Paul Gosling
Encyclopedia
Paul Gosling is an English
former darts
player.
Gosling reached the final of the 1969 Swedish Open, losing to Barry Twomlow. 1969 saw Gosling get to another major finallosing in the News of the World Darts Championship
. He then reached the final of the 1974 News of the World Darts Championship
, reaching the semi-finals without dropping a single leg. He defeated Joe Givnan in the semi finals before losing to Peter Chapman. Gosling reached the quarter finals of the 1979 Winmau World Masters
, beating Billy Mateer before losing to Barrie Done.
Gosling played in the 1980 BDO World Darts Championship
, losing in the first round to Cliff Lazarenko
. He returned a year later for the 1981 BDO World Darts Championship
but lost in the first round to Tony Brown
.
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...
former 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.
Gosling reached the final of the 1969 Swedish Open, losing to Barry Twomlow. 1969 saw Gosling get to another major finallosing in the News of the World Darts Championship
News of the World Darts Championship
The News of the World Individual Darts Championship was one of the first major organised darts competitions, which began in 1927. It became England's first national darts competition from 1947 until its demise in 1990...
. He then reached the final of the 1974 News of the World Darts Championship
News of the World Darts Championship
The News of the World Individual Darts Championship was one of the first major organised darts competitions, which began in 1927. It became England's first national darts competition from 1947 until its demise in 1990...
, reaching the semi-finals without dropping a single leg. He defeated Joe Givnan in the semi finals before losing to Peter Chapman. Gosling reached the quarter finals of the 1979 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 Billy Mateer before losing to Barrie Done.
Gosling played in the 1980 BDO World Darts 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...
, losing in the first round to Cliff Lazarenko
Cliff Lazarenko
Cliff Lazarenko is an English professional darts player who competed for the British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation...
. He returned a year later for the 1981 BDO World Darts Championship
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...
but lost in the first round to Tony Brown
Tony Brown (darts player)
Tony Brown is a former English professional darts player. He reached the World Professional Darts Championships semi-finals four times, losing twice to Eric Bristow and twice to John Lowe....
.