Kevin Burrows (born 25 November 1964 from
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
,
Suffolk
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) is a former
English
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professional darts player, who played in the
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the Wor ...
events.
Career
From
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
,
Suffolk
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, Burrows first was brought in to make up the numbers in the inaugural
1994 WDC World Darts Championship
The 1994 Skol World Darts Championship was held following 18 months of controversy within the sport of darts. After the 1993 BDO World Darts Championship, 1993 Embassy World Championships, several players decided it was time to part company with ...
, and lost both his group matches to
Peter Evison
Peter Kenneth Evison (born 27 May 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed The Fen Tiger, his greatest achievements were ...
and
Jerry Umberger, without winning a set. In the following 3 years, he qualified for the
1994
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and
1995 World Matchplay
The 1995 Webster's World Matchplay was the second annual World Matchplay darts tournament organised by the World Darts Council (WDC, which became the Professional Darts Corporation in 1997). The Winter Gardens, Blackpool played host to the event ...
, but lost in the first round on both occasions.
World Championship performances results
PDC
* 1994: Last 24 Group (lost to
Peter Evison
Peter Kenneth Evison (born 27 May 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed The Fen Tiger, his greatest achievements were ...
0–3) and (lost to
Jerry Umberger 2–3) (sets)
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
English darts players
Professional Darts Corporation early era players
British Darts Organisation players
Sportspeople from Ipswich