Martin Adams

Martin Adams
Adams in Poison Arrows 2022
Personal information
Nickname	"Wolfie"
Born	(1956-06-04) 4 June 1956 (age 68) Sutton, London, England[1]
Home town	Deeping St James, Lincolnshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1981
Darts	22 Gram Datadart "Martin Adams" M3
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1988–2020
WDF	1988–2022
Current world ranking	(WDF) 932 (14 November 2023)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (3) 2007, 2010, 2011
World Masters	Winner (3) 2008, 2009, 2010
World Trophy	Runner-up: 2004, 2006
Int. Darts League	Semi-final: 2003, 2005
Finder Masters	Runner-up: 2005, 2009, 2015
Dutch Open	Winner (4) 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World Matchplay	Semi-final: 2001
World Grand Prix	Quarter-final: 2001
Grand Slam	Last 16: 2015
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Runner-up: 2022
World Matchplay	Semi-final: 2022
World Masters	Quarter-final: 2022, 2024
Champions	Semi-final: 2023, 2024
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.