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Mick Manning | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Full name | Michael Manning | ||||||
Nickname | "The Chihuahua" | ||||||
Born | [1] 4 October 1962 London, England | ||||||
Home town | Letchworth, England | ||||||
Darts information | |||||||
Darts | 22g Eric Bristow | ||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||
Walk-on music | "Chihuahua" by DJ BoBo | ||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||
BDO | 1987–1992 | ||||||
PDC | 1994–2005 | ||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||
World Ch'ship | Last 16: 1999 | ||||||
World Matchplay | Last 16: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 | ||||||
World Grand Prix | Last 16: 1998, 2000, 2001 | ||||||
UK Open | Last 32: 2005 | ||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||
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Michael Manning (born 4 October 1962) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Manning first made his name in early 1988 when he reached the semi-final of the BDO British Open. Shortly after this he beat World Champion Bob Anderson, Kevin Spiolek and Eric Bristow in a run a to the final of the Dry Blackthorn Cider Masters. In 1994 Manning joined the PDC and beat Rod Harrington on the way to winning the Isle of Man Open the same year. Manning also ventured into Soft Tip and twice won the Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship in 1998 and 2004. Manning regularly appeared on TV from the mid-nineties until his last TV appearance in 2005 and despite winning numerous matches on TV could never progress beyond the last 16 of any TV tournament.
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Player profile for Mick Manning from Dartsdatabase