Charles "Charl" Pietersen (born 10 March 1991) is a South African former darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
| Charl Pietersen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Career edit
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]
World Championship results edit
PDC edit
- 2013: Preliminary round (lost to Max Hopp 1–4) (legs)
References edit
- ^ "2012 PDC World South Africa Qualifying Event Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ "Ladbrokes WDC Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Q School Set For Record Field". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "PDC Qualifying School Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Last 16". PDC. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Van Gerwen's Five Alive With Whitewash!". PDC. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "2013 PDC World South Africa Qualifying Event Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "2014 PDC World South Africa Qualifying Event Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Charl Pietersen 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
External links edit
- Player profile on Charl Pietersen from Dartsdatabase
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