Eddy Sims (born 2 December 1971) is an Australian former
darts
Darts is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, projectiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dartboard.
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player.
Career
Sims began playing in WDF ranked events in 2006, mainly playing in events based in his homeland. He reached the quarter-finals of the Pacific Masters in 2006 and 2007 and followed it up by reaching the final of the 2007 Australian Masters where he lost to
Simon Whitlock
Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.
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Sims made three ranked semi final appearances in 2008, in the Pacific Masters, Malaysian Open and the New Zealand Masters. He had earlier reached the semi-finals of the Central Coast Australian Classic, an unranked event. Sims then won the 2008 Australian Masters, defeating Adam Bainbridge 8–1 in the final.
His good performances in 2008 earned Sims automatic qualification for the
2009 BDO World Darts Championship, entering as the number 16 seed. He was drawn with
Welshman Robert Hughes in the first round and lost 3–2.
2009 BDO World Darts Championships Results
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World Championship results
BDO
* 2009: Last 32: (lost to Robert Hughes 2–3) (sets)
* 2015: Last 40: (lost to Cedric Waegemans 1–3)
Personal life
Sims is not a full-time professional and works as a Telecommunication Technical Officer.
References
External links
Profile and stats on Darts Database
1971 births
Australian darts players
Living people
British Darts Organisation players
Professional Darts Corporation associate players
Sportspeople from Geelong
Darts players from Melbourne
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