Scott Waites was born on 17 February 1977 and is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments of the Professional Darts Corporation.
24 Facts About Scott Waites
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Scott Waites is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament.
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Scott Waites is a former Winmau World Masters champion, WDF World Cup singles' champion, Zuiderduin Masters champion.
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Scott Waites won the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts, becoming the only BDO representative to win the event.
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Scott Waites took the Welsh Masters title in March 2007 and earlier reached the final of the 2007 Scottish Open.
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Barry Hearn confirmed on 13 August 2007 via the official PDC website, that Scott Waites was the highest ranked non-qualifier in the BDO that had accepted his invitation to compete in the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts, alongside Dennis Priestley.
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Scott Waites made his World Championship debut at the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship and reached the quarter-finals, defeating Mike Veitch and Remco van Eijden before losing to Brian Woods.
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Scott Waites was one of 32 pub qualifiers for the 2008 PDC UK Open, reaching to the last 32 stage, losing to Ronnie Baxter.
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On 12 July 2008 Scott Waites won the 2008 BDO Gold Cup, beating Gary Anderson four sets to two in the final.
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In December 2008, Scott Waites reached his first major BDO final, reaching the Winmau World Masters final.
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Scott Waites entered the 2009 Winmau World Masters as the number two seed, but lost in the last 16 stage in a major upset to Lourence Ilagan of the Philippines having had several darts to win the match.
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However at the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts, Scott Waites used Walk This Way by Run-D.
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Scott Waites entered the 2010 BDO World Championship as the 2nd seed.
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At the 2010 World Masters, Scott Waites reached the Quarter Finals, before losing to eventual champion Martin Adams.
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At the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts, Scott Waites reached the final by winning all three of his group matches, then following up with comprehensive victories over Raymond van Barneveld, Co Stompe and Steve Beaton.
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Scott Waites was the sixth seed for the 2011 BDO World Championship and was second favourite with bookmakers at the start of the tournament.
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At the 2011 World Masters in Hull, Scott Waites defeated Ewan Hyslop in the Last 16, Gary Robson in the Quarter-Finals, defending champion Martin Adams in the semi-finals, and World Championship runner-up Dean Winstanley in the final to win his first World Masters title.
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Scott Waites went into the 2013 BDO World Championship as number three seed and bookmakers' favourite.
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Scott Waites did enjoy another good run at the PDC Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals before being defeated by Robert Thornton.
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Scott Waites pulled out of the 2015 World Trophy due to having an operation on his shoulder; this put him out of action for a couple of months.
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However, Scott Waites failed to earn a tour card in the four day qualifying event and subsequently remained in the BDO.
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Scott Waites entered the following weekend's PDC Challenge Tour events.
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Scott Waites was not a full-time professional player during his time on the BDO circuit, he was at the time a carpenter for Pennine Housing 2000, a member of the Together Housing Group who acted as a sponsor.
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Scott Waites quit his job in 2020 after successfully gaining a 2-year PDC tour card at Q School and is a full time professional dart player in the PDC.