Johnny Haines

Johnny Haines (born July 19, 1964) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Punk and he qualified for the PDC Pro Tour in 2012 via Q School.

Career

Haines made his television debut at the 2009 UK Open at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton qualifing as an amateur. He lost 7–9 to Mark Dudbridge in the last 64 earning himself £1,000 in the process.

Haines best result of 2012 was getting to the quarter-finals of the Dutch Darts Masters in Nuland by defeating Peter Wright, Raymond van Barneveld and Jamie Caven along the way before losing 2–6 in the quarter-final to Simon Whitlock.

Haines qualified for the World Championship by finishing 41st on the 2012 ProTour Order of Merit, claiming the 10th of 16 spots that were awarded to non-qualified players. In his first appearance at the World Championship he lost to world number six Wes Newton 0–3 in the first round after missing a series of crucial doubles. Haines was ranked world number 66 after the tournament.

World Championship results

PDC

• 2013 - First round lost to Wes Newton 0–3