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Ken MacNeil (born December 16, 1975) is a Canadian darts player. ==Career== MacNeil qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship by finishing fourth in the North American Order of Merit. In the preliminary round, he defeated Guyana's Norman Madhoo 4–2. In the first round, he lost 3–2 to Alan Tabern.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2010 PDC World Championship Results )〕 He represented Canada with John Part in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they reached the second round by defeating Hungary 5–3. MacNeil then beat 15-time World Champion Phil Taylor in his singles match, but they would eventually succumb 3–2 to the English duo of Taylor and Adrian Lewis, having lost a sudden death leg. In June MacNeil lost in the final of the Canadian Open to Terry Hayhurst.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2012 Canadian Open Player Prize Money )〕 MacNeil entered Q School in an attempt to win a PDC Tour Card to play the full circuit in 2013 and 2014 and succeeded on the first day, defeating David Copley 6–2 in his final match.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Q School Set For Record Field )〕 He dedicated his success to his late father who had died a month earlier. MacNeil did not play in his third World Cup of Darts as Jeff Smith had overtaken him in the Order of Merit as Canada's second highest player behind John Part.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=PDC Qualifying School Day One )〕 In May, he matched his best ever result in a PDC event by reaching the last 16 of the fourth Players Championship courtesy of wins over Wayne Jones, Nick Fullwell and Paul Nicholson, before losing 6–4 to Jamie Caven.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Brilliant Double For Caven )〕 MacNeil lost 9–8 to Ronnie Baxter in the third round of the UK Open.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Speedy Services UK Open - Friday )〕 He did not play in a PDC event throughout the rest 2013 and the whole of 2014. MacNeil returned to Q School in January 2015 and was defeated in the final round on day three by Jason Wilson. However, after all four days had been completed he finished second on the Order of Merit to earn a new two-year tour card.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=PDC Qualifying School Day Four )〕 At the World Cup, MacNeil and Part lost 5–4 to New Zealand in the first round.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=bwin World Cup of Darts Day Two )〕 He qualified for a couple of European Tour events in 2015, but was knocked out in the first round of both. In October at the 18th Players Championship, MacNeil defeated Wes Newton 6–2, Eddie Dootson 6–3, Jamie Caven 6–3 and Justin Pipe 6–1 to reach his first PDC quarter-final in over five years, where he was beaten 6–1 by Gary Anderson.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=2015 PDPA Players Championship Ireland Results )〕 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「Ken MacNeil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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