is a Japanese professional
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.
Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...
player who plays in
Professional Darts Corporation
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(PDC) events.
Career
BDO
Asada won the
Japan Open in 2012 by beating Osamu Niki in the final. He won the tournament for the second time in 2014, beating Katsuya Aiba in the final. Asada reached the last 16 of the
2014 World Masters in Hull and beat
Darryl Fitton in the first round before losing to
Mark McGeeney
Mark McGeeney (born 28 June 1972) is an English professional darts player from Coventry, Warwickshire. He currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
BDO
In August 2010, McGeeney won the Weoley Castle Open, beati ...
. He qualified for the
2015 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2015 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 38th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 30th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. 2014 BDO champion Stephen Bunting did not d ...
, losing to
Brian Dawson in the preliminary round. Asada qualified for the
2016 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2016 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 39th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 31st staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green.
The defending men's champion was Scott Mit ...
, beating
Darius Labanauskas 3–1 in the preliminary round.
PDC
In 2017, Asada won the Japanese Championship, organised by the PDJ (Professional Darts Japan). Thereby, he qualified for the
2018 PDC World Championship.
On 26 November, he was drawn for a preliminary round game at the World Championship against Australian
Gordon Mathers
Gordon Glen Mathers (born 29 September 1981) is a professional Australian darts player. He currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
In 2017 he finished top of the DPA Australian Pro Tour ranking table, and made his World ...
, whom he defeated 2–1, but was then eliminated 0–3 by eventual tournament winner
Rob Cross.
In 2018, Asada won three events on the inaugural PDC Asian Tour,
and also won the Japanese Championship to qualify for the
2019 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2019 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 26th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at Alexandra Palace in London from 13 De ...
.
World Championship results
BDO
* 2015: Preliminary round (lost to
Brian Dawson 1–3)
* 2016: First round (lost to
Wesley Harms
Wesley Harms (born 11 June 1984) is a Dutch former professional darts player.
Career
Harms won the BDO International Open in 2011, defeating Stephen Bunting in the final.
Harms qualified for the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship as the 13t ...
2–3)
* 2017: Preliminary round (lost to
Jeff Smith 1–3)
PDC
* 2018: First round (lost to
Rob Cross 0–3)
* 2019: Second round (lost to
James Wade
James Martin Wade (born 6 April 1983) is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title, when he won the 2007 World Matchplay at th ...
2–3)
* 2020: Third round (lost to
Peter Wright 2–4)
Performance timeline
BDO
PDC
External links
Seigo Asada's profile and stats on Darts Database
References
1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Osaka
Japanese darts players
British Darts Organisation players
PDC World Cup of Darts Japanese team
Professional Darts Corporation associate players
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