Alan Caves

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Alan Caves
Personal information
Nickname"The Caveman"
Born (1966-01-05) 5 January 1966 (age 58)
Hillingdon, England
Home town Sunbury-on-Thames, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1979
Darts19 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2002–2009
WDF major events – best performances
World Trophy Last 56: 2007
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2007
World Matchplay Last 32: 2004, 2005
World Grand Prix Last 32: 2003, 2005
UK Open Last 16: 2004
US Open/WSoD Last 64: 2007
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
UK Open North West Regional2004

Alan Caves (born 5 January 1966) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

Caves' best run came at the 2004 UK Open where he reached the last 16, ultimately losing to Alan Warriner.[ citation needed ] At the 2007 PDC World Championship, Caves beat crowd favourite Wayne Mardle in the first round, [1] eventually losing to two time semi-finalist Dave Askew in the second round.[ citation needed ]

World Championship results

PDC

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References

  1. "Mardle stunned by Caves victory". BBC Sport. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2010.