Raymond Carver (born June 13, 1973 in

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) is a former American professional

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player who competed in the

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and is generally regarded as one of the top American darts players. He was nicknamed Razor and lives in

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Career

Carver made his World Championship debut in the

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, losing 4–0 to

Wayne Mardle Wayne Elliot Mardle (born 10 May 1973) is an English former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO). He was runner-up in three PDC majors, losing to Phil T ...

in the qualifying round. His second World Championship appearance in the 2006 World Championship saw him defeating number three seed

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in the first round. He lost in the second round to Andy Smith. In the

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, Carver suffered a first round exit to Wayne Mardle. He has also qualified for the

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in 2005, 2006 and 2007, reaching to quarter-finals in 2005 before losing to

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. Carver was one of the American qualifiers for the inaugural

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but lost easily in the first round to

Peter Manley Peter David Manley (born 7 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events from July 1996 until 2017. He won one major title, the Las Vegas Desert Classic, in 2003, and twi ...

World Championship Results

PDC

* 2003: 1st Round (lost to

0–4) * 2006: 2nd Round (lost to Andy Smith 3–4) * 2008: 1st Round (lost to Wayne Mardle 2–3)

External links

Ray Carver web site

Darts Database
1973 births American darts players Living people Sportspeople from Nashua, New Hampshire British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation former pro tour players {{US-darts-bio-stub