James Wade

James Wade
Wade in 2022
Personal information
Full name	James Martin Wade
Nickname	"The Machine"
Born	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 41) Ash, Surrey, England
Home town	Ash, Surrey, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1997
Darts	20g Unicorn James Wade Maestro Premier Phase 2
Laterality	Left-handed
Walk-on music	"I'm Still Standing" by Elton John
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2001–2004
PDC	2004– (Tour Card: 2011-)
Current world ranking	16 2 (31 October 2024)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2004
World Masters	Last 64: 2002, 2003
World Trophy	Last 16: 2003
Int. Darts League	Quarter Final: 2004, 2007
Finder Masters	Last 16 Group: 2002
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Semi Final: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2022
World Matchplay	Winner (1): 2007
World Grand Prix	Winner (2): 2007, 2010
UK Open	Winner (3): 2008, 2011, 2021
Grand Slam	Runner Up: 2010, 2016, 2020
European Ch'ship	Winner (1): 2018
Premier League	Winner (1): 2009
Ch'ship League	Winner (1): 2010
Desert Classic	Runner Up: 2008
PC Finals	Semi Final: 2009
Masters	Winner (1): 2014
Champions League	Semi Final: 2016
World Series Finals	Winner (1): 2018
Other tournament wins
Jocky Wilson Cup – (Team event) 2009 Bournemouth Men's Singles 2010 Bournemouth Open 2010 Cosham Xmas Open 2003 Irish Masters 2005 Swiss Open 2002 Vauxhall Autumn Open 2006 European Tour Events Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2014 European Darts Matchplay 2016 Players Championships Players Championship (BAR) 2015, 2019 (x4), 2022 Players Championship (CRA) 2014 Players Championship (EMI) 2009 Players Championship (GER) 2011 Players Championship (GIB) 2008 Players Championship (NED) 2008, 2010 Players Championship (MK) 2020 Players Championship (NUL) 2009 Players Championship (SCO) 2008 Players Championship (SPA) 2011 Players Championship (WIG) 2015, 2019 UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers Regional Final (NWE) 2007, 2009 Regional Final (SCO) 2007 Regional Final (WAL) 2007 UK Open Qualifier 2010
Other achievements
2006 PDC Young Player of the Year 2006 Three Nine dart finishes during a calendar year (a record) 2007 PDC Player of the Year 2008 PDC Player of the Year and PDPA Players' Player of the Year 2008 First player to beat Phil Taylor in the Premier League 2008 First televised nine-dart finish 2014 Second player ever to hit a double-start nine-dart finish at the World Grand Prix 2014 Together with Robert Thornton the first players to both hit nine dart finishes in the same match

James Martin Wade (born 6 April 1983) is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title, when he won the 2007 World Matchplay at the age of 24. This record has since been broken by Michael van Gerwen. Wade has won eleven PDC majors, third in the all-time list behind Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen.

Wade has also won the World Grand Prix in 2007 and 2010, the UK Open in 2008, 2011 and 2021, the Premier League in 2009, the Championship League in 2010, the Masters in 2014, the European Championship and the World Series of Darts Finals in 2018. Wade has had a career-high ranking of second in the PDC Order of Merit. He is also a four-time World Championship semi-finalist.

Wade started his career in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) in 2001 before joining the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in 2004. His best performance in a major BDO tournament came at the International Darts League in 2004 and 2007, reaching the quarter finals on both occasions.