Mark Robinson (darts player)
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| Mark Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "Seaham Red Star" "Jam Man" |
| Born | 7 November 1963 Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Home town | Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1988 |
| Darts | 22 Gram |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Shout to the Top!" by The Style Council |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2002–2015 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 40: 2003 |
| World Matchplay | Last 40: 2002, 2003 |
| World Grand Prix | Last 32: 2002 |
| UK Open | Last 64: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| UK Open North West Regional Final Nottinghamshire Open | 2004 2009 |
Mark Robinson (born 7 November 1963) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
[edit]Robinson played in his first professional tournament in BDO 1997 which was the News of the World Championship & PDC World Pairs, he was beat in his first match by Colin Fowler 2-1 and his Team England Dean Allsop.[1][2] The next time he played in a professional tournament was 2002 when he played in the World Grand Prix[2] in Dublin. Again, he lost in his first match to Alex Roy 2–1.[3] The first World Championship he played in was the 2003 PDC World Championship.[2] He was beat by Reg Harding in round one, 4–3.[4] His first professional tournament win came in 2004 when he won the UK Open North West Regional Final[2] by beating Mark Dudbridge 2–0 in the Final. He also beat Dennis Priestley 5–4 in First round Wes Newton 5–4 in Second round Vic Hubbard 5–4 in Third Round Steve Johnson in Quarter finals and Wayne Jones in the Semi finals by 2-1 of the tournament.[5] His second and most recent tournament win came in 2009 when he won the Nottinghamshire Open by beating Neil Birkin in the final.[2][6] Robinson quit the PDC in 2015.
Tournament record
[edit]Tournament wins
[edit]- Nottinghamshire Open: 2009
- UK Open North West Regional Final: 2004
Best performances in major tournaments
[edit]- PDC World Championship (last 40): 2003
- World Grand Prix (last 32): 2002
- World Matchplay (last 40): 2002, 2003
- UK Open (last 64): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- News of the World Championship (last 32): 1997
- PDC World Pairs (Group last 16): 1997
World Championship results
[edit]PDC
[edit]- 2003: Last 40: (lost to Reg Harding 3–4)
References
[edit]- ^ "1997 News of the World Tournament Results". Dartsdatabase. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Mark Robinson". Dartsdatabase. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "2002 World Grand Prix Results". Dartsdatabase. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "2003 PDC World Championship Results". Dartsdatabase. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "2004 UK Open North West Regional Final Results". Dartsdatabase. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "2009 Nottinghamshire Open Player Prize Money". Dartsdatabase. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
External links
[edit]- Mark Robinson player profile at dartsdatabase
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