Paul Williams | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Nickname | "Mr. Smiler" | ||||
Born | [1] 16 November 1964 Bolton, Lancashire, England | ||||
Home town | Bolton, Lancashire, England | ||||
Darts information | |||||
Playing darts since | 1984 | ||||
Darts | 24g | ||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
Walk-on music | "We Will Rock You" by Queen | ||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
BDO | 1990–2001 | ||||
PDC | 2001–2012 | ||||
WDF major events – best performances | |||||
World Ch'ship | Quarter-Finals: 1995, 1997 | ||||
World Masters | Semi-Finals: 1993 | ||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2005 | ||||
World Matchplay | Last 32: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 | ||||
World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2003 | ||||
UK Open | Semi-Finals: 2003 | ||||
Desert Classic | Last 24: 2003 | ||||
Other tournament wins | |||||
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Paul Williams (born 16 November 1964) is an English professional darts player.
Williams played in six BDO World Championships between 1995 and 2000, reaching the quarter-finals on two occasions, and played in four PDC World Championships between 2002 and 2005, reaching the last 16 in 2005.
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