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Full name
  
Peter Hudson

World Ch'ship
  
Last 64: 2013

Nickname
  
Rock

Name
  
Peter Hudson


Laterality
  
Right-handed

Role
  
Darts player

PDC
  
2010–

Home town
  
Eccles

Peter Hudson (darts player) German Darts Masters 2014 First Round Peter Hudson v Andrew Gilding

Born
  
20 April 1984 (age 40) England (
1984-04-20
)

Walk-on music
  
Hot Right Now by DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora

Dutch darts masters 2014 first round peter hudson v joe cullen


Peter 'Pete' Hudson (born 20 April 1984) is an English darts player from Eccles, Greater Manchester. Hudson joined the PDC in 2010, however failed to qualify for any of the TV majors. Hudson earned a full PDC Pro Tour card for the 2011 and 2012 seasons via the PDC's Qualifying School.

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2017 coral uk open qualifier peter hudson v peter wright semi finals


Career

In 2011, Hudson qualified for the 2011 UK Open. He made an appearance on the TV stage, coming back from 3–0 down to defeat Magnus Caris 4–3 in the last 96 stage, winning the decider with a ten-dart leg. However, he then lost to Peter Wright in the last 64 in an untelevised match. Also in 2011, Hudson came within one leg of qualifying for the PDC Grand Slam of Darts. He defeated Nathan Davies, Barrie Webb, Kevin McDine, Keegan Brown and Mark Jones before losing his final qualifying match 4–3 against Ian White.

Hudson's best result in 2012 was at the seventh Players Championship of the year, where he beat the likes of Mervyn King and Robert Thornton, before losing to Ronnie Baxter 6–1 in the quarter-finals. Hudson beat Jamie Lewis to reach the last 64 of the UK Open for the second successive year. There he played Kim Huybrechts and lost 9–4. He qualified for three of the five new European Tour events, losing in the first round in two of them. In the other, the German Darts Masters he saw off Alan Tabern 6–4, before being defeated by reigning world champion Adrian Lewis 6–1 in the second round.

It was these results which largely contributed to Hudson qualifying for the World Championship by finishing 44th on the 2012 ProTour Order of Merit, claiming the 13th of 16 spots that were awarded to non-qualified players. In his first appearance at the World Championship he lost to James Wade 3–0 in sets in the first round, as he took just two legs during the match. Hudson was ranked world number 55 after the event. At the 2013 UK Open, Hudson lost 5–4 to Mark Lawrence in the second round. He qualified for three European Tour events during the year but lost in the first round on each occasion. His best results came in the second half of the season in the eighth and fifteenth Players Championship where he lost in the last 16 6–1 to Paul Nicholson and 6–3 to Michael Smith respectively.

Hudson advanced to the third round of the UK Open for the third time in 2014, but narrowly lost 9–8 against Ian White. At the penultimate Players Championship of 2014 he saw off Dan Russell, Peter Wright, Benito van de Pas and Kim Huybrechts to make the quarter-finals of a PDC event for the first time, which he lost 6–4 to White. He finished 2014 outside of the top 64 on the Order of Merit and did not enter Q School.

Hudson qualified for the 2015 UK Open by winning the Riley's Sheffield qualifier, but lost 5–4 to Rob Smith in the first round. He claimed the first title of his career at the 14th Challenge Tour event by beating Ryan Palmer 5–4.

At the second UK Open Qualifier of 2016, Hudson advanced to his second ever PDC quarter-final and lost 6–3 to Phil Taylor. He was knocked out 6–4 in the second round of the UK Open by Dirk van Duijvenbode. Six wins saw him reach the final of the fourth Challenge Tour event, where he lost 5–4 to Bryan de Hoog. A second last 16 appearance in a main tour event this year came at the 11th Players Championship and he was beaten 6–2 by Robbie Green.

At the first UK Open Qualifier of 2017, Hudson defeated Benito van de Pas 6–4 to reach his first semi-final in a PDC event where he was whitewashed 6–0 by Peter Wright.

PDC

  • 2013: First round (lost to James Wade 0–3)
  • References

    Peter Hudson (darts player) Wikipedia