Tony Skuse
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Tony Skuse is a retired Welsh
darts
player who competed in the 1980s.
A winner of the 1981 British Gold Cup, Skuse reached the quarter finals of the 1982 British Professional, beating Tim Gould and Les Capewell
before losing 5-0 to Eric Bristow
who eventually won the tournament. He then competed in the 1983 BDO World Darts Championship
but was defeated by Paul Lim
in the first round.
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 competed in the 1980s.
A winner of the 1981 British Gold Cup, Skuse reached the quarter finals of the 1982 British Professional, beating Tim Gould and Les Capewell
Les Capewell
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...
before losing 5-0 to Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow MBE is a British darts player, whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport.- Early career :...
who eventually won the tournament. He then competed in the 1983 BDO World Darts Championship
1983 BDO World Darts Championship
The final featured one of darts' most memorable moments, when Bristow was left on 121. Having hit single 17 and then treble 18, Bristow decided against hitting the bullseye. Instead he hit a single 18 to leave double 16, whilst Deller was on 138...
but was defeated by Paul Lim
Paul Lim
Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim is a professional darts player who will be best remembered for being the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990...
in the first round.