Mark Cleaver | ||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "The Maestro" | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 October 1967 Taranaki, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Home town | Taranaki, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Darts information | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
Darts | 23g Cuesoul | |||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol | |||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | ||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2012– | |||||||||||||||||
WDF | 2021– | |||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | (WDF) 47 (8 December 2024) [1] | |||||||||||||||||
WDF major events – best performances | ||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Last 272: 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Cleaver (born 2 October 1967 [2] ) is a New Zealand professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Cleaver made his World Series of Darts debut in the 2015 Auckland Darts Masters losing to Peter Wright from Scotland. He then participated at 2017 Auckland Darts Masters, losing to James Wade of England, and then played at the 2018 Brisbane Darts Masters losing to Michael van Gerwen from Netherlands.
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