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Eric Bristow

English professional darts player

Died when: 60 years 345 days (731 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

Eric Bristow

Eric John Bristow, MBE (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 a five-time World Champion, a five-time World Masters Champion a four-time World Cup singles champion and 2-time champion of the News of the World Darts Championship.

He won 22 WDF and BDO Major titles, he won 62 individual career titles, added to 20 titles in team events, winning 82 overall.

In the 1980s, Bristow's skill and personality helped turn darts into a worldwide spectator sport.In 1993, Bristow was one of sixteen top players who broke away from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form their own organisation, which became the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

He retired from competitive darts in 2007 and subsequently worked as a commentator and pundit on Sky Sports darts coverage.


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