Cameron Carolissen (born 16 January 1996) is a South African

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player who competes in

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(PDC) events. He has made two

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appearances and has represented

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at the

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Career

Carolissen began playing darts at the age of 12; he was inspired by his father and aunt who both played darts regularly.

2021: PDC debut

Carolissen qualified for the

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after winning the PDC African Qualifier, beating two-time World Championship participant Charles Losper 7–4 in the final. He received a bye into the second round of the tournament after his opponent

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withdrew due to contracting

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. Kleermaker's replacement,

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, was also ruled out after he had to self-isolate due to coming into contact with someone with COVID-19. In the second round, he was beaten 3–1 by

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2024–present: African Continental Tour, return to PDC

Thanks to his success on the African Continental Tour, Carolissen made his

debut at the

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for the South African team, partnering fellow debutant Johan Geldenhuys. Carolissen qualified for the

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by winning the African Darts Group Qualifier. He overcame Kenya's Peter Wachiuri in the final 8–7 in legs, surviving a match dart for a 154

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from Wachiuri. At the World Championship, Carolissen was drawn to play

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, one of the favourites to win the tournament. Nijman took a 2–0 lead but Carolissen won the next two sets to level the match at 2–2. They entered a sudden death leg, where Nijman won the match 3–2. Despite the defeat, Carolissen hoped his performance would help grow interest about darts in Africa.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2021: Second round (lost to

1–3) * 2025: First round (lost to

2–3)

Performance timeline

References

External links

* Living people 1996 births Professional Darts Corporation associate players South African darts players Sportspeople from Cape Town PDC World Cup of Darts South African team {{SouthAfrica-sport-bio-stub