Paul Albert Hanvidge (born 15 June 1961) is a former Scottish professional

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player. His best achievement is reaching the quarter-finals of the Lakeside World Championship twice.

Career

Hanvidge was the 2005 German Open Champion and made his World Championship debut in 2004, losing a first round match to

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. He missed out on qualification for the event in 2005, but returned in 2006 and beat

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and

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before losing 3–5 to

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in the last eight. He made the quarterfinals again in 2007, beating Martin Phillips and

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before losing to 50-year-old qualifier,

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, in the quarterfinals. He wore a black armband in memory of his mother, who had died on Christmas Day. In 2008, he suffered a first-round exit, losing to Brian Woods, whose average of 96.51 was the highest of the first round. Hanvidge reached the final of the 2008 Norway Open, losing to

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. Hanvidge was forced to qualify for the 2009 BDO World Championship, but fell three rounds short in a defeat to Paul Gibbs. Hanvidge reached the semifinals of the 2009 British Open, defeating John Walton and

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along the way. He was beaten by

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. Hanvidge earned enough ranking points to secure a place in the 2010 BDO World Championship, but was beaten in the first round by Scott Waites while reportedly suffering a bout of

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World Championship results

BDO

* 2004: 1st round (lost to

1–3) * 2006: Quarter-final (lost to

3–5) * 2007: Quarter-final (lost to

4–5) * 2008: 1st round (lost to Brian Woods 0–3) * 2010: 1st round (lost to

Scott Waites Scott Waites (born 17 February 1977) is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. ...

0–3)

References

External links

Lakeside 2006 Championship brochureProfile and stats on Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanvidge, Paul 1961 births Living people Scottish darts players People from Barrhead British Darts Organisation players Sportspeople from East Renfrewshire