Dave Whitcombe

David Whitcombe (born 27 June 1954) is an English former professional darts player who won several major tournaments, he was twice a winner of the Winmau World Masters (1982 and 1985) and lost to Eric Bristow in two World Championship finals in 1984 and 1986.

Early life Dave was born on 27 June 1954 in Chatham, Kent. After leaving school at age 15, he worked as an apprentice electrician at Chatham Dockyard, often playing darts during lunchtime. At age 20, he was selected to play for Kent, He was also a prolific county and holiday camp open winner.

In May 2008, Whitcombe once again graced the big stage in a televised tournament, taking part in the BetFred League of Legends which was shown live on Setanta Sports, playing along with Bristow, Lowe, Lazarenko, Bobby George, Peter Evison, Keith Deller, and the eventual winner Bob Anderson. Whitcombe led the league after the first 4 weeks and was the standout player of the league at that time.

1. 1982 Winmau World Masters (1) Jocky Wilson 2–1 (s)

1. 1982 British Matchplay Eric Bristow 0–2 (s)

2. 1983 British Professional Championship Jocky Wilson 2–7 (s)

3. 1984 World Darts Championship Eric Bristow 1–7 (s)

2. 1985 Winmau World Masters (2) Ray Farrell 3–0 (s)

4. 1986 World Darts Championship Eric Bristow 0–6 (s)

5. 1986 British Matchplay Eric Bristow 1–3 (s)

6. 1986 British Professional Championship Jocky Wilson 6–7 (s)

3. 1987 British Matchplay Eric Bristow 3–0 (s)

Independent major finals: 2 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 1980 News of the World Championship Stefan Lord 0–2 (l)Winner 1. 1989 News of the World Championship Dennis Priestley 2–1 (l) Note

Performance timeline

+ WDF majors performances Tournament Event Euro Cup 1982 World Cup 1983 Euro Cup 1984 World Cup 1985 Euro Cup 1986 WDF World Cup &

Pairs Team Overall