David Cameron (born 15 September 1969) is a Canadian professional

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(WDF) tournaments. He is the first and сurrent 2022 World Seniors Darts Masters champion and triple Canadian champion.

Career

Cameron has appeared at the

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six times, but hasn't got past the first round in his first five appearances, his only win coming against

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he reached the second round for the first time. He has also entered both editions of the PDC US Darts Masters in Las Vegas, qualifying both times. However, he hasn't won a stage match in the four events that this achievement entails. In 2017, he lost 6–5 to Dawson Murschell in the North American Championship before losing 6–3 to

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in the

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. Cameron only managed one leg in the two tournaments in 2018, going out to John Norman Jnr and Michael Smith in the respective events. Cameron took part in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship where he was defeated in the 1st round by Ian Jones 2–1. Because of his early exit he was able to take part in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Seniors Darts Masters, taking an

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to Reading from Lakeside on the Saturday where he qualified for the TV event, beating

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6–0 in the final game. Cameron took part in the 2022 World Seniors Darts Masters after winning a qualifier. He beat Kevin Painter 4–3, Robert Thornton 4–2, Colin Monk 4–2, Richie Howson 5–2 and won the final 6–3 against 16-time World Champion Phil Taylor to become the inaugural winner of the event.

World Championship results

BDO

* 2014: Preliminary round (lost to

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1–3) * 2015: Preliminary round (lost to Michel van der Horst 2–3) * 2016: Preliminary round (lost to Ted Hankey 0–3) * 2017: First round (lost to Danny Noppert 1–3) * 2018: Preliminary round (lost to Michael Unterbuchner 2–3) * 2019: Second round (lost to Kyle McKinstry 3–4) * 2020: Preliminary round (lost to Nick Fullwell 1–3)

WDF

* 2022: First round (lost to Ian Jones 1–2)

PDC

* 2023: Second round (lost to Danny Noppert 1–3) * 2024: First round (lost to Jamie Hughes 1–3)

WSDT

* 2023: First round (lost to Richie Howson 2–3)

Career finals

Seniors major finals: 1 (1 title)

External links

David Cameron's profile and stats on Darts Database

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cameron, David Living people Canadian darts players British Darts Organisation players 1969 births People from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Sportspeople from Nova Scotia 21st-century Canadian sportsmen PDC World Cup of Darts Canadian team 20th-century Canadian sportsmen