Anthony Forde (born July 6, 1962) is a
Barbadian former professional
darts
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player.
Career
Forde won the 2004 Caribbean and South American Masters which earned him a place in the
2005 PDC World Darts Championship, where he lost in the first round to
John Verwey. He won the tournament again in 2007, which earned him a place in the
2008 PDC World Darts Championship
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. He defeated
Japan
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's
Akihiro Nagakawa
is a Japanese former professional darts player.
Career
Nagakawa qualified for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship, losing in the preliminary round to Anthony Forde. He qualified again for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost agai ...
in the preliminary round and faced reigning champion
Raymond van Barneveld
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in the first round where he lost 3-0.
Forde was denied a third visit to the World Championship after losing in the final of the 2009 Caribbean and South American Masters to 2003 champion
Norman Madhoo
Norman Madhoo (born April 9, 1964) is a Guyanese professional darts player.
He is a three-time winner of the Caribbean and South American Masters, claiming the titles in 2003, 2009 and 2010.
Madhoo first qualified for the PDC World Darts Champio ...
of
Guyana
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.
Forde finished as the runner-up in the 2018 WDF Americas Cup, losing to Robin Albury 1–4.
Forde quit the PDC in 2018.
World Championship results
PDC
* 2005: Last 48 (lost to
John Verwey 2–3) (sets)
* 2008: Last 64 (lost to
Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champ ...
0–3)
External links
Profile and stats on Darts Database
1962 births
Barbadian darts players
Living people
Professional Darts Corporation associate players
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