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Wayne Alan Jones (born 24 April 1965 in Wolverhampton) is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches. ==Career== He started his career in the British Darts Organisation in the late 1980s and reached the final of the British Open in 1990 (losing to Alan Warriner and the British Classic in 2000 (losing to Ritchie Davies) - but his best achievement was reaching the final of the prestigious Winmau World Masters in 1999 when Andy Fordham ended his hopes of a first major title. He didn't make it to the Lakeside Country Club for the BDO World Championship until 2001, losing to Andy Fordham in the second round. He made it to the quarter-finals of the 2002 event by beating Tony Eccles and Ted Hankey but lost 1-5 to Martin Adams. He then switched to the PDC and made his debut at their version of the World Championship in 2004. In 2006 he produced his best ever World Championship performance by reaching the semi-finals before losing to Peter Manley. In August 2010, he made his first ever televised final appearance (his Masters final appearance was untelevised) in the European Championships, losing to Phil Taylor. However this had guaranteed him a place in the Grand Slam of Darts in his home town of Wolverhampton in 2010 and 2011. At the 2010 tournament he produced quite a big upset in the quarter finals by beating Scotland's number one Gary Anderson, having trailed throughout the match, his never give up attitude earning him the last three legs to take victory 16-15 in a thriller. By reaching the semi finals of this competition where he lost to James Wade, it also guaranteed himself a place in the Grand Slam of darts for an extra year in 2012. He was beaten by James Wade in the semi finals. In 2012 he reached the last 16 of the PDC World Championship for the first time since 2006. He comfortably beat Scott MacKenzie and Roland Scholten, before being whitewashed, 0–4, to defending champion Adrian Lewis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=World Championship - Night One )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=World Championship - Night Eight )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=World Championship - Day 11 )〕 At the Dutch Darts Masters, Jones produced an upset by beating Phil Taylor 6–5 en route to the quarter-finals, before losing to Paul Nicholson in the semi-finals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Whitlock Claims Dutch Masters Win )〕 After all 33 ProTour events of 2012 had been played, Jones was 32nd in the Order of Merit, gaining the final spot for the Players Championship Finals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Minehead Qualifiers Confirmed )〕 He produced a big shock by whitewashing number one seed Dave Chisnall 6–0 in the first round,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Cash Converters PCF Day One )〕 before bowing out of the tournament 7–10 to Peter Wright.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Cash Converters PCF Day Two )〕 Jones lost in the first round of the 2013 World Championship to Dutchman Jerry Hendriks 3–0, after being narrowly edged out of each set by two legs to three.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Ladbrokes WDC Day Two )〕 He was whitewashed 5–0 by James Wade in the second round of the UK Open.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Speedy Services UK Open - Thursday )〕 Jones reached his first semi-final on the Pro Tour in almost a year in September's eighth Players Championship but was beaten 6–1 by Ian White.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=White Claims Maiden Title )〕 He continued his form by reaching another semi later in the month at the German Darts Masters in a run which included wins over Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson, before Mervyn King beat him 6–4.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Brilliant Beaton Claims German Title )〕 His recent surge in form saw him qualify for the World Grand Prix, where he faced King again and this time beat him by two sets to nil. Jones won the first set of his next match against Dave Chisnall but lost 3–1. Jones was involved in a deciding leg in the first round of the Players Championship Finals and left 36 only for his opponent Brendan Dolan to take out 126 on the bull to defeat him 6–5.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Cash Converters PCF First Round )〕 Jones lost 3–2 to Kevin McDine in the first round of the 2014 World Championship as he missed a total of 26 darts at doubles during the match.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1lxp2r9p7fgm71vbzcjaa9jidg/title/ladbrokes-world-championship-day-two )〕 He dropped out the top 32 on the Order of Merit afterwards as he was ranked number 33. Jones suffered a surprise 5–3 defeat to Jason Hogg in the second round of the UK Open.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/9fh9esorrn8y19s5sogecwcqf/title/coral-uk-open---friday-afternoon )〕 The only other major event Jones could qualify for during the year was the World Matchplay where he lost 10–3 to Andy Hamilton in the first round.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2014 World Matchplay Results )〕 He failed to advance beyond the last 16 of any event during 2014. At the 2015 World Championship, Jones took a 2–1 set advantage over Dean Winstanley but lost the final two sets by three legs to one in a 3–2 defeat. It was his third first round exit in a row at the event.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=William Hill World Championship Day Four )〕 Jones lost in the second round of the UK Open for the fourth successive year this time 5–2 to Joey ten Berge.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wayne Jones (darts player)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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