Craig Caldwell (born 20 January 1973) is a New Zealand professional

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player who competes in

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(PDC) tournaments. His major sponsors are SHOT and KW Decorators.

Career

Caldwell topped the New Zealand regional table in the 2014/15 season to win a place in the preliminary round of the

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. He previously appeared in televised tournaments in the PDC, competing in the

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in 2013 and 2014, as well as the Auckland Darts Masters, Perth and Sydney Darts masters in 2015. In his World Championship debut he defeated

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with a respectable 90 average and also went six darts into a perfect leg. Caldwell hit nine 180's in a first round match at the Lakeside World Championships in 2016, which equaled the current record. Caldwell won the inaugural televised New Zealand national Super league in 2015. Caldwell is the only player to hit a 9 dart finish in a New Zealand ranking event in 2015.

World Championship results

BDO

* 2016: 1st Round (lost to Scott Mitchell 2–3) (sets) * 2017: Preliminary Round (lost to

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1–3) * 2018: Preliminary Round (lost to Daniel Day 0–3)

References

External links

Craig Caldwell on Darts Database
Living people New Zealand darts players British Darts Organisation players 1973 births Professional Darts Corporation associate players PDC World Cup of Darts team New Zealand {{darts-bio-stub