Dave Whitcombe
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| Dave Whitcombe | ||
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| Date of birth | June 27, 1954 | |
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| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||
| BDO | 1979 to 1992 | |
| PDC | 2004 to 2007 | |
| Current World Ranking | 193 (PDC) | |
| BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | Runner-up 1984, 1986 | |
| World Masters | Winner 1982, 1985 | |
| PDC Majors - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64, 2006 | |
| Other Televised PDC events - Best Performances | ||
| Other Tournament Wins | ||
| Tournament | Years | |
| News of the World Ch'ship Swedish Open |
1989 1985, 1987, 1990 |
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Infobox last updated on: December 7, 2007. |
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Dave Whitcombe (born June 27, 1954) is an English professional darts player who won several major tournaments and reached two World Championship Finals. He had a long professional career between 1980 and 1992.
Whitcombe was twice a winner of the Winmau World Masters (1982 and 1985) and lost to Eric Bristow in the World Championship finals of 1984 and 1986. He also won the News of the World Darts Championship in 1989, the British Matchplay, the Swedish Open 3 times, the Finland Open, the Marlboro Masters, Dunlop Masters, the Autumn Gold and Blackthorn Masters tournaments. He was also a prolific county and holiday camp open winner.
His overall World Championship record also included three quarter-final appearances in 1983, 1989, 1991 and the semi-finals in 1985. Bristow must be considered as Whitcombe's nemesis at the World Championship. In his 13 appearances at the championships, Whitcombe met Bristow 6 times and lost every time.
Whitcombe helped form the players` association PDPA (Professional Dart Players` Association) with John Lowe, Cliff Lazarenko, and Tony Brown.The association was set up with the intention of promoting more televised tournaments. Eventually this led to the formation of the World Darts Council and would split the game into two organisations.
Whitcombe never actually joined the PDC darts circuit at its outset - choosing instead to virtually retire from the sport. He made a comeback in 2004 - rejoining the PDPA and the PDC circuit. He managed to qualify for the 2006 PDC World Championship, losing to Roland Scholten in the first round. After that he failed to qualify for the 2007 World Championship and only competed at one PDC Pro Tour event during 2007 - the UK Open Southern Regional in March.
In May 2008 Whitcombe will once again grace the big stage in a televised tournament on Setanta Sports along with Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Cliff Lazarenko, Bobby George, Peter Evison, Keith Deller, and Bob Anderson which is alike to a Senior Tour in Golf called The Legends.
[edit] World Championship Results
BDO
- 1980: Second Round (lost to Bobby George 0-2)
- 1981: Second Round (lost to Eric Bristow 0-2)
- 1982: Second Round (lost to Steve Brennan 0-2)
- 1983: Quarter Final (lost to Eric Bristow 3-4)
- 1984: Final (lost to Eric Bristow 1-7)
- 1985: Semi Final (lost to Eric Bristow 2-5)
- 1986: Final (lost to Eric Bristow 0-6)
- 1987: First Round (lost to Bob Sinnaeve 2-3)
- 1988: First round (lost to Peter Evison 1-3)
- 1989: Quarter Final (lost to Bob Anderson 3-4)
- 1990: First Round (lost to Chris Whiting 2-3)
- 1991: Quarter Finals (lost to Eric Bristow 3-4)
- 1992: First Round (lost to Per Skau 1-3)
PDC
- 2006: First Round (lost to Roland Scholten 1-3)
