Career
A newcomer to the BDO International international circuit, he first rose to prominence in October 2012 at the Winmau World Masters in Hull. There he beat four players in the preliminary rounds to reach the main stage, most notably defeating reigning Lakeside World Champion Christian Kist 3-2 in his final match. In February 2013 he came closest to winning his first BDO International ranking title, beating January Dekker and Remco van Eijden to reach the Scottish Open final before losing 5-4 to Wesley Harms.
One week later he defeated Glen Durrant, Tony Eccles and John Walton to reach the last 4 of the Polish Open, but was beaten by Jeffrey de Graaf.
In the autumn he lost to Tony O"Shea in the semis of the Romanian Open, and a fourth semi-final placing in 2013 came at the Northern Ireland Open. Add to that three further quarter final results last year and it amounts to a seeding place at Jim"s first Lakeside.
In 2015 On the tour Jim had some successful tournament runs, including a Final at the German Masters, losing out 6-4 to Wesley Harms. Another final at the England national after defeating World number one Glen Durrant and Berkshires Jason Heaver in the semi final he eventually lost out 6-5 to Cambridgeshires Dennis Harbour.
BDO International
2014: 1st Round (lost to Dave Prins 0-3)
2016: Last 16 (lost to Wesley Harms 3-4).