Ronnie Davis (born 10 August 1942) is a retired English professional

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player who played in

British Darts Organisation The British Darts Organisation (BDO) was a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft. Made up of 66 member counties, it oversaw professional, semi-professional and amateur darts competitions in Britain. The BDO was a founder ...

events in the 1970s and 1980s.

Career

Davis won the 1978

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, beating

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and

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before beating Tony Brown in the final. Davis then played in the 1979 BDO World Darts Championship, beating

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in the first round before losing in the second round to

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World Championship results

BDO

* 1979: Last 16: (lost to

0–2) (sets)

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
Living people English darts players British Darts Organisation players 1942 births {{UK-darts-bio-stub