Tony Eccles
Encyclopedia
Tony Eccles is a Winmau sponsored darts player currently residing in Hartlepool
. He uses the nickname The Viper.
(2002), Erik Clarys
(2003) and John Walton
(2004) he notched his first ever win at the World Championship against Tony David
in 2005, before falling to Vincent van der Voort
in the second round.
A first round loss again followed to Per Laursen
in 2006, but his best run at the event came in 2007 when he progressed to the quarter finals before losing 4-5 to Mervyn King. Tony led King 3-0 but found himself 4-3 down before taking the match into the deciding set, which he lost.
He has had some success in some British Darts Organisation
Open events away from the television cameras.
In 2005 he won the Dutch Open, England Open and Sweden Open and in 2006 took the Norway Open and successfully defended his Sweden Open title. He has maintained a high world ranking as a result of these performances, which helped him to be seeded five for the World Championship in 2006 and four in 2007.
In April 2007 he won the Norway Open for the second successive year.
circuit. At the time of his switch he was ranked number 2 in the WDF and number 4 in the BDO world rankings
and began his PDC career placed 151st in their Order of Merit. He made his debut to the World Championship in 2008, losing to Adrian Lewis
in the third round. In the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship
, Eccles, the number 30 seed, could have faced Russia
n ladies champion Anastasia Dobromyslova
in the first round, but she lost her preliminary round match to Dutchman Remco van Eijden
who faced Eccles instead. Eccles took a 2-0 lead before van Eijden, who played in the BDO World Darts Championship
twelve months previously, came back to level at two sets all before Eccles eventually took the match with a 3-2 win to progress to the second round. He was then beaten by third seed James Wade
.
Eccles was seeded 31 for the 2010 PDC World Championship but lost 3-1 in the first round to Brendan Dolan
Hartlepool
Hartlepool is a town and port in North East England.It was founded in the 7th century AD, around the Northumbrian monastery of Hartlepool Abbey. The village grew during the Middle Ages and developed a harbour which served as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham. A railway link from...
. He uses the nickname The Viper.
BDO career
He made his debut in the World Championship in 2002 but only won one match in his first five visits to Lakeside. Having lost to Wayne JonesWayne Jones (darts player)
Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches....
(2002), Erik Clarys
Erik Clarys
Erik Clarys is a Belgian former darts player. He competed for the British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed "The Sheriff". Clarys was known for his unorthodox way of scoring and finishing which made him popular with fans.-BDO career:Clarys caused a major...
(2003) 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:...
(2004) he notched his first ever win at the World Championship against Tony David
Tony David
Tony David is a darts player and is the only Australian player to have been a senior singles world champion. David won the 2002 Embassy World Championship. He plays under the nickname The Deadly Boomerang.-Career:David started playing darts at the age of 25 and progressed into the Queensland State...
in 2005, before falling to Vincent van der Voort
Vincent van der Voort
Vincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world...
in the second round.
A first round loss again followed to Per Laursen
Per Laursen
Per Laursen is a Danish darts player. He reached the final of the WDF World Cup in 2005 and won the Welsh Open earlier that year - performances which enabled him to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship for the first time in 2006....
in 2006, but his best run at the event came in 2007 when he progressed to the quarter finals before losing 4-5 to Mervyn King. Tony led King 3-0 but found himself 4-3 down before taking the match into the deciding set, which he lost.
He has had some success in some 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....
Open events away from the television cameras.
In 2005 he won the Dutch Open, England Open and Sweden Open and in 2006 took the Norway Open and successfully defended his Sweden Open title. He has maintained a high world ranking as a result of these performances, which helped him to be seeded five for the World Championship in 2006 and four in 2007.
In April 2007 he won the Norway Open for the second successive year.
PDC career
On the eve of the UK Open in June 2007, Eccles announced that he would be switching to compete on the PDCProfessional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
circuit. At the time of his switch he was ranked number 2 in the WDF and number 4 in the BDO world rankings
Darts world rankings
Darts world rankings are a system which should determine a list of the best dart players in the world based on their performances in tournaments...
and began his PDC career placed 151st in their Order of Merit. He made his debut to the World Championship in 2008, losing to Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...
in the third round. In the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship
2009 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 16th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....
, Eccles, the number 30 seed, could have faced Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n ladies champion Anastasia Dobromyslova
Anastasia Dobromyslova
Anastasia Dobromyslova-Martin is a professional darts player. She is a former winner of the Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation, winning it in 2008...
in the first round, but she lost her preliminary round match to Dutchman Remco van Eijden
Remco van Eijden
Remco van Eijden is a Dutch darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events.van Eijden previously played in the British Darts Organisation and he played in the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship, beating fellow Dutchman Mario Robbe in the first round, only to lost in the second round...
who faced Eccles instead. Eccles took a 2-0 lead before van Eijden, who played in the BDO World Darts Championship
BDO World Darts Championship
The BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation . It began in 1978, and was the only world championship tournament until 1994...
twelve months previously, came back to level at two sets all before Eccles eventually took the match with a 3-2 win to progress to the second round. He was then beaten by third seed James Wade
James Wade
James Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007...
.
Eccles was seeded 31 for the 2010 PDC World Championship but lost 3-1 in the first round to Brendan Dolan
Brendan Dolan
Brendan Dolan is a Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.After two early exits in the 2003 and 2004 UK Open, his first major run came in the 2004 World Grand Prix where he qualified through the All Ireland qualifiers, winning one of four places...
World Championship Performances
- 2002 (BDO) - Round 1 lost to Wayne JonesWayne Jones (darts player)Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches....
2-3 - 2003 (BDO) - Round 1 lost to Eric Clarys 1-3
- 2004 (BDO) - Round 1 lost to John WaltonJohn 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:...
2-3 - 2005 (BDO) - Round 2 lost to Vincent van der VoortVincent van der VoortVincent van der Voort is a professional darts player.-Playing style:Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world...
1-3 - 2006 (BDO) - Round 1 lost to Per LaursenPer LaursenPer Laursen is a Danish darts player. He reached the final of the WDF World Cup in 2005 and won the Welsh Open earlier that year - performances which enabled him to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship for the first time in 2006....
2-3 - 2007 (BDO) - Quarter-finals lost to Mervyn King 4-5
- 2008 (PDC) - Round 3 lost to Adrian LewisAdrian LewisAdrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...
3-4 - 2009 (PDC) - Round 2 lost to James WadeJames WadeJames Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007...
2-4 - 2010 (PDC) - Round 1 lost to Brendan DolanBrendan DolanBrendan Dolan is a Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.After two early exits in the 2003 and 2004 UK Open, his first major run came in the 2004 World Grand Prix where he qualified through the All Ireland qualifiers, winning one of four places...
1-3 - 2011 (PDC) - Round 1 lost to Adrian LewisAdrian LewisAdrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...
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