Chris Dobey

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Name: Chris Dobey Nickname: Hollywood DOB: May 31, 1990 Home Town: Bedlington, England Laterality: Right handed Darts: 23g Target signature Walk-on Song: The Beatles - Hey Jude Best achievement: 2023 PDC Masters winner More about Chris Dobey Chris Dobey emerged onto the professional darts scene after securing his PDC tour card in 2015. The Bedlington thrower started to show his potential on stage the following year with runs to the quarter-finals of the German Darts Masters and Grand Slam of Darts. In 2019, Dobey was selected as one of the Premier League ‘contenders’ and played a match in his home venue in Newcastle, drawing 6-6 with Mensur Suljovic . ‘Hollywood’ became a regular in the major events and made further strides reaching the semi-finals of the 2019 World Grand Prix, 2019 Players Championship Finals and 2022 European Championship. In-between those major runs he clinched his first two PDC titles on the 2021 ProTour, winning two Players Championship events on the floor. In 2023, Dobey lifted his first major title, beating Joe Cullen, Luke Humphries, Dirk van Duijvenbode , Michael Smith and Rob Cross to win the prestigious Masters crown and earn a full-time spot in the Premier League later that season. After making his Premier League bow, ‘Hollywood’ broke further ground at Alexandra Palace in January 2025 with a run to the semi-finals of the PDC World Darts Championship. That run followed back-to-back quarter-final appearances in both 2022/23 and 2023/24 and earned Dobey a recall to the Premier League roadshow for the 2025 season. He has also continued to be a regular title winner on the floor, with his victory in Players Championship 9 in 2026 his 10th tournament win on the ProTour. Why is Chris Dobey called Hollywood? Chris Dobey has used the ‘Hollywood’ nickname in darts for a number of years. The origin of the Chris Dobey nickname goes back to when he was playing for his super league team in the Bedlington area and he wore shorts and flip flops to a mat