Shaun McDonald (born 4 June 1985) is a Scottish professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is a World Youth Master and won a PDC Challenge Tour tournament in 2021. He also qualified two times for the WDF World Darts Championship.
| Shaun McDonald | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | Shaun McDonald | ||||||
| Nickname | "The Punisher" | ||||||
| Born | 4 June 1985 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||
| Home town | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||||
| Darts information | |||||||
| Playing darts since | 2002 | ||||||
| Darts | 21g Mission Shaun McDonald | ||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||
| Walk-on music | "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" by Super Simple Songs | ||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||
| BDO | 2002–2020 | ||||||
| PDC | 2006–2007, 2021– | ||||||
| WDF | 2002– | ||||||
| Current world ranking | 54  31 (14 November 2023)[1] | ||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 48: 2022, 2023 | ||||||
| World Masters | Last 64: 2022 | ||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||
| UK Open | Last 96: 2006, 2007 | ||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||
Youth events
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Career edit
After winning the World Youth Masters in 2002, hopes for a strong career for McDonald were high. A year later he was in the men's field for the first time, but didn't make it past the second round. In 2006, McDonald made his UK Open debut, where he was eliminated after winning in the second round. McDonald took part in the PDC Pro Tour, which was still open at the time, on several occasions, where he once reached the Last 16 phase.[2]
In 2021, McDonald played in the PDC Q-School and then the 2021 PDC Challenge Tour series. Here he celebrated his greatest career success, because he was able to win the fifth event of the year. In November, McDonald then secured the title at the Irish Classic, after a quarter-final at the Denmark Open. 15 years after his last appearance at the UK Open, he celebrated his comeback there in 2022, but conceded a whitewash against compatriot Jamie Clark right at the start. McDonald's consistent results saw him participate in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship, where he lost to Dave Parletti in the first round by 1–2 in sets.[3]
During the 2022 Winmau World Masters he advanced to the third round, where he lost to eventual winner Wesley Plaisier by 0–5 in legs.[4] On 13 December he won the qualification for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship.[5]
World Championship results edit
WDF edit
- 2022: First round (lost to Dave Parletti 1–2)
- 2023: First round (lost to Jonny Tata 1–2)
Performance timeline edit
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008–2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| WDF Ranked televised events | ||||||||
| World Championship | DNQ | 1R | 1R | |||||
| World Masters | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 3R | |||
| PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||
| UK Open | DNQ | 2R | 2R | DNQ | 1R | |||
References edit
- ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Shaun McDonald". mastercaller.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Lakeside WDF World Championship Men 2022". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "World Masters Men 2022". World Darts Federation. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Six more qualify for 2023 Lakeside WDF World Championship". World Darts Federation. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.