Dave Routledge
David Routledge (born 7 April 1964) is a former English professional darts player. Who played in the British Darts Organisation events.
| Dave Routledge | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | David Stephen Routledge |
| Nickname | The Doctor |
| Born | 7 April 1964 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Home town | Whiston, Merseyside |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1986 |
| Darts | 19g Koper Tungsten |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Doctor Jones" by Aqua |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1994–2005, 2008–2012 |
| PDC | 2006 |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2005 |
| World Masters | Last 32: 1995 |
| World Darts Trophy | Last 16: 2003 |
| Int. Darts League | Last 16 Group Stage: 2004 |
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group Stage: 2004 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| England Open | 2004 |
Career
Routledge was a quarter finalist in the 1995 Swiss Open and Denmark Open before playing in the 1995 Winmau World Masters, losing in the first round to Erik Clarys who eventually went on to win the title. He then went on to reach the quarter finals of the 1997 British Open and the 1997 Isle of Man Open and the semi final of the 1998 Scottish Open before reaching another quarter final in the 1999 Dutch Open and repeated his run in the same event in 2002.
Routledge then reached his first final in the 2002 England Open, losing to Brian Derbyshire. He then reached the second round of the 2003 World Darts Trophy, beating Albertino Essers in the first round before losing to Martin Adams. This was followed by a semi final place in the French Open just a couple of weeks later. He then reached the second group stage of the 2004 International Darts League. After losing his opening group game to Tony West, he defeated Essers and Bob Taylor to qualify where he lost all three group games to Robert Wagner, Raymond van Barneveld and Darryl Fitton.
Routledge then won the 2004 England Open, beating Ted Hankey in the final. He then lost in the first round of the 2004 World Darts Trophy, losing 3–0 to Mervyn King.
Routledge qualified for the 2005 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to John Walton. He then lost in the group stages of the 2005 International Darts League, losing all three group games to Adams, Andy Fordham and Co Stompé.
In 2006, Routledge briefly switched to the PDC, but early exits in the UK Open Regional Finals in the South West and the Midlands, as well as the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship, saw Routledge quickly return to the BDO.
World Championship Results
BDO
- 2005: 1st Round (lost to John Walton 1–3)