Haruki Muramatsu
| Haruki Muramatsu | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | 村松 治樹 | ||||
| Nickname | HAL | ||||
| Born |
April 15, 1977 Iwate Prefecture, Japan |
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| Home town | Iwate Prefecture Japan |
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| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 2002 | ||||
| Darts | 19g Target 'Haruki Muramatsu' | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | Gangnam Style by Psy | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| PDC | 2009– | ||||
| PDC premier events - best performances | |||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2010, 2012, 2013 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
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Haruki Muramatsu (村松 治樹? Muramatsu Haruki) (born 15 April 1977) is a Japanese darts player.
Muramatsu qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship. He defeated Poland's Krzysztof Kciuk 4-1 in the preliminary round, but lost 3-0 to Ronnie Baxter in the first round.
Muramatsu qualified for his second PDC World Championship in 2012, where he beat Dennis Nilsson 4-2 in legs in the preliminary round to set up a last 64 meeting with 15-time world champion, Phil Taylor. He was beaten 0-3 but did manage to win three legs during the match, including breaking Taylor's throw twice. Taylor said after the match that Muramatsu would have "frightened any pro" with the level of his performance during the match. He moved to 94 in the PDC Order of Merit after the Championship. Muramatsu represented Japan with Morihiro Hashimoto in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 2-5 by Sweden in the first round.
Muramatsu qualified for his third PDC World Championship, and second in succession, in 2013 by winning the Japan Qualifying Event. He played Dave Harrington of New Zealand in the preliminary round, winning 4–0 to set up a first round match against Simon Whitlock which he lost 3–0. He played in his third World Cup of Darts and first with Sho Katsumi in February and they advanced from Group A thanks to a 5–4 win over Austria. They then defeated the Republic of Ireland 5–3 to face the top seeds of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis in the quarter-finals. Muramatsu lost to Taylor 4–1, but Katsumi defeated Lewis meaning that a doubles match was required to settle the tie. Japan led 2–0 but went on to lose 4–2. He was edged out 6–5 by Hashimoto in the final of the Japanese qualifier for the 2014 World Championship.
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