Shaun McDonald (born 4 June 1985) is a Scottish professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is a World Youth Master and won a PDC Challenge Tour tournament in 2021. He also qualified two times for the WDF World Darts Championship.
Career After winning the World Youth Masters in 2002, hopes for a strong career for McDonald were high. A year later he was in the men's field for the first time, but didn't make it past the second round. In 2006, McDonald made his UK Open debut, where he was eliminated after winning in the second round. McDonald took part in the PDC Pro Tour, which was still open at the time, on several occasions, where he once reached the Last 16 phase.
In 2021, McDonald played in the PDC Q-School and then the 2021 PDC Challenge Tour series. Here he celebrated his greatest career success, because he was able to win the fifth event of the year. In November, McDonald then secured the title at the Irish Classic, after a quarter-final at the Denmark Open. 15 years after his last appearance at the UK Open, he celebrated his comeback there in 2022, but conceded a whitewash against compatriot Jamie Clark right at the start. McDonald's consistent results saw him participate in the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship, where he lost to Dave Parletti in the first round by 1–2 in sets.
During the 2022 Winmau World Masters he advanced to the third round, where he lost to eventual winner Wesley Plaisier by 0–5 in legs. On 13 December he won the qualification for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship.
World Championship results WDF 2022: First round (lost to Dave Parletti 1–2) 2023: First round (lost to Jonny Tata 1–2)
Performance timeline BDO Tournament 2003 2006BDO Ranked televised events 1R1R
WDF Tournament 2022 2023WDF Ranked televised events 1R 1RWorld Masters 3RNH
PDC Tournament 2006 2007 2022PDC Ranked televised eventsUK Open 2R 2R 1R
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