| Jamie Caven | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jamie Robert Caven |
| Nickname | Jabba |
| Born | March 10, 1976 Leicester, England |
| Home town | Derby England |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 23g Unicorn Jamie Caven |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Tom Hark by The Piranhas |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1992 - 2007 |
| PDC | 2007 - present |
| Current world ranking | 19 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Round 2 (2) 2008, 2011 |
| World Matchplay | Round 1 (2) 2009, 2010 |
| World Grand Prix | Round 1 (2) 2009, 2010 |
| Desert Classic | Round 1 2009 |
| European Ch'ship | Quarter Finalist 2010 |
| UK Open | Quarter Finalist 2009 |
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Round 2 2011 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| World Youth Masters UK Open Regional PDPA Players Championship |
1993 2009 2009 |
| Other achievements | |
Jamie Robert Caven (born March 10, 1976 in Leicester) is an English darts player. He uses the nickname Jabba for his matches and is sponsored by Unicorn.[1]
Caven qualified for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace, defeating Wes Newton in the first round 3-0 and played Wayne Mardle in the second round, taking the first set before losing 4-1.
His good run was one of the main stories in the World Championship as he is blind in one eye and a diabetic who has to give himself injections at least four times a day. He was stung by a bee as a baby which caused him to lose sight in his eye. He married Debbie on August 15, 2009.
Caven won his first PDC title, by edging Alan Tabern in a final leg decider to win the UK Open Welsh Regional in Newport in May 2009.[1]
Caven lost in the first round of the 2010 PDC World Championship to the Flying Scotsman, Gary Anderson (darts player)Gary Anderson 3-2
He won his first round match of the 2011 World Championship by defeating South Africa's Devon Petersen, 3-2, but was then whitewashed 0-4 by Colin Osborne in the last 32.
Caven was seeded 18 for the 2012 World Championship but lost to Roland Scholten 1-3 in the first round.[2]
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