| Birth date | 7 July 1984 (age 42) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Hometown | Moreton-in-Marsh, England[1] |
| Since | 2008 |
| Darts | 24g Mission |
| Laterality | Right-handed[2] |
| Music | "Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll" by The Woolpackers |
| Bdo | 2010–2020 |
| Pdc | 2020–present (Tour Card: 2024–present) |
| Wdf | 2010–2023 |
| Bdo world | Quarter-final: 2022 |
| World masters | Quarter-final: 2017 |
| World darts trophy | Last 16: 2017 |
| Zuiderduin masters | Group Stages: 2015 |
| Dutch open | Last 16: 2022 |
| Pdc world | Last 16: 2026 |
| Masters | Last 32: 2026 |
| Uk open | Last 128: 2024 |
| Pc finals | Last 16: 2025 |
James Hurrell (born 7 July 1984) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events and previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He won the final Challenge Tour event of 2023.
Hurrell reached the quarter-finals at the 2017 World Masters and 2022 WDF Lakeside World Championship. He was ranked WDF world number one from January to November 2022 and is a WDF World Cup silver medalist and a WDF Europe Cup gold medalist.
Career
BDO
Hurrell reached the Last 32 of the 2015 World Masters, where he played Martin Phillips and lost 3–2 in sets. He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship and was beaten by Larry Butler 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 but withdrew before the tournament started.[3]
Hurrell came back to form and was ranked world number 1 in the World Darts Federation world rankings between January and November 2022. He reached the final of the Welsh Open, losing to Cameron Menzies in October 2021, and the Italian Masters, losing to Richard Veenstra in November. In March 2022, he won the Isle of Man Classic, beating Luke Littler in the final. He was the number 6 seed in the 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 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 by finishing fourth on the UK Q-School Order of Merit.[4]
World Championship results
BDO
- 2016: Preliminary round (lost to Larry Butler 2–3)
- 2017: First round (lost to Mark McGeeney 1–3)
WDF
- 2022: Quarter-finals (lost to Cameron Menzies 0–4)
- 2023: Second round (lost to Dennis Nilsson 2–3)
PDC
- 2025: Second round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 0–3)
- 2026: Fourth round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–4)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WDF Ranked major/platinum events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | QF | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | RR | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | style="text-align:center;|79 | style="text-align:center;|48 | style="text-align:center;| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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| 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 | ||||
| style="text-align:center; "background:#efefef;"| 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 | ||
- ^ Not a Tour card holder
References
- ^ "James Hurrell PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "James Hurrell". Mastercaller. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "James Hurrell withdraws from Lakeside". BDO. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". www.pdc.tv. 14 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.