Paul Gosling

Paul Gosling (born 7 September 1948) is a retired English professional darts player.

Paul Gosling
Personal information
Full namePaul Gosling
Born (1948-09-07) 7 September 1948
Cornwall, England
Home townThreemilestone
Darts information
Playing darts since1956
Darts26g
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1974–1982
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 24: 1980
World MastersQuarter Final: 1979
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Cornwall Open1979

Darts career

Gosling reached the final of the 1969 Swedish Open, losing to Barry Twomlow. 1969 saw Gosling get to another major final losing in the News of the World Darts Championship. He then reached the final again of the 1974 News of the World Darts Championship. Gosling reached the semi-finals without dropping a single leg and defeated Joe Givnan in the semi finals before losing to Peter Chapman. Gosling reached the quarter finals of the 1979 Winmau World Masters, beating Billy Mateer before losing to Barry Done.

Gosling played in the 1980 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Cliff Lazarenko. He returned a year later for the 1981 BDO World Darts Championship but lost in the first round to Tony Brown.

World Championship Results

BDO

Career finals

Independent major finals: 2 (2 runners-up)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1969 News of the World Championship Barry Twomlow 0–2 (s)
Runner-up 2. 1974 News of the World Championship Peter Chapman 1–2 (s)


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