Keita Ono

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Keita Ono
Personal information
NicknameThe Samurai
Born (1987-12-17) December 17, 1987 (age 35)
Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Home townEdogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Darts information
DartsTARGET Keita Ono SOLO GENERATION-3 SP 20g (in swispoint)
Laterality Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2014–2015
PDC 2015–
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 80: 2015
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2016
Other tournament wins
Japan Open 2013
PDC World Japan Qualifying Event 2015
Soft Tip Dartslive Hong Kong 2012
Soft Tip Dartslive Premium Stage 2016

Keita Ono (born December 17, 1987) is a Japanese darts player.

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Career

Ono won a Dartslive event in Hong Kong in 2012 by defeating Lourence Ilagan. [1] He claimed the 2013 Japan Open by beating Gordon Dixon in the final. [2] Ono attempted to qualify for the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost to eventual winner Morihiro Hashimoto in the Semi-final of the Japan Qualifying Event. [3]

Ono qualified for the 2016 PDC World Championship by winning the Japan Qualifying Event. [4] After defeating Alex Tagarao 2–0 in the preliminary round, he lost 3–0 to 16-time world champion Phil Taylor in the first round. [5] Ono made his debut at the World Cup and, together with partner Haruki Muramatsu, they were beaten 5–2 by Northern Ireland in the first round. [6] Ono lost 6–1 in the opening round of the Tokyo Darts Masters to Raymond van Barneveld, but won the Soft Tip Dartslive Premium Stage event by overcoming Boris Krčmar in the final. [7]

World Championship results

PDC

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References

  1. "2012 Soft Tip Dartslive Hong Kong Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. "2013 Japan Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. "2013 PDC World Japan Qualifying Event Results". Darts Database. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  4. "Five More International Qualifiers Secured". PDC. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. "William Hill World Championship Day Three". PDC. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  6. "Betway World Cup of Darts Day Two". PDC . Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  7. "2016 Soft Tip Dartslive Premium Stage Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved December 22, 2016.