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'''Anthony |
'''Anthony Brown''' (born 1 April 1945 from [[Dover]], [[Kent]]){{cn|date=December 2020}} is an English former professional [[darts]] player. He came close to winning the world championship on a number of occasions, reaching the [[World Professional Darts Championship]]s semi-finals four times, losing twice to [[Eric Bristow]] and twice to [[John Lowe]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 05:24, 25 January 2022
| Tony Brown | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Anthony Brown |
| Born | 1 April 1945 Dover, Kent, England |
| Home town | Dover, Kent, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1965 |
| Darts | 26 Gram |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "We'll Bring the House Down" by Slade |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1976–1984 |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | 3rd Place: 1979, 1980 |
| World Masters | Runner Up: 1978 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Indoor League British Open WDF World Cup Pairs WDF Europe Cup Singles | 1977 1979 1981 1980 |
| Updated on 20 May 2021. | |
Anthony Brown (born 1 April 1945 from Dover, Kent)[citation needed] is an English former professional darts player. He came close to winning the world championship on a number of occasions, reaching the World Professional Darts Championships semi-finals four times, losing twice to Eric Bristow and twice to John Lowe.
Career
Brown appeared in the first-ever World Championship in 1978 as the number 8 seed, but surprisingly lost to Australian namesake Tim Brown.[1] Brown then went on to reach the semi-finals of the World Championship for three successive years - 1979, 1980 and 1981. After a surprise second-round defeat in the 1982 Championships, Brown reached the semi-final again in 1983, losing to Bristow.
He also enjoyed success in other major tournaments, winning the televised British Open in 1979 and Yorkshire Television's Indoor League darts competition in 1977. He won the first two Darts World KO Cup tournaments held in Oldham – these were subsequently sponsored by Dry Blackthorn Cider from 1983 to 1989. He defeated Nicky Virachkul in the 1980 final. He also won the WDF Europe Cup Singles event in 1980. Brown reached the final of the prestigious Winmau World Masters in 1978, losing out to Welshman Ronnie Davies.
Brown enjoyed team success with England – winning the WDF World Cup team event in 1979 and 1981 and the WDF World Cup pairs with Cliff Lazarenko in 1981. He also teamed up with Lowe and Bristow to enjoy Nations Cup triples success for England in 1979 and 1980.
Brown was one of the players who helped form the players' association PDPA (Professional Dart Players Association) along with Lowe, Lazarenko and Dave Whitcombe. The association was set up with the intention of promoting more televised tournaments. Although Brown was not part of the darts scene in the 1990s (his last World Championship appearance was 1984), the PDPA would be instrumental in the formation of the World Darts Council (now Professional Darts Corporation) and would split the game into two organisations.
Brown moved back to his home town of Dover, and is back playing in the local league, the Dover Invitation Darts League.[1]
Brown Quit the BDO in January 1984.
World Championship results
BDO
- 1978: First round (lost to Tim Brown 3–6)[2] (legs)
- 1979: Semi-final (lost to John Lowe 2–3); Third place: (beat Alan Evans 2–1)[3] (sets)
- 1980: Semi-final (lost to Eric Bristow 3–4); Third place: (beat Cliff Lazarenko 2–0)[4]
- 1981: Semi-final (lost to John Lowe 1–4); Fourth place: (lost to Cliff Lazarenko 1–2)[5]
- 1982: Second round (lost to Dave Miller 0–2)[6]
- 1983: Semi-final (lost to Eric Bristow 1–5); Fourth place: (lost to Jocky Wilson 0–2)[7]
- 1984: First round (lost to John Lowe 0–2)[8]
Career Finals
BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1978 | Winmau World Masters |  Ronnie Davies
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2–3 (s) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | NYF | 1R | SF | SF | SF | 2R | SF | 1R |
| Winmau World Masters | QF | F | 3R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | DNP |
| British Professional | Not held | 2R | 1R | 1R | DNP | |||
| News of the World | ??? | RR | ??? | |||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
References
- ^ "Vergeten helden van de dartsport: Engelsman Tony Brown". dartfreakz (in Dutch). 1 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "BDO World Championship Men 1978 - Match results". Mastercaller. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "BDO World Championship Men 1979 - Match results". Mastercaller. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "BDO World Championship Men 1980 - Match results". Mastercaller. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "BDO World Championship Men 1981 - Match results". Mastercaller. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "BDO World Championship Men 1982 - Match results". Mastercaller. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "BDO World Championship Men 1983 - Match results". Mastercaller. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "BDO World Championship Men 1984 - Match results". Mastercaller. Retrieved 10 October 2018.