Richard Herbert (darts player)

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Richard Herbert
Personal information
Full nameRichard Herbert
NicknameRicky
Home town Pontypool, Torfaen
Darts information
Playing darts since1988
Darts26 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Buck Rogers" by Feeder
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1992–2002
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 1994
World Masters Quarter-finals: 1997
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
WDF World Cup Pairs1999

Richard Herbert is a Welsh former professional darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation events.

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Career

Herbert played in the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship but lost in the first round to fellow Welshman Martin Phillips. Herbert never returned to Lakeside, but played in the Winmau World Masters three times. His first appearance came in 1997, beating Sweden's Stefan Nagy and Welshman Marshall James to reach the quarter-finals, losing to Ronnie Baxter. He returned to the Masters in 2001 and 2002, but suffered early exits in both years, losing to Wayne Mardle and Alan Reynolds. He also Captained Wales during the late 1990s.

Herbert died in 2012 [1]

World Championship results

BDO

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References

  1. "R HERBERT". South Wales Argus. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2019.