Les Francis

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Les Francis
Personal information
Full nameLeslie Francis
Nickname"Striker"
Born (1956-05-25) 25 May 1956 (age 68)
Gauteng, South Africa
Home townGauteng, South Africa
Darts information
Playing darts since1978
Darts24 Gram Unicorn
Laterality Right handed
Walk-on music"Sandstorm" by Darude
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2005
PDC 2008–2010
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 72: 2010
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
PDC World South Africa Qualifying Event2009

Leslie "Les" Francis (born 25 May 1956) is a South African former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation events.

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Career

Born in Gauteng, Francis competed in the singles tournament of the 2005 WDF World Cup where he lost to Markus Korhonen in the first round.

Francis competed in the 2008 and 2009 South African Masters. He didn't manage to get through the first round at both editions, he lost to James Wade and Mervyn King respectively. Later in 2009, he threw a nine-darter. [1]

He qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship after beating Devon Petersen in the final of the South African qualifying event. [2] He played against Ireland's Aodhagan O'Neill in the preliminary round and lost 4-2 in legs.[ citation needed ]

Francis also worked as the director of the Gauteng Sports Council and president of the Gauteng Darts Association.[ citation needed ]

World Championship results

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References

  1. ↑ Productions, Rags @ Rags To Stitches. "Global Darts". www.globaldarts.de.
  2. ↑ "SA darts boosted by international competition". Sportstrader.co.za. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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