Laterality Right-handed World Ch'ship Last 32: 2016 Home town Cardiff Current world ranking (BDO) 20 Role Darts player | PDC 2011–2015 Name Dean Reynolds BDO 2015– World Masters Last 80: 2015 | |
Dean Reynolds (born 21 July 1992) is a Welsh darts player who competes in the British Darts Organisation.
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Career
Reynolds' first Development Tour title came in 2014 by defeating Max Hopp 4–2. He also won the 16th event by edging past Josh Payne 4–3. Reynolds beat Ryan de Vreede 5–4 to claim the 2015 French Open title. He also took another Development Tour event with a 4–2 victory over Mike de Decker.
In 2016, Reynolds enjoyed a breakthrough year. He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Championship and lost 3–0 to Glen Durrant. At the BDO World Trophy, the Welshman defeated Dave Cameron, Martin Adams and Danny Noppert before losing 11–9 to Peter Machin in the semi-finals. He picked up six tournament wins on the PDC Development Tour during the year guaranteeing him a PDC Tour Card for 2017 and 2018. He hit a nine-dart finish at the BDO England Masters in September before losing out in the quarter-finals to Durrant. He would make amends however two days later, triumphing in the England Classic defeating Scott Baker 6–3 in the final.
In the 2017 World Championship he lost 3–2 to Pip Blackwell after going 2–0 up in sets and he missed three darts to win 3–0. Afterwards, Reynolds announced on social media that he rejected his PDC Tour Card for 2017 to improve his consistency on stage. This will now mean that Reynolds will concentrate on BDO tournaments throughout 2017.