Adrian Lewis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Jackpot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 January 1985 Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | 22g Target | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | "Reach Up (Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag)" by Perfecto Allstarz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2004– (Tour Card: 2011-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | 90 1 (31 October 2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Last 128: 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trophy | Last 16: 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Winner (2): 2011, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Runner-up: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Runner-up: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Winner (1): 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Semi-final: 2011, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Ch'ship | Winner (1): 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier League | Runner-up: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desert Classic | Quarter-final: 2007, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PC Finals | Runner-up: 2014, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters | Runner-up: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions League | Group Stage: 2016, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Tour Events
Players Championships
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
World Series of Darts Events
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Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985) is an English professional darts player who plays in the PDC. He is a two-time PDC World Darts Champion, winning in 2011 and 2012, also winning the 2013 European Championship and the 2014 UK Open.
During the early part of his career until 2007, Lewis was a protégé of 16-time world champion Phil Taylor, with whom he practised in their home city of Stoke-on-Trent. He made his television debut in 2004, aged 19 at the UK Open. In addition to his two world Championships. He is also a four-time winner of the PDC World Cup of Darts, partnering Phil Taylor.
He is nicknamed "Jackpot", as he won a jackpot gambling in Las Vegas in 2005, but he was unable to collect the money as he was 20 years old, below the US legal gambling age of 21.[2]