| Paul Carter | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Cannonball |
| Born | 30 August 1974 Boscombe, Bournemouth, England |
| Home town | Bransgore England |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2002 to present |
| PDC | 2003 |
| Current world ranking | 46 (BDO) 140 (WDF) |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16, 2010 |
| World Masters | Last 16, 2002 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| UK Open | Last 96, 2003 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Hampshire Open | 2000 |
| Other achievements | |
Paul Carter (born August 30, 1974) is an English darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events.
Carter reached the last 16 of the 2002 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Brian Derbyshire. He also qualified for the inaugural UK Open in 2003, losing 4-5 to Cliff Lazarenko in the second round.
Carter qualified for the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship. He defeated 10th seed Martin Atkins in the first round by 3 sets to 1, but lost in the second round to Martin Phillips.
In 2004, Carter had to give up darts temporarily after donating one of his kidneys to his elder sister Donna, who had suffered renal failure.[1]
Paul's wife Caroline gave birth to twins Ashton and Oliver in April 2009.[2]