Shaun Griffiths
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Shaun Griffiths | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Miracle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1991 Manchester, England, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Partington | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | Shaun Griffiths 23 gram Red Dragon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | Lets Get Ready To Rumble! by Jock Jam | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2007–2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2011– | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 136: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 64: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Shaun Griffiths (born 24 November 1991 in Manchester) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Darts career
Griffiths won consecutive Winmau World Youth Masters titles in 2007 and 2008.[1][2] In 2010, he won the British Teenage Open and reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 PDC Under-21 World Championship, losing 4–3 to Michael van Gerwen.[3] Griffiths qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship by defeating John Henderson, John Lakeman and Andy Boulton. In the first round he lost 0–3 in sets to Joey ten Berge.[4]
Griffiths qualified for the 2011 PDC Pro Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the first day of the Q School.[5] His best result of the year came at the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship, when he lost to James Wade in the last 16.[6]
He is sponsored by the Sky Sports darts commentator John Gwynne. He works as a sales assistant at the Trafford Centre and supports Manchester City F.C..[citation needed]
World Championship performances
BDO
- 2011: First round (lost to Joey ten Berge 0–3) (sets)
References
- ^ "2007 World Youth Masters Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "2008 World Youth Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Dutch Ace & Monk Qualify". PDC. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "2011 BDO World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "2011 PDC Tour Card Qualifying School Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Smith's Joy With Barnsley Win". PDC. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
External links
- Player profile for Shaun Griffiths from Dartsdatabase
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