Barry Atkinson (14 December 1937 – 13 December 2021)
was an English-born Australian professional
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, missiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dar ...
player. Nicknamed Bazza, he competed in events of the 1970s and 1980s.
Darts career
Atkinson played in the 1977
Winmau World Masters
The World Masters is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the BDO/WDF tournaments, which began in 1974. The tournament is sponsored by darts board manufacturer, Winmau. The World Masters was unusual in darts in that its sets are th ...
where he lost in the last 16 stage to
Paul Reynolds who went on to reach the final and lose to
Eric Bristow
Eric John Bristow, (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player.
He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was ...
. He played in the inaugural
BDO World Darts Championship
The WDF World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the World Darts Federation. It would previously organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), who held it 43 times from 1978 to 2020.
The champio ...
in 1978, but lost in the first round 6–0 in legs to eventual champion
Leighton Rees
Leighton Thomas Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He is best known as the first British Darts Organisation, BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Champion ...
from Wales. He returned the next year, but again lost in the first round to
Ceri Morgan
Ceri Rhys Morgan (22 December 1947 – 29 February 2020
) was a Welsh professional darts player who competed in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) events in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Career
Morgan made his World Championship debut in 1979, ...
from Wales in 1979.
Atkinson left the BDO in December 1988. He later released the book ''Getting to the Point'', which would help the average darts player to improve their game through techniques, tactics and training.
World Championship results
BDO
* 1978: Last 16: (lost to
Leighton Rees
Leighton Thomas Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He is best known as the first British Darts Organisation, BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Champion ...
0–6) (legs)
* 1979: Last 24: (lost to
Ceri Morgan
Ceri Rhys Morgan (22 December 1947 – 29 February 2020
) was a Welsh professional darts player who competed in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) events in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Career
Morgan made his World Championship debut in 1979, ...
1–2) (sets)
References
External links
Profile and stats on Darts DatabaseProfile and stats on Mastercaller
1937 births
2021 deaths
Australian darts players
British Darts Organisation players
Sportspeople from Adelaide
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