Wayne Mardle

Wayne Mardle
Mardle in 2022
Personal information
Full nameWayne William Mardle[1]
Nickname"Hawaii 501"
Born (1973-05-10) 10 May 1973 (age 51)
Tottenham, London, England
Home townRomford, London, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1986
Darts22g Legend Darts Wayne Mardle
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Hawaii Five-O Theme" by The Ventures
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1993–2002
PDC2002–2011
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi Final: 2001
World MastersLast 16: 2001
World TrophyLast 32: 2002, 2007
Finder MastersQuarter Final: 2000
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi Final: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
World MatchplayRunner-Up: 2003
World Grand PrixQuarter Final: 2005
UK OpenLast 16: 2004
Grand SlamGroup Stages: 2007, 2008, 2009
European Ch'shipLast 16: 2008
Premier League5th: 2008
Desert ClassicRunner Up: 2004, 2005
PC FinalsLast 16: 2009
Other tournament wins
Atlanta Players Championship 2007
British Teenage Open 1989
Denmark Open 2001
Dutch Open 2000
Vauxhall Autumn Open 2002
Vauxhall Autumn Pro 2002, 2003
Vauxhall Spring Open 2004, 2006

Players Championships

Players Championship (KIR) 2007
Players Championship (WAL) 2004

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

UK Open Regional (MID) 2004
Updated on 17 February 2008.

Wayne William Mardle (born 10 May 1973) is an English former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO). He was runner-up in three PDC majors, losing to Phil Taylor on each occasion. He was also a five-time world semi-finalist. He currently works as a pundit and commentator.

He has been known as "Hawaii 501" since 2000, a play on the title of the popular television series Hawaii Five-O, due to the Hawaiian shirts he started wearing in 1998 for a bet, and 501 being the start score of a leg of darts. This dress sense coupled with his crowd-pleasing onstage activity (such as dancing to the interval music) saw him become one of the most popular players on the circuit.

  1. ^ "Dart Profis - Wayne Mardle - "Hawaii 501"". Dartn.de (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2020.