Harry Robinson (born 27 December 1969 from
Eden, Cumbria
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) is a former
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professional darts player. Who currently playing in the
Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He used to play
rugby union
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, before switching to
darts
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Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...
.
Career
From
Eden,
Cumbria
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, Robinson originally started his sporting career playing
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
, before switching to
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.
Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...
in 1990, reaching the final of the
BDO German Open that year.
After switching to the
PDC, he played in the
1997 World Matchplay, losing to
Mick Manning
Mick Manning (born 1959) is a British artist and creator of children's books.
Biography
Manning was raised in Haworth, near Keighley, Yorkshire, England. He first attended Bradford College, then studied graphic design at the University of Nort ...
in the first round. His big breakthrough came in the
1998 PDC World Darts Championship
The 1998 Skol World Darts Championship was held between 29 December 1997 and 4 January 1998 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex. Skol, who sponsored the inaugural event in 1994 returned as title sponsors – which they were to fulfil for the ...
, when he won Group 8. After losing to the American
Steve Brown in his first match, he needed a big win against 3rd seed
Alan Warriner
Alan Warriner-Little (born Warriner; 24 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed The Iceman, he is a former World Grand Prix champion and a former runner-up at the World Professional Darts Championship.
Darts care ...
to qualify for the quarter-finals, and thanks to whitewashing him 3–0, he topped the group by set difference. He would go on to lose 4–1 to
Keith Deller in the quarter-finals.
The following year, he beat
Sean Downs
Sean Downs (born February 6 1967) is an American former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Originally from Oregon, Downs first competed in the BDO World Darts Championship in 1993, wher ...
in the first round and lost to
Alan Warriner
Alan Warriner-Little (born Warriner; 24 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed The Iceman, he is a former World Grand Prix champion and a former runner-up at the World Professional Darts Championship.
Darts care ...
in the Last 16 2–3.
After doing nothing of note for the majority of the following 20 years, Robinson won a PDC Tour Card at Q-School in 2016.
Robinson quit the PDC in 2018.
World Championship Performances
PDC
* 1998: Quarter Final (lost to
Keith Deller 1–4)
* 1999: Second round (lost to
Alan Warriner
Alan Warriner-Little (born Warriner; 24 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed The Iceman, he is a former World Grand Prix champion and a former runner-up at the World Professional Darts Championship.
Darts care ...
2–3)
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
People from Eden District
Sportspeople from Cumbria
English rugby union players
English darts players
Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders
Rugby union players from Cumbria