José Justicia
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| Full name | José Antonio Justicia Perales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Joker"[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1989 Petrer, Spain[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 19g Cosmo Signature[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Welcome to Jamrock" by Damian Marley[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC | 2018–present (Tour Card: 2018–2019; 2022–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2021, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) NR (29 July 2026)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Last 64: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 64: 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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José Antonio Justicia Perales (born 6 January 1989) is a Spanish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
[edit]Justicia started his career in 2009 and participated in PDPA Players Championship events in Gibraltar and Nuland. At the end of the year, he attempted to qualify through PDC World Spain Qualifying Event for 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the quarterfinal phase to Francisco Ruiz. Next years he participated mainly in soft-tip darts and became a European champion in Soft Tip Bullshooter European Championship 2012. He appeared in several other PDPA Players Championship events in 2011 and 2012, in Germany, Netherlands and Spain.
Between 2012 and 2018 Justicia played soft-tip darts, reaching quarterfinal of Soft Tip Dartslive Las Vegas in 2016.
In January 2018 he won a PDC Tour Card. He reached the final on Day 3, where he lost to Tytus Kanik, but adter reaching the last 16 on the final day, Justicia won his Tour Card via the PDC Q-School Order of Merit. During one of the UK Open Qualifier tournaments, Justicia was pushed by Adrian Lewis and players had to be separated by stewards.[4] On 2 February 2018 the Darts Regulation Authority ("DRA") released a statement that Lewis would be suspended with immediate effect pending an appeal following an incident with Justicia in the first UK Open qualifier.[5][6] On 8 February 2018, Lewis was given a three-month ban suspended for six months after Lewis admitted he broke DRA rules.[7]
In March, he played his first major tournament, the 2018 UK Open, where he lost to Joe Cullen 6–2 in the second round. Justicia qualified for his two PDC European Tour events, the 2018 German Darts Open and the 2018 International Darts Open. He was unable to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship via the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, and he was eliminated in the quarter-final of PDC World South West European Qualifying Event.
Justicia played in the 2019 UK Open and won his first major tournament match, beating Kevin Thoburn 6–2. In the last 96 he lost in a deciding leg to Ricky Evans 6–5. In April, he reached his first PDC Pro Tour quarter-final at Players Championship 10, marking his career best at that time.
After winning the South West Europe Qualifier, Justicia secured his debut at 2020 PDC World Darts Championship. He played Arron Monk in the first round and won 3–0. In the second round, Justicia faced the 17th seed, Stephen Bunting, to whom he lost to 2–3 in sets. After the tournament, Justicia placed 82nd in PDC Order of Merit and lost his Tour card.
In January 2020, Justicia entered PDC Q-School, trying to regain his Tour card. Despite reaching a quarter-final on Day 4, he was unable to retain his card. He played on the PDC Challenge Tour and was also participating in online darts.
In 2021, he failed to get a Tour Card in PDC EU Q-school and continued on the PDC Challenge Tour. Justicia won the 7th tournament of the year, in Niedernhausen, his first title on the circuit.[8] In September, he represented Spain in the 2021 PDC World Cup of Darts alongside Jesús Noguera, where they lost in a deciding leg against the South African team of Devon Petersen and Carl Gabriel.
In January 2022, Justicia entered EU Q-School and on Day 1 in the final he whitewashed Mario Vandenbogaerde 6–0 to secure his PDC Tour Card and return to the professional circuit.[9] He reached the third round of the 2022 UK Open, where he lost in a deciding leg to Adam Gawlas, despite hitting a nine-dart finish during the match.
World Championship results
[edit]PDC
[edit]- 2020: Second round (lost to Stephen Bunting 2–3)
- 2023: First round (lost to Josh Rock 1–3)
Performance timeline
[edit]PDC
[edit]| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | 2R | 3R | DNP | 3R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||
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| World Cup | DNP | 1R | 1R | RR | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year-end ranking | 124 | 82 | - | 148 | 98 | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
European Tour
[edit]| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| German Open | 2R | Did not qualify | ||
| International Open | 1R | DNQ | DNP | 2R |
| Danish Open | DNQ | 1R | Not held | |
| German Championship | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | |
| Czech Open | NH | DNQ | 3R | DNQ |
Players Championships
[edit]| 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 | BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
WIG DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
Did not participate | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR QF |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
DUB 3R |
DUB 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R | |||||
| 2021 | Did not participate | NIE 1R |
NIE 4R |
NIE 3R |
NIE 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
COV 1R |
COV 1R |
COV 1R |
COV 1R |
BAR DNP |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR QF |
BAR 2R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR DNP | |||||
| 2023 | BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
HIL 3R |
HIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 2R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR DNP | |||||
| 2026 | Did not participate | LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
Did not participate | HIL |
HIL |
LEI |
LEI |
ROS |
ROS |
ROS |
ROS |
LEI |
LEI | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "José Justicia". Mastercaller. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "José Justicia PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ranking Tables". PDPA. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Adrian Lewis SUSPENDED for Jose Justicia fight during UK Open Darts qualifying match". Express. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "DRA Statement: Adrian Lewis". PDC.tv. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Adrian Lewis suspended after altercation with Jose Justicia at UK Open qualifier". Skysports. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Adrian Lewis free to make darts return after getting suspended ban for UK Open altercation". Skysports. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Justicia wins maiden PDC title on European Challenge Tour". Darts News. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ Shaw, Jamie. "James Wilson and Jose Justicia regain Tour Cards on Day One of PDC Qualifying School Final Stage". Live darts. Retrieved 12 January 2022.