James Bailey (darts player)

James Bailey (born 22 October 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

James Bailey
Personal information
Nickname	"The Bull"
Born	(1969-10-22) 22 October 1969 (age 55)[1] Melbourne, Australia
Home town	Durack, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since	1990
Darts	20g
Laterality	Left-handed
Walk-on music	"Khe Sanh" by Cold Chisel
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2011–2017
PDC	2017–
Current world ranking	(PDC) NR (30 July 2025)[2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 96: 2019, 2021
Other tournament wins
Australian Masters 2015 DPA Pro Tour 2018 (x2), 2019 (x4), 2021, 2024, 2025 Nerang Open 2013 Oceanic Masters 2018
Medal record Men's Darts Representing  Australia WDF Asia-Pacific Cup 2014 Hong Kong Team overall 2014 Hong Kong Men's pairs 2014 Hong Kong Men's singles 2014 Hong Kong Team event

Career

In 2018, Bailey won back-to-back events on the DPA Tour in St Clair, defeating Steve MacArthur in both finals.^[3]

Bailey qualified for the 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters, where he would lose 6–2 to Gary Anderson.^[4]

Later in the year, he won the Oceanic Masters final against Tim Pusey to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship.^[5]

In his first-round match against Steve Lennon from Ireland, Bailey won four legs before losing 3–0.

World Championship results

PDC

• 2019: First round (lost to Steve Lennon 0–3)
• 2021: First round (lost to Callan Rydz 1–3)