Bob Taylor (born 15 January 1960) is a Scottish former professional

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player who played in the

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(BDO).

Career

Taylor made eleven appearances in the

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, losing in the first round in seven of his first eight showings with his one win coming in 1994 against American Tony Payne before losing in the second round to

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. His bad luck changed in 2002 where he beat John Ferrell and

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to reach the Quarter Finals for the first time, losing to eventual winner

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. In 2003, Taylor again reached the Quarter Finals at the Lakeside, with wins over Peter Hunt and Martin Adams before losing to Gary Anderson. His final Lakeside appearance came in 2004, losing in the first round to

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. Taylor was also a quarter finalist at the 2001

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, beating Liam Miley and Ernest Brown before losing to eventual finalist

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of Finland. He won the 1993 Norway Open and the 2001 Finnish Open.

World Championship results

BDO

* 1991: 1st Round (lost to

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2–3) * 1994: 2nd Round (lost to

1–3) * 1995: 1st Round (lost to

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0–3) * 1996: 1st Round (lost to Ian Brand 0–3) * 1997: 1st Round (lost to Les Wallace 1–3) * 1998: 1st Round (lost to Roger Carter 1–3) * 2000: 1st Round (lost to

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0–3) * 2001: 1st Round (lost to Wayne Jones 0–3) * 2002: Quarter Finals (lost to

4–5) * 2003: Quarter Finals (lost to Gary Anderson 0–5) * 2004: 1st Round (lost to

0–3)

References

External links

Profile at Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Bob 1960 births Living people Scottish darts players Place of birth missing (living people) British Darts Organisation players People from Alford, Aberdeenshire