Scott Rand (born 4 July 1975) is an

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former

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player who played in

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events.

Career

Rand joined the PDC in April 2010, and within a month qualified for the

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. He defeated

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and

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before losing to

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in the last 96. In May 2011, he reached the semi-finals of a Players Championship in

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. This result helped him to qualify for the

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, where he lost 6–10 to Wayne Jones in the first round. Rand qualified for the 2011 Players Championship Finals in Doncaster. He beat

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6–2 in the first round, five-time World champion

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8–6 in the second round, and multiple major winner

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9–5 in the quarter-final. In the semi-final, he led eventual champion

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9–6 and had two darts at double-16 for the match, but left both of them on the wire as Painter came back to win. Nevertheless, his performance left him with a cheque for £15,000 and on the cusp of a place in the top 32.

2012

Rand enjoyed the perfect debut at the PDC World Championship in

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as he beat Andy Smith 3–0, without dropping a leg. He played

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in the second round and was beaten 1–4. In April, he earned a place in the European Tour Event 1 in

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by defeating Keith Stephen and

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in the UK qualifier. He played Gary Anderson in the first round and lost 4–6. Rand reached the last 64 of the

where he lost 6–9 to Andy Smith. He also qualified for the third European Tour Event with wins over John Henderson and Paul Rowley, and then received a bye through to the second round of the event in

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due to Gary Anderson withdrawing. There he played

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and lost 3–6. At the fifth European Tour Event, the Dutch Darts Masters, Rand saw off Lloyd 6–3 in the first round, before being whitewashed 0–6 by Andy Smith in round two.

2013

Rand qualified for the 2013 World Championship by finishing 37th on the 2012 ProTour Order of Merit, claiming the seventh of sixteen spots that were awarded to non-qualified players. He played the runner-up of the previous major, the

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in the first round and came back from 2–1 down in sets to triumph 3–2 in a high quality match. Rand played

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in the next round and was beaten 4–0. He lost 9–7 to John Henderson in the third round of the

. Rand reached his first semi-final on the Pro Tour in almost a year in September at the eighth Players Championship which was undoubtedly highlighted with a 6–2 win against

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in the second round. However, he was whitewashed 6–0 in the semis by

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as he averaged just 78.57. Rand missed out on qualifying for the 2014 World Championship by just £500 on the ProTour Order of Merit.

2014

Rand played in all six of the

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qualifiers but couldn't win beyond the last 128 in any of them as he failed to reach the main stage of the tournament for the first time since turning professional. He reached the last 32 of two tournaments in the following months, but has not played in a PDC event since July.

Personal life

Rand worked as a lorry driver before turning professional.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2012: Second round (lost to

1–4) * 2013: Second round (lost to

0–4)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rand, Scott 1975 births Living people English darts players Sportspeople from Coventry Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders