Mark Cleaver
New Zealand professional darts player
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Mark Cleaver (born 2 October 1967[2]) is a New Zealand professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Nickname"The Maestro"
Born2 October 1967
Taranaki, New Zealand
Taranaki, New Zealand
HometownTaranaki, New Zealand
Playingdartssince2009
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| Nickname | "The Maestro" | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1967 Taranaki, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Taranaki, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23g Cuesoul | |||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol | |||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2012– | |||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2021– | |||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF) 85  1 (23 February 2026)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 272: 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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DPNZ Pro Tour
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Medal record
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Career
Cleaver started playing darts at the age of 10. His nickname, "the Maestro", comes from him playing guitar.[3] He previously aimed to become a professional golfer but later switched back to darts.[4]
Cleaver made his World Series of Darts debut in the 2015 Auckland Darts Masters losing to Peter Wright from Scotland. He then participated at 2017 Auckland Darts Masters, losing to James Wade of England, and then played at the 2018 Brisbane Darts Masters losing to Michael van Gerwen from Netherlands.
