Cullen defeated Mark Walsh to make the quarter-finals, where he was this time on the wrong end of a 6–4 scoreline as he lost to eventual winner Justin Pipe. He played Brendan Dolan in the first round and won 6–4, and then continued his run by beating Simon Whitlock 6–4, despite his opponent hitting a nine darter. In April, he earned a place in the Austrian Darts Open by defeating Sam Hill and John Bowles in the UK qualifier. He played number 10 seed Terry Jenkins in the first round for the second successive year and was beaten 3–0, winning just three legs in the match. The result meant that he qualified for the preliminary round of the 2012 World Championship, where he beat Oliver Ferenc of Serbia by 4 legs to 2. He reached the final of the PDPA World Championship Qualifier, where he was beaten 5–3 by Arron Monk. In April, Cullen reached his first PDC Pro Tour final at the sixth UK Open Qualifier in Barnsley, losing 6–1 to Taylor. He lost narrowly to Terry Jenkins by 3 sets to 2 in the first round. Ĭullen qualified for his first PDC World Darts Championship in 2011. Later that year, he defeated Phil Taylor in the last 16 of the John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic in Killarney, eventually losing in the quarter-finals to Colin Osborne. He knocked out Darren Latham and Mike Nott before losing to Mervyn King, again in the last 64. Ĭullen had another decent run at the 2010 UK Open. In 2009, Cullen decided to leave his job as a postman to concentrate on a career in darts. He also reached the final of the New Kids on the Oche tournament, losing to Arron Monk. Following his performances at Bolton, he joined the PDC circuit. He defeated Mark Stapleton and Dennis Smith before Chris Mason defeated him in the last 64. He won his first televised title at the 2022 Masters.Ĭullen first came to prominence in 2008 when he qualified for the UK Open. Cullen reached his first major quarter-final at the 2016 UK Open and won his first PDC Pro Tour title in 2017. He won three Youth Tour tournaments in his early career and has qualified for the PDC World Championship twelve times, winning only thrice in the first round. Joseph Cullen (born 13 July 1989) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Players Championships Players Championship ( BAR) " Layla" by Derek and the Dominos (intro)&Įuropean Tour Events European Darts Matchplay
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