Graham Hunt (born 7 December 1953) is an Australian former professional

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player who competed by the events of the

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(WDF). He won the 1997

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. He played formerly in the

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(BDO) tournaments.

Darts Career

Hunt played in the

1997 BDO World Darts Championship The 1997 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 4–12 January 1997 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. It was won by Les Wallace, who became the second Scotsman to become World Darts Champion after Joc ...

, losing in the first round to Mervyn King. He then produced a run months later in the Winmau World Masters. He beat former Masters champion Erik Clarys in the first round and then exacted revenge on King in the second round. He then beat fellow countryman

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and Les Delderfield before beating

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in the final to clinch the title. At age 43, Hunt was also the oldest man to win the Masters title, until

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won the title in 2008, aged 52. Despite his Masters win, Hunt never managed to fulfill his potential. He did not play in the World Championship or the Masters in 1998, but did win the Australian Masters. He played in the 1999 World Championship though, beating

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in the first round before losing to

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captain Adams in the second round. He returned a year later, losing in round one to 1996 World Champion

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. It was his last appearance at the Lakeside. He finally returned to the World Masters in 2002, losing in the last 64 stage to Simon Whatley. Since then, he has played in Australia and

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as well as the WDF World Cup in 2005. His last appearance was at the 2006 Pacific Masters, losing at the last 16 before quietly disappearing from the sport. Hunt Quit the BDO in October 2019.

World Championship results

BDO

* 1997: 1st round (lost to Mervyn King 1–3) (sets) * 1999: 2nd round (lost to

1–3) * 2000: 1st round (lost to

0–3)

External links

Graham Hunt's profile and stats on Darts Database
Australian darts players Living people 1953 births Sportspeople from Melbourne Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia Place of birth missing (living people) British Darts Organisation players {{australia-darts-bio-stub