Davy Richardson

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Davy Richardson

Personal information
Nickname	The Face
Date of birth
Place of birth	, England
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1993 to present
Current World Ranking	34 (WDF) 39 (BDO)
BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances
World Ch'ship	Second Round 2007
World Masters	Quarter Final 2004
World Darts Trophy	First Round 2004
Int. Darts League	Last 32 Group 2004, 2005
Other Tournament Wins
Tournament	Years
Scottish Open	2003
Infobox last updated on: April 12, 2008.

Davy Richardson is an English darts player currently playing for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed The Face.

Richardson was well renowned for having the worst record in the history of the World Professional Darts Championship, losing in the first round in his first five appearances. In 1993, he lost to Steve Beaton in the first round, he would return to Lakeside in 1999 where he lost to Co Stompe. He also first round exits in 2001 to Jez Porter, 2002 against Wayne Mardle and 2005 against Martin Adams. He finally won at the Lakeside on his sixth attempt in 2007, beating ninth-seed Vincent van der Voort, despite going through the pain barrier having broken two ribs just days earlier after falling in his bedroom undressing himself, hitting his side on the edge of his bed. He eventually lost in the second round to the number eight seed Ted Hankey. In 2008, his first round jinx returned, losing to in-form Darryl Fitton.

Apart from his World Championship record, Richardson has faired well in other tournaments which includes winning the 2003 Scottish Open, beating Mike Gregory in the final. He was also a quarter finalist in the 2004 Winmau World Masters, beating Mike Veitch and Tony West before bowing out to Tony O'Shea.