Graham Usher (darts player)
Graham Usher (born 14 June 1973) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
| Graham Usher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Graham Usher | ||
| Nickname | The Gambler | ||
| Born | 14 June 1973 Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Home town | Scarborough, England | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2008 | ||
| Darts | 21g Perfect Nine | ||
| Laterality | Left-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| PDC | 2009– | ||
| WDF | 2019 | ||
| Current world ranking | 114  (15 October 2023)[1] | ||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 2019 | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| UK Open | Last 128: 2009 | ||
| World Series Finals | Last 24: 2023 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Career
In 2009, Usher qualified for the 2009 UK Open as the Holsten Pils qualifier in Batley; he lost 3–6 to Glen Durrant in the first round.[2]
In 2014, he took part in Grand Slam Wild Card Qualifier, where he lost in last 12 to Matthew Edgar.
In 2019 Usher participated in 2019 World Masters,[3] where he reached the quarter-finals and lost 2–4 by sets to Mario Vandenbogaerde.[4]
In 2020, 2021 and 2022 consequently, he took his part in PDC Q-School three times, but failed to get a Tour Card. In these years he played in UK Challenge Tour; his biggest achievement there was in July 2022 on Challenge Tour 11 and in September 2022 on Challenge Tour 18, where he reached the semi-finals on both occasions, losing to Jelle Klaasen 4–5 and Patrick Peters 3–5 respectively.
In 2022 he player in MODUS Super Series, where he hit a nine-dart leg in July in a match against Dan Read. He was defeated by Conan Whitehead in the October 2022 MODUS Super Series. [5]
Usher qualified for a PDC tour card for the first time at the 2023 Q-School, defeating Adam Warner on the second finals day.[6]
Personal life
Apart from darts, Usher works for the NHS. His son Joe is also a darts player.
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| UK Open | 1R | DNQ | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series of Darts Finals | Not held | DNQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO/WDF Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winmau World Masters | PDC | QF | NH | PDC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BSD 2R |
EDO DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
BDO 1R |
CDO DNQ |
EDG 1R |
EDM DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
HDT DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
| Performance timeline legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play in the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | WD | Withdrew from the event | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
External links
References
- "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- "THolsten Qualifiers - Day One".
- "Graham Usher".
- "Graham Usher".
- "Conan Whitehead beats Graham Usher to win inaugural MODUS Super Series title".
- "Corey Cadby and Graham Usher latest to clinch PDC Tour cards at Q-School".