Terry Jenkins

Darts player infobox


playername = Terry Jenkins
fullname =
nickname = The Bull
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|09|26
cityofbirth = Ledbury, Herefordshire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
hometown = Ledbury, Herefordshire
homecountry = England
since = 2003
darts = 21g own make
music = Wooly Bully (1965) by Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs
BDO =
PDC = since 2003
currentrank = 5
BDO World =
World Masters =
World Darts Trophy =
Int. Darts League =
PDC World = QF 2007
Matchplay = Runner-up 2007
Grand Prix = Runner-up 2006, 2007
UK Open = QF 2007
Vegas = Runner-up 2007
Premier League = Runner-up 2007
Grand Slam = QF 2007
Championship League = Initial groups, 7th place, 2008
tournament = Primus Masters
Open Hotel Zwartewater
Antwerp Open
Antwerp Darts Trophy
Players Ch'ship flagicon|Isle of Wight
resultyears = 2005
2005, 2006
2006, 2007
2007
2007
achievement =
updated = February 17, 2008

Terry Jenkins (born 26 September 1963) is a professional English darts player who was born in Ledbury, Herefordshire and is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname "Tucker" for his matches. He has reached number four in the world rankings having been runner-up in five major PDC televised finals in twelve months (the 2006 & 2007 Grand Prix, 2007 Premier League, 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic and 2007 World Matchplay) - but he has yet to win a major title. Jenkins famously lost to relative unknown Anthony Rostance in the 2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic under controversial circumstances when scorer Oliver Marchant pulled out of his duties to speak at a seminar on plum mashing.

Darts career

Jenkins began to climb up the Professional Darts Corporation world rankings during 2005 by producing good performances in the tour events, which are played away from the television cameras. He won the Primus Masters in 2005 and added the Antwerp Open and the Open Hotel Zwartwater titles in 2006. In October 2006, he started to reproduce this form in front of the cameras by reaching the quarter finals of the 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic and the final of the 2006 World Grand Prix in Dublin. Despite losing the final to Phil Taylor, he had just managed to achieve enough ranking points to reach sixth place in the world rankings and secured a place in the lucrative 2007 Premier League. He beat world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the semi-final of the Premier League before losing to Phil Taylor in the final - but he received his biggest career cheque of £40,000 for his run.

World Championship performances

Jenkins made his PDC World Darts Championship debut in 2005, losing his opening game to Ronnie Baxter. In 2006, he was seeded 15 and won his first match against Jimmy Mann before falling in the last 32 to Andy Hamilton, who also ended Jenkins hopes in the 2007 World Championship, this time at the quarter-final stage by 5 sets to 4. In 2008, Jenkins fell at the first hurdle to 21-year old qualifier Kirk Shepherd who went on to reach the final of the competition, losing to John Part.

Current form

He has continued to perform well away from the cameras by winning two PDPA Players Championships in 2007 - the Antwerp Darts Trophy in April (along with a successful defence of his Antwerp Darts Open the same weekend) and the Isle Wight Players Championship at Hayling Island. He also reached the final of the Las Vegas Players Championship, losing to Raymond van Barneveld. Then less than a week later he lost to Raymond in the Final of the Las Vegas Desert Classic 16-6 in legs. Terry's good form continued into the World Matchplay where he reached the final after beating eight-time Matchplay champion and 13-time World Champion Phil Taylor in a superb display of clinical finishing, before falling at the final hurdle to James Wade, in an 18 - 7 defeat.He was also choosen to play in the Grandslam of darts which is an event where the BDO and PDC meet. But since his loss to Kirk Shepard in the first round of the World championship, he slightly lost his confidence which has caused him to lose his best form which is one reason why he hasn't reached a major final this year, so far.