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Peter Sajwani | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Peter Prakach Sajwani |
Nickname | Chatterbox |
Born | Sweden | 27 May 1977
Home town | Stockholm |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1990 |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | I Want It All by Queen |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 2010-2017 |
BDO majors – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2015 |
World Masters | Last 80: 2012, 2014 |
World Darts Trophy | Last 32: 2015 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
Estonian Open Iceland Open Torremolinos Open | 2016, 2017 2017 2014 |
Peter Sajwani (born 27 May 1977) is a former Swedish darts player.
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