Shaun Greatbatch

Darts player infobox


playername = Shaun Greatbatch
fullname =
nickname = 9 Dart
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|7|13
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
hometown =
homecountry = England
since =
darts =
BDO = 2001 to present
PDC =
currentrank = 6 (BDO)
BDO World = Semi-Finals 2006
World Masters = Last 32 2006
World Darts Trophy = Last 16 2004, 2007
Int. Darts League = Quarter-Finals 2003
PDC World =
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Grand Prix =
UK Open =
Vegas =
Premier League =
US Open =
Grand Slam = Last 32 Group 2007
tournament = Dutch Open
Swedish Open
German Open Pairs
Denmark Open
England National Championship
resultyears = 2002
2004, 2007
2004
2005
2006, 2007

Shaun Greatbatch (born July 13, 1969) is an English darts player. He lives in Suffolk, UK and works in the construction industry. His nickname is 9 Dart. The reason for his nickname is that he hit a perfect nine dart finish in the final of the 2002 Dutch Open against Steve Coote, the first to be done on live television as it was shown on Dutch television. Shaun's family is said by commentators to have a rich darting pedigree. His mother Sandra reached the semi-finals in the Women's World Championship in 2002 and was a Women's World Masters finalist in 1992 and 1997. Shaun lost in the first round of the BDO World Darts Championship in his first four occasions, 2001 against then reigning champion Ted Hankey, in 2003 against Colin Monk, 2004 against James Wade and 2005 against Mike Veitch. This dubious honour ended in the 2006 World Championship, where Shaun finally won in five sets against Niels de Ruiter. He went on to reach the semi-finals, losing to eventual champion Jelle Klaasen. The result means he did not need to qualify for the 2007 championship where he lost in the second round to Tony Eccles. In 2008 the first round jinx came back to haunt him as he was beaten by Martin Phillips

On June 14, 2008 it was announced that Shaun was diagnosed with myeloma, which is cancer in the bone marrow. He is currently awaiting chemotherapy.

Titles won

*Dutch Open Winner 2002
*German Open Pairs Winner 2004 (with Tony Eccles)
*Swedish Open Winner 2004
*Denmark Open Singles Champion 2005