Ray Carver

For the American writer and poet, see Raymond Carver.

Ray Carver
Personal information
Nickname	Razor
Born	(1973-06-13) June 13, 1973 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Home town	Nashua, New Hampshire USA
Darts information
Playing darts since	1997
Darts	20g Ray Carver TIGA
Laterality	left-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2002-2003, 2009-
PDC	2003-2009
BDO majors - best performances
World Masters	Last 32 2002
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32 2006
Desert Classic	Quarter Finals 2005
UK Open	Preliminary 2007
US Open/WSoD	Quarter Finals 2008
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
ADO Shoot The Rapids Soft Tip Bullshooter European Championship Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship Windy City Open	2012 2006 2001 2006

Raymond 'Ray' Carver (born June 13, 1973 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American darts player who competes in the British Darts Organisation and is generally regarded as one of the top American darts players. He is nicknamed Razor and currently lives in Chicago, IL.

Career

Carver made his World Championship debut in the 2003 PDC World Darts Championship, losing 4-0 to Wayne Mardle in the qualifying round. His second World Championship appearance in the 2006 World Championship saw him defeating number three seed Ronnie Baxter in the first round. He lost in the second round to Andy Smith. In the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship, Carver suffered a first round exit to Wayne Mardle. He has also qualified for the Las Vegas Desert Classic in 2005, 2006 and 2007, reaching to quarter-finals in 2005 before losing to Wes Newton. Carver was one of the American qualifiers for the inaugural World Series of Darts but lost easily in the first round to Peter Manley.

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