Scott Baker (darts player)
Scott Baker (born 31 March 1986) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.
| Scott Baker | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Mod |
| Born | 31 March 1986 West Bromwich, West Midlands, England |
| Home town | Tipton, West Midlands |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2011 |
| Darts | 15 Gram |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | My Generation by The Who |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2016–2019 |
| PDC | 2019– |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2019 |
| World Masters | Last 32: 2018 |
| World Darts Trophy | Quarter Final: 2018 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| UK Open | Last 96: 2019 |
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Last 64: 2019 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| German Masters Lincolnshire Open Welsh Masters Winmau Wolverhampton Classic | 2018 2017 2017 2018 |
Career
In 2017, Baker won the Lincolnshire Open and Welsh Masters. He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as the 23rd ranked player in the BDO , but he lost 3–2 to Andy Baetens in the first round. The following year, he also qualified for the tournament and won his first game 3–0 against Ross Montgomery, before a stunning comeback against reigning champion Glen Durrant fell just short in the second round.
Baker opted to enter PDC UK Q-School in January 2019 with the BDO restrictions having been lifted. Following a run to the last 16 on the first day, Baker beat Dan Lauby Jr 5–1 in the final on day two to seal a two-year PDC Tour Card.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2018: 1st Round (lost to Andy Baetens 2–3)
- 2019: 2nd Round (lost to Glen Durrant 3–4)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | Did not qualify | 1R | 2R | PDC | |
| BDO World Trophy | Did not qualify | QF | PDC | ||
| Winmau World Masters | L144 | L80 | L32 | PDC | |
| UK Open | BDO | 3R | 2R | ||
| Players Championship Finals | BDO | 1R | DNQ | ||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |