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(born 15 April 1977) is a Japanese darts player. ==Career== Muramatsu qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship. He defeated Poland's Krzysztof Kciuk 4-1 in the preliminary round, but lost 3-0 to Ronnie Baxter in the first round. Muramatsu qualified for his second PDC World Championship in 2012, where he beat Dennis Nilsson 4-2 in legs in the preliminary round to set up a last 64 meeting with 15-time world champion, Phil Taylor. He was beaten 0-3 but did manage to win three legs during the match, including breaking Taylor's throw twice. Taylor said after the match that Muramatsu would have "frightened any pro" with the level of his performance during the match. He moved to 94 in the PDC Order of Merit after the Championship.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=PDC Order of Merit )〕 Muramatsu represented Japan with Morihiro Hashimoto in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 2-5 by Sweden in the first round. Muramatsu qualified for his third PDC World Championship, and second in succession, in 2013 by winning the Japan Qualifying Event.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2013 PDC World Championship Qualifiers )〕 He played Dave Harrington of New Zealand in the preliminary round, winning 4–0 to set up a first round match against Simon Whitlock which he lost 3–0.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Ladbrokes WDC Day Six )〕 He played in his third World Cup of Darts and first with Sho Katsumi in February and they advanced from Group A thanks to a 5–4 win over Austria.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon )〕 They then defeated the Republic of Ireland 5–3 to face the top seeds of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis in the quarter-finals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Betfair World Cup of Darts - Last 16 )〕 Muramatsu lost to Taylor 4–1, but Katsumi defeated Lewis meaning that a doubles match was required to settle the tie. Japan led 2–0 but went on to lose 4–2.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Betfair World Cup of Darts - Quarter-Finals )〕 He was edged out 6–5 by Hashimoto in the final of the Japanese qualifier for the 2014 World Championship.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2013 PDC World Japan Qualifying Event Results )〕 In June 2014, Muramatsu and Hashimoto watched as Canada missed seven darts for the match in the first round of the World Cup of Darts to step in and steal a 5–4 win.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=bwin World Cup of Darts First Round )〕 In the second round they both lost their singles matches against the Northern Irish partnering of Brendan Dolan and Michael Mansell to exit the tournament.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=bwin World Cup of Darts Second Round )〕 A week later he won the French Soft Tip Darts Live event by beating Shaun Narain in the final.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2014 Soft Tip Dartslive France Player Prize Money )〕 Muramatsu qualified for the 2015 World Championship by defeating Masumi Chino 6–5 in the Japanese Qualifier.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Final International Qualifiers Win Spots )〕 He lost to Boris Koltsov 4–2 in the preliminary round.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=William Hill World Championship Day Four )〕 Muramatsu entered PDC Qualifying School and was knocked out in the last 16 on two of four days which helped him finish inside the top 18 on the Order of Merit who earn two-year PDC tour cards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=PDC Qualifying School Day Four )〕 After whitewashing China 5–0, Muramatsu and Hashimoto were knocked out of the World Cup in the second round for the second year in a row this time to the top seeds England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=bwin World Cup of Darts Quarter-Finals )〕 Muramatsu competed in the inaugural Japan Darts Masters and was eliminated 6–1 by Peter Wright in the opening round.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters Day One )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Haruki Muramatsu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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