Les Capewell
Encyclopedia
Les Capewell is a retired English
professional
darts
player who competed in the 1980s. He qualified to compete at the World Professional Darts Championship
three times - in 1981, 1982 and 1983 but only managed to win one match - a first round victory over Stuart Holden in 1983. His second round match ended in defeat to Keith Deller
, who went on to take the title that year.
His other appearances at the World Championship ended in first round defeats - in 1981 to Allan Hogg and in 1982 to Stefan Lord
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
darts
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player who competed in the 1980s. He qualified to compete at the 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...
three times - in 1981, 1982 and 1983 but only managed to win one match - a first round victory over Stuart Holden in 1983. His second round match ended in defeat to 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...
, who went on to take the title that year.
His other appearances at the World Championship ended in first round defeats - in 1981 to Allan Hogg and in 1982 to Stefan Lord
Stefan Lord
Stefan Lord is a retired Swedish professional darts player, who competed in British Darts Organisation events, and is one of the country's most successful players....
.