Al Hedman

Alfanso "Al" Hedman (born 22 November 1953 from Kingston) is a retired Jamaican born English professional darts player, who played in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Al Hedman
Personal information
Full nameAlfanso Hedman
NicknameDaddy Cool
Born (1953-11-22) 22 November 1953[1]
Kingston, Jamaica
Home townWitham, Essex
Darts information
Playing darts since1973
Darts22g
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Daddy Cool" by Boney M.
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1995–1997
PDC2001–2005
BDO majors – best performances
World MastersLast 128: 1995
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 40: 2003
UK OpenLast 64: 2003
Other tournament wins
British Open 1995

Career

Hedman won the 1995 BDO British Open, defeating Andy Fordham of England.

He qualified for the 1995 BDO European Masters, but lost at the Last 24 stage to Bob Taylor of Scotland.

Hedman lost to Paul Whitworth of England in the 1996 BDO Gold Cup.

Hedman qualified for the 2003 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost at the Last-40 stage to Bob Anderson of England.

He played in three stages of the UK Open, but losing at the Last-64 stage to Shayne Burgess of England.

Hedman quit the PDC in 2005.

World Championship performances results

PDC

Personal life

Hedman has two children, James and Laura, and has been married to Lesley since 2002. His sister is Deta Hedman.

References

Player profile on Al Hedman from Dartsdatabase

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