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Andy Jenkins
Personal information
Nickname"Rocky"
Born (1971-03-11) 11 March 1971 (age 53)
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Home townCosham, Hampshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1980s
Darts19g Andy Jenkins Dynamic Series
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1994–2002
PDC2002–
WDF2018–
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 1996
World MastersQuarter-finals: 1999, 2000
World TrophyLast 40: 2007
Int. Darts LeagueGroup stage: 2007
Finder MastersLast 16 Group: 2001
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi-finals: 2007
World MatchplayQuarter-finals: 2001, 2004
World Grand PrixSemi-finals: 2002
UK OpenSemi-finals: 2004
Grand SlamLast 16: 2008
European Ch'shipLast 32: 2008
Ch'ship LeagueInitial groups, 8th, 2008
Desert ClassicLast 16: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
US Open/WSoDLast 16: 2006
PC FinalsLast 32: 2009
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2023
Other tournament wins
Bob Anderson Classic 2003
Cosham Xmas Open 2002, 2011
England Open 2000
Japan Open 2001
Mill Rythe Darts Festival 1992, 1998, 2002
PDC Challenge Tour 2019, 2022
Portsmouth Grand Prix 2015
Swiss Open 2001
Target Open Series 7 2023
Vauxhall Autumn Open 2000

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

UK Open Regional (SOU) 2002

Andrew Jenkins (born 11 March 1971) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was nicknamed "Rocky" due to his rough personality.[citation needed] Jenkins has reached high rankings in the PDC, but has never won a major tournament. In 2009, Jenkins was given a PDC ban for almost two years for an assault on Terry Jenkins during a non-televised PDC tournament.

Career

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BDO

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Jenkins began his career playing in British Darts Organisation competitions and had some success in the open events. He took the Embassy British Gold Cup Singles in 1994, England Open in 2000, Swiss Open and Japan Open in 2001 and the Isle of Man Open in 2002.

His record at the BDO World Darts Championship was disappointing. He made his debut at the Lakeside Country Club in 1995, and managed only one win in his seven consecutive appearances. His only victory came in 1996 against Belgian Bruno Raes, and suffered defeats to Sean Palfrey (1995), Andy Fordham (1996, 1998), Ronnie Baxter (1997), Graham Hunt (1999), Colin Monk (2000) and Kevin Painter (2001).

Despite his poor record at Lakeside, Jenkins made it to the semi-finals of the revived News of the World Darts Championship in 1997, and the quarter-finals of the Winmau World Masters in 1999 and 2000.

PDC

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He decided to switch to the Professional Darts Corporation in 2002 where his first round jinx continued – he lost to number nine seed Denis Ovens at the 2002 PDC World Championship. He rose steadily up the world rankings after joining the PDC and was seeded 10th for the 2003 World Championship. Again he went out in the first round to Chris Mason.

When the World Championship field expanded in 2004, the top players joined in at the third round stage – where Jenkins again lost his first match (to Bob Anderson). At the 2005 World Championship, Jenkins finally notched up a victory over Peter Evison, who had played dreadfully, averaging just 67.34 for the match. Jenkins went out to Painter in the last 16. A second round defeat came in the 2006 World Championship – Jenkins was seeded eight (his highest ever ranking) who defeat Patrick Bulen and but went down to Wayne Jones.

He went into the 2007 World Championship as the number 12 seed. He finally managed a decent run to justify his consistent high ranking, putting out highly fancied Adrian Lewis in the last 16 on his way to the semi-final. Raymond van Barneveld was too strong for him and won 6–0. In the 2008 World Championship, Jenkins got through a tough first-round game against Czech qualifier Miloslav Navratil but was then beaten 4–0 by Alan Tabern in the second round.

Jenkins has had more success away from the World Championships. He reached the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix in 2002 and the semi-finals of the UK Open in 2004 – losing to John Part on both occasions.

Jenkins received a suspension from the tour following misconduct at the PDC's German Open event. He returned to the circuit on 15 May, with another nine months suspended in case of future misdemeanours. His suspension however cost him a place in the 2008 World Matchplay as he didn't win enough money to qualify.

He beat Phil Taylor at the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts but went out in the last 16 to Simon Whitlock.

Jenkins suffered a first round exit in the 2009 PDC World Championship, losing to Co Stompé. His inability to defend semi-final prize money from the 2007 Championship, meant that Jenkins dropped out of the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit.

In November 2009, the Darts Regulation Authority gave Jenkins a 24-month ban (20 months suspended) for an assault on Terry Jenkins that took place at the Nuland Players Championship in the Netherlands in October.[1]

He lost in the first round of the 2010 World Championship to Peter Manley. He was due to participate in the 2010 Players Championship Finals, but due to his ban, his place in the draw was taken by Manley. After four months out, Jenkins returned the PDC circuit, but failed to qualify for any major events that year. His failure to qualify for the 2011 World Championship was his first absence from either World Championship since 1994.[2] Jenkins qualified for the 2013 World Championship via the Pro Tour Order of Merit and lost to Justin Pipe 3–0 in sets in the first round, winning only two legs during the match.[3] He lost 9–3 to Stephen Bunting in the third round of the UK Open.[4] In November, Jenkins reached his first ranking final for five years at the 14th Players Championship of the year. Whilst the top 16 in the Order of Merit were competing in the Masters, Jenkins was winning six games before losing 6–3 to Ian White in the final.[5] Jenkins came agonisingly close to reaching the 2014 World Championship as he finished just £200 behind the final qualifier on the ProTour Order of Merit.[6][7] He therefore played in the qualifier and won four games to advance to the semi-finals where a fifth win would guarantee him at least a place in the preliminary round, but he was beaten 5–3 by Matt Clark.[8]

Jenkins could not qualify for the 2014 UK Open as he failed to progress past the last 128 in any of the six qualifiers.[9] His best result of the year was in the reaching the last 16 of the 13th Players Championship where he lost 6–5 to Mervyn King.[10]

Jenkins' ranking of world number 69 at the beginning of 2015 meant he needed to enter Q School as he was outside the top 64 who remain on tour and he qualified for a two-year tour card on the second day by beating Chris Dobey 5–3.[11][12] He was eliminated of the UK Open 9–6 by Josh Payne in the third round.[13] Successive wins over Dave Chisnall and Ronnie Baxter saw Jenkins play in his only quarter-final this year at the 12th Players Championship where he lost 6–2 to Peter Wright.[14]

Jenkins had 6–5 and 9–5 wins over Wayne Jones and Richie Corner at the 2016 UK Open, before losing 9–2 to Vincent van der Voort in the fourth round.[15] He had his best run of the year at the eighth Players Championship by knocking out Kevin Painter, Steve Brown, Michael Smith and Justin Pipe to play in the quarter-finals, where he was whitewashed 6–0 by Jamie Caven.[16] Jenkins beat Steve West 6–3 and watched Alan Norris miss match darts to win 6–5 at the European Darts Trophy. He lost 6–3 to James Wade in the third round.[17] As well as his quarter-final, a last 16 finish and a number of last 32 finishes saw Jenkins earn a place in the Players Championship Finals, where he lost 6–3 to Justin Pipe in the first round.[18][19]

Jenkins qualified for the 2019 UK Open on 9 February 2019 following success at the Riley's qualifier in South Benfleet.

In November 2023, Jenkins was one of three players suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority over suspicious betting patterns on matches in the Modus Super Series.[20]

World Championship results

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BDO

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  • 1995: First round (lost to Sean Palfrey 1–3)
  • 1996: Second round (lost to Andy Fordham 2–3)
  • 1997: First round (lost to Ronnie Baxter 0–3)
  • 1998: First round (lost to Andy Fordham 1–3)
  • 1999: First round (lost to Graham Hunt 1–3)
  • 2000: First round (lost to Colin Monk 2–3)
  • 2001: First round (lost to Kevin Painter 0–3)

PDC

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WSDT

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Career statistics

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Prel. DNQ DNP NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Prel.) Preliminary round; (DNQ) Did not qualify; (DNP) Did not participate; (NH) Not held

Performance timeline

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Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
BDO World Championship DNQ 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R No longer a BDO Member
World Masters 4R 2R 4R 1R 3R QF QF 1R No longer a BDO Member
Zuiderduin Masters Not held DNP RR No longer a BDO Member
PDC World Championship Non-PDC 1R 2R 3R 4R 2R SF 2R 1R 1R DNQ 1R DNQ
UK Open Not held 4R SF 4R 4R 4R 3R 4R DNQ 2R 1R 3R DNQ 3R 4R 2R 1R 2R
World Matchplay Non-PDC 1R 1R DNQ 1R QF 1R 2R QF 2R 2R 2R DNQ 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix Not held DNP 1R 1R SF 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R DNQ
European Championship Not held 1R DNQ
Grand Slam of Darts Not held RR 2R DNQ
Players Championship Finals Not held 1R DNQ 1R DNQ
Las Vegas Desert Classic Not held 1R DNQ 2R 2R 2R DNQ Not held
News of the World Not held SF Not held

References

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  1. ^ "Jenkins fined £500 for punch-up". Worcester News. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ Andy Jenkins eyes World Championship return
  3. ^ "Ladbrokes WDC Day Six". PDC. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Speedy Services UK Open – Friday". PDC. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  5. ^ "White Enjoys Wigan Triumph". PDC. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  6. ^ "ProTour Order of Merit". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  7. ^ "2014 PDC World Championship Qualifiers". Darts Database. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  8. ^ "2013 PDC World Championship Qualifiers Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Andy Jenkins 2014". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Six of the Best For Anderson". PDC. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Order of Merit on 5 January 2015". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  12. ^ "PDC Qualifying School Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  13. ^ "2015 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  14. ^ "2015 PDPA Players Championship Barnsley Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  15. ^ "2016 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Coventry Win Seals Price's Second Title". PDC. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  17. ^ "2016 PDC European Darts Trophy Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Andy Jenkins 2016". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  19. ^ "2016 Players Championship Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  20. ^ Shaw, Jamie (20 November 2023). "Prakash Jiwa, Andy Jenkins and Jack Main suspended by DRA over suspicious betting in Modus Super Series". live-darts.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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