Carl Wilkinson (darts player)

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Carl Wilkinson
Personal information
NicknameThe Sword
Born (1984-05-09) 9 May 1984 (age 40) [1]
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Home town Barnsley, Yorkshire
Darts information
Playing darts since2004
Darts23 Gram One80
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! by Vengaboys
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2017–
(Tour Card 2019–2020)
WDF 2022–
Current world ranking (WDF) 12 Decrease2.svg 1 (8 December 2024) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 2024
World Masters Last 64: 2024
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open Last 96: 2018
Other tournament wins
Polish Open 2018
British Open 2024
Isle of Man Open 2024

Carl Wilkinson (born 9 May 1984) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events.

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He attended UK Q-School in 2019, where he won a two-year Tour Card after finishing 2nd on the Order of Merit rankings.

Career

2019

Wilkinson made his PDC European Tour debut at the 2019 Gibraltar Darts Trophy. He defeated Home Nation Qualifier Justin Hewitt 6–3 before losing to 6th seed Daryl Gurney 6–4 in the second round.

2020

Wilkinson won Group 13 at the 2020 PDC Home Tour, with a 5–3 win over Matthew Edgar, a 5–1 win against Callan Rydz, and a 5–2 victory in his final group game against Steve Beaton. [3] [4]

2023

Wilkison was the runner-up at the 2023 British Classic. In the opening four rounds Wilkinson achieved 3 whitewash victories, with averages of 81.24 in victory against Tom Callaghan, 92.49 in defeating Andrew Brindon, 92.04 in a 4–1 win over Andrew Broll, and 87.13 in a 4–0 win against Dean Fitch before he defeated Jelle Klaasen 4–1 in the last 32, with Wilkinson averaging 91.44 to Klaasen’s 92.76. In the last 16 he defeated Thomas Gregory 4–2, Wilkinson then defeated Harry Lane 4–2, averaging 89.69, to reach the semi-finals. Wilkinson defeated Paul Mitchell 4–1 before being whitewashed by Luke Littler 5–0 in the final. Littler averaged 105.85 to Wilkinson’s 85.04. [5] [6]

2024

Wilkinson won the 2024 Isle of Man Open, defeating Deian Roberts 5–2 in the final. [7]

Wilkinson also won the 2024 British Open. He defeated Karl Corcoran 4–2 in the last 32, then Lewis Pride 4–3, in a deciding leg, Andy Harland 4–1, and Henry Coates 4–2 to reach the final. In the final he won 5–2 against Jim McEwan, Wilkinson averaged 94.89.

He was the runner-up at the 2024 Welsh Classic, losing to Cliff Prior 5–2 in the final. [8]

He reached the last 64 of the 2024 World Masters, winning all 4 of his games in Group AU, then defeating Tom Smith 5–2, before losing to Andreas Harrysson, who averaged 99.12, 5–4 in a deciding leg. [9]

Wilkinson qualified for the 2024 WDF World Darts Championship at the Lakeside Country Club virtue of being ranked 17th on their World Championship rankings race. He was drawn to play Jacob Taylor in the first round, who he whitewashed 2–0 in sets. [10] [11] The vandalism of his Wikipedia article was mentioned in the commentary during the game, with the commentators attributing the edits to Scott Waites. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Carl Wilkinson". Mastercaller.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "PDC Home Tour: World No 89 Carl Wilkinson wins Group 13 ahead of ex-World Champion Steve Beaton". Sky Sports . 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Carl Wilkinson produces stunning darts to win Group 13 of PDC Home Tour". BT.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "British Open & Classic 2023". DartConndct TV.
  6. ↑ "Results of British Classic Men 2023". World Darts Federation.
  7. ↑ "Results of Isle of Man Open Men 2024". World Darts Federation.
  8. ↑ "Red Dragon Welsh Classic Men 2024". World Darts Federation.
  9. ↑ "WDF World Masters 2024". DartConnect TV. 9–13 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "2024 WDF Lakeside World Championship Fields". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "WDF Lakeside World Championships 2024". DartConnect TV. 29 November 2024.
  12. ↑ World Darts Championship Darts Day 1 LIVE. WDF Darts on YouTube.
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