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Peter Manley
Manley in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Peter David Manley[1]
Nickname	"One Dart"
Born	(1962-03-07)7 March 1962 (age 63) Cheam,London, England
Home town	Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1974
Darts	21g Winmau Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Amarillo" byTony Christie preceded opening to "Who Are You" byThe Who
Organisation (seesplit in darts)
BDO	1995–1996
PDC	1996–2017
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 16: 1998
World Trophy	Quarter-final:2007
Int. Darts League	Last 32 Group: 2007
Finder Masters	Semi-final: 2000
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Runner-up:1999,2002,2006
World Matchplay	Runner-up:1999
World Grand Prix	Semi-final:1998,1999,2000,2003,2006
UK Open	Semi-final:2005
Grand Slam	Group Stages:2007
European Championship	Semi-final:2008
Premier League	Semi-final:2005
Ch'ship League	Group Six:2008
Desert Classic	Winner (1):2003
US Open/WSoD	Last 16:2007
PC Finals	Last 32:2009,2010
WSDT major events – best performances
World Championship	Last 16:2022
World Matchplay	Quarter-final:2022
Other tournament wins
Canadian Open 2000 England Open 1999 French Open 1998 Ireland Open Spring Classic 2001 Irish Masters 2004 Isle of Man Open 1998, 2004 Le Skratch Montreal Open 2000 North American Open 1997 Open Holland Masters 2007 PDC Eastbourne Open 2003 PDC Northern Ireland Open 2001 Sunparks Masters 2002 Vauxhall Autumn Open 2005 UK Open Regionals (x4) 2002, 2003 (x3)
Other achievements
PDC World number one, September 2000 to October 2001
Updated on 11 August 2018.

Peter David Manley (born 7 March 1962) is an English former professionaldarts player who competed inProfessional Darts Corporation (PDC) events from 1996 until 2017. He won one major title, theLas Vegas Desert Classic, in2003, and twice held thenumber one ranking. He also reached theWorld Championship final in1999,2002 and2006, losing toPhil Taylor on each occasion. Declining form led to him losing his place on the PDC tour in 2011.

Manley was nicknamed "One Dart" by commentatorTony Green after hitting the winning double on numerous occasions with his first dart during his first televised appearance at the 1995 Unipart European Masters, where he eventually lost in the final toMike Gregory. Manley was also known for his walk on and personality. Described as someone whom "darts crowds love to hate",^[2] his antics sometimes led to run-ins with fellow players.

Manley made his debut in 1996 PDC World Matchplay Last 40 toPaul Cook, 5–2, in Last 32 to Dave Kelly 8-2 and Last 16 his losing toJamie Harvey, 8–3.

Manley is perhaps most famous for his long-running feud withPhil Taylor resulting from his refusal to shake Taylor's hand after losing 7–0 to him in the 2002 PDC World Darts Championship final. He has finished runner-up to Taylor in two other World Championships – losing 6–2 in1999 and 7–0 in2006.

His biggest tournament win was2003 Las Vegas Desert Classic when he beatJohn Part 16–12 in the final. He is also the chairman of theProfessional Dart Players Association,^[3] a position he has held for six years.^[4] Manley attempted getting a PDC Tour card in the Q-School in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 but was unsuccessful.

In 2022, Manley appeared in the inauguralWorld Seniors Darts Championship and reached the second round, where after winning against formerBDO world finalist,Deta Hedman 3 – 1 he suffered a 3 – 1 defeat to old time rivalPhil Taylor. Although not competing in the2022 World Seniors Darts Masters, he made an appearance at the2022 World Seniors Darts Matchplay in which he managed to reach the Quarter Finals after beatingJohn Part in a deciding leg. His run was then ended once more by Phil Taylor. Manley entered the Modus Online Super League, in December 2022 in preparation for the 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship in which he pulled off a 4 – 2 win overAlan Norris.

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Manley's refusal to shake Taylor's hand after his 7-0 World Championship thrashing in 2002 led to darts fans booing him for many years. The boos became more ironic and good-natured when in 2005 Manley changed his entrance theme fromChumbawamba'sTubthumping toTony Christie's "Is This the Way to Amarillo". By the end of his career Manley was seen by darts crowds as being more of a 'pantomime villain' rather than subject to genuine animosity which had occurred previously. Manley has gone on to say that whilst the booing and crowd reaction was hard for him and his family to take in the early days, it helped him as his career went on and ensured his popularity on the exhibition circuit.^{[citation needed]}

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Despite being chairman of the Players' Union (theProfessional Dart Players Association – PDPA), Manley was often the subject of controversy with fellow players. Most notably Taylor in the aforementioned incident, and also in the2006 PDC World Darts Championship. During that tournament, Manley was accused of gamesmanship againstDennis Smith and in a later round against Taylor's protégé,Adrian Lewis. Manley muttered words to his opponent, resulting in Lewis leaving the stage in anger. Despite serving as Mardle's best man at his wedding Manley also had a notable spat with the former PDC professional playerWayne Mardle. Mardle accused Manley of being a cheat in his autobiography. Manley has also had notable spats with the likes ofRoland Scholten,John Lowe,Rod Harrington,Dave Jowett andWynand Havenga.

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• 1997: Preliminary round (lost toChris Mason 0–3) (sets)
• 1998: Quarter-finals (lost toDennis Priestley 3–4)
• 1999: Runner-up (lost toPhil Taylor 2–6)
• 2000: Semi-finals (lost toDennis Priestley 2–5)
• 2001: First round (lost toJamie Harvey 2–3)
• 2002: Runner-up (lost to Phil Taylor 0–7)
• 2003: Second round (lost toSimon Whitlock 1–4)
• 2004: Quarter-finals (lost toBob Anderson 2–5)
• 2005: Third round (lost toJosephus Schenk 2–4)
• 2006: Runner-up (lost to Phil Taylor 0–7)
• 2007: Second round (lost toWynand Havenga 3–4)
• 2008: Quarter-finals (lost toKirk Shepherd 4–5)
• 2009: First round (lost toMensur Suljović 2–3)
• 2010: Second round (lost toMark Webster 2–4)

• 2022: Second round (lost toPhil Taylor 1–3)
• 2023: First round (lost toScott Mitchell 0–3)

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Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1999	World Championship	Phil Taylor	2–6 (s)
Runner-up	2.	1999	World Matchplay	Rod Harrington	17–19 (l)
Runner-up	3.	2002	World Championship	Phil Taylor	0–7 (s)
Winner	1.	2003	Las Vegas Desert Classic	John Part	16–12 (l)
Runner-up	4.	2006	World Championship	Phil Taylor	0–7 (s)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2007	Masters of Darts	Raymond van Barneveld	0–7 (s)

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