Daniel Larsson (born 9 June 1981) is a

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professional

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player.

Career

Larsson reached the semi final of the 2006 WDF Europe Cup, scoring wins over

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and Martin Phillips before losing to

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. He then reached the final of the Sweden National Championship, losing to Alan Norris. On 4 December 2008 Larsson qualified for the

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, winning one of five spots. He defeated Steve Farmer in the earlier rounds and then beat Paul Gibbs and

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to qualify. He was drawn against O'Shea in the first round and lost 3–0. In 2018 Larsson competed on the PDC Nordic & Baltic Pro Tour, finishing in the top two to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. In the first round he defeated Robert Thornton in his best win to date before losing to

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in the second round. On 19 January 2020, Larsson won a two-year PDC Tour Card by finishing fifth on the European Q School Order of Merit. He will play on the ProTour in 2020 and 2021.

World Championship results

BDO

* 2009: First round (lost to

0–3) * 2015: First round (lost to Alan Norris 2–3)

PDC

* 2019: Second round (lost to

0–3) * 2021: First round (lost to Steve Lennon 1–3) * 2022: First round (lost to Jason Lowe 0–3) * 2023: First round (lost to

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0–3)

Performance timeline

PDC European Tour

References

External links

* Living people Swedish darts players 1981 births British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders People from Uppsala PDC World Cup of Darts Swedish team {{Sweden-sport-bio-stub