1. Peter David Manley was born on 7 March 1962 and is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation events from 1996 until 2017.
11 Facts About Peter Manley
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Peter Manley won one major title, the Las Vegas Desert Classic, in 2003, and twice held the number one ranking.
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Peter Manley reached the World Championship final in 1999,2002 and 2006, losing to Phil Taylor on each occasion.
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Peter Manley is the chairman of the Professional Dart Players Association, a position he has held for six years.
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Peter Manley attempted getting a PDC Tour card in the Q-School in 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018 and 2019 but was unsuccessful.
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Peter Manley's run was then ended once more by Phil Taylor.
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The boos became more ironic and good-natured when in 2005 Peter Manley changed his entrance theme from Chumbawamba's Tubthumping to Tony Christie's "Is This the Way to Amarillo".
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Peter Manley has gone on to say that whilst the booing and crowd reaction was hard for him and his family to take in the early days, it helped him as his career went on and ensured his popularity on the exhibition circuit.
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Peter Manley muttered words to his opponent, resulting in Lewis leaving the stage in anger.
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Mardle accused Peter Manley of being a cheat in his autobiography.
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Peter Manley has had notable spats with the likes of Roland Scholten, John Lowe, Rod Harrington, Dave Jowett and Wynand Havenga.