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South African darts player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles "Charl" Pietersen (born 10 March 1991) is a South African former darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Charl Pietersen | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nickname | "Bionic Man" | ||
Born | 10 March 1991 Cape Town, South Africa | ||
Darts information | |||
Playing darts since | 2009 | ||
Darts | 23 Gram Puma Signature Summit Darts | ||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||
Walk-on music | "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes | ||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
PDC | 2012–2014 | ||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||
World Ch'ship | Last 72: 2013 | ||
Other tournament wins | |||
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He qualified for the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship after winning the 2013 South African Masters, thrashing Charles Losper 8–1 in the final with a 96.9 average.[1] In the World Championship, he was beaten 1–4 in the preliminary round by Germany's Max Hopp.[2]
Pietersen entered Q School in an attempt to win a PDC Tour Card to play the full circuit in 2013 and 2014.[3] He secured his Tour Card on the first day, beating Kevin McDine 6–5 in his final round match and hitting a nine-dart finish in the process.[4] Pietersen represented South Africa in his first World Cup of Darts in February 2013 alongside Shawn Hogan and finished second in Group B to reach the last 16, where they faced the top seeds England, whose team consisted of the top two players in the world, Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis.[5] The South African duo took the match to a deciding leg, with Pietersen missing two darts for the match, before England hit double top to win 5–4.[6] Pietersen failed to qualify for the 2013 UK Open as he finished 115th on the Order of Merit, outside the top 96 who claimed their places.[7] He lost in the semi-finals of the South African qualifier for the 2014 World Championship 8–5 to Devon Petersen and a year later Petersen was again the victor at the same stage, this time 8–2.[8][9] Pietersen's tour status expired at the end of 2014, and he hasn't played in an event since losing to Petersen.[10]
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