Peter Hunt (born 22 January 1965) is a former

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professional

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player who played in the BDO/ WDF and PDC circuit. With multiple titles to his name, he was one of New Zealand's leading darts players.

Career

Hunt has played in four

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s, first qualifying in 1993, the last unified World Championship before the infamous

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, losing 3–0 to

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's Ronnie Sharp. He returned in 1995, beating

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3–0 in the first round before losing 3–2 in the second round to

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. It would be eight years before Hunt returned to Lakeside in 2003, losing in the first round to Bob Taylor. He returned a year layer, but again lost in round one to

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. Hunt also played twice in the

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. In 2003, he lost both of his opening group games to

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and

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and was eliminated despite beating

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. In 2004, Hunt won his opening two group games against

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and

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and qualified for the last 16 group stages. But after two crushing defeats, 7–1 against Mervyn King and 7–0 against

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, Hunt was eliminated but managed to restore some pride in a 7–6 win over Vincent van der Voort. Hunt played in the

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twice but lost in the first round on both occasions. In 2003, he lost 3–2 to Bob Taylor and in 2004, he was beaten by Raymond van Barneveld 3–1. Hunt is a winner of the New Zealand Masters a record seven times, with his first win coming in 1993 and his latest win in 2010.

World Championship Results

BDO

* 1993: 1st Round (lost to Ronnie Sharp 0–3) (sets) * 1995: 2nd Round (lost to

2–3) * 2003: 1st Round (lost to Bob Taylor 0–3) * 2004: 1st Round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 1–3)

External links

Profile and Stats on Darts Database
Living people New Zealand darts players British Darts Organisation players People from Greytown, New Zealand 1965 births {{darts-bio-stub