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Andy Jenkins
27 Aug 2009
ANDY joined the PDC circuit full-time in 2000, but already had plenry of experience at the top level having made his Embassy Championship debut in 1995.
He had also reached the semi-finals of the revived News of the World Championship in 1997 and competed in the 1997 and 1998 World Matchplays.
The 2000 World Matchplay saw Jenkins suffer a narrow first round defeat in Blackpool for a third time, losing 15-13 in a tie break to Mick Manning, while he also suffered a similar fate to Ronnie Baxter in his World Grand Prix debut that year.
He was also a World Masters quarter-finals and then made his final Embassy Championship appearance, and won a PDC ranked event at Vauxhall in Great Yarmouth as well as the Swiss Open, to add to a previous England Open victory.
The 2001 World Matchplay saw Jenkins reach the quarter-finals, losing to Richie Burnett, although he was a first round victim in the World Grand Prix later in the year.
A debut in the PDC World Championship came at the 2002 event, with Denis Ovens a 4-3 first round winner, and Jenkins also competed in the Las Vegas Desert Classic and World Matchplay that summer before making a major breakthrough.
That came at the World Grand Prix, where he battled through to the semi-finals, defeating Hugh Allison, Ritchie Buckle and Roland Scholten before losing to John Part.
Victory followed soon afterwards in the UK Open Southern Regional Final, defeating Colin Lloyd in the final, although Chris Mason would end his 2003 World Championship bid at the last 32 stage.
He began the year well, reaching the semis of a ranking event in Great Yarmouth and the final of the Golden Harvest event in North America, and reached the last 32 of the inaugural UK Open finals before losing to Tom Wilson.
The summer saw a second round loss to Alan Warriner in the World Matchplay, but he bounced back to win the Bob Anderson Classic, overcoming Kevin Painter in the final.
Painter would gain revenge in round two of the World Grand Prix, while Anderson himself proved too strong in the last 32 of the 2004 World Championship.
Some good form in the early part of the year saw him reach the final of the UK Open Midlands Regional Final as well as a semi and two quarter-finals, before another successful televised run.
This came at the UK Open, where he battled through to the semi-finals in Bolton before being edged out 8-7 by John Part.
Jenkins went on to reach the final of the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship, and went out to Part 16-14 in the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay.
Exits in the last 16 of the World Grand Prix, to Warriner, and then the 2005 World Championship, against Painter, followed but Jenkins found himself in the top ten of the world rankings.
Runs to a final and semi-final in UK Open Regional Finals saw him build up to a Bolton return, only for Anderson to end his hopes in round four, before Jenkins then reached a Players Championship final on the Isle of Wight, losing to Colin Lloyd.
Phil Taylor was too strong in the Desert Classic's second round, while Part ended his World Matchplay campaign in round two.
The autumn saw three runs to at least the last eight on the circuit, although Taylor took victory in a second round meeting in the World Grand Prix and Wayne Jones defeated Jenkins in the 2006 World Championship.
Roland Scholten took out Jenkins in the last 32 of the UK Open finals, following another solid qualifying campaign as the Portsmouth man moved up to sixth in the world rankings.
Taylor was his conqueror in the Desert Classic for a second successive year and also in the semis of the Bobby Bourn event, before Scholten knocked him out in the World Matchplay.
A loss to Terry Jenkins in the first round of the World Grand Prix was a blow to his hopes of winning a 2007 Premier League spot - with his conqueror's run to the final in Dublin seeing him claim an automatic place instead.
However, he bounced back from that with a best-ever display in the World Championship, taking wins against Bill Davis, Andy Smith, Adrian Lewis and Colin Osborne to reach the semis, although Raymond van Barneveld ended his run at the Circus Tavern in the last four.
The early part of 2007 saw him reach quarter-finals in the UK Open North-East Regional Final and Open Holland, but a first round exit in the PDC US Open was followed by a last 64 loss to Mark Holden in the UK Open in Bolton.
He missed out on the Desert Classic but overcame Mark Walsh in the World Matchplay before losing to Mervyn King.
Qualification for the World Darts Trophy also followed, with Wayne Atwood defeating Jenkins in the second preliminary round, and Mark Dudbridge took victory in their meeting at the second round stage of the World Grand Prix.
He warmed up for the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts by reaching two PDC Pro Tour quarter-finals, although a defeat to Part in his final group game meant Jenkins was a first round victim in Wolverhampton.
The move of the PDC World Championship to Alexandra Palace saw Jenkins make a winning start at the venue, overcoming Czech qualifier Miloslav Navratil before losing to Alan Tabern in round two.
A Players Championship semi-final in Gibraltar proved his best run in the early part of 2008, although he was a last 32 loser in the PDC US Open and a narrow last 64 victim in the UK Open finals.
Although he failed to qualify for both the Desert Classic and World Matchplay, Jenkins reached three Players Championship quarter-finals in a return to form during the autumn.
He then qualified for the European Championship, and followed a first round loss to Raymond van Barneveld by travelling to Killarney to reach the final of the John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic, losing to namesake Terry Jenkins.
The 2008 Grand Slam of Darts saw him finally achieve a televised win over Taylor, which helped him come through the group phase, before Simon Whitlock defeated him in the second round.
Holland's Co Stompe won their first round clash in the 2009 World CHampionship, but four PDC Pro Tour quarter-finals after that saw him earn qualification for the UK Open and World Matchplay.
Both of those majors ended in a last 32 loss, to Jenkins in Bolton and then Walsh at Blackpool, but he did reach a quarter-final of the Canadian Players Championship in August - losing for a second successive year at that stage to eventual winner Dennis Priestley.
He had also reached the semi-finals of the revived News of the World Championship in 1997 and competed in the 1997 and 1998 World Matchplays.
The 2000 World Matchplay saw Jenkins suffer a narrow first round defeat in Blackpool for a third time, losing 15-13 in a tie break to Mick Manning, while he also suffered a similar fate to Ronnie Baxter in his World Grand Prix debut that year.
He was also a World Masters quarter-finals and then made his final Embassy Championship appearance, and won a PDC ranked event at Vauxhall in Great Yarmouth as well as the Swiss Open, to add to a previous England Open victory.
The 2001 World Matchplay saw Jenkins reach the quarter-finals, losing to Richie Burnett, although he was a first round victim in the World Grand Prix later in the year.
A debut in the PDC World Championship came at the 2002 event, with Denis Ovens a 4-3 first round winner, and Jenkins also competed in the Las Vegas Desert Classic and World Matchplay that summer before making a major breakthrough.
That came at the World Grand Prix, where he battled through to the semi-finals, defeating Hugh Allison, Ritchie Buckle and Roland Scholten before losing to John Part.
Victory followed soon afterwards in the UK Open Southern Regional Final, defeating Colin Lloyd in the final, although Chris Mason would end his 2003 World Championship bid at the last 32 stage.
He began the year well, reaching the semis of a ranking event in Great Yarmouth and the final of the Golden Harvest event in North America, and reached the last 32 of the inaugural UK Open finals before losing to Tom Wilson.
The summer saw a second round loss to Alan Warriner in the World Matchplay, but he bounced back to win the Bob Anderson Classic, overcoming Kevin Painter in the final.
Painter would gain revenge in round two of the World Grand Prix, while Anderson himself proved too strong in the last 32 of the 2004 World Championship.
Some good form in the early part of the year saw him reach the final of the UK Open Midlands Regional Final as well as a semi and two quarter-finals, before another successful televised run.
This came at the UK Open, where he battled through to the semi-finals in Bolton before being edged out 8-7 by John Part.
Jenkins went on to reach the final of the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship, and went out to Part 16-14 in the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay.
Exits in the last 16 of the World Grand Prix, to Warriner, and then the 2005 World Championship, against Painter, followed but Jenkins found himself in the top ten of the world rankings.
Runs to a final and semi-final in UK Open Regional Finals saw him build up to a Bolton return, only for Anderson to end his hopes in round four, before Jenkins then reached a Players Championship final on the Isle of Wight, losing to Colin Lloyd.
Phil Taylor was too strong in the Desert Classic's second round, while Part ended his World Matchplay campaign in round two.
The autumn saw three runs to at least the last eight on the circuit, although Taylor took victory in a second round meeting in the World Grand Prix and Wayne Jones defeated Jenkins in the 2006 World Championship.
Roland Scholten took out Jenkins in the last 32 of the UK Open finals, following another solid qualifying campaign as the Portsmouth man moved up to sixth in the world rankings.
Taylor was his conqueror in the Desert Classic for a second successive year and also in the semis of the Bobby Bourn event, before Scholten knocked him out in the World Matchplay.
A loss to Terry Jenkins in the first round of the World Grand Prix was a blow to his hopes of winning a 2007 Premier League spot - with his conqueror's run to the final in Dublin seeing him claim an automatic place instead.
However, he bounced back from that with a best-ever display in the World Championship, taking wins against Bill Davis, Andy Smith, Adrian Lewis and Colin Osborne to reach the semis, although Raymond van Barneveld ended his run at the Circus Tavern in the last four.
The early part of 2007 saw him reach quarter-finals in the UK Open North-East Regional Final and Open Holland, but a first round exit in the PDC US Open was followed by a last 64 loss to Mark Holden in the UK Open in Bolton.
He missed out on the Desert Classic but overcame Mark Walsh in the World Matchplay before losing to Mervyn King.
Qualification for the World Darts Trophy also followed, with Wayne Atwood defeating Jenkins in the second preliminary round, and Mark Dudbridge took victory in their meeting at the second round stage of the World Grand Prix.
He warmed up for the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts by reaching two PDC Pro Tour quarter-finals, although a defeat to Part in his final group game meant Jenkins was a first round victim in Wolverhampton.
The move of the PDC World Championship to Alexandra Palace saw Jenkins make a winning start at the venue, overcoming Czech qualifier Miloslav Navratil before losing to Alan Tabern in round two.
A Players Championship semi-final in Gibraltar proved his best run in the early part of 2008, although he was a last 32 loser in the PDC US Open and a narrow last 64 victim in the UK Open finals.
Although he failed to qualify for both the Desert Classic and World Matchplay, Jenkins reached three Players Championship quarter-finals in a return to form during the autumn.
He then qualified for the European Championship, and followed a first round loss to Raymond van Barneveld by travelling to Killarney to reach the final of the John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic, losing to namesake Terry Jenkins.
The 2008 Grand Slam of Darts saw him finally achieve a televised win over Taylor, which helped him come through the group phase, before Simon Whitlock defeated him in the second round.
Holland's Co Stompe won their first round clash in the 2009 World CHampionship, but four PDC Pro Tour quarter-finals after that saw him earn qualification for the UK Open and World Matchplay.
Both of those majors ended in a last 32 loss, to Jenkins in Bolton and then Walsh at Blackpool, but he did reach a quarter-final of the Canadian Players Championship in August - losing for a second successive year at that stage to eventual winner Dennis Priestley.
| Name: | Andy Jenkins |
| Nickname: | Rocky |
| Date of Birth: | 11/3/1971 |
| Place of Birth: | Portsmouth |
| Current Home Town: | Portsmouth |
| Darts Used: | 21g Elven |
| Website: | Click Here |
