Preston Ridd (born 28 October 1953 from

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) is a former

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professional

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player. He won the

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three times and the New Zealand Masters once.

Career

He qualified for the

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as the New Zealand champion. He whitewashed

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4–0 in the preliminary round, but won only one leg in losing to

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3–0 in the first round. Ridd represented New Zealand with

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in the

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and together they were beaten 5–3 by Austria in the first round who will be

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Personal life

Ridd, whose parents originated from

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, holds a

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World Championship results

PDC

* 2011: First round (lost to

0–3) (sets)

References

External links

* 1953 births Living people New Zealand darts players New Zealand people of English descent Professional Darts Corporation associate players PDC World Cup of Darts team New Zealand Sportspeople from Christchurch {{NewZealand-sport-bio-stub