Sean Downs (born February 6, 1967) is an American former professional

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player who has played in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career

Originally from

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, Downs first competed in the BDO World Darts Championship in

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, where he lost 3-0 to Albert Anstey of Canada. After switching to the PDC, he was brought in to make up the numbers in the inaugural 1994 WDC World Darts Championship, and lost both his group matches to Eric Bristow and Rod Harrington. In the following three years, he would win one game and lose one game each year, never getting out of the group stages. He did make the 1996 World Matchplay quarter-finals after beating

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and Cliff Lazarenko, before losing to eventual champion Peter Evison. Downs quit the PDC in 2018.

World Championship performances

BDO

* 1993: First round (lost to Albert Anstey 0–3) (sets)

PDC

* 1994: Last 24 group (lost to Eric Bristow 2–3) and (lost to Rod Harrington 2–3) * 1995: Last 24 group (lost to Phil Taylor 1–3) and (beat Gerald Verrier 3–0) * 1996: Last 24 group (lost to

2–3) and (beat Kevin Spiolek 3–0) * 1997: Last 24 group (lost to Rod Harrington 1–3) and (beat Shayne Burgess 3–1) * 1999: First round (lost to Harry Robinson 2–3)

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1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Eugene, Oregon American darts players Professional Darts Corporation early era players {{Darts-bio-stub