Bruno Raes (born 21 Juli 1967) is a Belgian former professional

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player.

Career

Raes qualified for the 1991 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to

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. Raes then won the 1991 German Open, beating American Steve Brown in the final. He made a second appearance in the Lakeside in the

1995 BDO World Darts Championship The 1995 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 1 to 8 January 1995 at the Lakeside Leisure Complex, Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. Richie Burnett became the second Welshman to be crowned World Champion aft ...

, losing in the first round 3–1 to

Martin Adams Martin Adams (born 4 June 1956) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Nicknamed "Wolfie", he is a three-time BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion. He represents Cambridges ...

, despite taking the first set. The year also saw Raes win the Spring Cup, the Belgium National Championship and the Belgium Gold Cup. He returned to Lakeside for the

1996 BDO World Darts Championship The 1996 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 1–7 January 1996 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey and was won by the number six seed Steve Beaton. Beaton, who suffered a first round loss in the ...

, again losing in the first round 3–0 to

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. Raes then disappeared from the circuit, only to return in 2007, playing in the German Gold Cup. He then went on to regain the Belgium Gold Cup in 2008, 13 years after his first success. Raes then played in his very first

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campaign, but lost in the very first round to Pavel Drtil of the Czech Republic.

World Championship results

BDO

*1991: First round (lost to

1–3) *1995: First round (lost to

1–3) *1996: First round (lost to

0–3)

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
Belgian darts players Living people British Darts Organisation players 1957 births Sportspeople from Aalst, Belgium {{Belgium-sport-bio-stub