Paul Gosling
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Paul Gosling | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Paul Gosling |
Born | Cornwall, England | 7 September 1948
Home town | Threemilestone |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1956 |
Darts | 26g |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 1974–1982 |
BDO majors – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 24: 1980 |
World Masters | Quarter Final: 1979 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
Cornwall Open | 1979 |
Paul Gosling (born 7 September 1948) is a retired English professional darts player.
Darts career[]
Gosling reached the final of the 1969 Swedish Open, losing to . 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 . Gosling reached the quarter finals of the 1979 Winmau World Masters, beating before losing to .
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[]
- 1980: 1st round (lost to Cliff Lazarenko 0-2)
- 1981: 1st round (lost to Tony Brown 1-2)
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 | 0–2 (s) | |
Runner-up | 2. | 1974 | News of the World Championship | 1–2 (s) |
External links[]
- Sportspeople from Cornwall
- English darts players
- Living people
- British Darts Organisation players
- 1948 births
- English sportspeople stubs
- British darts biography stubs