Charl Pietersen (darts player)

Charles "Charl" Pietersen (born 10 March 1991 from Cape Town) is a former South African darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Charl Pietersen
Personal information
Full nameCharles Pietersen
NicknameBionic Man
Born (1991-03-10) 10 March 1991
Cape Town, South Africa
Darts information
Playing darts since2009
Darts23 Gram Puma Signature Summit Darts
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2012–2014
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 72: 2013
Other tournament wins
PDC World South Africa Qualifying Event 2012

Career

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

PDC
  • 2013: Preliminary round (lost to Max Hopp 1–4) (legs)

References
  1. "2012 PDC World South Africa Qualifying Event Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. "Ladbrokes WDC Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. "Q School Set For Record Field". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  4. "PDC Qualifying School Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  6. "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Last 16". PDC. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  7. "Van Gerwen's Five Alive With Whitewash!". PDC. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. "2013 PDC World South Africa Qualifying Event Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  9. "2014 PDC World South Africa Qualifying Event Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  10. "Charl Pietersen 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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