David Michael Prins (born 16 November 1968) is an English professional

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player.

Career

Prins reached the last 16 of the

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, where he lost to Tony O'Shea in three straight sets. Prins qualified for his first BDO World Darts Championship in

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. He was the seventh seed, but lost in the first round to eventual semi-finalist Martin Phillips. He won the 2010 Isle of Man Open, beating Joey ten Berge. He also qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship as the number 16 seed, but lost 1–3 to John Walton. After the match, Prins said that he believed he would not be able to compete on the BDO Circuit in 2011 due to work commitments. However, he continued playing and subsequently qualified for the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship, where he again lost in the first round, 3–0 to

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; this match then became the focus of a match-fixing controversy where it was alleged that Prins had intentionally played poorly, though no evidence was ultimately found and no action was taken.Bookies probe ‘unusual betting patterns’ in darts match featuring Peterlee’s Prins
/ref> Prins once again reached the World Championship in

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, this time missing seven match darts in a 3–2 defeat by Richie George. In

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, Prins entered the tournament at the newly implemented preliminary round and finally won his first match at the Lakeside, defeating Dutch debutant Jeroen Geerdink 3–0. Prins followed this up with a 3–0 first round victory over Jim Williams to set up a second round clash with world number one Stephen Bunting, which Prins lost 4–0 despite averaging almost 90 while Bunting averaged over 100. Prins returned to the TV Screens in 2022 qualifying for 2 TV Events, Firstly the inaugural

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reaching the Quarter-Final beating Paul Lim & John Lowe before losing to Robert Thornton in the last 8. Prins also qualified for the

2022 WDF World Darts Championship The 2022 Lakeside WDF World Championship was the first World Championship organised by the World Darts Federation. The tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, which hosted the now-defunct BDO World Darts Cham ...

Beating Mark Graham in the Last 48 before falling in a Lakeside classic last leg decided to Welshman Michael Warburton

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

* 2010: First round (lost to Martin Phillips 0–3) * 2011: First round (lost to John Walton 1–3) * 2012: First round (lost to

0–3) * 2013: First round (lost to Richie George 2–3) * 2014: Second round (lost to Stephen Bunting 0–4) * 2022: Second round (lost to Michael Warburton 2–3) * 2023:

WSDT

* 2022: Quarter-finals (lost to Robert Thornton 0–3)

External links

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Profile for Dave Prins

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prins, Dave 1968 births Living people English darts players British Darts Organisation players Sportspeople from Durham, England People from Peterlee Sportspeople from County Durham