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From Eden, Cumbria, Robinson started his sporting career playing rugby union, before switching to darts in 1990, reaching the final of the BDO German Open that year.[citation needed]
While he did not reach the finals of any major tournaments for several decades, Robinson won a PDC Tour Card at Q-School in 2016.[citation needed] He quit the PDC in 2020.
World Championship results
PDC
1998: Quarter Final (lost to Keith Deller 1–4) (sets)
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