Kenneth Summers (born 12 February 1952) is an

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former

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player who competed in the 1980s.

Playing darts career

He competed in the

1985 BDO World Darts Championship The 1985 Embassy World Darts Championship was the 8th World Professional Championships. The tournament was held between 5 and 12 January. It was the seventh and final time that the tournament was held at the Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Tr ...

and faced fellow Englishman and defending champion

Eric Bristow Eric John Bristow, (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player. He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was ...

in the first round. Leading 1–0 in sets and 2–0 in the second set, Summers narrowly missed double 16 for the match and Bristow eventually won the match 2-1 and went on to beat

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to claim his 4th world title. He returned four years later to play in the 1989 BDO World Darts Championship but lost in the first round to Bob Anderson.

World Championship results

BDO

* 1985: Last 32: (lost to

1–2) (sets) * 1989: Last 32: (lost to Bob Anderson 0–3)

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
English darts players Living people British Darts Organisation players 1952 births {{UK-darts-bio-stub