Sean Reed
| Sean Reed | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Silver Surfer |
| Born |
28 June 1965 Isle of Wight, England |
| Home town |
Sydney Australia |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1995 |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | T Rex, 20th Century Boy |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2011- |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2012 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Australia National Ch'ships DPA Australian Matchplay Mittagong RSL Open Redcliffe Darts Open Victoria Open Warilla Bowls Club Open |
2009 2012 2010 2011, 2012 2012 2012 |
Sean Reed (born 28 June 1965) is an English-born Australian darts player.
Career
Reed qualified for the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship as the winner of the Australian Grand Prix series.[1] In the first round, he played against Justin Pipe. Despite winning the first set, Reed lost the match 1-3.[2]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2012 1st Round (lost to Justin Pipe 1-3)
Personal life
Reed started playing darts at the age of 29. At the time, he was living in Japan, where he was working as an English language teacher.During his time in Japan Sean won more than 60 state and national titles including 4 Grand Master Titles in 98',99,02',03'.In 2004 Sean started playing soft-tip darts.He had moderate success picking up 16 titles over a 3-year period.In 2007 he set an unofficial world record of more than 28000 points scored in just 1 hour retrieving his own darts and operating the setting of the darts machine.In darting circles he known as the creator of Target Darting a new hybrid form of the sport utilizing a target rather than a board.He has a Japanese wife and two children and is currently employed by the nsw state government.
References
- ↑ Reed Ensures AGP Glory PDC.tv
- ↑ World Championship - Night Two PDC.tv
External links
- Player profile on Sean Reed from Dartsdatabase