Zong Xiao Chen (; born 8 March 1998) is a

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professional

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player from

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who currently plays in

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(PDC) events. He is a first winner of the China Premier League. He represented

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for two time at the

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Career

Zong played in the 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters, where he lost 0–6 to

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, and later in the year, he won the Chinese Qualifier competition to qualify for the

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. He played against

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in the preliminary round, but even though he lost by 0–2 in sets, he set a new national record average of 86.97 in the match. In the middle of the year, he represented his country with Momo Zhou at the

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. After a close match, albeit at a low level,

fell in the first round match against

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(

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and Andy Bless) 2–5 in legs. Later that year, he played in the 2018 Shanghai Darts Masters, where he lost 0–6 to Michael Smith. In November, he competed again in the Chinese Qualifier for the

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, but lost in the qualifying final 2–5 in legs to lower-seeded

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. Two weeks later, he appeared in his 2018 PDC World Youth Championship, where he was eliminated in the group-stage by

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. Throughout the season, he took part in individual PDC Asian Tour and PDC Development Tour tournaments, but without big success. In 2019, once again had the opportunity to represent

at the

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. This time his partner was

. The Chinese team was knocked out again in the first round, this time losing to the

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team (

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and

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) 1–5 in legs. In October, he took part in next Chinese qualifying tournament for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship. In November, he played in the PDC Development Tour competitions and 2019 PDC World Youth Championship, where he was eliminated in the group-stage by

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. His rival in the first round of the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship was Kyle Anderson, with whom he lost 2–3 in sets. The

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significantly slowed down his career, but he devoted this time to developing his skills. In 2022, was one of the players invited to participate in the PDC China Premier League. He won seven of nine regular matchdays, being unbeaten for 21 matches, finishes the regular phase as leader and he eventually beat all rivals in the final play-offs. Zong beat Zheng Bin 5-0 in the final of the ninth matchday with an impressive average of 101.55, which is new national record average. Despite winning the tournament, Zong will not travel to the

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, because he cannot be

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against

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due to allergies, therefore he cannot compete outside

World Championship results

PDC

* 2018: Preliminary round (lost to

0–2) (sets) * 2020: First round (lost to Kyle Anderson 2–3)

Performance timeline

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zong, Xiao Chen 1998 births Professional Darts Corporation associate players Chinese darts players Living people People from Dandong PDC World Cup of Darts Chinese team