Wayne Dirk Weening (born 15 March 1965) is an Australian former professional
darts
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Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...
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
Cliff Lazarenko
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before losing to
Bob Anderson. In October 1989 WDF World Cup Team are
Russell Stewart
Russell "Rusty" Stewart (born 9 October 1960 in Melbourne) is an Australian former professional darts player. He used the nickname Rusty for his matches.
Playing career
Stewart was one of the most successful Australian darts players of the 1 ...
,
Frank Palko
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Curr ...
and
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
England
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in the Semi finals by 3 legs to 9 before losing to
Canada
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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
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 ...
.
Weening made seven
BDO World Darts Championship
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The champion ...
appearances with his best performance coming in 1993, reaching the quarter-finals by beating
Rod Harrington and
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. ...
before losing to
Alan Warriner. He also played in three
World Masters
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, in 1991, 1993 and 1995, losing in the first round in each year.
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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 Mike Gregory
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1–3)
* 1993: Quarter Finals (lost to Alan Warriner-Little
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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
Australian darts players
1965 births
Living people
British Darts Organisation players
Sportspeople from Geelong
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