Bob Sinnaeve
Encyclopedia
Robert "Bob" Sinnaeve is a Canadian
darts player who won his national title five times.
debut in 1982, but lost in the first round to Alan Evans
.
, who reached the final in the previous year. His only other match wins came in 1988 against Horrie Seden, and in 1991 against Eric Burden. His last appearance at the World Championship came in 1992, when he lost 1-3 to Paul Lim
.
, and his best performance in a major tournament was reaching the final of the Winmau World Masters
in 1986 - an event in which he competed each year between 1979 and 1991. Internationally, he was part of the Canadian WDF World Cup
winning team of 1989 - the only time they have taken the team event title. Sinnaeve finished as Runner-Up in the 1986 Butlins Grand Masters, the 1987 World Cup Singles and the 1988 MFI World Matchplay, victim to Eric Bristow each time. He was also runner-up to John Lowe in the Canadian Open in 1986. He reached the semi-finals of this event in 1990 and further semi-final places in the 1987 Denmark Open and 1988 North American Open.
He received recognition as one of Canada's greatest ever players, winning a record five national titles (1979, 1983, 1986, 1987 & 1991) - a record which stood until John Part
equalled it in 2007. He also won the Ontario Singles five times (1978, 1980, 1983, 1984 & 1987) and four All-Canada Cup singles titles (1985, 1986, 1987 & 1988). Sinnaeve was Canada's number one ranked player between 1981 and 1992.
He retired from competitive darts in 1992, and was inducted into the Canadian Darts Hall of Fame in 2002.
Recently, he has teamed up with American Larry Butler
and is once again playing darts in North America.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
darts player who won his national title five times.
Early career
Sinnaeve took up darts in 1973 as an alternative to bowling, as he felt the darts circuit would give him more time to spend with his wife, Judy. He first appeared at the World Masters in 1979 and made his World Professional Darts ChampionshipWorld Professional Darts Championship
The World Professional Darts Championship is one of the most important tournaments in the darts calendar. Originally held as an annual event between 1978 and 1993, players then broke off into two separate organisations after a controversial split in the game...
debut in 1982, but lost in the first round to Alan Evans
Alan Evans (darts player)
David "Alan" Evans was a Welsh professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s.Evans was one of the early faces of television darts and had some tournament success in the 1970s...
.
World Championship record
Sinnaeve appeared at the World Championship on ten occasions, but managed to win only three matches in that time. He lost in the first round on his first four attempts (1982, 1984, 1985 and 1986), and finally won a match in 1987, producing a major upset by beating Dave WhitcombeDave Whitcombe
Dave Whitcombe is an English professional darts player who won several major tournaments and reached two World Championship Finals. He had a long professional career between 1980 and 1992.-Biography:...
, who reached the final in the previous year. His only other match wins came in 1988 against Horrie Seden, and in 1991 against Eric Burden. His last appearance at the World Championship came in 1992, when he lost 1-3 to Paul Lim
Paul Lim
Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim is a professional darts player who will be best remembered for being the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990...
.
Career record
Sinnaeve once managed to reach number four in the world rankingsDarts world rankings
Darts world rankings are a system which should determine a list of the best dart players in the world based on their performances in tournaments...
, and his best performance in a major tournament was reaching the final of the Winmau World Masters
Winmau World Masters
The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship...
in 1986 - an event in which he competed each year between 1979 and 1991. Internationally, he was part of the Canadian WDF World Cup
WDF World Cup darts
The WDF World Cup is a darts tournament held biennially since 1977. The tournament consists of a team championship, a pairs championship and a singles championship. All events have a men's competition, a women's competition and a youth competition . The next World Cup will be held in 2013, in St...
winning team of 1989 - the only time they have taken the team event title. Sinnaeve finished as Runner-Up in the 1986 Butlins Grand Masters, the 1987 World Cup Singles and the 1988 MFI World Matchplay, victim to Eric Bristow each time. He was also runner-up to John Lowe in the Canadian Open in 1986. He reached the semi-finals of this event in 1990 and further semi-final places in the 1987 Denmark Open and 1988 North American Open.
He received recognition as one of Canada's greatest ever players, winning a record five national titles (1979, 1983, 1986, 1987 & 1991) - a record which stood until John Part
John Part
John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion...
equalled it in 2007. He also won the Ontario Singles five times (1978, 1980, 1983, 1984 & 1987) and four All-Canada Cup singles titles (1985, 1986, 1987 & 1988). Sinnaeve was Canada's number one ranked player between 1981 and 1992.
He retired from competitive darts in 1992, and was inducted into the Canadian Darts Hall of Fame in 2002.
Recently, he has teamed up with American Larry Butler
Larry Butler (darts player)
Larry Butler is an American darts player, who was the winner of the 1994 PDC World Matchplay Darts Championship. This success made him the first, and so far only American player to have won a major darts tournament in Europe....
and is once again playing darts in North America.