Roger Carter (darts player)

Roger Carter (born October 28, 1961) is an American former professional darts player who played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Roger Carter
Personal information
Nickname	"Taz"
Born	(1961-10-28) October 28, 1961 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
Home town	Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Darts information
Playing darts since	1978
Darts	20 Gram
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1995–1999
PDC	2000–2012
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Quarter Finals: 1997
World Masters	Last 16: 1996
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open	Last 96: 2007
Desert Classic	Last 24 Group Stage: 2003
US Open/WSoD	Last 16: 2008
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Virginia Beach Classic ADO Music City Classic Charlotte Open ADO Music City Classic ADO Rocket City Shocktober Open	1997, 2000, 2001 2010 2007 2013 2013

Career

Carter appeared in the BDO World Darts Championship four times with his best run being in 1997 when he made it to the Quarter finals, where he lost to Marshall James. Since 2000, Carter has played in PDC tournaments, playing mainly in their North American events, including the Las Vegas Desert Classic, the World Series of Darts and the US Open which replaced the World Series in 2007. Carter hit a nine-darter during the Desert Classic qualifiers but eventually failed to qualify for the event.

He currently lives in Auburn, Alabama.

World Championship results

BDO

• 1996: 1st Round (lost to Geoff Wylie 1–3) (sets)
• 1997: Quarter-Finals (lost to Marshall James 3–4)
• 1998: 2nd Round (lost to Roland Scholten 1–3)
• 1999: 1st Round (lost to Ted Hankey 1–3)

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database