Jim Long (born 28 May 1968) is a Canadian darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
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| Nickname | "The Gentleman" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 May 1968[1] London, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | London, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22 Gram One80 Signature | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" by Inner Circle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2009– | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | NR (24 November 2024)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 64: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSDT major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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CDC Pro Tour
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Career
editIn 2018, Long qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship as the highest ranked Canadian player on the CDC Championship Circuit.[3] He won the first round match against Mickey Mansell before being defeated by Benito van de Pas in an extended game.[4]
At the 2019 US Darts Masters, he made his debut on the World Series of Darts. In June, he played alongside captain Dawson Murschell for Canada in the 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts.[5] They reached the quarter-finals.
In 2023, Long made his second appearance at the US Darts Masters. In the first-round match, he achieved a surprise win over Michael Smith before losing to Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals.[6]
In 2024, he again qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship as the highest ranked Canadian player on the CDC Order of Merit.[7]
WSDT
editLong also plays events on the World Seniors Darts Tour. He qualified for the 2024 World Seniors Darts Championship and reached the semi-finals after wins over compatriot David Cameron, Martin Adams and Paul Hogan. Eventually, he was defeated by John Henderson.[8]
World Championship results
editPDC
edit- 2019: Second round (lost to Benito van de Pas 2–3)
- 2025: First round (lost to James Hurrell 0–3)
WSDT
edit- 2024: Semi-finals (lost to John Henderson 0–3)
References
edit- ^ "Jim Long". Mastercaller.com. 28 May 1968. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Allen, Dave (28 August 2018). "Puleo & Long Seal World Championship Debuts". PDC. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (21 December 2018). "Van de Pas begins PDC World Championship campaign with tie-break win over Long". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Allen, Dave (13 May 2019). "2019 BetVictor World Cup Teams Announced". PDC. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Michael Smith dumped out of US Darts Masters by Jim Long as Peter Wright also crashes out". Sky Sports. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (23 September 2024). "Gates, Long & Buntz secure World Darts Championship qualification". PDC. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (18 February 2024). "John Henderson loses just four legs in rout of Jim Long to reach World Seniors Darts Championship final". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
External links
edit- Player profile for Jim Long from Dartsdatabase
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