Martin Adams
| Martin Adams | |||||||||||||||
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Adams in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Wolfie" | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1956 Sutton, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Deeping St James, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Datadart Signature | ||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||
| BDO | 1988–2020 | ||||||||||||||
| WDF | 1988–2022 | ||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Winner (3): 2007, 2010, 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Winner (3): 2008, 2009, 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Runner-up: 2004, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Int. Darts League | Semi-final: 2003, 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Runner-up: 2005, 2009, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Winner (4): 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Semi-final: 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Quarter-final: 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| WSDT major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Runner-up: 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Semi-final: 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter-final: 2022, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Champions | Semi-final: 2023, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
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Martin Adams (born 4 June 1956) is an English professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Nicknamed "Wolfie", he is a three-time BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion. He represents Cambridgeshire at county darts level and was the captain of England from 1993 to 2013, the longest any player has held that role. From his debut in 1994, Adams made a record 25 consecutive World Championship appearances, before failing to qualify for the first time in 2019. Adams was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April 2016, but by the end of the year he was given the all-clear. As well as playing, he also acted as a regular pundit and commentator for televised coverage of BDO events.