Amit Gilitwala (born 11 October 1995) is an Indian professional

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player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is an Indian Champion and first player from

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who played at the PDC World Youth Championship. He represented his country during the

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and

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. His biggest achievement to date was a start in the

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Career

In 2011, Gilitwala won the Indian Championship few months after he start playing darts, by beat a

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in the final by 4–3 in legs. In the same year, he took part in the

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taking part in youth competitions. In the singles competition, he was eliminated in the group-stage, after two losses against Jake Jones and

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. In the mixed pairs competition he played for

with Amita-Rani Ahir, but they lost in the group-stage. A year later, he was selected by the national federation to represent

during the

. In the pairs and team competition he was eliminated taking the last place in the group. In the singles competition, he was eliminated in the group-stage. In 2014, Gilitwala took part in the PDC Development Tour competition and was qualified for the

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. In the first round match, he lost to

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by 0–6 in legs. In June 2014, he represented his home country at the

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together with

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. In the first round match they competed against

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(

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and

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), but lost by 0–5 in legs. After a longer break with international starts, Gilitwala took part in the PDC Q-School in 2018, but was not successful there. In 2021, he was nominated by Indian Darts Federation for the

. In the first round match, he lost to Steve West by 0–3 in sets. He played an average over 80 points, but had problem on the doubles.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2021: First round (lost to Steve West 0–3) (sets)

Performance timeline

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilitwala, Amit 1995 births Living people Indian darts players Professional Darts Corporation associate players PDC World Cup of Darts Indian team