Mark Webster (darts player)
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| Mark Webster | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Nickname | Webby | |
| Date of birth | August 12, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | St Asaph, Denbighshire,  Wales |
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| Home town | Denbigh (Dinbych), Wales (Cymru) | |
| Darts information | ||
| Playing darts since | ? | |
| Darts | ? | |
| Walk-on music | Jump by Van Halen | |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||
| BDO | since 2006 | |
| Current World Ranking | 1 (WDF) | |
| BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | Winner 2008 | |
| World Masters | SF 2006 | |
| World Darts Trophy | QF 2007 | |
| Int. Darts League | Runner-up 2007 | |
| Other Tournament Wins | ||
| Tournament | Years | |
| World Cup Singles National Title |
2007 2007 |
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Infobox last updated on: January 13, 2008. |
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Mark Webster (born August 12, 1983 in St Asaph[1]) is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as 'Webby', he plays in the British Darts Organisation, where he is the current World Champion. He is not a full-time professional player, his main career being as a plumber. He uses the song "Jump" by Van Halen as his walk-on music and is sponsored by Winmau Dartboard company.
Webster made progress once he was aged 18 and could play in Local Darts Leagues in public houses in his native North Wales. He started playing for the local "Golden Lion" team like both of his parents, and still plays regularly for his pub team.[2]
He first came to prominence in 2006, winning the 2006 WDF Europe Cup, and making the semi-finals of the 2006 Winmau World Masters. In other BDO/WDF tournaments during 2006 he won the Northern Ireland Open and reached the semi-finals of the Welsh Open. However, he underperformed in the subsequent 2007 World Championship, losing on his debut to Tony Eccles 3-0 in the first round.
In May 2007, he beat Phil Taylor in the group stages on his way to the final of the International Darts League - however he lost to 9-13 to Gary Anderson. However, he added to his growing collection of titles by winning the World Cup Singles in October 2007.
Despite his lack of major television tournament wins, Webster entered the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship as the number one seed due to his success in open events. This time around, Webster justified his status as joint-favourite for the title (alongside Gary Anderson), as he beat Ian Jones in the first round, popular qualifier Glenn Moody in the last 16 and ninth seed Darryl Fitton in the quarter-finals. He played defending champion Martin Adams in the semi-finals, beating him 6-4 and earning a place in the final. He then beat Simon Whitlock 7-5 in the final on 13 January 2008,[3] to become the third Welshman to win the World Championship of either organisation, after Leighton Rees and Richie Burnett.
[edit] References
- ^ Bio- Mark Webster. ITV Sport (30 October 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ Rob Griffiths (January 4 2008). Mark Webster ready for crack at darts title. Daily Post. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ Gregg Roughley (January 13, 2008). Webster claims first world title in dramatic final. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
