Alex MacKinnon

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Alex MacKinnon
Personal information
Nickname"Chipper"
Born (1952-02-16) 16 February 1952 (age 71)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Home town Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales
Darts information
Playing darts since1975
Darts26g Shot Darts
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Coward of the County" by Kenny Rogers
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1983–1986
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 1984, 1985
World Masters Last 32: 1983
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Ontario Open1984

Alex MacKinnon (born 16 February 1952) is a Canadian former professional darts player who competed in the 1980s.

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Career

MacKinnon competed in the 1984 BDO World Darts Championship but was defeated in the first round by John Joe O'Shea of Ireland. He returned a year later in the 1985 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to England's Dave Whitcombe.

MacKinnon also played in the 1983 Winmau World Masters he defeating by Paul Lim in the Last 64, but lost in the Last 32 to Roy Baillie.

MacKinnon won the 1984 Ontario Open he beating by the final Canadian's Bob Sinnaeve.

He quit the BDO in 1986.

World Championships results

BDO

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