Haupai Puha

Haupai Puha (born 12 February 1985) is a New Zealand professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Hopes", Puha is the first player from New Zealand to have won a PDC Tour Card, having won one in 2024.

He has won titles on both the affiliated Darts Players Australia and Darts Players New Zealand tours, and has represented New Zealand at both the PDC World Cup of Darts and the WDF World Cup.

Early and personal life Born on 12 February 1985 in Gisborne, Puha is Māori, of Ngāti Porou. He grew up in Wellington and started playing golf at age 15, and winning the New Zealand Māori Golf Match Play Championship in 2010 and 2012.

Prior to going professional as a darts player, Puha worked as a roofer. He and his wife Kawhena have three children. On 8 May 2024, Puha qualified for a European Tour event for the first time. He lost to Niels Zonneveld in the opening round of the 2024 Dutch Darts Championship.

World Championship results PDC 2021: First round (lost to Mickey Mansell 0–3) (sets) 2024: First round (lost to Martin Lukeman 1–3) 2026: First round (lost to Niels Zonneveld 0–3)

WDF 2022: First round (lost to Ben Hazel 1–2)

Performance timeline Puha's performance timeline is as follows:

WDF

PDC

European Tour

Players Championships

World Series of Darts