Pip Blackwell | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Philip Blackwell |
Nickname | "Pip the Tip" |
Born | 27 November 1974 Stone, Kent, England |
Home town | Northfleet, Kent, England |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1986 |
Darts | 25 Gram |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | "I Could Be So Good for You" by Dennis Waterman |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 2007–2017 |
PDC | 2017 |
WDF major events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2017 |
World Masters | Quarter Final: 2015 |
World Trophy | Last 16: 2015 |
Finder Masters | Group Stages: 2015 |
Philip "Pip" Blackwell (born 27 November 1974) is an English former professional darts player who played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments.
Pip Blackwell started to play darts when he was 11. He joined the BDO Circuit in 2007 but had to wait for his first successes till 2014 when he four times reached the finals of BDO events the Muensterland Classic losing to Scott Mitchell, BDO Gold Cup losing to Wayne Warren, British Classic and the Swedish Open losing both to Alan Norris. He took part in the Winmau World Masters 2014 where he lost in the last eight to Jamie Hughes by 1-3. By the ranking Blackwell qualified for the BDO World Darts Championship which had always been a lifetime ambition but was eliminated first round 1–3 by a strong Ross Montgomery.
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