Shaun Narain

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Shaun Narain
Personal information
Nickname"The Great Saiyaman"
Born (1992-10-01) October 1, 1992 (age 32)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since2006
Darts22 Gram Loxley Darts
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2015–2020
PDC 2010–2015
WDF 2015–
Current world ranking (WDF) 367 New.png (14 November 2023) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 272: 2012
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open Last 128: 2014
Other tournament wins
Canadian Open 2013

Shaun Narain (born October 1, 1992) is a Canadian professional darts player who has competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.

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Career

In 2013, Narain won the Canadian Open by beating Bernie Miller in the final. [2] In 2014 he reached the final of a PDC event for the first time at a Youth Tour event where he lost 4–2 against Dimitri van den Bergh. [3] Narain also qualified for his first PDC major, the 2014 UK Open but he was beaten 5–4 by Mark Cox in the first round. [4] Narain was now Canada's number two ranked player after John Part and together they teamed up to play in the World Cup of Darts, losing 5–4 to the Japanese pair of Morihiro Hashimoto and Haruki Muramatsu in the first round with Part missing three match darts and Narain missing four. [5] A week later he faced Muramatsu again, this time in the final of the soft tip Dartslive event in France, with the Japanese player again prevailing. [6] Narain also reached the final of the soft tip event in China, losing to Boris Krčmar. [7] In the remainder of his PDC tournaments, Narain qualified for the European Darts Grand Prix and European Darts Trophy and was beaten in the second round of both. [8]

After an unsuccessful Q School campaign, Narain only played in a handful of events in 2015. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2013 Canadian Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Youth Tour Win For Belgian Ace". PDC . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "bwin World Cup of Darts First Round". PDC . Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2014 Soft Tip Dartslive France Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "2014 Soft Tip Dartslive China Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Shaun Narain 2014". Darts Database. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Shaun Narain 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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