Brian Cairns (13 June 1940 – 1 October 1993) was a Welsh professional

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player.

Darts career

Cairns played in the

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twice. In 1987, he beat 1983 World Champion Keith Deller in the first round but lost in the second round to Sweden's

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. In 1990 he returned to the Lakeside, beating Scotland's

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in the first round but lost in the second round to another Swede,

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. Cairns also played in the 1989

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, losing in the first round to Denmark's Troels Rusel. It was the same year that Cairns captured his biggest title, the British Open. He beat Phil Taylor in the quarter-finals and in the semi-finals beat

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. He took the title by beating

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, who had beaten Bob Anderson and

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en route to the final. Cairns last played in the 1992 Welsh Open, reaching the quarter-final stage.

''Bullseye''

Cairns appeared twice on television show ''

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'', scoring 340 on both occasions with nine darts when attempting to win the Bronze Bully.

Death

Cairns died on 1 October 1993.

References

External links

Brian Cairns' profile and stats on Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cairns, Brian 1993 deaths Welsh darts players Place of birth missing 1940 births British Darts Organisation players