Angus Ross (18 April 1953 – 17 January 2016) was a Scottish professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Biography

Ross represented Scotland with captain Rab Smith and

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in the 1981 BDO Nations Cup. In the final with Scotland and England tied at 4–4, Ross defeated Cliff Lazarenko in the deciding leg to clinch the trophy 5-4 for the Scots.Cliff Lazarenko vs Angus Ross 1981 Nations Cup Final
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1981 BDO World Darts Championship The 1981 Embassy World Darts Championship was the fourth year that the British Darts Organisation had staged a world championship. The field was expanded from 24 to 32 players, the format which would remain for many years. For the third successiv ...

, losing in the first round to John Lowe. He then played in the

1982 BDO World Darts Championship The 1982 Embassy World Darts Championship was the fifth year that the British Darts Organisation had staged a world championship. For the fourth successive year, the tournament was staged at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent. The event saw ...

and defeated former world champion Leighton Rees 2–0 in the first round, but was defeated by Australian Terry O'Dea 0–2 in the second round. Ross once appeared on the quiz show '' Bullseye'', where he achieved a score of 179 from nine darts. Ross died from

pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of t ...

in January 2016 at the age of 62.

World Championship results

BDO

* 1981: 1st Round (lost to John Lowe 0–2) * 1982: 2nd Round (lost to Terry O'Dea 0–2)

References

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
1953 births 2016 deaths British Darts Organisation players Sportspeople from Kilmarnock Scottish darts players Deaths from pancreatic cancer {{UK-darts-bio-stub