Beau Anderson

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Beau Anderson
Personal information
NicknameThe Boomerang
Born (1982-12-25) 25 December 1982 (age 41)
Perth, Australia
Home town Maddington, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since1991
Darts21 Gram Tigers
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"New Sensation" by INXS
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2006–2013
PDC 2013–2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2014
Other tournament wins
Dosh Balcatta AGP 2015
Oceanic Masters 2013
Pacific Masters 2010
Sydney Masters 2013
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Tokyo Team event
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Tokyo Men's pairs

Beau Anderson (born 25 December 1982) is an Australian former professional darts player who played within the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from 2013 to 2017.

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Personal life

Beau's brother was the late Kyle Anderson who was also a Darts player.

Beau and Kyle had a close relationship and regularly cheered each other on in tournaments from the crowd. Beau was present for what was arguably the pinnacle of his brother's career when he hit a 9 Darter in a World Championship match against Ian White in December 2013 at Alexandra Palace.

Career

In 2010, Anderson beat Bill Stanley 6–4 to win the Pacific Masters. [1]

In 2013, he won the qualifier for the Sydney Darts Masters, a tournament which saw the top eight on the PDC Order of Merit compete against the best players from Australasia. [2] He faced world number six Andy Hamilton in the first round and lost 4–6. [3] Anderson saw off Tic Bridge 6–4 to claim the 2013 Oceanic Masters which earned him a place in the opening round of the 2014 PDC World Championship, where he beat former world number one Colin Lloyd 3–2 in the first round after winning the deciding set 6–5 in a sudden-death leg. [4] [5] However, he could only win two legs in the second round against Robert Thornton in a 0–4 defeat. [6] In the defence of his Oceanic Masters title he was beaten 5–6 by Rob Szabo in the quarter-finals. [7]

Anderson won the second Dosh Balcatta AGP of 2015 by beating Shane Tichowitsch 6–2 in the final. [8] He only played in the Pacific Masters in 2016, where he lost in the first round. [9]

World Championship results

PDC

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References

  1. ↑ "2010 Pacific Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "2013 Sydney Masters Qualifier Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sydney Darts Masters First Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "2013 Oceanic Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ladbrokes World Championship Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ladbrokes World Championship Day Nine". PDC . Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "2014 Oceanic Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "2015 Dosh Balcatta AGP Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "2016 Pacific Masters Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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