You either love him or hate him but this dart player produces a crowd reaction every single time !!
Peter Manley was a rollercoaster ride to watch, sometimes his arrow chucking is of the finest in the land with a walk on tune of 'Way to Amarillo' manley's crowd go wild seeing some of the best '1 dart' finishing on the oche but sometimes his darts are the only thing which are going wild, like the heavy defeats of 7-0 by Phil 'Power' Taylor.
“3 x World Finalist.”
Controversial 'One Dart'
Peter Manley Darting Info
Facts
His finest darting hour came in 2003 when Peter Manley won the Las Vegas Desert Classic Darts Championship.
PDC World number 1 : September 2000 to October 2001.
Early Years
Peter worked at his parents' newsagents, Manleys. He was named One Dart by commentator Tony Green. He hit the winning double on numerous occasions with his first dart during his 1st televised appearance at the 1995 Unipart European Masters, where he eventually lost in the final to Mike Gregory.
Great Darts
His best tournament win was the 2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic where he beat John Part 16-12 in the final. Also a 4-time major runner-up.
Stats
Darts Weapon of Choice : Unicorn Tungsten 19g.
Walk-on music : Amarillo by Tony Christie.
Lives : Carlisle
Breaking / Latest News
New 5 year agreement: PDC World Darts Championship will stay at it's home the Alexandra Palace. (Total Tournament capacity boosted to 180,000).
Dom Taylor suspended from the the 2025/2026 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace for Drugs (adverse analytical finding).
Tickets on sale this October for the Premier League Darts 2026.
Saudi Arabia Darts Masters : PDC will hold its first tournament (World Series of Darts) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Season) in 2026 on Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th January.