Gilbert Ulang

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Gilbert Ulang
Personal information
NicknameThe Slayer
Born (1979-07-23) 23 July 1979 (age 45)
Philippines
Home town Pasig, Philippines
Darts information
Playing darts since1999
Darts18 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Hey Baby" by DJ Ötzi
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2015–2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Preliminary round: 2017
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
PDC World Philippines Qualifying Event
Hong Kong Open
2016
2017

Gilbert Ulang (born July 23, 1979) is a Filipino former darts player.

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Career

Ulang represented the Philippines alongside Lourence Ilagan at the 2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, during which they lost in the first round to Belgium's Kim & Ronny Huybrechts. [1] Ulang also competed at the 2016 World Cup with Alex Tagarao as the Philippines reached the second round, where they were eliminated by Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld of the Netherlands. [2]

Ulang qualified for the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship after defeating Prussian Dela Crus in the Final of the Philippines Qualifier. [3] He was defeated 2–0 in the preliminary round by fellow debutant Kevin Simm. [4] [5]

Following an investigation into his match with Simm, Ulang was suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority until 17 December 2023 for match fixing. [6]

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