Chris Dobey Darts – “Hollywood” Target Darts at Diplomatgames

For years, Chris Dobey has been one of the most consistent English players on the PDC tour. The man from Bedlington in the North East of England is nicknamed “Hollywood” and combines a calm, fluid throw with strong power-scoring and a distinctly clear dart technique. Dobey won his first major PDC TV title at the 2023 Masters. Two years later, he reached the World Championship semi-finals for the first time at the PDC World Darts Championship.

Hollywood is also a regular tournament winner on the ProTour. Target lists victories at Players Championships in 2021, 2024 and 2025; further titles were added in 2026. In February, Dobey won Players Championship 3 with an impressive 8:1 in the final against Stephen Bunting, and in April, he triumphed at Players Championship 9.

Regarding equipment, Chris Dobey has been under contract with Target Darts since September 2023. His well-known Target Chris Dobey Generation 1 consists of 90% tungsten and is offered as a steel dart in 22, 23, and 24 grams. Dobey himself uses 23-gram Target Signature Darts. Meanwhile, a premium series, the Chris Dobey 95K, is also available.

At Diplomatgames, you’ll find Chris Dobey darts and matching Target accessories. But which darts does Chris Dobey play, how many grams does Hollywood use, and why do his darts bear the colours of Newcastle United? Here you can learn more about the career, successes, playing style, equipment, and life of the English PDC star.

Chris Dobey Profile

Name: Chris Dobey
Nickname: Hollywood
Birthday: May 31, 1990
Birthplace: Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Nationality: English
Throwing Hand: Right
Darts Sport Since: approximately 2010
PDC Tour Card: since 2015
Dart Equipment Manufacturer: Target Darts
With Target since: September 2023
Known Match Weight: 23 grams
Signature Darts: Target Chris Dobey Generation 1
Further Series: Target Chris Dobey 95K
Masters: Winner 2023
PDC World Championship: Semi-finalist 2025
Premier League: Participant 2023 and 2025
Players Championship: multiple tournament winner
Previous Profession: Traffic Management / Road Construction
Favourite Club: Newcastle United.

Who is Chris Dobey?

Chris Dobey was born on May 31, 1990, in Bedlington, Northumberland, hailing from the football and darts-mad North East of England. His path to becoming a professional darts player was much more traditional than that of today's teenage stars. Dobey began playing darts more seriously around 2010 while continuing to work a regular job.

He also comes from a darts-loving family. His father Gordon and uncle Arthur played league darts themselves. Thus, the sport was present in Dobey's environment long before Hollywood himself made the leap to the PDC Tour.

From Road Worker to Pro Darts Player

Before Chris Dobey could fully make a living from darts, he worked in Traffic Management.

This involved, among other things, setting up traffic cones and barriers on motorways and road construction sites in the North East of England. The work sometimes involved twelve-hour night or rotating shifts, which became increasingly difficult to reconcile with his darts training.

Dobey later explained that, for example, he worked from 6 PM to 6 AM and could barely train effectively afterwards.

In 2016, he finally made a crucial decision:

He quit his regular job and focused entirely on professional darts.

The man who set up traffic cones at night became a PDC Major Champion a few years later.

Entry into the PDC

Dobey's first major TV appearance came at the UK Open 2015.

In the same year, he increasingly established himself on the PDC Tour and has held a Tour Card ever since.

However, his ascent was not explosive.

Dobey improved year after year.

He reached later rounds on the ProTour more frequently, qualified for TV tournaments, and gained valuable experience against the world's elite.

It is precisely this development that makes his career interesting:

Hollywood had to earn his place in a very traditional way.

Chris Dobey's Greatest Achievements

His career's most important achievements include:

• Masters Champion 2023
• PDC World Championship Semi-Finalist 2025
• PDC World Championship Quarter-Finalist 2023 and 2024
• European Championship Semi-Finalist 2022
• Players Championship Finals Semi-Finalist 2019
• World Grand Prix Semi-Finalist 2019
• Premier League Participant 2023 and 2025
• numerous Players Championship titles
• Players Championship 3 Winner 2026
• Players Championship 9 Winner 2026.

His most important title so far remains the 2023 Masters triumph.

Chris Dobey Wins the 2023 Masters

At the PDC Masters 2023, Hollywood achieved the biggest title of his career to date.

Dobey battled through an extremely strong field.

On his way to the final, he defeated, among others:

Joe Cullen,
Luke Humphries,
Dirk van Duijvenbode
and the then-reigning world champion Michael Smith.

In the final, he faced:

Rob Cross.

Dobey won 11:7, securing his first major PDC TV title.

This victory immediately changed his career.

The very next day, it was confirmed that Dobey would participate in the Premier League Darts 2023 as a full-time player for the first time.

Dream Start to the Premier League

And Hollywood started perfectly.

On the very first Premier League evening, Dobey won the entire mini-tournament.

The final against Michael van Gerwen was particularly spectacular.

Dobey decided the match in the last leg with a:

160 checkout.

It was one of those moments when a player, immediately after their first major title, suddenly seemed like a true world-class player.

Chris Dobey at the PDC World Championship

Dobey also developed step by step at the World Championship.

In 2023, he reached the quarter-finals for the first time.

In 2024, he was again among the last eight.

And at the 2024/25 World Championship, he finally took the next step.

Dobey defeated Gerwyn Price 5:3 in the quarter-finals, reaching the World Championship semi-finals for the first time in his career.

There, he faced Michael van Gerwen.

The Dutchman won 6:1.

Nevertheless, the semi-final was Dobey's biggest success at a World Championship to date.

Why was the 2025 World Championship semi-final so important?

At this point, Dobey was no longer an unknown player.

He had already won the Masters.

He had won Players Championships.

He had played in the Premier League.

However, a deep run at the World Championship has an entirely different significance in darts.

With the 2025 semi-final, Hollywood confirmed that he can indeed reach the absolute final stages of the biggest tournament of the year.

Chris Dobey on the ProTour

One of Dobey's particular strengths has become the Players Championships.

For 2024, Target lists victories at Players Championship 7 and 19, and for 2025, further successes at Players Championship 3 and 17.

The streak continued in 2026.

At Players Championship 3, Dobey played an outstanding tournament.

In the final, he met Stephen Bunting.

The result:

8:1 for Chris Dobey.

Just a few weeks later, Hollywood also won Players Championship 9. The official PDC calendar lists him as the winner of this tournament.

This makes Dobey one of the most reliable floor players in the PDC.

What is Chris Dobey's playing style?

Chris Dobey's playing style can best be described as fluid, controlled, and uncomplicated.

Target also embraces precisely these qualities in the design of its newer 95K series, speaking of a smooth rhythm, controlled power, and reproducible performance.

Dobey does not have a particularly extravagant throwing motion.

His movement looks:

straightforward, relaxed, and rhythmic.

This allows Hollywood to produce a series of high scores very quickly over extended periods.

His signature darts perfectly match this concept.

What darts does Chris Dobey play?

Chris Dobey currently plays Target Darts.

He switched to Target in September 2023.

His first major signature series with the manufacturer was the:

Target Chris Dobey Generation 1.

The steel darts consist of:

90% Tungsten

and feature radial grip grooves over large parts of the barrel.

Target offers the G1 as:

22 g
23 g
24 g

models.

Dobey himself is listed as using 23 grams.

How many grams does Chris Dobey play?

Chris Dobey's known match weight is:

23 grams.

This is precisely within the range of many modern PDC professionals.

For customers, this is practical.

Because 23 grams are significantly less extreme than, for example, Ryan Searle's 32 grams or particularly light 18-gram setups.

The G1 is also available in 22 and 24 grams.

So you can use the same basic concept without having to adopt Dobey's exact match weight.

Chris Dobey and Newcastle United

Dobey is a passionate Newcastle United fan.

His family also supports the club.

For him, the connection is much more than just a casual football club.

Dobey hails from Northumberland and is deeply connected to the North East of England.

Target has therefore directly incorporated this identity into his signature equipment.

For a player category page at Diplomatgames, this is a good semantic detail:

Chris Dobey → Hollywood → Newcastle → Black and White → Target G1.

Who are Chris Dobey Darts suitable for?

Chris Dobey Darts can be particularly interesting if you:

• prefer a classic, straightforward professional dart,
• play approximately 22 to 24 grams,
• like ring or radial grip,
• don't want an extremely aggressive grip,
• prefer to grip in the middle or slightly further back,
• want to use Target Swiss Point,
• or are a fan of Hollywood.

The G1, in particular, is much more versatile due to its relatively uncomplicated barrel concept than some very specialized professional darts.

Chris Dobey and Target Darts

Chris Dobey signed with Target Darts in September 2023.

The timing was ideal.

Just a few months earlier, Hollywood had won his first major PDC title at the Masters.

Target then developed the G1 together with him.

Meanwhile, the product family includes, in addition to the classic steel darts, among other things:

G1 Softtip, 95K Steel, 95K Softtip, Flights and other Hollywood accessories.

This makes Chris Dobey increasingly an independent product entity within the Target range.

Which manufacturer did Chris Dobey play for before?

Before switching to Target, Chris Dobey was associated with Unicorn Darts for years.

From that era come older Chris Dobey player darts that fans and collectors still seek.

For a current category page, however, the assignment should be clear:

earlier career phase: Unicorn
since September 2023: Target Darts.

Especially for SEO, this distinction is useful because search queries for older "Chris Dobey Unicorn Darts" may still occur.

Why is Chris Dobey called “Hollywood”?

The story behind the nickname is quite unusual.

Dobey used to play darts simply in the clothes he felt comfortable in.

That could be shorts or a baseball cap.

At some point, someone jokingly called out to him, something like:

“Who do you think you are – some Hollywood star?”

The name stuck.

Dobey himself later described the origin as rather silly, somewhat humorously.

But the joke eventually became his professional:

nickname and brand name.

Chris Dobey – Hollywood without a big show

The nickname might suggest that Dobey is an extreme showman.

On stage, the opposite is actually true.

Hollywood's game appears comparatively:

calm, relaxed, and focused.

It is precisely this mixture that makes the nickname somehow even more striking.

Dobey doesn't need extravagant hairstyles or permanent stage antics.

His "Hollywood" identity emerged rather by chance and then simply became part of his career.

What did Chris Dobey used to work as?

Before becoming a professional darts player, Dobey worked in Traffic Management and road construction.

He set up traffic barriers and cones on roads and motorways.

He sometimes worked twelve-hour shifts and rotating night shifts.

This affected his darts training so much that he eventually quit his job.

Since late 2016, Dobey has focused entirely on darts.

Chris Dobey private – wife and children

Chris Dobey is married to Evyn Warburton.

The couple has two sons:

Cole, born in 2017,
and Chester, born in 2023.

The family also has a strong connection to Newcastle United and attends the club's matches. 

“Project Luke Littler” with his son

In 2025, Dobey made headlines with a humorous family story.

His elder son had previously shown relatively little interest in playing darts intensively himself.

However, Hollywood saw significantly more enthusiasm in his younger son, Chester.

Dobey got him a magnetic dartboard and joked about a:

“Project Luke Littler.”

Of course, it wasn't about seriously training a toddler to become a professional.

Dobey emphasized that he didn't want to force anything.

But the idea of one day playing on a PDC tour with his son appeals to him.

Chris Dobey and Nathan Aspinall

Dobey is also close friends with several other PDC professionals.

His friendship with Nathan Aspinall is particularly often discussed.

In 2026, this even led to a physical change.

Before Aspinall's planned stag party in Ibiza, Dobey wanted to get fitter and joked that he didn't want to be "the fat one" in the group there.

However, behind the jocular occasion was a more serious issue.

Chris Dobey's Fitness Transformation

Dobey changed his diet and fitness routine.

It wasn't just about appearance.

Hollywood explained that long tournament days on the European Tour sometimes caused him physical problems and he wanted to feel fitter and better prepared.

In 2026, he already reported significant weight loss and improved physical condition.

This shows how much professional darts has changed.

For many top players, training no longer just means:

Throwing darts.

Diet and fitness are becoming increasingly important.

Football as a Great Hobby

Besides darts, football is one of Dobey's greatest passions.

His club is clear:

Newcastle United.

The connection is so strong that Target has integrated the club's traditional black and white directly into the G1 darts.

Dobey also played football himself at a local level before darts fully took centre stage.

Chris Dobey 2026 – Still Strong on the ProTour

In 2026, Hollywood continues to show that he remains one of the most dangerous floor players.

In February, he won Players Championship 3.

In the final, he defeated Stephen Bunting exceptionally clearly with 8:1.

In April, he followed up with his next tournament victory, Players Championship 9.

By mid-April, Dobey had already collected two ranking titles this season.

His consistency at the Players Championship level is now one of the most important strengths of his career.

Chris Dobey – From Road Construction to Major Champion

Dobey's career tells a fairly classic darts story.

He started playing more seriously in 2010.

During the day, or rather at night, he worked in traffic management.

He put up cones and barriers.

Trained between shifts.

Eventually quit his job.

Worked his way up the PDC Tour.

In 2023, he won the Masters.

In 2025, he reached the semi-finals of the World Championship for the first time.

And in 2026, he continues to regularly win PDC ranking tournaments.

Chris Dobey from Bedlington became:

Hollywood.

Buy Chris Dobey Darts at Diplomatgames

Do you want to buy Chris Dobey Darts or try out Hollywood's setup?

At Diplomatgames, depending on availability, you will find various Chris Dobey Darts from Target as well as matching Hollywood accessories.

Particularly interesting are:

Target Chris Dobey G1
and
Target Chris Dobey 95K.

The G1 consists of 90% tungsten, has a classic radial grip, and is available as a steel-tip dart in:

22g, 23g and 24g

offered.

Dobey himself uses 23 grams.

However, when making your choice, don't just focus on the weight.

Also compare:

Barrel length, diameter, grip strength, grip position, point system, and balance.

Discover the available Chris Dobey Darts at Diplomatgames now and find out which Hollywood setup best suits your personal throwing style.

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Dobey

Which darts does Chris Dobey play?

Chris Dobey plays Target Darts. His match setup is particularly associated with the Target Chris Dobey Generation 1 made of 90% tungsten. Target also now offers the premium series Chris Dobey 95K.

What weight darts does Chris Dobey play?

Chris Dobey uses 23-gram darts. His Target G1 is also available in 22 and 24 grams.

What is Chris Dobey's greatest achievement?

His biggest title to date is the PDC Masters 2023, where he defeated Rob Cross 11:7 in the final. At the PDC World Championship, he also reached the semi-finals for the first time in 2025.

Has Chris Dobey played in the Premier League?

Yes. After his Masters triumph, Dobey was nominated for the Premier League 2023 and won the first night of play. In 2025, he participated in the Premier League again.

Which manufacturer is Chris Dobey sponsored by?

Chris Dobey has been under contract with Target Darts since September 2023.

Why is Chris Dobey called "Hollywood"?

The nickname originated as a joke because Dobey used to appear very casually dressed at dart matches, for example, in shorts or a baseball cap. Someone jokingly asked if he thought he was a Hollywood star - and the name stuck.

What did Chris Dobey do for a living before?

Before his full-time career, Dobey worked in traffic management or road construction. He put up traffic cones and barriers, among other things, and sometimes worked twelve-hour shifts.

Is Chris Dobey married?

Yes. Chris Dobey is married to Evyn Warburton. The couple has two sons, Cole and Chester.

Which football club does Chris Dobey support?

Chris Dobey is a big fan of Newcastle United. Target has even integrated the black and white club colours into the design of his G1 Signature Darts.

Has Chris Dobey won a PDC title in 2026?

Yes. Dobey has already won Players Championship 3 and Players Championship 9 in 2026. In the PC3 final, he defeated Stephen Bunting 8:1.

Where can you buy Chris Dobey Darts?

You can buy Chris Dobey Darts at Diplomatgames. Depending on availability, you can find Target Chris Dobey G1, 95K, and matching Hollywood accessories there.