Marco Gonthier

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Marco Gonthier
Personal information
Born (1976-12-26) December 26, 1976 (age 48)
St Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Home town Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since1997
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2008–2017
PDC 2005–2006
WDF 2020–
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 64: 2008
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Halifax Open
Quebec Open		2008
2010

Marco Gonthier (born December 26, 1976) is a Canadian former professional darts player who participated in many Quebec and Halifax Opens.

Career

Gonthier appeared at the Quebec Open for the first time on January 19, 2008, and after that participated at the BDO World Darts Championship on December 4 of the same year. Three days later, he took part in the World Masters where he scored last in 64 have losing to Ian Jones 3-2 (sets). On January 18, 2009, he became a quarter finalist at the Quebec Open and on January 17 of next year became its winner. On March 7 of the same year, he became a Halifax Open quarter finalist and then played last 16 at both the Quebec Open on January 16, 2011, and at the Halifax Open on March 6 of the same year. On January 21, 2012, he became a semi finalist at Quebec Open and then played last 16 at the Halifax Open during both 2012 and 2013 seasons. [1] In June 2017 he represented Quebec at the National Darts Championship in Saint-Jean, New Brunswick. He resides in Saint-Léon-Le-Grand. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Marco Gonthier". Darts DataBase. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ Alexandre D'Astous (March 28, 2017). "Marco Gonthier qualifié pour le championnat national" [Marco Gonthier qualified for the national championship] (in French). Retrieved February 6, 2019.


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