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References
- ↑ Paul Jennings' profile and stats on Darts Database
- ↑ Hartlepool darts ace Paul Jennings ready for World Championship stage
- ↑ Impressive Jenno dumps out Douglas to reach the last eight Archived 12 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ BDO World Championships: Tony O'Shea beats Martin Adams
- ↑ 2013 Schedule
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