Robbie Widdows

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Robbie Widdows
Personal information
Nickname"The Black Widdow"
Born (1961-01-17) 17 January 1961 (age 61) [1]
Milton Keynes, England
Home town Shipston-on-Stour, England
Darts information
Darts20g B&W Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1987–2000
PDC 2001–2006
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 1998, 2000
World Masters Last 32: 1998, 1999
Finder Masters Last 16: 2000
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 40: 2004
World Matchplay Last 16: 1998
UK Open Last 64: 2003, 2004, 2006
Desert Classic Last 24: 2003
Other tournament wins
England National Singles1998

Robbie Widdows (born 17 January 1961) is an English former professional darts player who played in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

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Career

Widdows played in three BDO World Championships but never got past the last 16. He took part in the 2004 PDC World Championship, defeating Henry O'Neill in the last 48 before losing to Simon Whatley in the last 40.

Widdows participated in the Las Vegas Desert Classic who beating Les Hodkinson of England and losing in the Last 24 to Alan Warriner-Little of England.

World Championship performances

BDO

PDC

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References

  1. "Robbie Widdows". Mastercaller.

Player profile on Robbie Widdows from Dartsdatabase