Dennis Priestley
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| Dennis Priestley 2007 | |
| To person | |
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| Nickname | The Menace |
| nation |
 England
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| Date of birth | July 16, 1950 |
| place of birth | Mexborough , England |
| place of residence | Mexborough , England |
| Darts | |
| Darts since | 1989 |
| Throwing hand | right |
| darts | 17 g of Winmau |
| Enema music | Hell Raiser from The Sweet |
| BDO | 1990-1993 |
| PDC | 1993-2014 (founding member) |
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| Infobox last updated: January 6, 2015 | |
Dennis Priestley (born July 16, 1950 in Mexborough ) is a retired English darts player . His nickname is "The Menace" after the well-known English cartoon character Dennis the Menace ( Eng. "Dennis the pain in the ass").
Career
Priestley is two-time world champion (1991 with the BDO and 1994 with the PDC ). Priestley is considered one of the most outstanding players in darts. After he was able to win the first PDC World Championship in 1994, he reached the final of the World Professional Darts Championship four more times in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000 , but lost each time to the sixteen-time World Champion Phil Taylor .
He is known for his remarkably long concentration phase before his litters. In 2014 he ended his career with the PDC.
BDO World Championship
| year | Result | ||
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| 1991 |
Dennis Priestley
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6 : 0 |
Eric Bristow
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PDC world championship
| year | Result | ||
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| 1994 |
Dennis Priestley
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6 : 1 |
Phil Taylor
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| 1996 |
Dennis Priestley
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4: 6 |
Phil Taylor
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| 1997 |
Dennis Priestley
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3: 6 |
Phil Taylor
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| 1998 |
Dennis Priestley
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0: 6 |
Phil Taylor
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| 2000 |
Dennis Priestley
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3: 7 |
Phil Taylor
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title
BDO
- Majors
- BDO World Darts Championship : (1) 1991
- World Masters : (1) 1992
PDC
- Majors
- PDC World Darts Championship : (1) 1994
- US Open : (1) 2009
- Pro tour
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Players Championships :
- Players Championships 2006 : 1st
- Players Championships 2008 : 12, 16, 25
- Players Championships 2009 : 7, 21
- Players Championships 2010 : 22
- UK Open Qualifiers :
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Players Championships :
- Further
- 1993: PDC UK Matchplay
- 1994: PDC UK Matchplay, Antwerp Open
- 1995: Antwerp Open, PDC World Pairs
- 1996: Golden Harvest North American Cup, Gem City Open
- 2003: Le Skratch Montreal Open
- 2005: Le Skratch Montreal Open
- 2006: Vauxhall Spring Pro
Web links
Individual evidence
1994: Dennis Priestley | 1995-2002: Phil Taylor | 2003: John Part | 2004-2006: Phil Taylor | 2007: Raymond van Barneveld | 2008: John Part | 2009, 2010: Phil Taylor | 2011, 2012: Adrian Lewis | 2013: Phil Taylor | 2014: Michael van Gerwen | 2015, 2016: Gary Anderson | 2017: Michael van Gerwen | 2018: Rob Cross | 2019: Michael van Gerwen | 2020: Peter Wright
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Priestley, Dennis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The Menace |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English dart player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexborough , England |