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Wayne Weening | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Wayne Dirk Weening |
Born | 15 March 1965 Geelong, Australia |
Home town | Geelong, Australia |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1983 |
Darts | 23 Gram |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 1988–2012 |
PDC | 2012–2016 |
WDF major events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Quarter Finals: 1993 |
World Masters | Last 32: 1991, 1993, 1995 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
Australian Masters Dortmund Open Swedish Open WDF World Cup Pairs | 1989, 1999 1991 1995 1991 |
Updated on 1 September 2021. |
Wayne Dirk Weening (born 15 March 1965) is an Australian former professional darts player who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.
Weening made his debut in 1989 BDO World Darts Championship reaching the last 16 by beating Cliff Lazarenko before losing to Bob Anderson. In October 1989 WDF World Cup Team are Russell Stewart, Frank Palko and Keith Sullivan who beating England in the Semi finals by 3 legs to 9 before losing to Canada are Rick Bisaro, Albert Anstey, Tony Holyoake and Bob Sinnaeve by 7 legs to 9 Canada is the Winner.
In 1991, Weening on the WDF World Cup Team Australia are Wayne Atkins, Allen Kingston and Keith Sullivan.
Weening made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances with his best performance coming in 1993, reaching the quarter-finals by beating Rod Harrington and Albert Anstey before losing to Alan Warriner. He also played in three World Masters, in 1991, 1993 and 1995, losing in the first round in each year. [1]
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