| Jamie Harvey | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | "Bravedart"[1] | ||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1955[2] Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||
| Died | 4 September 2025 (aged 70) Barrhead, Scotland | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1977 | ||||||||
| Darts | 21g B&W Signature | ||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Walk-on music | "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" by Runrig[1] | ||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
| BDO |
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| PDC | 1993–2009 (founding member) | ||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Championship | Last 16: 1992 | ||||||||
| World Masters | Last 32: 1988, 1991, 1992 | ||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Championship | Semi-final: 1996 | ||||||||
| World Matchplay | Semi-final: 1996 | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2003 | ||||||||
| UK Open | Last 32: 2008 | ||||||||
| Desert Classic | Last 24 Group: 2003 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
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| Updated on 18 February 2019. | |||||||||
Jamie Harvey (15 August 1955 – 4 September 2025) was a Scottish professional darts player, who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments. Originally nicknamed “the Tartan Terror” he later used the nickname Bravedart for his matches – a play on the lead character from the film Braveheart. As darts began to introduce entrance tunes for its players during the 1990s, Harvey used to come to stage whilst the tune "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" was played.[3]
Career
Having made his World Championship debut in 1992, Harvey was one of the players who started the Professional Darts Corporation (then known as the World Darts Council, WDC) in 1993 and played at every PDC World Championship between 1994 and 2006.
His best performance came in 1996 at the Circus Tavern, when he reached the semi-finals but lost 1–5 to Dennis Priestley. Later that year he also reached the semi-finals of the World Matchplay – losing 9–13 to eventual champion Peter Evison. He never made the final of any of the major PDC tournaments, but has won the Antwerp Open[4] and also the Scottish Masters[5] in his home country. He remained one of the most popular players on the circuit throughout his career.[6]
Although he reached the quarter-finals of the 2001 World Championship and the quarter-finals of the 2004 World Matchplay his ranking began to decline in the followihg years. He started 2007 ranked 48 in the world, but failed to qualify for the World Championship for the first time that year. In the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship qualifiers, he won four matches before falling at the final hurdle to Jacko Barry and he slipped to 73rd in the PDC Order of Merit. He still competed at nine PDC Pro Tour events in 2007, but collected only £300 in prize money with a last 32 performance being his best. Harvey dropped to 129th on the PDC Order of Merit.
His final televised match was at the 2008 UK Open, where he reached the fourth round. Phil Taylor defeated him 9–1, hitting a nine-dart finish along the way.[7]
Having been diagnosed with throat cancer, Harvey underwent surgery in September 2009 to remove a cancerous growth in his throat and also had his voice box removed.[6]
In 2011, Harvey returned to the BDO, competing only in Scottish events.
Death
Harvey died at his home in Barrhead, on the morning of 4 September 2025, at the age of 70.[8][9][7]
World Championship results
BDO
- 1992: 2nd round (lost to Kevin Kenny 2–3)
- 1993: 1st round (lost to Mike Gregory 0–3)
PDC
- 1994: Group stage (lost to Phil Taylor 1–3) & (lost to Jim Watkins 2–3)
- 1995: Quarter-final (lost to Rod Harrington 2–4)
- 1996: Semi-final (lost to Dennis Priestley 1–5)
- 1997: Quarter-final (lost to Peter Evison 3–5)
- 1998: Group stage (Beat John Ferrell 3–0) & (lost to Rod Harrington 2–3)
- 1999: 2nd round (lost to Bob Anderson 2–3)
- 2000: 2nd round (lost to Dennis Priestley 2–3)
- 2001: Quarter-final (lost to Dave Askew 0–4)
- 2002: 1st round (lost to Shayne Burgess 3–4)
- 2003: 3rd round (lost to John Part 3–5)
- 2004: 3rd round (lost to Steve Beaton 0–4)
- 2005: 3rd round (lost to Roland Scholten 2–4)
- 2006: 1st round (lost to Tomas Seyler 0–3)
Performance timeline
BDO
| Tournament | 1983 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | Did not participate | 2R | 1R | DNP | ||||
| Winmau World Masters | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | DNP | RR |
PDC
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | RR | QF | SF | QF | RR | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | DNQ | |
| World Matchplay | QF | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | Did not qualify | ||
| World Grand Prix | Not held | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Las Vegas Desert Classic | Not held | DNQ | RR | Did not qualify | |||||||||||
| UK Open | Not held | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 4R | ||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. |
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
References
- 1 2 "Jamie Harvey". Mastercaller.
- ↑ "Jamie Harvey". Darts Database.
- ↑ beaten 3–0 in Paisley Darts League by Robert McPherson. The Sandy Road lessons worked!Darts Database Profile. Retrieved 27 December 2010
- ↑ 2000 Antwerp Open. Retrieved 27 December 2010
- ↑ 1992 Scottish Masters. Retrieved 27 December 2010
- 1 2 "Throat Op For Harvey". Professional Darts Corporation. 8 September 2009.
- 1 2 Allen, Dave (4 September 2025). "Scottish star & PDC founding player Jamie Harvey passes away". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Remembering Jamie 'Bravedart' Harvey". Darts World Magazine. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Shaw, Jamie (4 September 2025). "Scottish Darts icon Jamie Harvey passes away aged 70". Live Darts. Retrieved 4 September 2025.