Who is English darts star Joe Cullen?
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JOE Cullen was a postman before quitting his job to focus fully on darts professionally. While he hasn't had the best 2024 so far, he'll be hoping to turn things around at the PDC World Darts Championship 2025. Joe Cullen was born on July 13, 1989, in Bradford, England.
![[Joe Cullen is currently ranked No. 23 on the PDC Order of Merit]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/joe-cullen-england-celebrates-winning-785326946.jpg?strip=all&w=675)
Known as "The Rockstar", he is currently ranked No. 23 on the PDC Order of Merit. His playing style is characterised by technical precision and being calm under pressure, with a fluid throwing motion and strategic approach to the game. Joe's walk-on music is Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis.
![[Joe beat Phil Taylor as a fresh-faced youngster in 2010]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image_625608.png?strip=all&w=620)
His journey in professional darts began in 2008 when he qualified for the UK Open as a teenager. This led him to leave his job as a postman in 2009 to focus on his darts career. He quickly progressed through the ranks, joining the PDC circuit later the same year.
![[Joe has won 10 PDC ranking titles]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/62bbabfb-98e2-4710-9712-27463df2aa4b.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Within 12 months he found himself up against Phil "The Power" Taylor, who won a record 85 major titles and 16 World Championships. However, instead of being left star-struck, Joe went on to beat the GOAT in the John McEvoy Gold Dart Classic in Killarney.
His breakthrough came in 2016 when he reached the quarter-finals of the UK Open, propelling him into the world's top 32. Throughout his career so far, Joe has demonstrated consistent improvement and achieved numerous milestones. He has won 10 ranking PDC titles and secured his first televised event at the Masters in 2022.
