Prakash Jiwa(born 21 May 1970) is an English-Indian professionaldartsplayer[1]He has won a tour card through Qualifying School to compete inProfessional Darts Corporationevents on three occasions.
| Prakash Jiwa | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Apache |
| Born | 21 May 1970 Rugby, Warwickshire,England |
| Home town | Rugby, Warwickshire |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1990 |
| Darts | 23g Cuesoul |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Apache"byThe Sugarhill Gang |
| Organisation (seesplit in darts) | |
| PDC | 2008– |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 96:2023 |
| UK Open | Last 96: 2012, 2013 |
PDC career
editJiwa qualified in 2010 as an amateur for theUK Openbut lost in the first round to Simon Cunningham 6–4. He took part in thePDC Qualifying Schoolin 2011 and earned a Tour Card to compete on the PDC Circuit full-time on the fourth and final day.[2]In 2012 he reached the quarter-finals of twoUK Openqualifiers to enter the tournament itself in the second round, where he lost 4–2 toMark Barilli.[3][4]Jiwa also reached the quarter-finals of the 12thPlayers Championshipwhere he was edged out 6–5 byMichael van Gerwen.[5]
In 2013, Jiwa could not advance beyond the last 32 in any tournament and lost 5–1 toTerry Templein the second round of theUK Open.[6]In September 2014 he won five games to play in the final of the 13thChallenge Tourevent, but missed five darts for the title in the deciding leg to be defeated 5–4 byMark Frost.[7]He matched his best performance on the main PDC tour at the finalPlayers Championshipof the year by reaching the quarter-finals in a run which began with a 6–4 victory over five-time world championRaymond van Barneveld.In the last eight he was whitewashed 6–0 byPeter Wrightwho averaged 108.65.[8]
Jiwa won a new two-year tour card in January 2015 by finishing joint fifth on the Q School Order of Merit.[9]The only European Tour event he could qualify for was theDutch Darts Mastersand he was defeated 6–4 byJohn Hendersonin the first round.[10]Jiwa did not progress past the last 32 of any tournament during the year.[11]
The last 32 was the furthest he could reach in 2016 too, which he did in twoPlayers Championshipevents.[12]
In 2017 he had to enter Q School again in order to regain his tour card, and did so on the first day. This was the third time Jiwa had come through the event and he said, with the help of new equipment, he was aiming to get into the top 64 on the Order of Merit in the next two years.[13] Jiwa entered the 2017 UK Open Qualifiers and picked up £250 on each of Qualifiers 3 and 6, but this proves insufficient to enter him in the 2017 UK Open. Jiwa hit poor form and claimed only £500 in prize money until the end of the season.
He won £750 in the sixth and final qualifier for the 2018 PDC UK Open, sealing a return to Butlin's Minehead Resort for the tournament. Unfortunately for him, the 'Apache' lost in a last leg decider in the First Round to Riley's Qualifier Jason Mold. Jiwa averaged 75.08 to Mold's 78.47. During 2018 Jiwa picked up £5,000 on the PDC Pro Tour from his participation in the Players Championship events, yet this did not assist him much in qualifying neither for the Players Championship Finals, nor the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. Jiwa attempted to make his way to Alexandra Palace via the Tour Card Holders' Qualifier, but lost 4-6 to Madars Razma in the Last 12.
Jiwa failed to get past the Last 128 of any of the 4 PDC UK Q School events, which meant he was eligible to play only on the Challenge Your. His best run there came in the 2nd event, where he picked up £200 en route to the Last 16.
Jiwa returned to the 2020 PDC UK Q School, but runs to the Last 256, Last 16, Last 128 and a first round loss on the final day deprived him of any possibilities of returning on the professional circuit. Since then Jiwa has persisted playing only on the Challenge tour. He started to represent India instead of England in 2022, and he won Indian qualifier for World Championship beatingNitin Kumarin the final 6:4. That was his PDC World Championship debut at the age of 52. He lost in the first round toMadars Razma.
On 16 November 2023, Jiwa was one of three players suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority while an investigation was being carried out into suspicious betting patterns in the Modus Super Series.[14]
Personal life
editJiwa is based inRugby, Warwickshire,and works as a warehouse manager.[5]
World Championship results
editPDC
edit- 2023: First round (lost toMadars Razma1–3)
References
edit- ^PDC darts player Prakash Jiwa completes 9 darter and Qualifies for European darts event
- ^"Qualifying School Day Four".PDC.Retrieved27 December2013.
- ^"Prakash Jiwa 2012".Darts Database.Archived fromthe originalon 27 December 2013.Retrieved27 December2013.
- ^"2012 UK Open Results".Darts Database.Retrieved27 December2013.
- ^ab"Wizard Ends Two-Year Wait!".PDC.Retrieved27 December2013.
- ^"Prakash Jiwa 2013".Darts Database.Archived fromthe originalon 27 December 2013.Retrieved27 December2013.
- ^"Frost Bites Back With Double Challenge Tour Success".PDC.Archived fromthe originalon 30 September 2014.Retrieved28 September2014.
- ^"Seventh Heaven For Super Scot Anderson".PDC.Archived fromthe originalon 25 November 2014.Retrieved23 November2014.
- ^"PDC Qualifying School Day Four".PDC.Retrieved18 January2015.
- ^"2015 PDC Dutch Darts Masters Results".Darts Database.Retrieved18 November2015.
- ^"Prakash Jiwa 2015".Darts Database. Archived fromthe originalon 18 November 2015.Retrieved18 November2015.
- ^"Prakash Jiwa 2016".Darts Database. Archived fromthe originalon 31 October 2016.Retrieved31 October2016.
- ^"2017 PDC Qualifying School Day One".PDC.Retrieved20 January2017.
- ^Shaw, Jamie (20 November 2023)."Prakash Jiwa, Andy Jenkins and Jack Main suspended by DRA over suspicious betting in Modus Super Series".www.live-darts.com.Retrieved21 November2023.