Peter Machin (darts player)

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Peter Machin
Personal information
NicknameMachie
Born (1973-08-30) 30 August 1973 (age 50)
Adelaide, Australia
Home townAdelaide, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since1983
Darts23 Gram One80 Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Earthquake" by Labrinth Ft. Tinie Tempah
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2005–2020
PDC2021–
WDF2005–
Current world ranking(WDF) 31 Increase 50 (5 September 2022)[1]
WDF Platinum – best performances
World MastersLast 136: 2008
World TrophyWinner (1) 2017
PDC premier events – best performances
Grand SlamGroup Stages: 2017
Other tournament wins
Australian Grand Masters 2015, 2017, 2018
Murray Bridge Grand Prix 2016, 2019, 2022
NDDA Open 2010
Pacific Masters 2015, 2018, 2019
South Australian Open 2015
Van Diemen Classic 2014, 2022
West Coast Classic 2020
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing  Australia
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Palmertson Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Palmertson Team event
Gold medal – first place 2012 Darwin Team event
Gold medal – first place 2016 Osaka Team event
Silver medal – second place 2014 Hong Kong Men's pairs
Silver medal – second place 2016 Osaka Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Palmertson Men's pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Hong Kong Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Osaka Men's pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Seoul Men's pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Seoul Team event

Peter Machin (born 30 August 1973) is an Australian professional darts player who currently plays for the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments.

Career

Australian Machin started to play darts when he was ten years old - his father Brian is a darts player. When 14 Peter for the first time played on stage in the inaugural Australian Youth Masters and reached the final. 2001 he for the first time played as a senior for South Australia. 2008 he for the first time was nominated for the national team and took part in the Asia-Pacific Cup. He won the singles and was part of the winning Australian team. Since 2011 Machin is a permanent member of the national team and took part in several World Cups. 2015 he won the Pacific Masters and the Australian Grand Masters. 2016 he took part in the BDO World Trophy and reached the final where he lost to Darryl Fitton. In 2017 he again reached the final at the BDO World Trophy. This time he won the title by beating Martin Phillips in the final.

Personal life

In 2014 Machin trained to be a darts coach. Peter's wife Debbie is a successful darts player as well.

World Championship results

WDF

  • 2023:

External links


  1. ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.