Beau Anderson (born 25 December 1982) is an Australian former professional

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player who played within the

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(PDC) from 2013 to 2017.

Personal life

Beau's brother was the late Kyle Anderson who was also a Darts player. Beau and Kyle had a close relationship and regularly cheered each other on in tournaments from the crowd. Beau was present for what was arguably the pinnacle of his brother's career when he hit a 9 Darter in a

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match against Ian White in December 2013 at

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Career

In 2010, Anderson beat Bill Stanley 6–4 to win the Pacific Masters. In 2013, he won the qualifier for the Sydney Darts Masters, a tournament which saw the top eight on the

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compete against the best players from Australasia. He faced world number six

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in the first round and lost 4–6. Anderson saw off Tic Bridge 6–4 to claim the 2013 Oceanic Masters which earned him a place in the opening round of the 2014 PDC World Championship, where he beat former world number one

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3–2 in the first round after winning the deciding set 6–5 in a sudden-death leg. However, he could only win two legs in the second round against Robert Thornton in a 0–4 defeat. In the defence of his Oceanic Masters title he was beaten 5–6 by

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in the quarter-finals. Anderson won the second Dosh Balcatta AGP of 2015 by beating

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6–2 in the final. He only played in the Pacific Masters in 2016, where he lost in the first round.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2014: Second round (lost to Robert Thornton 0–4)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Beau 1982 births Living people Australian darts players Indigenous Australian sportspeople Noongar people Professional Darts Corporation associate players