Robbie Widdows

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Robbie Widdows
Personal information
Nickname"The Black Widdow"
Born (1961-01-17) 17 January 1961 (age 63) [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
WDF major events – 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).[ citation needed ]

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Career

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

He participated in the Las Vegas Desert Classic, beating Les Hodkinson before losing to Alan Warriner-Little in the last 24.

World Championship performances

BDO

PDC

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References

  1. "Robbie Widdows". Mastercaller.

Player profile for Robbie Widdows from Dartsdatabase