Conrad Daniels
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Conrad Daniels is an American
darts player who has competed since the 1970s.
He appeared at the first three World Professional Darts Championship
s - but only managed to win one match. However, that match was notable as he beat highly fancied 21 year-old Eric Bristow
, who was top seed for the event. Bristow would eventually go on to become World Champion five times. It was also the very first match ever played in the World Championships.
Daniels lost to fellow American Nicky Virachkul
in the next round. He would then suffer first round defeats in the 1980 World Championship
to Rab Smith of Scotland and in 1981
to Doug McCarthy of England. He would never manage to qualify for the event again. He also played in the 1978 Winmau World Masters
, beating Dave Lee to reach the quarter finals of the event, losing to Tony Brown.
He took up darts in 1964 playing the American version of the sport until switching to the steel tip game in 1965. During the 1970s he was based in Trenton, New Jersey
. In 1975 he won the US Open and the North American Open. He also won the men's event on the Indoor League
show broadcast by Yorkshire Television
.
Whilst he was never a major force, he still plays darts some 30 years after his greatest achievement and attempted to qualify for the World Series of Darts
in 2006, but missed out.
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darts player who has competed since the 1970s.
He appeared at the first three World Professional Darts Championship
World 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...
s - but only managed to win one match. However, that match was notable as he beat highly fancied 21 year-old Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow MBE is a British darts player, whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport.- Early career :...
, who was top seed for the event. Bristow would eventually go on to become World Champion five times. It was also the very first match ever played in the World Championships.
Daniels lost to fellow American Nicky Virachkul
Nicky Virachkul
Nicky Virachkul was a professional darts player who competed in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He competed in the third WDF World Cup darts tournament in 1979 and won the singles title...
in the next round. He would then suffer first round defeats in the 1980 World Championship
1980 BDO World Darts Championship
The 1980 Embassy World Darts Championship was the third year that the British Darts Organisation had staged a world championship. Again the field was 24 players, with the top seeds receiving a bye to the last 16 stage...
to Rab Smith of Scotland and in 1981
1981 BDO World Darts Championship
The 1981 Embassy World Darts Championship was the fourth year that the British Darts Organisation had staged a world championship. The field was expanded from 24 to 32 players, the format which would remain for many years...
to Doug McCarthy of England. He would never manage to qualify for the event again. He also played in the 1978 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...
, beating Dave Lee to reach the quarter finals of the event, losing to Tony Brown.
He took up darts in 1964 playing the American version of the sport until switching to the steel tip game in 1965. During the 1970s he was based in Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
. In 1975 he won the US Open and the North American Open. He also won the men's event on the Indoor League
Indoor League
Indoor League was a television series broadcast in the United Kingdom by Yorkshire Television during the 1970s.It was hosted by England cricketer, Fred Trueman who often wore a cardigan whilst smoking a pipe throughout his links...
show broadcast by Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
.
Whilst he was never a major force, he still plays darts some 30 years after his greatest achievement and attempted to qualify for the World Series of Darts
World Series of Darts
The World Series of Darts was a Professional Darts Corporation event which was introduced in 2006. The event was not a ratings success in the United States and the PDC decided to replace it with another new tournament, the US Open for 2007....
in 2006, but missed out.