Gerry Haywood (4 May 1946 – 12 September 2016) was an English professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s. He competed in the

1984 BDO World Darts Championship The 1984 Embassy World Darts Championship was held from 31 December 1983 to 7 January 1984 at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent. Eric Bristow made up for his defeat against Keith Deller in the previous year's final by winning his third ...

, defeating the

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player Owen Thomas 2–0 in the first round, but was defeated 4–0 in the second round by

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Nicky Virachkul Nicholas "Nick" Virachkul (June 3, 1948 – April 17, 1999) was an American professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s. Personal life Nicky Virachkul was born in Thailand, studied in the United States and became a naturalized ...

. Haywood also played in the 1984 Winmau World Masters but lost in the first round to Bob Anderson. His greatest run came in the 1983 British Professional, beating

Keith Deller Keith Kelvin Deller (born 24 December 1959) is an English former professional darts player best known for winning the 1983 BDO World Darts Championship and Unipart British Professional Championship in 1987. He was the first qualifier ever to ...

and Dai Furnish to reach the quarter-finals, before losing to Eric Bristow. Haywood died in September 2016.

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Profile and stats on Darts Database
1946 births 2016 deaths British Darts Organisation players English darts players Sportspeople from Sheffield {{UK-darts-bio-stub