Haupai Puha
Personal information
Nickname"Hopes"
Born (1985-02-12) 12 February 1985[1]
Gisborne, New Zealand
Home townWellington, New Zealand
Darts information
Playing darts since2017
Darts26g Shot Darts
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"35" by Ka Hao ft. Rob Ruha
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2017–
WDF2021–2023
Current world rankingNR (3 January 2024)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 48: 2022
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 96: 2021, 2024
World Series FinalsLast 16: 2023
Other tournament wins
Alan King Memorial 2018
Canterbury Classic 2023
Oceanic Masters 2023
Canterbury Open 2022, 2023
New Zealand Masters 2022
New Zealand Open 2021, 2023
DPA Pro Tour 2019 (x3)
DPNZ Pro Tour 2018 (x2), 2019 (x5),
2020 (x7), 2012,
2022, 2023 (x2)
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing  New Zealand
WDF World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Esbjerg Men's pairs

Haupai Puha (born 12 February 1985) is an New Zealand professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won a PDC tour card on 14 January 2024, making him the first ever New Zealand player to gain a card. He is also a professional golfer.

Darts career

Puha qualified for 2 2018 World Series of Darts events in Australia and New Zealand as the number 2 ranked player in the DPNZ rankings. He would lose in the first round of both events to Kyle Anderson in Auckland and to Rob Cross in Melbourne. He made his first PDC major appearance at the 2019 World Cup of Darts in Hamburg together with Cody Harris. They beat Lithuania and South Africa to reach the quarter-finals, eventually losing to Japan.

Puha also qualified for all three World Series events in Australia and New Zealand in 2019. He lost to Raymond van Barneveld in the first round of both the 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters and the 2019 Melbourne Darts Masters, and to Gary Anderson in the first round of the 2019 New Zealand Darts Masters.

Puha has qualified for both the PDC & WDF World Championships in recent years, Losing in his 1st match in both.

Puha credits his experience with golf in making the transition to darts.[3]

World Championship results

PDC

WDF

Performance timeline

Tournament201920202021202220232024
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 1R
UK Open DNQ
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ 1R DNQ
Australian Open DNQ RU QF DNQ
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Series of Darts DNQ 1R 2R
World Cup of Darts 1R 1R DNQ

References

  1. "Haupai Puha". Mastercaller.com. 12 February 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. "Darts: Fearless Haupai Puha ready to face world's best at Auckland Masters". Newshub.


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