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Matt Chapman | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
Full name | Matthew Chapman | ||||||||
Nickname | The Babyfaced Assassin | ||||||||
Born | [1] 14 July 1981 March, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||
Home town | March, Cambridgeshire | ||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||
Playing darts since | 1997 | ||||||||
Darts | 21g | ||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
BDO | 1999–2001 | ||||||||
PDC | 2001–2008 | ||||||||
WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||
World Masters | Last 32: 1999 | ||||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2002 | ||||||||
UK Open | Last 32: 2004 | ||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||
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Matthew Chapman (born 14 July 1981) is a former English professional darts player, who played in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Chapman qualified for the 2002 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost 4–1 to Dennis Priestley in the last 32. In the 2004 UK Open, he was at the end of a nine-dart finish from Phil Taylor.
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Player profile for Matt Chapman from Dartsdatabase