Lloyd |
| Nickname | Jaws |
| nation |
 England
|
| Date of birth | 7th August 1973 |
| place of birth | Colchester , Essex , England |
| place of residence | Chelmsford , Essex , England |
| Darts | |
| Darts since | 1999 |
| Throwing hand | right |
| darts | 18 g Target Pure One |
| Enema music | Monster from The Automatic |
| PDC | 1999-2016 |
| Place in the world rankings | n / A |
| Infobox last updated: January 7, 2018 | |
Colin George Lloyd (born August 7, 1973 in Colchester , Essex ) is a retired English dart player . His nickname is "Jaws".
Career
Lloyd made his TV debut in 1999, but the big breakthrough came in 2002 during the World Championship of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). In the Circus Tavern he reached the semifinals against Peter Manley . Since then, Lloyd has been firmly established among the world's top dart professionals. He won his first major tournament, the World Grand Prix , in 2004. In 2005, with a 170 finish in the last leg, he won the World Matchplay against John Part . At the turn of the year 2005/06 he was the world number one of the PDC professional darts association. At the beginning of 2007 he slipped back to 3rd place after the world rankings were changed to the Order of Merit .
In 2006 he threw his long-awaited first nine-darter in front of cameras in the last leg of the Irish Masters final - opponent was Dennis Priestley . A leg earlier he only missed the “perfect game” with the last dart.
At the Darts World Cup in London in 2008 , Lloyd failed in the first round against Jan van der Rassel (2: 3).
Colin Lloyd is considered to be one of the most nervous players on the circuit. Lloyd takes the stage with the song "Monster" by The Automatic .
On January 12, 2016, he announced his retirement from professional sport because he had lost his tour card with the previous year. He will continue to play exhibitions.
title
PDC
- major
- World Matchplay : (1) 2005
- World Grand Prix : (1) 2004
- Pro tour
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Players Championships :
- Players Championships 2004 : 3rd
- Players Championships 2005 : 2nd
- Players Championships 2006 : 2, 8
- Players Championships 2008 : 21
- Players Championships 2009 : 22
- Players Championships 2010 : 1, 24, 26
- Players Championships 2012 : 10
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UK Open Qualifiers :
- UK Open Qualifiers 2005/06 : 2nd
- UK Open Qualifiers 2007/08 : 5th, 6th
- UK Open Qualifiers 2009 : 1st
- UK Open Qualifiers 2010 : 7
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Players Championships :
- Further
- 2002: Antwerp Open
- 2003: Vauxhall Spring Pro, Antwerp Open
- 2004: West Tyrone Open, Open Holland, Antwerp Open, Le Skratch Montreal Open, Sunparks Masters
- 2005: West Tyrone Open, Vauxhall Spring Pro, Bob Anderson Classic, Vauxhall Autumn Pro
- 2006: Irish Masters
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ PDC Order of Merit. Retrieved January 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lloyd, Colin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jaws (nickname); Lloyd, Colin George (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English dart player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th August 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colchester , Essex , England |