Mitchell Clegg
Mitchell Clegg (born 12 November 1990) is an Australian professional darts player. He lives in Newcastle, New South Wales. Clegg won the Oceanic Masters title at the age of just 15 years, 345 days. This meant he was the youngest player ever to qualify for the PDC World Darts Championship.[2]
| Mitchell Clegg | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Moosta |
| Born | 12 November 1990 Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia |
| Home town | Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2004 |
| Darts | 25 Gram Harrows Steve Duke Signature |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | TNT by AC/DC |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2006–2020 |
| WDF | 2006– |
| Current world ranking | (WDF) 227  73 (13 December 2020)[1] |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2007 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| DPA Australian Matchplay Oceanic Masters DPA New South Wales Bubble | 2010 2006 2021 |
His debut at the 2007 PDC World Championship ended in the first round with a 0–3 defeat to Raymond van Barneveld who went on to win his fifth world title.
After his World Championship experience, Clegg competed in the AGP tour affiliated with the PDC as well as competing in WDF ranked events in the Oceanic region but has failed to gain much success thus far. He reached the final of the 2009 Central Coast Australian Classic but lost 6–0 in the final to Anthony Fleet.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2007: Last 64: (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0–3) (sets)
References
- "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- Clegg wins Oceanic Masters aged 15 - Mirror newspaper report