Scott Baker | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | The Mod |
Born | West Bromwich, West Midlands, England | 31 March 1986
Home town | Tipton, West Midlands |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 2011 |
Darts | 15 Gram |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | My Generation by The Who |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 2016–2019 |
PDC | 2019– |
WDF major events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2019 |
World Masters | Last 32: 2018 |
World Trophy | Quarter Final: 2018 |
PDC premier events – best performances | |
UK Open | Last 96: 2019 |
PC Finals | Last 64: 2019 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
German Masters Lincolnshire Open Welsh Masters Winmau Wolverhampton Classic | 2018 2017 2017 2018 |
Scott Baker (born 31 March 1986) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.
In 2017, Baker won the Lincolnshire Open and Welsh Masters. He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as the 23rd ranked player in the BDO , but he lost 3–2 to Andy Baetens in the first round. The following year, he also qualified for the tournament and won his first game 3–0 against Ross Montgomery, before a stunning comeback against reigning champion Glen Durrant fell just short in the second round.
Baker opted to enter PDC UK Q-School in January 2019 with the BDO restrictions having been lifted. Following a run to the last 16 on the first day, Baker beat Dan Lauby Jr 5–1 in the final on day two to seal a two-year PDC Tour Card.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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BDO World Championship | Did not qualify | 1R | 2R | PDC | |
BDO World Trophy | Did not qualify | QF | PDC | ||
Winmau World Masters | L144 | L80 | L32 | PDC | |
UK Open | BDO | 3R | 2R | ||
Players Championship Finals | BDO | 1R | DNQ |
Performance Table Legend | |||||||
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DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
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