Cameron Menzies (born 27 June 1989) is a Scottish darts player who competes in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He won his maiden PDC title in 2024.
Cameron Menzies | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Cammy" | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 June 1989[1] Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Home town | Milton Keynes, England | ||||||||||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
Darts | Unicorn 24g | ||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | "I'm Feelin It (In the Air)" by Sunset Bros X & Mark McCabe | ||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||
BDO | 2006–2018 | ||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2018–2020, 2022– (Tour Card: 2022-) | ||||||||||||||||
WDF | 2006–2022 | ||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | 40 1 (31 October 2024)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Semi Finals: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Semi Finals: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
World Trophy | Last 32: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2023, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Last 32: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Last 64: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
PC Finals | Last 32: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
World Series Finals | Last 32: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||
Players Championships
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Career
editBDO
editMenzies first played darts on the BDO circuit in 2006, playing in the Gibraltar Open. However, he did not emerge to prominence until 2016 where he won the British Open. He played in the 2016 World Masters but lost to Irish darts player John O'Shea in the last 80. In 2017 he became the first Scottish player to win the Scottish Open since Gary Anderson 10 years before. He qualified for the 2017 BDO World Trophy through the regional qualifiers. He reached the semi-finals of the 2017 World Masters before losing to eventual champion Krzysztof Ratajski.
PDC
editMenzies qualified for the 2017 Grand Slam of Darts virtue of his BDO ranking.[3] Menzies finished third in his group losing to Gary Anderson 5–3 and Berry van Peer 5–4 but winning 5–2 against Simon Whitlock.
Menzies entered the PDC 2018 Q-School after his early loss at the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship. He then qualified the 2018 European Darts Open (ET1) and beat Mark Wilson 6–2 in the first round, before losing to the eventual champion Michael van Gerwen.
Menzies won one Challenge Tour event in 2018 and two in 2019 but failed to get a tour card at Q-School until 2022.
In October 2024 Menzies won his maiden senior PDC title at Players Championship 29, defeating Stephen Bunting 8–4 in the final.[4]
WDF
editMenzies qualified for the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship by winning the 2021 Welsh Open. As the number 14 seed Menzies achieved wins over Ian Jones, Wayne Warren and James Hurrell before losing 5–4 to Thibault Tricole in the semi-finals.
Personal life
editMenzies is a goalkeeper for senior footballing side Lugar Boswell Thistle.[5] As of 2022, Menzies lives in Milton Keynes with his girlfriend, and fellow darts player, Fallon Sherrock where he works as a plumber.[6]
World Championship results
editBDO/WDF
edit- 2018: First round (lost to Conan Whitehead 1–3)
- 2022: Semi-finals (lost to Thibault Tricole 4–5)
PDC
edit- 2023: Second round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 0–3)
- 2024: Second round (lost to Dave Chisnall 1–3)
Performance timeline
editTournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||
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PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC World Championship | Non-PDC | DNQ | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Non-PDC | DNQ | 2R | 1R | DNQ | 2R | 3R | 4R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Non-PDC | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Non-PDC | DNQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | RR | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championship Finals | Non-PDC | DNQ | DNP | 2R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO/WDF Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO World Championship | DNP | DNQ | DNP | DNQ | DNP | DNQ | 1R | PDC | NH | SF | PDC | |||||||||||||||||||
BDO World Trophy | NH | DNQ | 1R | PDC | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winmau World Masters | 1R | DNP | 1R | DNP | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | SF | PDC | NH | PDC | NH | PDC | ||||||||||||||||
Finder Darts Masters | DNP | RR | PDC | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99 | 161 | 203 | - | 74 | 54 |
PDC European Tour
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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2018 | EDO 2R |
GDG DNQ |
GDO 2R |
ADO 1R |
EDG DNQ |
DDM 3R |
GDT DNP |
DDO DNP |
EDM DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
EDT DNQ |
2019 | EDO DNP |
GDC DNP |
GDG DNP |
GDO DNP |
ADO DNP |
EDG DNP |
DDM DNP |
DDO DNP |
CDO DNQ |
ADC QF |
EDM DNP |
IDO DNP |
GDT DNP |
2020 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
2021 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
2022 | IDO DNP |
GDC DNP |
GDG DNP |
ADO 2R |
EDO 2R |
CDO DNP |
EDG DNP |
DDC DNQ |
EDM 2R |
HDT DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
BDO 1R |
GDT DNQ |
2023 | BSD DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
GDG 2R |
ADO 1R |
DDC DNQ |
BDO WD |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
GDO 3R |
HDT DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
2024 | BDO DNQ |
GDG 2R |
IDO 3R |
EDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
BSD DNQ |
DDC 3R |
EDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
FDT 1R |
HDT DNQ |
SDT 3R |
CDO 1R |
PDC Players Championships
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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2018 [nb 1] |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 2R |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
MIL DNP |
MIL DNP |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 3R |
DUB 2R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R | ||||||||
2019 [nb 1] |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
HIL DNP |
HIL DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 1R |
DUB 1R |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
2020 [nb 1] |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
NIE DNP |
NIE DNP |
NIE DNP |
NIE DNP |
NIE DNP |
COV DNP |
COV DNP |
COV DNP |
COV DNP |
COV DNP | |||||||
2021 [nb 1] |
Did not play | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 4R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 4R |
NIE DNP |
NIE DNP |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
NIE DNP |
NIE DNP |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
2023 | BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 3R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
BAR QF |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
2024 | WIG 4R |
WIG 4R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL QF |
HIL 1R |
LEI DNP |
LEI 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
MIL 3R |
MIL SF |
MIL 4R |
MIL QF |
MIL QF |
MIL SF |
MIL F |
WIG QF |
WIG 2R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
WIG DNP |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
LEI W |
LEI 2R |
Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. |
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round |
DQ | Disqualified |
DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded |
References
edit- ^ "Cameron Menzies". Mastercaller.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Allen, Dave (10 October 2017). "BDO Confirm Final Grand Slam Qualifiers". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Players Championship 29: Cameron Menzies beats Stephen Bunting to claim maiden PDC ranking title". Sky Sports. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Squad". lugarboswellthistle. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "World Darts Championship: Fallon Sherrock's partner Cameron Menzies says he is proud of what she has done". Sky Sports. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
External links
edit- Media related to Cameron Menzies at Wikimedia Commons
- Player profile for Cameron Menzies from Dartsdatabase