Paul Williams (darts player)
Paul Williams (born 16 November 1964) is an English professional darts player.
| Paul Williams | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | "Mr. Smiler" | ||||
| Born | 16 November 1964[1] Bolton, Lancashire, England | ||||
| Home town | Bolton, Lancashire, England | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 1984 | ||||
| Darts | 24g | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | "We Will Rock You" by Queen | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| BDO | 1990–2001 | ||||
| PDC | 2001–2012 | ||||
| BDO majors – best performances | |||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter-Finals: 1995, 1997 | ||||
| World Masters | Semi-Finals: 1993 | ||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2005 | ||||
| World Matchplay | Last 32: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 | ||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2003 | ||||
| Desert Classic | Last 24: 2003 | ||||
| UK Open | Semi-Finals: 2003 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
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Career
Williams played in six BDO World Championships between 1995 and 2000, reaching the quarter-finals on two occasions, and played in four PDC World Championships between 2002 and 2005, reaching the last 16 in 2005.
World Championship performances
BDO
- 1995: Quarter-Finals: (lost to Andy Fordham 2–4) (sets)
- 1996: Last 32: (lost to John Part 2–3)
- 1997: Quarter-Finals: (lost to Les Wallace 0–4)
- 1998: Last 32: (lost to Steve Beaton 1–3)
- 1999: Last 16: (lost to Andy Fordham 0–3)
- 2000: Last 32: (lost to Kevin Painter 1–3)
PDC
- 2002: Last 32: (lost to Phil Taylor 1–4)
- 2003: Last 40: (lost to Simon Whitlock 2–4)
- 2004: Last 32: (lost to Kevin Painter 3–4)
- 2005: Last 16: (lost to Wayne Mardle 3–4)
External links
Player profile on Paul Williams from Dartsdatabase
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