Carl Wilkinson | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Born | 9 May 1984 Bradford, Yorkshire, England | ||||
Home town | Darfield, Yorkshire | ||||
Darts information | |||||
Playing darts since | 2004 | ||||
Darts | 23 Gram | ||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
Walk-on music | "Boom Shack-A-Lak" by Apache Indian | ||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
PDC | 2017– | ||||
WDF major events – best performances | |||||
World Masters | Last 80: 2018 | ||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
UK Open | Last 96: 2018 | ||||
Other tournament wins | |||||
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Carl Wilkinson (born 9 May 1984) is an English professional darts player playing in Professional Darts Corporation events. [1] [2]
He attended UK Q-School in 2019, where he won a two-year Tour Card after finishing 2nd on the Order of Merit rankings.
He attributes much of his success to his mentor and hero Dave "The Thud" Calvert.
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