Martin Adams

Martin Adams
Personal information
Nickname"Wolfie"
Born (1956-06-04) 4 June 1956 (age 68)
Sutton, London, England[1]
Home townDeeping St James, Lincolnshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1981
Darts22 Gram Datadart "Martin Adams" M3
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1988–2020
WDF1988–2022
Current world ranking(WDF) 932 New entry (14 November 2023)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipWinner (3) 2007, 2010, 2011
World MastersWinner (3) 2008, 2009, 2010
World TrophyRunner-up: 2004, 2006
Int. Darts LeagueSemi-final: 2003, 2005
Finder MastersRunner-up: 2005, 2009, 2015
Dutch OpenWinner (4) 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World MatchplaySemi-final: 2001
World Grand PrixQuarter-final: 2001
Grand SlamLast 16: 2015
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'shipRunner-up: 2022
ChampionsSemi-final: 2023
Other tournament wins
Antwerp Open 2001, 2013
BDO International Open 2010, 2014
Belgium Open 1997, 1998, 2013
British Matchplay 1996
British Open 1994, 2004
British Pentathlon 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
Denmark Open 2000
Dutch Grand Masters 1996
Dutch Open 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
European Grand Masters 2000
Finnish Open 1996, 2002
French Open 2002
German Gold Cup 2000, 2001, 2002
German Open 2001, 2007
Granite City Open 2005, 2007
Haaglanden World Top 16 1999, 2000
Hal Open 2012, 2014, 2015
IDBT Open 2014
IDPA Lakeside Classic 2009
Italian Open 2018
Okells Jubilee Trophy 2010
Scania Open 1999
Scottish Open 2005
Sunparks Masters 2000, 2009
Swiss Open 1996, 1999
Welsh Open 2014
WDF Europe Cup Singles 1996
WDF Europe Cup Pairs 1996, 2002, 2008, 2010
WDF Europe Cup Team 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004
WDF World Cup Singles 1995, 2001
WDF World Cup Pairs 1995, 2003, 2011
WDF World Cup Team 1995, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2011
WDF World Rankings 2010
MODUS Online Darts League 7 2021
MODUS Online darts League 1 2021
MODUS Online darts League 3 2021

Martin Adams (born 4 June 1956) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Nicknamed "Wolfie", he is a three-time BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion. He represents Cambridgeshire at county darts level and was the captain of England from 1993 to 2013, the longest any player has held that role. From his debut in 1994, Adams made a record 25 consecutive World Championship appearances, before failing to qualify for the first time in 2019. Adams was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April 2016,[3] but by the end of the year he was given the all-clear. As well as playing, he also acted as a regular pundit and commentator for televised coverage of BDO events.

  1. ^ Lamont, Tom (4 January 2009). "How I got my body". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ^ "BDO Legend has prostate cancer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2017.