John Cosnett
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John Cosnett is a retired English
professional
darts
player who competed in the 1980s.He has one daughter (Jane) from his first marriage & a son (Greg) & daughter (Kirsty) off his second to Cherry who he is still married to.
Cosnett won the 1985 British Open, beating Welshman
Peter Locke
in the final. Despite winning one of the biggest prizes in the history of professional darts, Cosnett never managed to meet his new found expectations which took him to #16 in the World Rankings. He competed in the 1985 BDO World Darts Championship
and won the opening round against Rab Scott
but was defeated in the second round by the fellow Englishman John Lowe
. He also competed in the 1985 Winmau World Masters
, defeating Keith Deller
in the first round before losing to Steve Gittins
in the last 16 stage.John appeared on ITV's BULLSEYE
as the celebrity darts player & made the highest score of the series. After that, Cosnett never played in any more major tournaments & faded out of mainstream Darts.
In 2006 Cosnett suffered a serious stroke which almost killed him followed several months later by another which again he was lucky to survive.He blames the smoking & drinking culture of the 1980s & 90's Darts scean for this.As of 2011 John is still with his second wife Cherry & still lives in the Wolverhampton
area.Cosnett is a big fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers & still gets recognised by fans when ever he attends home matches.
England
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professional
Professional
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darts
Darts
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player who competed in the 1980s.He has one daughter (Jane) from his first marriage & a son (Greg) & daughter (Kirsty) off his second to Cherry who he is still married to.
Cosnett won the 1985 British Open, beating Welshman
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
Peter Locke
Peter Locke
Peter Locke is a retired Welsh professional darts player.Locke made his World Championship debut in the 1983 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Terry O'Dea...
in the final. Despite winning one of the biggest prizes in the history of professional darts, Cosnett never managed to meet his new found expectations which took him to #16 in the World Rankings. He competed in the 1985 BDO World Darts Championship
1985 BDO World Darts Championship
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and won the opening round against Rab Scott
Rab Scott
Rab Scott is a retired English professional darts player who competed in the 1980s. He twice competed in the BDO World Darts Championship but was defeated in the first round by the fellow Englishmen Alan Glazier in 1984 and John Cosnett in 1985....
but was defeated in the second round by the fellow Englishman John Lowe
John Lowe
John Lowe is an English darts player who was one of the best-known men in darts during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the United Kingdom. Lowe is one of only five players to have won the World Championship 3 times.-Biography:Lowe won the World Championship title in three different decades -...
. He also competed in the 1985 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...
, defeating Keith Deller
Keith Deller
Keith Deller is an English darts player, who won the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1983. He was the first qualifier ever to win the championship and remains one of the youngest champions in history...
in the first round before losing to Steve Gittins
Steve Gittins
Steve Gittins is a former darts player from England.Gittins played twice at the BDO World Darts Championship. In 1989, he beat Finland's Kexi Heinäharju in the first round but lost in the second round to five-time World Champion Eric Bristow...
in the last 16 stage.John appeared on ITV's BULLSEYE
Bullseye
Bullseye may refer to:*The geometric shape ◉, phonetic symbol for bilabial click*Bullseye , a shooting sport, in which participants shoot handguns at paper targets at fixed distances and time limits...
as the celebrity darts player & made the highest score of the series. After that, Cosnett never played in any more major tournaments & faded out of mainstream Darts.
In 2006 Cosnett suffered a serious stroke which almost killed him followed several months later by another which again he was lucky to survive.He blames the smoking & drinking culture of the 1980s & 90's Darts scean for this.As of 2011 John is still with his second wife Cherry & still lives in the Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
area.Cosnett is a big fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers & still gets recognised by fans when ever he attends home matches.