Justin Hood (born 29 April 1993) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Happy Feet", 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.
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 3âÂÂ1 in the last 32.
In April 2023, Hood won week eight of the MODUS Super Series by beating Canadian player Jacob Taylor 4âÂÂ0 in the final. In June 2024, Hood won his first PDC Challenge Tour title, defeating Dragutin Horvat 5âÂÂ1 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 6âÂÂ5 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 6âÂÂ3 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 3âÂÂ0 against Nick Kenny. In the second round, Hood claimed a 3âÂÂ2 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 made it to the quarterfinals before being knocked out by Gary Anderson in a 5-2 defeat.
Hood's 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 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.
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BDO
PDC
PDC European Tour
PDC Players Championships