Ceri Morgan

Ceri Morgan (22 December 1947 – 29 February 2020[1][2]) was a Welsh professional darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Ceri Morgan
Personal information
Born(1947-12-22)22 December 1947
Treorchy, Wales
Died29 February 2020(2020-02-29) (aged 72)
Cardiff, Wales
Darts information
Playing darts since1967
Darts24g
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1978–1990
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Final: 1980, 1981, 1984
World MastersSemi Final: 1982
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
BDO British Masters
Welsh Open		1980
1980

Career

Morgan made his World Championship debut in 1979, beating Barry Atkinson in the first round before losing to Tony Brown in the second round. In 1980, Morgan reached the quarter-final, where, as the number 8 seed, he began his campaign in the second round where he defeated Alan Grant before losing to Cliff Lazarenko. He repeated his best ever performances at the World Championships in 1981 and 1984 by reaching the quarter-finals. He lost to John Lowe on both occasions.

His last appearance at the World Championships came in 1987 with a first round defeat by Jocky Wilson.

One of his biggest pay days came in 1980, when he won the Austin Morris British Masters against Bobby George, the top prize being a £5,500 car from the tournament sponsors. As Morgan did not drive, the sponsors made the offer of a cash option instead.

Morgan hit the highest shot out of the 1983 Unipart British Professional Championships against Steve Brennan with a 170, and in 1986, reached the semi-finals of the same tournament. He was runner-up to Nicky Virachkul in the 1979 World Cup Singles and reached the semi-finals of the World Masters in 1982.

Morgan quit the BDO in 1990.

World Championship results

BDO

Career finals

WDF major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1979 World Cup Singles Nicky Virachkul 3–4 (s)

References
  1. "Ceri Morgan Obituary". Welsh Darts Organisation. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. Live Darts [@livedarts] (29 February 2020). "We are saddened to learn of the passing of Welsh darts legend Ceri Morgan aged 72. A three-time BDO World Championship quarter-finalist, Morgan notably won the 1980 British Masters and was renowned for his unique throwing action" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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