Mark Thomson (darts player)
Mark Ian "Tommo" Thomson (born 5 August 1963 from Swindon, Wiltshire) is an retired English professional darts player.
| Mark Thomson | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Mark Ian Thomson | ||||
| Nickname | Tommo | ||||
| Born | 5 August 1963[1] Swindon, Wiltshire, England | ||||
| Home town | Swindon, Wiltshire, England | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 1989 | ||||
| Darts | 19 Gram Unicorn Bob Anderson Signature | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| BDO | 2008–2014 | ||||
| PDC | 2002–2008 | ||||
| BDO majors – best performances | |||||
| World Masters | Last 64: 2010 | ||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 48: 2005 | ||||
| UK Open | Last 8: 2003, 2005 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
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Career
From Swindon, Wiltshire. Thomson played in six stages on the UK Open, reaching the last 8, but lost to Tom Wilson of England in 2003 and Mark Walsh of England in 2005.
He played in the 2005 PDC World Darts Championship debut year, but lost in the last 32 to Andy Hamilton of England. He was Runner Up in the 2005 Vauxhall Spring Pro, losing to Colin Lloyd of England.
He won the 2009 Malta Open, defeating Roy Brown of England.
He played in the 2010 Winmau World Masters, losing to Ronald L. Briones of the Philippines in the last 64.
He won the 2005 National Championship in Stoke-on-Trent. He won the 2005 Hampshire Open beating Lionel Sams 5 - 4 in the final. Along with Lionel Sams winning the Dutch pairs in 2005
Personal life
Thomson is married to Allison from Swindon, Wiltshire.
World Championship performances
PDC
- 2005: Last 32: (lost to Andy Hamilton 0–3) (sets)
References
- "Mark Thomson". Mastercaller.
External links
- Player profile on Mark Thomson from Dartsdatabase