Geoff Wylie

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Geoff Wylie
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Wylie
Nickname"Coyote"
Born (1956-09-23) 23 September 1956 (age 67)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Home town Upperlands, Northern Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since1977
Darts16gr
Laterality Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1990–2003, 2013–2015
PDC 2003–2009, 2018
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 1996, 1997
World Masters Last 16: 1991
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2006
UK Open Last 128: 2008
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Northern Ireland Open
England Open
1995, 1998, 2001
1996

Geoffrey Wylie (born 23 September 1956) is a Northern Irish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. [1]

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Career

Wylie played in three stages of the BDO World Darts Championship in the Last 16, but who losing Martin Adams in 1996 and Steve Beaton in 1997.

Wylie making his PDC debut of the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship, who lost Denis Ovens of England in the Last 64.

Wylie played in the 2008 UK Open, have losing to Justin Pipe of England in the Last 128.

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

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References

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