Cliff Inglis (1 January 1935 – 1 January 2001) was an English professional darts player. His prime years were in the mid-1970s and 1980s. Inglis was the winner of the first

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tournament, still considered by many as the most prestigious darts competition. He was nicknamed Ticker during his career.

Career

In 1974, Inglis won the inaugural Phonogram

, defeating

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3–2 in the final. The following year he was a Unicorn World Darts Championship finalist, and was runner-up in the Indoor League – which was televised by

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- to Conrad Daniels. For two successive years in the mid-1970s, he won the Man of the Match award playing for England in the Home Internationals. On 11 November 1975, at the Broomfield Working Men's Club in Devon, England, Inglis entered the

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by throwing a 19-dart 1001 game. Inglis averaged 52.68 points per dart. Inglis quit the BDO in 1981 and retired shortly thereafter. He died on 1 January 2001, at his 66th birthday.

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database

Profile and stats on Darts Mad
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