Brian Dawson (darts player)

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Brian Dawson
Personal information
Nickname"Doggy"
Born (1968-12-12) 12 December 1968 (age 55)
Thurnscoe, England
Home town Barnsley, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1980
Darts23 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Now Is the Time" by Jimmy James and the Vagabonds
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2009–2020
PDC 2020–
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Quarter Final: 2015
World Masters Last 16: 2016
World Trophy Last 16: 2016
Finder Masters Quarter Final: 2015
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open Last 128: 2017
WSDT major events – best performances
World MatchplayLast 16: 2022
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
BDO Gold Cup
German Masters
2015
2019

Brian "Doggy" Dawson (born 12 December 1968) is an English professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

Dawson began to see success in the 2014–15 season as he qualified for the televised stages of the Winmau World Masters, losing narrowly to Glen Durrant after having match darts. Dawson then debuted at the World Championship and reached the quarter-finals, after victories against Seigo Asada, Madars Razma, and Jeffrey de Graaf. He was eventually defeated by fourth seed Scott Mitchell, who went on to win the tournament. In 2017 Dawson was called up to the British International Championships for the second time. [1]

World Championship results

BDO

Performance timeline

Tournament20142015201620172018
BDO World Championship DNQ QF 2R 1R DNQ
BDO World Trophy DNQ 2R 1R DNQ
Winmau World Masters L32 L32 L16 L272
Zuiderduin Masters DNQ QF RR DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNPDid not play at the eventDNQDid not qualify for the eventNYFNot yet founded#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finalsSFlost in the semi-finalsRUlost in the finalWwon the tournament

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References

  1. "Thurnscoe throwers Copley and Dawson get call-ups for England darts team". Barnsley Chronicle. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2024.