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10 Facts About Gary Mawson

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Gary Mawson was born on May 17,1963 and is a Canadian-born American professional darts player.

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In more recent times, Gary Mawson has been representing Canada again, such as at the televised 2019 US Darts Masters.

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Gary Mawson first tried to play the darts circuit in Britain in 1989, but that was the year when darts went through a big slump, and he had to return home to Canada.

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Gary Mawson first entered the Canadian National Darts Championship in 1992 and reached the last 16.

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Fortunately for Gary Mawson, he did have his British passport on him, which was enough to allow him into Britain after his arrival at Manchester airport.

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Gary Mawson defeated Darren Johnson and Mark Frost in the first two rounds, before beating Alex Roy, Mark Lawrence, Mark Dudbridge and Wayne Jones to reach the semi-finals before upsetting reigning champion van Barneveld to reach his first major final.

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Gary Mawson lost in the 2008 UK Open final to James Wade.

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Gary Mawson played in the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts, which he earned a place in by reaching the final of the 2008 UK Open but lost out in the group stages.

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Gary Mawson was responsible for the point picked up against England as he defeated 15-time World Champion Phil Taylor in his singles match.

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Gary Mawson threw a nine-dart finish at the Las Vegas Open in 2013 and went on to claim the title by defeating Wes Newton.