Eddy Sims (born 2 December 1971) is an Australian former

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player.

Career

Sims began playing in WDF ranked events in 2006, mainly playing in events based in his homeland. He reached the quarter-finals of the Pacific Masters in 2006 and 2007 and followed it up by reaching the final of the 2007 Australian Masters where he lost to

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments, having also played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) between 2004 and 2009. He uses the nickname T ...

. Sims made three ranked semi final appearances in 2008, in the Pacific Masters, Malaysian Open and the New Zealand Masters. He had earlier reached the semi-finals of the Central Coast Australian Classic, an unranked event. Sims then won the 2008 Australian Masters, defeating Adam Bainbridge 8–1 in the final. His good performances in 2008 earned Sims automatic qualification for the

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, entering as the number 16 seed. He was drawn with Welshman Robert Hughes in the first round and lost 3–2.2009 BDO World Darts Championships Results
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World Championship results

BDO

* 2009: Last 32: (lost to Robert Hughes 2–3) (sets) * 2015: Last 40: (lost to

Cedric Waegemans Cedric Waegemans (born 26 December 1984) is a Belgian former professional darts player who played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Career Waegemans won the Belgium National Championship in 2013. Apart from this he has only made one ...

1–3)

Personal life

Sims is not a full-time professional and works as a Telecommunication Technical Officer.

References

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
1971 births Australian darts players Living people British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation associate players Sportspeople from Geelong Sportspeople from Melbourne {{australia-darts-bio-stub