Robert Hughes is a Welsh

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...

 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 competes in British Darts Organisation

British Darts Organisation

The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....

 events. He uses the nickname Elvis after his favourite singer, Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

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Hughes reached the quarter finals of the 1997 Welsh Open and the 2000 British Open and then reached the semi finals of the 2004 Welsh Open, where he beat Lee Palfreyman, Steve Smith and John Walton

John Walton (darts player)

John Michael Walton is an English darts player who is a former World Champion. He has adopted the nickname The Boy and uses the song Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex as his walk-on theme.-Darts career:...

 before losing to Tony West

Tony West

Anthony Shaun West is an English professional darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation tournaments.-Wins:...

. Hughes then won the 2005 Wales National Championship, beating Mark Webster

Mark Webster (darts player)

Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered...

 in the final.

Hughes reached the final of the 2006 BDO Gold Cup, losing to Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson (darts player)

Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman...

. He then reached the quarter finals of the 2006 WDF Europe Cup where he lost to Sweden

Sweden

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's Goran Klemme

Göran Klemme

Göran Klemme is a Swedish darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Klemme made his name in the 2005 Winmau World Masters. He defeated Bobby George, Gary Robson and John Walton on the way to the final, where he played reigning BDO world champion Raymond van Barneveld...

. Hughes then reached the last 16 of the 2006 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 Ted Hankey

Ted Hankey

Edward "Ted" Hankey is an English darts player who is a two-time BDO World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is Be On Your Way by DJ Zany. Hankey built up a large following due to his obsession with and resemblance to Dracula...

 before losing to Brian Woods

Brian Woods (darts player)

Brian Woods is an English darts player who has competed in events organised by the British Darts Organisation. He left the British Darts Organisation in 2011 for the Professional Darts Corporation through their qualifying school. He now lives in Aberdeen, and uses the nickname Pecker for his matches...

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A quarter final place in the Northern Ireland Open was Hughes' only credible run in 2007 which was a bad year, suffering early exits in the International Darts League

International Darts League

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, the World Masters and the BDO World Championship qualifiers. 2008 was Hughes' best year on the circuit, reaching the final of the Isle of Man Open, losing to Dave Chisnall

Dave Chisnall

Dave Chisnall is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.- Personal Life :In September 2011 his girlfriend Michaela gave birth to his first daughter...

. He then reached for semi finals of the Welsh Open, beating Scott Waites

Scott Waites

Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:...

, Dave Prins

Dave Prins

Dave Prins is an English darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events.Prins reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Tony O'Shea in three straight sets....

 and fellow Welshman Alan Walker before losing to Webster. He then reached the final of the Wales National Championship, losing to Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

's Robbie Green

Robbie Green

Robbie Green is an English darts player who previously played in Professional Darts Corporation events and now plays in British Darts Organisation events. He is a former BDO world #1 and is currently ranked #3 on the BDO circuit, and 4th on the WDF circuit...

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Hughes qualified for the 2009 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship

2009 BDO World Darts Championship

The 2009 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 32nd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation. Mark Webster was the defending men's champion having won the title for the first time in last year's final against Simon Whitlock, but he was eliminated convincingly...

 as one of the non-seeded players. He defeated 16th seed Eddy Sims

Eddy Sims

Eddy Sims is an Australian darts player who plays for the British Darts Organisation. He is not a full-time professional and works as a Telecommunication Technical Officer....

 3-2 in the first round but lost 4-2 to number one seed Gary Anderson in the second round, despite taking a 2-1 lead in the match.

External links

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