Justin Hood (born 29 April 1993) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Pocket Rocket", Hood gained a PDC Tour Card in 2025, having previously appeared at the 2020 BDO World Championship. He made the quarter-finals on his PDC World Championship debut at the 2026 event, and reached his first PDC ranking final at Players Championship 9 on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour.
Career In October 2019, Hood reached the last 32 of the World Masters, losing to eventual champion John O'Shea. He qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship, beating former finalist Jeff Smith and Craig Venman to secure his place in the tournament. He defeated Gabriel Pascaru in the preliminary round, before losing to Richard Veenstra 3–1 in the last 32.
In April 2023, Hood won week eight of the MODUS Super Series by beating Canadian player Jacob Taylor 4–0 in the final. In June 2024, Hood won his first PDC Challenge Tour title, defeating Dragutin Horvat 5–1 in the event fourteen final with a three-dart average of 107.24.
At 2025 Q-School, Hood gained a PDC Tour Card for the first time, defeating Bradley Brooks 6–5 to win day two of the final stage. Hood made his PDC European Tour debut at the 2025 Baltic Sea Darts Open, where he earned a 6–3 win over Joe Cullen before being eliminated in the next round.
Hood qualified for the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship, his PDC World Championship debut, and won his first-round match 3–0 against Nick Kenny. In the second round, Hood claimed a 3–2 victory over world number six Danny Noppert, winning the match in a sudden-death leg. The match has been described as an "epic" and an "Alexandra Palace classic" due to its high quality and dramatic play. Hood advanced to the quarter-finals after a 4–0 win against Josh Rock in the fourth round, where he successfully hit his first 11 shots at double. He was eliminated by Gary Anderson in a 5–2 defeat.
Hood reached his first PDC ranking final at Players Championship 9 on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour, losing 8–4 to Chris Dobey.
Personal life Hood's previous nickname, "Happy Feet", stemmed from an incident where he forgot to bring regulation black shoes to a darts event and had to borrow a pair of shoes much too large for him; he changed the nickname in 2026 due to legal issues. He previously worked as a night porter at a hotel with his wife Jessica.
Hood has been noted in media interviews for his desire to buy a Chinese restaurant with his darts winnings.
World Championship results BDO 2020: First round (lost to Richard Veenstra 1–3) (sets)
PDC 2026: Quarter-finals (lost to Gary Anderson 2–5)
Performance timeline Hood's performance timeline is as follows:
BDO Tournament 2019 2020BDO Ranked televised events World ChampionshipDNQ 1R World Masters 4RNH
PDC Tournament 2020 2024 2025 2026PDC Ranked televised events World ChampionshipDNQ World MastersDNQPrel. UK OpenDNQ Players Championship FinalsDNQ Career statisticsSeason-end ranking20116250
European Tour Tournament 2025 2026Baltic Sea Open2R3RGerman Championship1RNHSlovak OpenNH1R
Players Championships Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2020 Not a Tour card holderDid not participateNIE1RNIE1RNIE1RNIE1RNIE2RCOVDid not participate 2024 Did not participateMIL1RMIL2RMILDNPMIL3RMIL2RMIL2RWIG1RWIG1RLEI1RLEI3RWIG1RWIG1RWIG1RWIG2RWIG1RLEI1RLEI1R 2025WIG1RWIG2RROS4RROS3RLEI1RLEI1RHIL2RHIL2RLEI1RLEI4RLEI2RLEI2RROS1RROS2RHIL3RHIL1RLEI2RLEI2RLEI 1RLEI 1RLEI 1RHIL3RHILQFMIL 1RMIL4RHIL1RHIL1RLEI1RLEI1RLEI2RWIG3RWIG 1RWIG1RWIG2R 2026HIL3RHIL1RWIG2RWIG1RLEI1RLEI2RLEIDNPWIGFWIG2RMIL2RMIL3RHIL1RHIL2RLEI2RLEI4RLEI3RLEI2RMIL1RMIL1RWIG1RWIG1RLEI1RLEI4RHIL3RHILSFLEI2RLEI4RROS1RROS1RROSROSLEILEI
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