Paul Carter (darts player)
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Paul Carter | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | "The Cannonball" |
Born | 30 August 1974 Boscombe, Bournemouth, England |
Home town | Bransgore, England |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1994 |
Darts | 19 Gram A&D Darts |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 1997–2011 |
PDC | 2014–2017 |
WDF major events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2010 |
World Masters | Last 16: 2002 |
PDC premier events – best performances | |
UK Open | Last 96: 2003 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
England National Championships Hampshire Open | 2005 2000 |
Paul Carter (born 30 August 1974) is an English former professional darts player.
Career
Carter reached the last 16 of the 2002 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Brian Derbyshire. He also qualified for the inaugural UK Open in 2003, losing 4–5 to Cliff Lazarenko in the second round.
Carter qualified for the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship. He defeated 10th seed Martin Atkins in the first round by 3 sets to 1, but lost in the second round to Martin Phillips.
Personal life
In 2004, Carter had to give up darts temporarily after donating one of his kidneys to his elder sister Donna, who had suffered renal failure.[1] Paul's wife Caroline gave birth to twins Ashton and Oliver in April 2009.[2]
World Championship results
BDO
- 2010: 2nd Round (lost to Martin Phillips 1–3)
References
External links
- Player profile for Paul Carter from Dartsdatabase
- Paul Carter's official website
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