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Brian Dawson (darts Player)
Brian "Doggy" Dawson (born 12 December 1968) is an English professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Dawson began to see success in the 2014–15 season as he qualified for the televised stages of the Winmau World Masters, losing narrowly to Glen Durrant after having match darts. Dawson then debuted at the World Championship and reached the quarter-finals, after victories against Seigo Asada, Madars Razma, and Jeffrey de Graaf Jeffrey de Graaf (born 21 November 1990) is a Dutch darts player. He has played in six World Championships (four BDO and two PDC) but has lost in the first round each time. He moved from the BDO to the PDC in 2016. Career BDO In 2012, De Graaf .... He was eventually defeated by fourth seed Scott Mitchell, who went on to win the tournament. World Championship results BDO * 2015: Quarter-finals (lost to Scott Mitchell 2–5) * 2016: 2nd round (lost to Jeff Smith 1–4) * 2017: 1st round (lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurnscoe
Thurnscoe is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Dearne North ward of the Barnsley MBC. Historic counties of England, Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village is approximately from Barnsley and from Doncaster. It is served by Thurnscoe railway station with bus links provided by Stagecoach Group, Stagecoach. History Set in the heart of the Dearne Valley, historically, Thurnscoe was a farming village and in Roman Britain, Roman times it was situated on the Roman road Ryknild Street, which ran down a track, (known locally as "the cow track" as it was the route for the dairy herds until the farm closed in recent years), to the east of what is now Rectory Lane. It continues up Southfield Lane by the side of the cemetery and over fields to the south of the village, and up Clayton Lane to the north. Thurnscoe was known in early times as Turnesc, this becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2016 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 39th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 31st staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. The defending men's champion was Scott Mitchell, who won his first world title in 2015, but lost in the Quarter-finals to Richard Veenstra. 2013 world champion Scott Waites won the title by defeating Jeff Smith 7–1 in the final. Lisa Ashton was the defending women's champion, having won the previous two editions, but lost to Trina Gulliver in the Quarter-finals. Gulliver then went on to win her 10th world championship title after defeating Deta Hedman 3–2 in the final. Format and qualifiers Men's On 27 November 2015, Hull qualifier Vladimir Andersen was removed from the field after being suspended by the Danish Darts Union and was replaced by Sam Hewson, the player next in line according to the rankings. Preliminary Round All matches are the best of 5 sets. Last 32 Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1968 Births
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Zuiderduin Masters
The 2015 Zuiderduin Masters is a BDO/ WDF darts tournament that took place in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands. Men results Men's tournament Group stage ''All matches best of 9 legs. Two points are gained for every match won.'' ''P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/- = Leg difference; Pts = Points'' Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Knockout stages {{8TeamBracket , RD1=Quarter FinalsBest of 5 sets , RD2=Semi FinalsBest of 5 sets , RD3=FinalBest of 9 sets , score-width=100 , team-width=200 , RD1-team1= {{flagicon, WAL Jim Williams , RD1-score1= 3 , RD1-team2= {{flagicon, ENG Brian Dawson , RD1-score2= 1 , RD1-team3= {{flagicon, ENG Glen Durrant , RD1-score3= 3 , RD1-team4= {{flagicon, WAL Martin Phillips , RD1-score4= 0 , RD1-team5= {{flagicon, NED Danny Noppert , RD1-score5= 3 , RD1-team6= {{flagicon, ENG Darryl Fitton , RD1-score6= 0 , RD1-team7= {{flagicon, ENG Martin Adams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuiderduin Masters
The Finder Darts Masters was a darts tournament held in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, sanctioned by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation, running intermittently under several different names from 1995 to 2018. The tournament was previously known as the Zuiderduin Masters from 2007 to 2014, as the Leendesk Masters in 2005, as the Doeland Grand Masters from 2001 to 2004, as the European Grand Masters in 2000, and as the Dutch Grand Masters in 1995 and 1996. It was held in December and was traditionally the last BDO event held before the annual World Championship. The tournament was an unranked event until 2008, when it was installed as a ranking event, along with the World Championships and the World Masters, following the cancellation of the World Darts Trophy and the International Darts League. The organizers of the event announced in 2019 that that year's event would not take place due to the termination of the sponsorship with Dutch e-commerce comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Masters (darts)
The 2017 Winmau World Masters was a major tournament on the BDO/ WDF calendar for 2017. It took place from 25–27 September at the Bridlington Spa Hall, which hosted the stage element of the event for the first time since 2009. Glen Durrant was the defending men’s champion after defeating Mark McGeeney in last year’s final by 6 sets to 3 but he failed to defend his title after losing to eventual champion Krzysztof Ratajski in the quarter-finals. Trina Gulliver was the defending women’s champion after defeating Deta Hedman in the final last year by 5 legs to 2 but she failed to defend her title after losing to Tricia Wright in the quarter-finals. In the men’s, Ratajski won his first ever major as a player and that the first time a Polish player won a televised major. It was even more remarkable that he had to play through all of the qualifying rounds before meeting and defeating the number 7 seed Richard Veenstra in the last 32 by 3 sets to 1, Alan Soutar in the last 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 World Masters (darts)
The 2016 Winmau World Masters was a major tournament on the BDO/ WDF calendar for 2016. It took place from 1–4 December at the Lakeside Country Club, which hosted the stage element of the event for the first time. Glen Durrant maintained the men's title whilst Trina Gulliver won her sixth women's World Masters. Men's Seeds Seeding was take place in accordance of the BDO Rankings for end of October 2016. The players was seeded in fifth round. Draw (Last 32 onwards) Women's Draw Last 8 onwards. Boy's draw Last 8 onwards. Girl's draw Last 4 onwards References {{World Masters (darts) World Masters World Masters The World Masters, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mita/Sky World Masters, was a snooker tournament held between 13 and 26 January 1991. Conceived by promoter Barry Hearn, the tournament had a similar format to the Grand Slam events in tenn ... World Masters (darts) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Masters (darts)
The 2015 Winmau World Masters was a major tournament on the BDO/ WDF calendar for 2015. It took place from 8–11 October at the Hull City Hall, which hosted the stage element of the event for the fourth year. Men's Seeds The seedings were finalised on 31 August. For the fourth consecutive year, there are 32 seeds (an increase from 8 between 2007–2011) with the Top 16 exempt until the Last 32 stage. Men's Draw Last 32 onwards. Sets are best of 3 legs. Last 32 Women's seeds The seedings were finalised on 31 August. The women's seeds enter at the start of the competition. Women's draw Last 8 onwards. Boys Final Girls Final References World Masters (darts) World Masters World Masters The World Masters, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mita/Sky World Masters, was a snooker tournament held between 13 and 26 January 1991. Conceived by promoter Barry Hearn, the tournament had a similar format to the Grand Slam events in tenn ... Sport in Kingston upon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 World Masters (darts)
The 2014 Winmau World Masters was a major tournament on the BDO/ WDF calendar for 2014. It took place from 9–12 October, with 9 October played at the Bonus Arena for the non-stage matches, and 10–12 October played at the Hull City Hall, which hosted the stage element of the event for the fourth year. Stephen Bunting was unable to defend his title due to his switch to the PDC. Deta Hedman attempted to defend the title she won in 2013 as the number 1 seed. Maud Jansson defeated her 4–2 in the last 64 though. Another seed that was knocked out before the quarter-finals was Lorraine Winstanley who lost 1–3 in the last 16 to Lisa Ashton. Anastasia Dobromyslova ended up winning the competition by defeating Fallon Sherrock 4–1 in the final. In the men's final Martin Phillips defeated Jamie Hughes 7–3. In the girls competition 17-year-old Robyn Byrne defeated 10-year-old Beau Greaves 4–0 in the final. In the boys competition Colin Roelofs defeated Callan Rydz 4–1 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 BDO World Trophy
The 2017 BDO World Trophy was a major darts tournament run by the British Darts Organisation. It was hosted between 26–29 May 2017 at Memo Arts Centre, Barry, Wales. The event was broadcast on FrontRunner. Australian qualifier Peter Machin won the men's title, and Dutch player Aileen de Graaf won the women's title. Men Qualifiers Top 16 in BDO Rankings # Glen Durrant # Mark McGeeney # Jamie Hughes # Scott Mitchell # Dean Reynolds # Danny Noppert # Darryl Fitton # Wesley Harms # Scott Waites # Darius Labanauskas # Ross Montgomery # Martin Adams # Geert De Vos # Nick Kenny # Martin Phillips # Richard Veenstra 17–22 in BDO Rankings WDF regional Qualifiers * Yuya Higuchi * Peter Machin * Dennis Nilsson * Cameron Menzies * Umit Uygunsozlu * Joe Chaney * Willem Mandigers Play-Offs Qualifiers * Martin Atkins * Carl Dennell * Jeff Smith Regional Qualifiers Greg Moss and David Cameron, originally qualified for this event, but had to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 BDO World Trophy
The 2016 Sports Direct BDO World Trophy is a major darts tournament run by the British Darts Organisation, hosted between 28–30 May 2016 at Lakeside Leisure Complex, Frimley Green, Surrey. This event is organized by the British Darts Organisation. Darryl Fitton won the men's title for the first time, while Lisa Ashton retained the women's title she won the previous year. Prize Fund *Winner £20,000 (men), £4,000 (women) *Runner Up £10,000 (men), £2,000 (women) *Joint 3rd 2 x £5,000 (men), 2 x £1,500 (women) *Joint 5th 4 x £2,500 (men), 4 x £1,250 (women) *Joint 9th 8 x £1,500 (men), 8 x £1,000 (women) *Joint 17th 16 x £1,000 (men) *Totals £150.000 (£78,000 men, £22,000 women) Nine dart check-out £50,000 Qualifiers Men Draw Men Women Draw Television coverage The event is live on UKTV channel Dave. The Winmau website will show live coverage of all three days. References {{Reflist BDO World Trophy BDO World Trophy BDO World Trophy Frimley Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
