Corey Cadby
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| Nickname | "King" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1995 Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 24g Target | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2016–2020, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Runner Up: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Youth events
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Corey Cadby (born 18 March 1995) is an Australian professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the 2016 World Youth champion.
Career
A native of Tasmania, Cadby began competing in Darts Players Australia (DPA) events in 2016 after relocating to Melbourne.[1] He won seven events during his debut season on the DPA Australian Grand Prix circuit, and finished first in the rankings, thus securing qualification for the 2017 PDC World Championship.[2]
In August 2016, Cadby lost 3–6 to 16-time world champion Phil Taylor in the first round of the Sydney Masters on his televised debut.[3] He played Taylor again a week later in the first round of the Perth Masters, winning 6–2 with an average of 103.58.[4] He went on to lose 2–10 to Peter Wright in the quarter-finals, with both players averaging 109.[5] In October, Cadby qualified for the final of the PDC World Youth Championship, defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh in the semi-finals.[6] The final was played in Minehead, England in November, as part of the last night of the Players Championship Finals and Cadby beat Berry van Peer 6–2 to secure the title.[7]
Cadby won 2–0 in the preliminary round of the 2017 World Championship against China's Sun Qiang with an average of 102.48, a record for the prelims, to set up a first round tie with 28th seed Joe Cullen. In a high quality contest, Cadby took the opening set, but went on to lose 1–3. He took out six ton-plus finishes in the two matches he played.[8]
In 2018, Corey competed at PDC Q School. On the first day of play, Cadby defeated Callan Rydz 5–2 in the final four to secure his PDC Tour Card.[9] On 10 February 2018, Cadby won his first PDC title since winning his tour card the previous month in the 5th UK Open qualifier, defeating reigning World Champion Rob Cross in the final with an average of 108.77. Corey's sporting hero is Chris Bradley[10]
In 2019, Cadby made his PDC European Tour debut at the 2019 Czech Darts Open, defeating Wessel Nijman, Michael Smith and losing to Mervyn King.
After problems getting to the UK to play the ProTour, Cadby resigned his Tour Card at the start of 2020 despite being in the top 64.
2023 return
In 2023, Cadby returned to darts at Q school to win back his tour card, which he managed to do on day two with a 101 average win over Czech player Karel Sedlacek.[11] However, Cadby did not participate in any PDC darts events throughout 2023 and as a result of this the PDC removed his tour card in January 2024.[12]
World Championship record
PDC
- 2017: First round (lost to Joe Cullen 1–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021-2022 | 2023 | ||||
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| PDC World Championship | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | WD | DNQ | [N 1] | DNP | ||||
| UK Open | DNQ | F | WD | [N 2] | WD | ||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | RR | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| Non-major televised events | |||||||||||
| World Series of Darts Finals | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | DNP | |||||||
| PDC World Youth Championship | W | SF | DNP | ||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Year-end ranking (PDC) | - | - | 59 | 63 | - | - | - | ||||
- ^ Did not play due to personal reasons
- ^ resigned Tour Card despite being in the top 64 after 2020 PDC World Darts Championship, before making a comeback in 2023
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| 2019 | EDO DNP |
GDC DNP |
GDG DNP |
GDO DNP |
ADO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDM DNQ |
DDO DNQ |
CDO 3R |
ADC WD |
EDM DNP |
IDO DNP |
GDT DNP |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
PDC career finals
PDC major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
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| UK Open (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | UK Open |  Gary Anderson
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7–11 (l) |
PDC world series finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | Auckland Darts Masters |  Kyle Anderson
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10–11 (l) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
References
- ^ "Cadby Aiming To Show Star Quality". PDC. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Cadby Seals World Championship Spot". PDC. 5 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Ladbrokes Sydney Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Phil Taylor suffers first round defeat at Perth Masters". Sky Sports. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Peter Wright defeats Corey Cadby to book Michael van Gerwen semi-final in Perth". Sky Sports. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Cadby & van Peer Reach Youth Final". PDC. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "World Youth Glory For Cadby". PDC. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Five". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "PDC Qualifying Schools Day One | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Cadby Wins Maiden Title | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "PDC Tour Card Holders | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "31 Tour Cards available at 2024 PDC Qualifying Schools". PDC.