Les Francis | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Leslie Francis |
Nickname | Striker |
Born | 25 May 1956 Gauteng, South Africa |
Home town | Gauteng, South Africa |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1978 |
Darts | 24 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 | |
Tournament | Years |
PDC World South Africa Qualifying Event | 2009 |
Leslie "Les" Francis (born 25 May 1956) is a former South African professional darts player who used to play in the Professional Darts Corporation events.
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 ]
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