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

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player who played in

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(PDC) events.

Career

Originally from

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, Downs first competed in the

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, where he lost 3-0 to

Albert Anstey Albert Peter Anstey (born 10 May 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player who has played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Career Anstey won the Canada National Championship in 1989, beating Bob Sinnaeve in the final. ...

. After switching to the

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, 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 Eric John Bristow, (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player. He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was ...

and

Rod Harrington Rodney Harrington (born 30 December 1957) is an English former professional darts player and former commentator. He used the nickname "The Prince of Style" for his matches, often wearing a suit and waistcoat for his games. Harrington enjoyed so ...

. 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

Keith Deller Keith Kelvin Deller (born 24 December 1959) is an English former professional darts player best known for winning the 1983 BDO World Darts Championship and Unipart British Professional Championship in 1987. He was the first qualifier ever to w ...

and

Cliff Lazarenko Cliff Lazarenko (born 16 March 1952) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed "Big Cliff" due to his height (193 cm / 6'4") and weight (over 127 kg at his peak), he is known for being a colourful character on and off the stage ...

, before losing to eventual champion

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 ...

. Downs quit the PDC in 2018.

World Championship performances

BDO

* 1993: First round (lost to

0–3)

PDC

* 1994: Last 24 group (lost to

2–3) and (lost to

2–3) * 1995: Last 24 group (lost to

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1–3) and (beat Gerald Verrier 3–0) * 1996: Last 24 group (lost to

2–3) and (beat

Kevin Spiolek Kevin Spiolek (born 5 May 1962 in Cambridge) is a retired English professional darts player who played during the 1980s and 1990s. He made a brief return to form in 2006, when qualifying to play in the PDC World Darts Championship. Career His ...

3–0) * 1997: Last 24 group (lost to

1–3) and (beat Shayne Burgess 3–1) * 1999: First round (lost to Harry Robinson 2–3)

References

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