Richard Howson (born 19 December 1965) is an English professional

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player who plays in

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(WDF) events.

Career

In 2011, he played in

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(BDO) tournament

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where he beat Scott Mitchell by 3 legs to 0 and

Paul Hogan Paul Hogan (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as ...

whom he beat by 3 legs to 1 before losing in the last 24 to

Andrew Gilding Andrew Gilding (born 7 December 1970) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-eight. Nicknamed "Goldfinger", Gilding won his maiden PDC ...

of England. He lost in the last 64 of the 2011 UK Open after falling to

Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player, who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number three; he was ranked world number one from 20 ...

9 legs to 2, after beating Stephen Hardy and

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. In 2012, Howson won a PDC tour card on the first day of Q School. His best result of 2012 was reaching the quarter-finals of the sixth UK Open Qualifier where he lost 6–2 to Ian White. Howson again lost in the last 64 of the

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, in a 2–9 defeat to

Andy Hamilton Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 28 May 1954) is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter, radio dramatist, novelist and actor. Early life and education Hamilton was born in Fulham, West London. He was educa ...

. He was ranked world number 69 going into 2013. Howson played in all eight of the

Qualifiers with his best results being two last 32 defeats to qualify for the event itself where he lost in the last 64 for the third successive year this time 9–2 to Matt Padgett. The rest of the year proved to be disappointing for Howson as he failed to qualify for any European Tour events and could not advance beyond the last 64 in the 14 Players Championships he competed in. He began 2014 89th in the world, well outside the top 64 who kept their PDC places and Howson therefore entered Q School to win his place back. He lost in the last 32 on the third day but couldn't advance beyond the last 256 on any of the other days to fall short of earning a new tour card. Howson now had PDPA Associate Member status which allowed him entry into all UK Open and European Tour qualifiers as well as the Challenge Tour. Howson failed to qualify for the

for the first time but made the most out of an appearance at the final Players Championship of the year with wins over Mark Dudbridge,

Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins (born 26 September 1963) is an English former professional darts player who was nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the name "Tucker" for his matches. He reached a peak ranking of world number three in the darts world ranki ...

Keegan Brown Keegan Brown (born 5 November 1992) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has won two ranking PDC Players Championship titles. Brown reached the quarter-finals at the 2014 Gran ...

, and

Christian Kist Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2012, he won the BDO World Darts Championship, defeating Tony O'Shea in the final. Career BDO Kist reached ...

to reach his second career PDC quarter-final, where he lost 6–4 against

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. Nicknamed "The Wizard", he won th ...

. Howson played in all 16

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events in 2015, with his best result being a quarter-final exit in the sixth tournament. He played in 12 of them in 2016, but couldn't get past the last 64 once. Howson left the PDC in January 2020. Howson rejoined the

in April 2022.

World Championship results

WSDT

* 2022: Second round (lost to

Martin Adams Martin Adams (born 4 June 1956) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Nicknamed "Wolfie", he is a three-time BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion. He represents Cambridgesh ...

2–3) (sets) * 2023: Runner-up (lost to Robert Thornton 2–5) * 2024: Second round (lost to Mark Dudbridge 2–3) * 2025: First round (lost to

Richie Burnett Richard Mark Burnett (born 7 February 1967), nicknamed Prince of Wales, is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Seniors Darts (WSD) events. He was formerly ranked BDO world number one. ...

1-3)

References

External links

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Official Website
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