Dave Whitcombe
| Dave Whitcombe | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
27 June 1954 Chatham, Kent, England |
| Home town | England |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | -elvin |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Can you feel the force by The Real Thing |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1979-1992 |
| PDC | 2004-2007 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 1984, 1986 |
| World Masters | Winner 1982, 1985 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2006 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
|
News of the World Ch'ship Swedish Open |
1989 |
| Updated on 7 December 2007. | |
Swedish Open
1989
1985, 1987, 1990
Dave Whitcombe (born 27 June 1954) is an English former professional darts player who won several major tournaments and reached two World Championship Finals. He had a long professional career between 1980 and 1992.
Whitcombe was twice a winner of the Winmau World Masters (1982 and 1985) and lost to Eric Bristow in the World Championship finals of 1984 and 1986. He also won the News of the World Darts Championship in 1989, the British Matchplay, the Swedish Open 3 times, the Finland Open, the Marlboro Masters and Dunlop Masters tournaments. He was also a prolific county and holiday camp open winner.
He played for and captained Kent in the inter counties league, winning the BDO (Darts World Magazine Sponsored)Tons Trophy and individual averages. In one season, he managed to win all 9 man of the match awards, beating 9 England International players in the process - something that has never been done before or since. He also played for Essex, Suffolk, and London. Whitcombe also represented England on numerous occasions, including the 4 man teams in the Europe and World cups. He also represented England v Rest of the World, and a Great Britain side which competed against the USA.
His overall World Championship record also included three quarter-final appearances in 1983, 1989, 1991 and the semi-finals in 1985. Bristow must be considered as Whitcombe's nemesis at the World Championship. In his 13 appearances at the championships, Whitcombe met Bristow 6 times and lost every time, including a quarter final in 1991 where Whitcombe lost 3-4 despite having been 3 sets and 2 legs up at one stage. However, in other Major championships like the British Matchplay and the World Masters, Whitcombe defeated Bristow in both the semi and finals. Whitcombe also defeated Phil Taylor in the first round of the 1988 British Professional, which was Taylor's first televised appearance, but lost in 2 finals, both to Jocky Wilson.
Whitcombe helped form the players' association WPDPA (World Professional Dart Players` Association) with John Lowe, Cliff Lazarenko, and Tony Brown. The association was set up with the intention of promoting more televised tournaments after the big slump of televised darts in 1989 and the early 1990s. Eventually this organisation linked up with the newly formed World Darts Council in 1992, and darts was soon split into two organisations.
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