Dave Lee (darts player)

Dave Lee is an English former darts player who played for the British Darts Organisation.

Lee made his World Professional Darts Championship debut in 1983, defeating Canada's Tony Holyoake in the first round before losing in the second round to Eric Bristow. After a first round exit in 1985, Lee made it to the second round in 1986 and 1987. Lee made a total of four appearances in the World Championship but never made it to the quarter finals. Lee also played in the Winmau World Masters five times with his best run coming in 1983, reaching the semi finals with notable wins over then-current World Champion Keith Deller and Bob Anderson, eventually losing to Mike Gregory. He also reached the quarter finals in the 1984 World Masters, losing to Deller who managed to avenge his defeat to Lee 12 months previous.

Lee won two unranked tournaments in his career, winning the 1984 Double Diamond Masters, beating Bob Anderson in the final and the prestigious News of the World Championship in 1985. He also a quarter finalist in numerous events such as the MFI World Matchplay in 1984 and 1985, the Butlins Grand Masters in 1985, the British Matchplay in 1986 and the Dry Blackthorn Cider Masters in 1987. He also reached the semi finals of the 1988 British Open.

Following a first round exit in the 1989 Winmau World Masters to Steve Gittins, Lee failed to qualify for any of the major tournaments and faded from the darts scene completely following the split in darts.

External links

• Dave Lee's stats and profile on Darts Database