Andrew Robert Davies (born 19 May 1983) is a Welsh former

darts Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard. Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...

player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He currently works for the PDC as a scoring official.

Career

Davies played in the 2003

UK Open The Cazoo UK Open is a ranking major darts tournament held annually at the Butlins Minehead Resort by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in England. Often referred to as the "FA Cup of darts", the UK Open replicates the abolition of seedin ...

, losing in the last 64 stage to Henry O'Neill. Davies then qualified for the 2003

Las Vegas Desert Classic The Las Vegas Desert Classic was a darts tournament, organized by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and was held each year in July from 2002 until 2009. Its original venue was the MGM Grand Casino and Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada from 2002 to ...

, narrowly losing both group games to

Wayne Mardle Wayne Elliot Mardle (born 10 May 1973) is an English former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO). He was runner-up in three PDC majors, losing to Phil ...

and Roland Scholten. Davies reached the 64 stage of the 2005 UK Open, winning two matches before losing 8–0 to

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. Since then though, Davies has not been able to qualify for a major event, his last big event came in the 2007 US Open, reaching the third round before losing to Scholten. Davies announced his retirement from professional darts in May 2009. Since 2010 Andrew has returned to the circuit as a scorer, he can be identified by his signature shake of the hand and nod of the head as he greets the competitors.

Personal life

Davies is a practicing

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and has spoken publicly about his passion for Christ. He has runs lessons for budding dart officials called "Jesus was a Scorer".

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Andrew 1983 births Living people Welsh darts players Professional Darts Corporation former pro tour players