Gary Robson (darts player)

Gary Robson
Gary Robson
	Robson in 2015
Personal information
Nickname	"Big Robbo"
Born	19 June 1967 (age 57); Cramlington, England
Home town	Rothbury, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1984
Darts	22g Gary Robson g force darts
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Follow the Leader" by The Soca Boys
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1995–2020
WDF	1995–
Current world ranking	(WDF) 161 (14 November 2023)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Quarter-final: 2007, 2009, 2011
World Masters	Quarter-final: 2005, 2011, 2014, 2018
World Trophy	Winner (1): 2005
Int. Darts League	Quarter-final: 2007
Finder Masters	Runner-up: 2014
PDC premier events – best performances
Grand Slam	Group Stage: 2018
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
England Masters; England National Ch'ships; England Open; Granite City Open; Isle of Man Open; Police Masters; Scottish Open	2014; 2011, 2016; 2011; 2013; 2007; 2012; 2024
Other achievements
	2011 Garioch Masters; 2010, 2011 Tyne and Wear Open; 2009 West Brabant Open

Gary "Big Robbo" Robson (born 19 June 1967) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation events.^[2]

Robson now resides in the small rural town of Rothbury, Northumberland.

Career

Robson qualified twice for the World Championships, but was beaten in the first round on each occasion. He made it for a third time in 2004, but found himself 2–0 down in sets against Steve Coote. However, Robson recovered and took the match to a sudden death deciding leg, which he won. Bobby George commented that "you won't see browner darts in this tournament than that match".^{[citation needed]} Robson had another excellent performance in losing to 'Silverback' Tony O'Shea in the second round.

Robson's biggest tournament win so far was at the World Darts Trophy in Utrecht, Netherlands. He beat Mervyn King 6–4 in the 2005 final,^[3] averaging 91.5 for three darts, which was a fair way below his averages during his aforementioned performances in the 2004 World Championship.

Robson had to wait until 2007 to win another match at the World Championship, but his opponent for that match was pre-tournament favourite Michael van Gerwen. Robson won 3–2, although the teenage van Gerwen was not quite at his best form and looked nervous on some doubles. Robson did not have to wait long for his next win, as he made the quarter-finals for the first time in his career with a superb 4–3 win over former champion John Walton, having been 3–1 down. Robson could have had a nine-dart leg, but missed his seventh treble. However, his run was ended by Dutchman Niels de Ruiter. Robson led 2–0 and 4–2 but ended up losing 5–4. This match included a leg which Tony Green and John Part touted as "probably the best in thirty years",^{[citation needed]} which Robson won to take the fifth set and lead 3–2.

Robson returned to the World Championship in 2008 where he was drawn against 2002 World Champion, Tony David. This was Robson's only win at the 2008 World Championship, as in the second round he came up against an in-form Darryl Fitton. Fitton averaged over 100 in a 4–0 victory.

In the 2009 World Championship, Robson reached the quarter-final for the second time, beating Stephen Bunting and Martin Atkins before losing to Martin Adams. 2009 was not a good year for Robson as a whole and as a result, he was forced to qualify for the 2010 Lakeside World Championship.

Robson lost 3–0 in a first round clash with 2009 champion and 5th seed Ted Hankey at the 2010 BDO World Championship. The next year, Robson was seeded once more and cruised through to the quarter-finals for a third time by defeating Steve Douglas and Dave Chisnall for the loss of just one set. He then led Martin Phillips 3–1 but was once again defeated 5–4.

Robson was knocked out of the 2012 World Championships in the first round losing 3–0 to Steve Douglas Gary was again knocked out in the first round in 2013 this time losing 3–1 to Garry Thompson

PDC

He competed for a tour card at the 2020 Q school in an attempt to join the Professional Darts Corporation, however he finished 164th and failed to win a tour card.^[4]

World Championship results

BDO

2001: 1st round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 1–3)
2003: 1st round (lost to Robert Wagner 1–3)
2004: 2nd round (lost to Tony O'Shea 2–3)
2005: 1st round (lost to Darryl Fitton 1–3)
2006: 1st round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3)
2007: Quarter-finals (lost to Niels de Ruiter 4–5)
2008: 2nd round (lost to Darryl Fitton 0–4)
2009: Quarter-finals (lost to Martin Adams 4–5)
2010: 1st round (lost to Ted Hankey 0–3)
2011: Quarter-finals (lost to Martin Phillips 4–5)
2012: 1st round (lost to Steve Douglas 0–3)
2013: 1st round (lost to Garry Thompson 1–3)
2014: 2nd round (lost to Robbie Green 1–4)
2015: 2nd round (lost to Jeff Smith 3–4)
2016: 1st round (lost to Madars Razma 1–3)
2018: 1st round (lost to Glen Durrant 0–3)
2019: 1st round (lost to David Cameron 1–3)
2020: 1st round (lost to Ben Hazel 2–3)

Career finals

BDO major finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score^{[N 1]}
Winner	1.	2005	World Darts Trophy	Mervyn King	6–4 (s)
Runner-up	1.	2014	Zuiderduin Masters	Jamie Hughes	0–5 (s)

^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

Performance timeline

Tournament	1995	1996	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
BDO World Championship	DNQ			1R	DNQ	1R	2R	1R	1R	QF	2R	QF	1R	QF	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	DNQ	1R	1R	1R
BDO World Trophy	Not held																SF	2R	DNQ		1R	1R	NH
International Darts League	Not held					RR	RR	RR	RR	QF	Not held
World Darts Trophy	Not held				DNQ	QF	2R	W	1R	RR	Not held
Winmau World Masters	1R	DNQ		2R	DNQ	1R	1R	QF	3R	6R	6R	5R	5R	QF	6R	6R	QF	5R	4R	4R	QF	DNQ	NH
Finder Darts Masters	Not held		DNP				RR	RR	NH	SF	QF	SF	QF	RR	DNP	QF	F	RR	DNP			NH
Grand Slam of Darts	Not held									DNQ											RR	DNQ

Performance Table Legend
DNP	Did not play at the event	DNQ	Did not qualify for the event	NYF	Not yet founded	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF	lost in the quarter-finals	SF	lost in the semi-finals	F	lost in the final	W	won the tournament

Notes

^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ Darts Database Profile Archived 14 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved 27 December 2010.
^ 2005 World Darts Trophy Archived 3 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved 27 December 2010.
^ Qualifying School Order of Merit

External links

[score-5] (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

[WDF_Rankings-1] "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[2] Darts Database Profile Archived 14 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[3] 2005 World Darts Trophy Archived 3 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[4] Qualifying School Order of Merit

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