Nigel Heydon

Nigel Heydon
Personal information
Full name	Nigel Barry Heydon
Nickname	The Undertaker
Born	England
Home town	Leamington Spa England
Darts information
Darts	25g Trina Gulliver
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	Going Underground by The Jam
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2008 - 2009
PDC	2007, 2010 - present
Current world ranking	49
BDO majors - best performances
World Masters	Last 40, 2009
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship	Round 1, 2011
UK Open	Last 16, 2010
Other achievements

Nigel Heydon is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Heydon qualified for the 2007 UK Open as an amateur qualifier, losing in the first round to John Burton. He also reached the last 40 of the 2009 World Masters.

Heydon joined the PDC in 2010, and quickly made an impact, reaching a semi-final in his second Pro Tour event in Gibraltar.^[1] He also qualified for the 2010 UK Open. Entering at the last 64, he defeated Mark Dudbridge and Wayne Atwood before losing to Wes Newton in the last 16.

He narrowly missed out on qualification for the 2010 World Matchplay, but did qualify for his first PDC World Championship in 2011. He lost 1-3 in sets to Robert Thornton in the first round, despite having darts to level the match at 2-2.

Heydon qualified for the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts after reaching the final of the Wildcard qualifier. He opened his campaign with a surprise 5-3 victory over Premier League champion Gary Anderson.

Personal life

Heydon is a funeral director by trade, and uses "The Undertaker" as his nickname. Until mid-2010, he used the nickname "The Butcher", having previously been a butcher.

He is married to Philippa. The couple have five children - Janine, Melissa, twins Warren and Russell, and Shannon.^[2]

References

1. ^ Ovens Wins In Gibraltar PDC.tv
2. ^ Nigel 'The Undertaker' Heydon

External links

• Player profile on Nigel Heydon from Dartsdatabase
• Nigel Heydon's official website
• Interview with Nigel Heydon

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Name	Heydon, Nigel
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Place of birth	England
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