Shaun Griffiths (born 24 November 1991) is an English professional

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player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career

Griffiths won consecutive Winmau World Youth Masters titles in 2007 and 2008. In 2010, he won the British Teenage Open and reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 PDC Under-21 World Championship, losing 3–4 to

Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...

. Griffiths qualified for the

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by defeating John Henderson, John Lakeman and

Andy Boulton Andy Boulton (born 22 February 1973) is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is nicknamed X-Factor. Career Boulton made his televised debut in the PDC UK Open in 2005 startin ...

. In the first round he lost 0–3 in sets to

Joey ten Berge Joey ten Berge (born 18 October 1985) is a Dutch former darts player. Career BDO Ten Berge won the 2001 WDF Europe Youth Cup beating Sweden's Markus Korhonen in the final. Six years later, he captured his first professional title by capturing ...

. Griffiths qualified for the 2011 PDC Pro Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the first day of the Q School. His best result of the year came at the

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, when he lost to James Wade in the last 16. He is sponsored by the

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darts commentator John Gwynne. He works as a sales assistant at the

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and supports

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World Championship results

BDO

* 2011: First round (lost to

0–3) (sets)

References

External links

* 1991 births Living people British Darts Organisation players English darts players Sportspeople from Manchester Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders {{UK-darts-bio-stub