Wayne Dirk Weening (born 15 March 1965) is an Australian former professional

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player who competed in the 1980s and 90s.

Career

Weening made his debut in 1989 BDO World Darts Championship reaching the last 16 by beating

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before losing to Bob Anderson. In October 1989 WDF World Cup Team are

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Keith Sullivan Keith Sullivan is an Australian former professional darts player. Career Sullivan played in three BDO World Darts Championships. In 1991, he defeated future world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the first round, but lost to Alan Warriner ...

who beating

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in the Semi finals by 3 legs to 9 before losing to

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are Rick Bisaro,

Albert Anstey Albert Peter Anstey (born 10 May 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player who has played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Career Anstey won the Canada National Championship in 1989, beating Bob Sinnaeve in the final. ...

, Tony Holyoake and Bob Sinnaeve by 7 legs to 9 Canada is the Winner. In 1991, Weening on the WDF World Cup Team Australia are Wayne Atkins, Allen Kingston and

. Weening made seven

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appearances with his best performance coming in 1993, reaching the quarter-finals by beating Rod Harrington and

before losing to Alan Warriner. He also played in three

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World Championship results

BDO

* 1989: 2nd Round (lost to Bob Anderson 1–3) (sets) * 1990: 1st Round (lost

Steve Gittins Stephen Gittins (29 August 1959 – 20 February 2013) was an English professional darts player. Career Gittins played twice at the BDO World Darts Championship. In 1989, he beat Finland's Kexi Heinäharju in the first round but lost in the ...

0–3) * 1992: 1st Round (lost to

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1–3) * 1993: Quarter Finals (lost to

Alan Warriner-Little 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 car ...

1–4) * 1994: 1st Round (lost to

Magnus Caris Magnus Caris (born 15 November 1968) is a Swedish former professional darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. BDO career Caris made seven BDO World Darts Championship appea ...

2–3) * 1996: 1st Round (lost to Richie Burnett 0–3) * 1998: 1st Round (lost to

Ted Hankey Edward Hankey (born 20 February 1968) is an English former professional darts player and convicted sex offender. Nicknamed "The Count", he won the BDO World Darts Championship in 2000, was runner-up in 2001, and won the title for a second time ...

0–3)

References

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