Gary Robson (darts player)

Gary "Big Robbo" Robson (born 19 June 1967) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation events.[2]

Gary Robson
Robson in 2015
Personal information
Nickname"Big Robbo"
Born (1967-06-19) 19 June 1967
Cramlington, England
Home townCramlington, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1984
Darts22g Gary Robson g force darts
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Follow the Leader" by The Soca Boys
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1995–2020
WDF1995–
Current world ranking(WDF) NR (13 December 2020)[1]
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Final: 2007, 2009, 2011
World MastersQuarter Final: 2005, 2011, 2014, 2018
World Darts TrophyWinner (1): 2005
Int. Darts LeagueQuarter Final: 2007
Finder MastersRunner Up: 2014
PDC premier events – best performances
Grand SlamGroup Stage: 2018
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
England Masters
England National Ch'ships
England Open
Granite City Open
Isle Of Man Open
Police Masters		2014
2011, 2016
2011
2013
2007
2012
Other achievements
2011 Garioch Masters
2010, 2011 Tyne and Wear Open
2009 West Brabant Open
2019 Gary was knocked out in the first round of the England open, hosted at Selsey, by Martyn Pegram 4–2

Robson now resides in the small rural village of Rothbury, Northumberland and runs the local pub, The Brown Breath. Several locals signed a petition in 2014 to remove the sign of the pub which resembled Dragons Den Deborah Meaden breathing heavily into a brown bag, the petition was denied and the sign remained

Career

Robson qualified twice for the World Championships, but was beaten in the first round on each occasion. He made it for a third time in 2004, but found himself 2–0 down in sets against Steve Coote. However, Robson recovered and took the match to a sudden death deciding leg, which he won. Bobby George commented that "you won't see browner darts in this tournament than that match". Robson had another excellent performance in losing to 'Silverback' Tony O'Shea in the second round.

Robson's biggest tournament win so far was at the World Darts Trophy in Utrecht, Netherlands. He beat Mervyn King 6–4 in the 2005 final,[3] averaging 91.5 for three darts, which was a fair way below his averages during his aforementioned performances in the 2004 World Championship.

Robson had to wait until 2007 to win another match at the World Championship, but his opponent for that match was pre-tournament favourite Michael van Gerwen. Robson won 3–2, although the teenage van Gerwen was not quite at his best form and looked nervous on some doubles. Robson did not have to wait long for his next win, as he made the quarter-finals for the first time in his career with a superb 4–3 win over former champion John Walton, having been 3–1 down. Robson could have had a nine-dart leg, but missed his seventh treble. However, his run was ended by Dutchman Niels de Ruiter. Robson led 2–0 and 4–2 but ended up losing 5–4. This match included a leg which Tony Green and John Part touted as "probably the best in thirty years", which Robson won to take the fifth set and lead 3–2.

Robson returned to the World Championship in 2008 where he was drawn against 2002 World Champion, Tony David. This was Robson's only win at the 2008 World Championship, as in the second round he came up against an in-form Darryl Fitton. Fitton averaged over 100 in a 4–0 victory.

In the 2009 World Championship, Robson reached the quarter final for the second time, beating Stephen Bunting and Martin Atkins before losing to Martin Adams. 2009 was not a good year for Robson as a whole and as a result, he was forced to qualify for the 2010 Lakeside World Championship.

Robson lost 3–0 in a first round clash with 2009 champion and 5th seed Ted Hankey at the 2010 BDO World Championship. The next year, Robson was seeded once more and cruised through to the quarter-finals for a third time by defeating Steve Douglas and Dave Chisnall for the loss of just one set. He then led Martin Phillips 3–1 but was once again defeated 5–4.

Robson was knocked out of the 2012 World Championships in the first round losing 3–0 to Steve Douglas Gary was again knocked out in the first round in 2013 this time losing 3–1 to Garry Thompson

PDC

He competed for a tour card at the 2020 Q school in an attempt to join the Professional Darts Corporation, however he finished 164th and failed to win a tour card.[4]

World Championship results

BDO

Career finals

BDO major finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1]
Winner 1. 2005 World Darts Trophy Mervyn King 6–4 (s)
Runner-up 1. 2014 Zuiderduin Masters Jamie Hughes 0–5 (s)
  1. (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

Performance timeline
Tournament19951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
BDO World Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 1R 2R 1R 1R QF 2R QF 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R
Winmau World Masters 1R DNQ 2R DNQ 1R 1R QF 3R 6R 6R 5R 5R QF 6R 6R QF 5R 4R 4R QF DNQ NH
Finder Darts Masters Not held DNP RR RR NH SF QF SF QF RR DNP QF F RR DNP NH
World Darts Trophy Not held DNQ QF 2R W 1R RR Not held
International Darts League Not held RR RR RR RR QF Not held
BDO World Trophy Not held SF 2R DNQ 1R 1R NH
Grand Slam of Darts Not held DNQ RR DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament

Notes
  1. "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. Darts Database Profile Archived 14 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. 2005 World Darts Trophy Archived 3 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  4. Qualifying School Order of Merit
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