Paul Carter (darts player)

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Paul Carter
Personal information
Nickname"The Cannonball"
Born (1974-08-30) 30 August 1974 (age 50)
Boscombe, Bournemouth, England
Home town Bransgore, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1994
Darts19 Gram A&D Darts
Laterality Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1997–2011
PDC 2014–2017
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 2010
World Masters Last 16: 2002
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open Last 96: 2003
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
England National Championships
Hampshire Open
2005

2000

Paul Carter (born 30 August 1974) is an English former professional darts player.

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Career

Carter reached the last 16 of the 2002 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Brian Derbyshire. He also qualified for the inaugural UK Open in 2003, losing 4–5 to Cliff Lazarenko in the second round.

Carter qualified for the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship. He defeated 10th seed Martin Atkins in the first round by 3 sets to 1, but lost in the second round to Martin Phillips.

Personal life

In 2004, Carter had to give up darts temporarily after donating one of his kidneys to his elder sister Donna, who had suffered renal failure. [1] Paul's wife Caroline gave birth to twins Ashton and Oliver in April 2009. [2]

World Championship results

BDO

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