Harry Robinson (born 27 December 1969 from

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) is a former

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professional darts player. Who currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He used to play

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, before switching to

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Career

From Eden,

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, Robinson originally started his sporting career playing

, before switching to

in 1990, reaching the final of the BDO German Open that year. After switching to the PDC, he played in the 1997 World Matchplay, losing to

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in the first round. His big breakthrough came in the

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, when he won Group 8. After losing to the American Steve Brown in his first match, he needed a big win against 3rd seed

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to qualify for the quarter-finals, and thanks to whitewashing him 3–0, he topped the group by set difference. He would go on to lose 4–1 to Keith Deller in the quarter-finals. The following year, he beat

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in the first round and lost to

in the Last 16 2–3. After doing nothing of note for the majority of the following 20 years, Robinson won a PDC Tour Card at Q-School in 2016. Robinson quit the PDC in 2018.

World Championship Performances

PDC

* 1998: Quarter Final (lost to Keith Deller 1–4) * 1999: Second round (lost to

2–3)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Harry 1969 births Living people People from Eden District Sportspeople from Cumbria English rugby union players English darts players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders Rugby union players from Cumbria