Magnus Caris was born on 15 November 1968 and is a Swedish former professional darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation and Professional Darts Corporation events.
18 Facts About Magnus Caris
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Magnus Caris is famous for his semi final match in the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship against crowd favourite Bobby George.
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Magnus Caris defeated Wayne Weening, Leo Laurens and Martin Adams to set up a match with George who was struggling with a very bad back following his quarter final win over Kevin Kenny.
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Magnus Caris lost the first 2 sets against George, but then won the next 4 sets and went 2 legs up in the seventh set.
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Magnus Caris played in the Winmau World Masters five times, with his best performance coming in 1992, reaching the semi-finals with wins over John Lowe, Bristow and Martin Adams before losing to Mike Gregory.
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Magnus Caris returned to televised darts at the 2009 World Masters, losing to defending champion Martin Adams in the last 16.
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In December 2010, Magnus Caris competed for Sweden in the inaugural PDC World Cup of Darts alongside Par Riihonen.
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At the start of 2011, Magnus Caris competed in the PDC qualifying school and earned his 2011 PDC tour card by getting the semi-final on the second day of qualifying.
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Magnus Caris missed eight match darts including a bullseye for a 164 finish in the sixth leg.
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Magnus Caris finished 3rd in his group with one victory and two defeats.
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Magnus Caris finished 2012 sixth on the European Order of Merit which qualified him for the 2013 World Championship, as he took the second of four spots that were available for the highest non-qualified players.
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Magnus Caris was ranked world number 44 after the tournament.
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Magnus Caris produced a very good run in the fourth UK Open Qualifier of the year by reaching the quarter-finals, beating Simon Whitlock and Andy Smith, before losing to Jamie Caven.
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Magnus Caris won two events on the Scandinavian Pro Tour during the year to finish third on their Order of Merit.
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In March 2014, Magnus Caris reached the semi-finals of the fourth Players Championship, only the second time he has done so in his PDC career.
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Magnus Caris claimed a new two-year PDC Tour Card in January 2015 by coming through the fourth day of Q School.
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Magnus Caris lost in the final of two Scandinavian Tour events in the early part of 2016.
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Magnus Caris announced his intention to retire from professional darts after the 2019 World Cup of Darts.