Craig Ross (darts player)

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Craig Ross
Personal information
Nickname"The Rock"
Born (1970-10-05) 5 October 1970 (age 54) [1]
Ashburton, New Zealand
Home townAshburton, New Zealand
Darts information
Playing darts since1999
Darts21g Shot Darts
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"We Will Rock You" by Queen
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2008–2020
PDC 2018–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 96: 2019
Other tournament wins
Alan King Memorial 2009

Craig Ross (born 5 October 1970) is a New Zealand professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. His nickname is The Rock.

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Career

He qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, replacing Tahuna Irwin, who had beaten him in the DPNZ Qualifier, but was unable to travel to the UK, owing to visa problems. [2] Ross played Toni Alcinas of Spain in the first round, [3] but only won one leg, and was easily defeated 3–0. [4] [5] He won £7500 from this competition. [2]

World Championship results

PDC

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References

  1. ↑ "Craig Ross - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
  2. 1 2 Francis, Ben (12 December 2018). "World Darts Championship: Craig Ross makes unexpected journey to Alexandra Palace". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kiwis face tough draws". Dominion Post . 29 November 2018. p. 39.
  4. ↑ "PDC World Championship 13/12/2018 - 01/01/2019". www.dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Peter Wright beaten by Toni Alcinas at World Darts Championship". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2024.


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