Leslie Capewell (born 13 February 1948) is an English former
professional
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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 the 1980s.
Darts career
Capewell qualified to compete at the
World Professional Darts Championship
The World Professional Darts Championship is one of the most important tournaments in the darts calendar. Originally held as an annual event between 1978 and 1993, players then broke off into two separate organisations after a controversial split ...
three times - in 1981, 1982 and 1983 but only won one match - a first round victory over
Stuart Holden
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in 1983. His second round match ended in defeat to
Keith Deller, who went on to take the title that year.
His other appearances at the World Championship ended in first round defeats - in 1981 to
Allan Hogg and in 1982 to
Stefan Lord.
World championship results
BDO
* 1981: 1st round (lost to
Allan Hogg 0-2) (sets)
* 1982: 1st round (lost to
Stefan Lord 0-2)
* 1983: 2nd round (lost to
Keith Deller 1-3)
External links
Profile and stats on Darts Database
English darts players
Living people
British Darts Organisation players
1948 births
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