Brian Dawson (darts player)
English darts player
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Brian "Doggy" Dawson (born 12 December 1968) is an English professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
| Brian Dawson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "Doggy" |
| Born | 12 December 1968 Thurnscoe, England |
| Home town | Barnsley, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1980 |
| Darts | 23 Gram |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Now Is the Time" by Jimmy James and the Vagabonds |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2009–2020 |
| PDC | 2020– |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Quarter Final: 2015 |
| World Masters | Last 16: 2016 |
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2016 |
| Finder Masters | Quarter Final: 2015 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| UK Open | Last 128: 2017 |
| WSDT major events – best performances | |
| World Matchplay | Last 16: 2022 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| BDO Gold Cup German Masters | 2015 2019 |
Career
Dawson began to see success in the 2014–15 season as he qualified for the televised stages of the Winmau World Masters, losing narrowly to Glen Durrant after having match darts. Dawson then debuted at the World Championship and reached the quarter-finals, after victories against Seigo Asada, Madars Razma, and Jeffrey de Graaf. He was eventually defeated by fourth seed Scott Mitchell, who went on to win the tournament. In 2017 Dawson was called up to the British International Championships for the second time.[1]
World Championship results
BDO
- 2015: Quarter-finals (lost to Scott Mitchell 2–5)
- 2016: 2nd round (lost to Jeff Smith 1–4)
- 2017: 1st round (lost to Jeff Smith 2–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | DNQ | QF | 2R | 1R | DNQ |
| BDO World Trophy | DNQ | 2R | 1R | DNQ | |
| Winmau World Masters | L32 | L32 | L16 | L272 | |
| Zuiderduin Masters | DNQ | QF | RR | DNQ | |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | RU | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
