Wayne Atwood

Wayne Atwood
Wayne Atwood
Personal information
Full name	Wayne Edward Atwood
Nickname	"Celtic Warrior"
Born	24 July 1964 (age 59); Wales
Home town	Caerphilly, Wales
Darts information
Playing darts since	1986
Darts	22 Gram Celtic Warrior Pros
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2002–2015
WDF major events – best performances
World Trophy	Last 32: 2007
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2004
UK Open	Last 32: 2005, 2010
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Luctonians Open	2009

Wayne Edward Atwood (born 24 July 1964) is a Welsh former professional darts player from Caerphilly. He is not a full-time professional player – he makes his full-time living as a plasterer. He used the nickname the Celtic Warrior for his matches. He played on the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) circuit.

He has yet to make an impression on the major tournaments, having only qualified for the World Championship on two occasions – reaching the last 32 in 2004 and being knocked out in the first round in 2007.

He achieved his first major success in June 2007 by winning the Thailf Open (a non-ranked PDC event) and a €2,400 cheque. He defeated former World Champion John Part on his way to the final where he beat Gary Welding for the trophy.

On 16 April 2011, Atwood achieved a nine-dart finish in the first round of the 2011 UK Open Qualifier 5 in Barnsley against Nigel Heydon, making him the first ever Welshman to hit a nine-darter in a PDC tournament.^[1]