Stefan Nagy (31 July 1951 – 23 June 2016) was a former

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

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 ...

player who competed 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.

Career

At the

1992 BDO World Darts Championship The 1992 Embassy World Darts Championship was held from 3–11 January 1992 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey. With Eric Bristow and defending champion Dennis Priestley both going out in round two, the way was paved for the ...

he was defeated 3–0 by Rod Harrington in the first round. 2002 saw Nagy's return to Lakeside, where he beat Gary Anderson in the first round 3-0 but lost in the last 16 to

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. He made his third and final appearance in 2003 where he lost in the first round to

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Injury

Nagy's last tournament was the 2006 Finnish Open. Stefan Nagy had an accident with an electric motorbike in the summer of 2006 which left him paralyzed for six months (he broke his neck). He subsequently recovered sufficiently to be able to walk, but he was never able to play darts again due to his handicap.

Death

Nagy died of cancer on 23 June 2016.

World Championship results

BDO

* 1992: 1st round (lost to Rod Harrington 0–3) * 2002: 2nd round (lost to

1–3) * 2003: 1st round (lost to

0–3)

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
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