José de Sousa
José Augusto Oliveira de Sousa (born 12 February 1974) is a Portuguese professional darts player. He is based in Tarragona and represented Spain at the 2011 WDF World Cup, but played for the Portuguese team afterwards at the PDC. He won his first televised major title at the 2020 Grand Slam of Darts. He is known among darts fans for his maverick-like scoring, relatively frequent miscounts and unorthodox checkouts in matches. He frequently helps out at local hotels and restaurants during the summer.
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| Full name | José Augusto Oliveira de Sousa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Special One" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1974 Azambuja, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 20 Gram Trinidad Signautre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" by Pitbull | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC | 2011– (Tour Card: 2019-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 29 (14 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Quarter Final: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 16: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Winner (1): 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League | Runner Up: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Quarter Final: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | Semi Final: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Finals | Last 16: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Tour Events
Players Championships
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