Alan Caves (born 5 January 1966) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Alan Caves | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | "The Caveman" |
Born | 5 January 1966 Hillingdon, England |
Home town | Sunbury-on-Thames, England |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1979 |
Darts | 19 Gram |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
PDC | 2002–2009 |
WDF major events – best performances | |
World Trophy | Last 56: 2007 |
PDC premier events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2007 |
World Matchplay | Last 32: 2004, 2005 |
World Grand Prix | Last 32: 2003, 2005 |
UK Open | Last 16: 2004 |
US Open/WSoD | Last 64: 2007 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
UK Open North West Regional | 2004 |
Career
editCaves' best run came at the 2004 UK Open where he reached the last 16, ultimately losing to Alan Warriner.[citation needed] At the 2007 PDC World Championship, Caves beat crowd favourite Wayne Mardle in the first round,[1] eventually losing to two time semi-finalist Dave Askew in the second round.[citation needed]
World Championship results
editPDC
edit- 2005: Last 40 (lost to Josephus Schenk 0–3) (sets)
- 2006: Last 64 (lost to Steve Alker 1–3)
- 2007: Last 32 (lost to Dave Askew 2–4)
References
edit- ^ "Mardle stunned by Caves victory". BBC Sport. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
External links
edit- Alan Caves – Profile and stats Darts Database