Joe Cullen is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is currently ranked 11th in the Darts world rankings. He achieve this feat after winning his first televised title at the 2022 Masters held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.
He won three Youth Tour tournaments in his early career and has qualified for the PDC World Championship twelve times, winning only thrice in the first round. Cullen reached his first major quarter-final at the 2016 UK Open and won his first PDC Pro Tour title in 2017.
As a winner of the 2022 Masters, Cullen has been qualified to participate in an upcoming darts tournament i.e. “2022 Cazoo Premier League Darts”. The event is scheduled to begin on Thursday 3 February 2022 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff and end with the play-offs at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle on Thursday 26 May.
What is Joe Cullen famous for?
- Being an English professional darts player.
- For winning his first PDC Pro Tour title in 2017.
Where is Joe Cullen the dart player from?
Joe Cullen was born on 13th July 1989 in Bradford, the second-largest city in West Yorkshire, England, the UK. He holds an English nationality and belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity. His birth sign is Cancer. He is a follower of Christianity.
Cullen was born into a middle-class family. His parents are great fans of sports. It was his mother, Pam Cullen, who encourage Cullen to participate in sports and games. In fact, she was a long supporter of Cullen. Sadly, his mother died in October 2021 of lung cancer at the age of 56. His father too plays a key role in helping him to build his sports career.
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Joe Cullen Darts Career
- He started playing darts in 2006 at the age of 17.
- He first came to the spotlight in 2008 when he qualified for the UK Open.
- In 2009, Cullen decided to leave his job as a postman to concentrate on a career in darts.
- In 2011, Cullen qualified for his first PDC World Darts Championship.
- He reached the final of the PDPA World Championship Qualifier in 2012, where he was beaten 5–3 by Arron Monk.
- Cullen qualified for the 2013 World Championship by finishing 36th on the 2012 ProTour Order of Merit, claiming the fifth of sixteen spots that were available for the highest non-qualified players.
- At the 11th Players Championship in 2014, he reached the semi-finals of a ranking PDC event for the first in over two years, where he was defeated 6–3 by Gary Anderson.
- In 2015, he was knocked out in the third round of the UK Open by Eddie Dootson.
- In 2016, Cullen made his debut at the World Grand Prix and he won the first set against Simon Whitlock, before losing six of the next seven legs to bow out.
- Cullen claimed his first PDC title in April at the eighth Players Championship in 2017.
- In the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship, Cullen defeated Jim Williams in the second round before losing to debutant Martijn Kleermaker in the third round.
- On 30 January 2022, Cullen won the first televised PDC title when he won the 2022 Masters.
How much is Joe Cullen’s net worth?
As of January 2022, the net worth of Joe Cullen is estimated to be the US $1 million – $5 million. He has accumulated his fortune through his successful career as a Darts Player. As the top-ranked player on the circuit, Cullen is expected to earn £28,406 ($39,375) annually from prize money alone.
His further earnings come from sponsorship and exhibition earnings in addition. In January 2022, he received a prize fund of a whopping £220,000 and £60,000 as a bonus share after winning the 2022 Ladbrokes Masters held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Who is Joe Cullen married to?
Joe Cullen has been married to his beautiful wife whose name goes by Toni Louise Cullen. By profession, Toni is a medical staff at the NHS GP Healthcare. She contributed as a frontline worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is exactly not known when these two love birds met but they are assumed to have dated for a long time before getting married.
After Joe and Toni got married several years ago on 16th November. So, the couple celebrates their wedding anniversary on 16th November of every year. The couple had a small wedding ceremony attended by their family, relatives, and friends. Now, the couple has already become proud parents of their two children: a son and a daughter and lives happily with a comfortable and beautiful lifestyle.
How tall is Joe Cullen?
Joe Cullen is around 5 ft 8 inches tall and has a bodyweight of 77 Kg. He has an Athletic build body. As a sportsman, he regularly does workout and gym exercises to keep him fit and active. He has a short hairstyle that is dark brown in color. His eyes color is brown.
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