Rashad Sweeting
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Rashad Sweeting (born June 3, 1990) is a professional darts player from the Bahamas. He made World Championship history by becoming the first person to represent the country at the tournament in 2024/25, reaching the first round of the 2025 edition of the event at Alexandra Palace in London. With a world ranking of 225, he faced Dutch-born Jeffrey De Graaf, taking the first set but losing the next three to be eliminated on Day 3 of the tournament.
Despite defeat, he earned the attention of fans and media for his arrival - heading in the wrong direction[1] - and for celebrating a 180 with the “cold” celebration of Chelsea’s Cole Palmer. It was also the 100th 180 of the tournament so far.[2]
Sweeting sealed his qualification for the World Championships via the Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Order of Merit, winning two of the four events held in 2024. In Montego Bay, Jamaica, in July, he defeated Costa Rica’s Guillermo Soto 6-5, while in October in Santiago, Chile, he earned a 6-1 victory over Sudesh Fitzgerald.[3] He was denied back-to-back titles by Soto, who recovered from 5-3 down to triumph on home soil for his maiden CDLC title.[4]
According to an interview with the Daily Record in 2024, Sweeting took up darts in 2009, and described Phil Taylor as his “motivation”.[5]
According to the PDC website, he uses 23g Target darts, as of December 2024.[6] His walk-on music is I'm a Bahamian by Nakhaz, which he selected to dispel myths about the people of his nation.[5]
Away from the sport, Sweeting works as an immigration officer.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.skysports.com/darts/video/30998/13275688/a-walk-on-gone-wrong-debutant-rashad-sweeting-takes-a-wrong-turn-on-his-way-to-the-ally-pally-stage.
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- ^ "Sweeting makes history to confirm World Championship debut". PDC. 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ a b c Swan, by Craig (2024-12-17). "Meet Bahamas darts star aiming for a crack at Gary Anderson". Daily Record. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Rashad Sweeting". PDC. Retrieved 2024-12-17.