Vic Hubbard

Victor "Vic" Hubbard (born 18 November 1952 in London) is a retired English professional darts player.

Vic Hubbard
Personal information
Full nameVictor Hubbard
Born (1952-11-18) 18 November 1952
London, England
Home townBerwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
Darts information
Playing darts since1970
Darts28g
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Tom Hark" by The Piranhas
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1985–1986
PDC2003–2006
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 1986
PDC premier events – best performances
UK OpenLast 64: 2004, 2005

Career

Hubbard qualified for the 1986 World Professional Darts Championship, beating Tony Payne in the first round before losing in the second round to Jocky Wilson.

17 years later, Hubbard joined the Professional Darts Corporation and qualified for the 2003 UK Open but lost his first match 5-0 to Steve Maish. He played in three more UK Open championships, reaching the third round in 2004 and 2005, losing to Wayne Mardle and Adrian Lewis respectively, and reaching the second round in 2006, losing to Roland Scholten. He retired from PDC darts in 2006.

Personal life

Hubbard's son James became PDC World Youth Champion in 2012 and qualified for the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts.[1]

World Championship Results

BDO

References


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