In the world of professional darts, which player is nicknamed 'The Silverback'?
"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, 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"
"Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea (born 9 May 1961) is an English darts player. He was born in Stockport and is of Irish descent. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname Silverback. He has reached the finals of seven BDO major darts tournaments, but to date has never won one. In 2002 he made his debut at the BDO World Darts Championship, narrowly losing to former Masters champion Colin Monk 3–2. O'Shea returned the following year and beat former champion Ted Hankey 3–2 in the first round, before once again being beaten by Monk 3–2 - this time in the"
"generated praise from fellow players and fans. He emotionally left the Lakeside stage to a guard of honour made up of the rest of the players in the tournament male and female, as well as officials, referees and former finalist Dave Whitcombe. Shaun Greatbatch hit the first ever live broadcast nine dart finish in the Final of the Dutch Open on 3 February 2002. Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch (born 13 July 1969) is an English former professional darts player. He lives in Suffolk and works in the construction industry. His nickname is Nine Dart, having been the first player to"
"relatives. John Verwey John Verwey (born July 27, 1957), nicknamed The Walrus, is a Canadian retired-American darts player who currently in Professional Darts Corporation and British Darts Organisation tournaments. During a 25-year career, he has enjoyed numerous wins competing in his native Ontario, Canada, going on to represent the province at the national level on four occasions. In 2005, Verwey earned a spot in the PDC World Darts Championship where he lost in the third round to Colin Lloyd. Verwey honed his innate darts talent most of his youth but hadn't yet turned professional until around the mid-nineties, where he"
"Terry Jenkins Terrence Jenkins (born 26 September 1963 in Ledbury, Herefordshire) is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname ""Tucker"" for his matches. He has reached number four in the world rankings and has been runner-up in nine major PDC televised finals (the 2006 and 2007 World Grand Prix, 2007 Premier League, 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic, 2007 and 2009 World Matchplay, 2008 Grand Slam of Darts, 2014 UK Open and 2014 European Championship). It is a common myth that Jenkins is one of only a few people to only play his"
"David Fatum David ""Dave"" Fatum (born August 4, 1968, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia) is a Canadian-American darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Scorpion. He is not a full-time professional and makes his living as a paramedic firefighter. Fatum's first major exposure came in the 2008 US Open where he reached the semi finals. In his third-round game, he defeated Davis Snider who had earlier beaten North American Darts champion Darin Young and former BDO world champion Steve Beaton. He then beat Stephen Panuncialman who beat Paul Lim in the third round. He"
"Bob Anderson (darts player) Robert Charles ""Bob"" Anderson (born 7 November 1947 in Winchester, Hampshire, England) is a retired English professional darts player and former World Champion. He was the World No. 1 player for over three years in the late 1980s. Nicknamed The Limestone Cowboy, he lives in Clevedon in Somerset. Anderson threw his first darts maximum (180) at the age of just seven. However, he was renowned as a champion athlete during his teenage years. He was picked as a javelin thrower in the British Olympic team of 1968, but broke his arm before the team left for"
"John Verwey John Verwey (born July 27, 1957), nicknamed The Walrus, is a Canadian retired-American darts player who currently in Professional Darts Corporation and British Darts Organisation tournaments. During a 25-year career, he has enjoyed numerous wins competing in his native Ontario, Canada, going on to represent the province at the national level on four occasions. In 2005, Verwey earned a spot in the PDC World Darts Championship where he lost in the third round to Colin Lloyd. Verwey honed his innate darts talent most of his youth but hadn't yet turned professional until around the mid-nineties, where he met"
"Phil Taylor (darts player) Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is an English retired professional darts player, nicknamed The Power. He is widely regarded as the greatest darts player of all time, having won 214 professional tournaments, including 85 major titles and a record 16 World Championships. He won eight consecutive World Championships from 1995 to 2002 and reached 14 consecutive finals from 1994 to 2007 (both records). He won the PDC Player of the Year award six times (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012) and has twice been nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year,"
"Phil Taylor (darts player) Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is an English retired professional darts player, nicknamed The Power. He is widely regarded as the greatest darts player of all time, having won 214 professional tournaments, including 85 major titles and a record 16 World Championships. He won eight consecutive World Championships from 1995 to 2002 and reached 14 consecutive finals from 1994 to 2007 (both records). He won the PDC Player of the Year award six times (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012) and has twice been nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year,"
"2018 </div> Tony David Tony David (born 11 September 1967 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian professional darts player and is the only Australian player to have been a senior singles world darts champion, having won the 2002 Embassy World Championship. He played under the nickname The Deadly Boomerang. Who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. David started playing darts at the age of 25 and progressed into the Queensland State team in 1995. Four years later, he made the Australian WDF World Cup team for the first time. He made his first trip to the Lakeside Country"
"Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, having also played in the British Darts Organisation between 2004-2009. He uses the nickname The Wizard for his matches. His walk-on music is ""Down Under"" by Men At Work. His greatest achievement to date was winning his first major title at the 2012 European Championship. Whitlock has also finished runner-up at the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship and the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship. He claimed that the prize money gained from the latter tournament which included money for"
"seed Glen Durrant 4–0. Larry Butler (darts player) Larry Butler (born July 21, 1957 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American professional darts player, nicknamed The Bald Eagle who was the winner of the 1994 PDC World Matchplay Darts Championship. This success made him the first, and so far only American player to have won a major darts tournament in Europe. He also had some success in his home country, winning the 1993, 1994, 1995 New York Open, the 1994 Darts America Championship, the 1991, 1992, 1993 World Bullshooter Championship and the 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995 Cincinnati Spring Fling Open. Butler"
"darts circuit after failing to retain his tour card. In 2018 he entered the PDC's Q-School qualifying event in an attempt to win back a tour card, but was unsuccessful. He is currently playing on the PDC's Challenge Tour for second-tier players. As of March 2018 he has participated in the British Darts Organisation and is currently ranked world number 29. He qualified for the 2019 BDO world championships. He currently resides in Fleetwood, and uses the nickname The Warrior for his matches. His younger brother Dale Newton is a former professional player and they both played in the 2006"
"Darin Young Darin Young (born February 2, 1973) is an American darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events. His nickname is Big Daddy. Young made his PDC World Darts Championship debut in 2005 where he lost in the first round to fellow left-hander Josephus Schenk. He returned a year later but lost again in the first round, this time losing 3–0 to Mark Dudbridge. Young has appeared in five successive Las Vegas Desert Classics, reaching the second round in four of them. In 2004, he beat Lionel Sams in the first round before losing to Wayne Mardle. In"
"in darts as he played the full PDC schedule but did not advance past the last 32 in any event. Roland Scholten Roland A. Scholten (born 11 January 1965 in The Hague) is a Dutch retired professional darts player who played for the Professional Darts Corporation events and previously for the British Darts Organisation. He was nicknamed The Tripod and The Flying Dutchman. Scholten turned full-time professional in 2001 and formerly worked as a publican. Despite his Dutch nationality, Scholten speaks with a strong English accent having lived in Peterborough for several years. His considerable height and throwing technique means"
"Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch (born 13 July 1969) is an English former professional darts player. He lives in Suffolk and works in the construction industry. His nickname is Nine Dart, having been the first player to hit a perfect nine dart finish on live television, in the final of the 2002 Dutch Open against Steve Coote. Shaun's family is said by commentators to have a rich darting pedigree. His Welsh mother, Sandra, reached the semi-finals of the Women's World Championship in 2002 and was a Women's World Masters finalist in 1992 and 1997. Shaun lost in the first round of"
"Simon Stevenson Simon Stevenson (born 18 February 1972) is an English darts player, who currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Stevenson first rose to prominence after winning the Rileys Plymouth qualifier for the 2014 UK Open. He defeated Ian Jones, Jason Lovett, Mark Barilli and Rocco Maes to reach the last 32 before losing 9-5 to Jamie Lewis. Stevenson gained the nickname 'The Mirror Man' in a late 2014 clash, matching exactly dart-for-dart on three unusual finishes by opponent Darren 'Hardbox' Hardyment before eventually clinching a resounding victory in the West Midlands derby. It was 6th time lucky for"
"Denis Ovens Denis Ovens (born 1 July 1957 in Enfield) is an English retired professional darts player. He is nicknamed ""The Heat"" and is now based in Stevenage. Ovens is widely regarded as one of the most consistent players in the circuit, though he has as yet failed to convert his form from the circuit to the big stages on television. His constant second round exits in numerous televised tournaments has led him to be called by commentators as 'The Nearly Man'. His one good run came in the 2005 PDC World Darts Championship, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to"
"Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley (born 16 July 1950) is a retired English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC (now PDC) world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively. He is nicknamed ""The Menace"", after the cartoon character Dennis the Menace, and reflects this by wearing red and black, and using red and black flights. Born in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, Priestley was originally a coal merchant by trade, and did not enter professional darts until he was almost 40 years old. He first caught the eye in"
"his third wife, Brenda Little, in the summer of 2005, and changed his name from Alan Warriner to Alan Warriner-Little. Warriner is also a Manchester United supporter as stated on his Twitter account. Alan Warriner-Little Alan Warriner-Little (born Alan Warriner on 24 March 1962 in Lancaster, Lancashire) is a former English professional darts player. He lives in Crosby, Cumbria and played with the nickname The Iceman. He is a former World Grand Prix champion, and a former runner-up at the World Professional Darts Championship. Before coming to prominence as a darts professional, Warriner-Little appeared as a contestant in a 1987"
"Tony David Tony David (born 11 September 1967 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian professional darts player and is the only Australian player to have been a senior singles world darts champion, having won the 2002 Embassy World Championship. He played under the nickname The Deadly Boomerang. Who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. David started playing darts at the age of 25 and progressed into the Queensland State team in 1995. Four years later, he made the Australian WDF World Cup team for the first time. He made his first trip to the Lakeside Country Club in"
"Kirk Shepherd Kirk Shepherd (born 5 October 1986 in Ramsgate) is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events, and lives in Birmingham, England. He is the youngest player ever to reach a final of the World Professional Darts Championship. Shepherd used the nicknames Young Gun and Karate Kid for his matches, but at the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship, he unveiled a new nickname in the Martial Dartist. Shepherd won the Winmau World Youth Masters in 2003, the British Teenage Singles Champion in 2004 and 2006 and was twice voted British Darts Organisation Young Player of the"
"adopted nicknames. Rowland Right Here Rivron<br> Johnny The Saint Vegas<br> Keith Cheggers Chegwin<br> Vicki The Vixen Butler-Henderson<br> Phil The Cat Tufnell<br> James The Galloping Major Hewitt<br> Michael Spirit Le Vell<br> Holly Hard to Beat Willoughby The eight celebrities were split into two groups of four, each captained by top darts professionals Andy Fordham and Bobby George who trained their respective teams in preparation for the event. The darts professional trained their team members at very different venues: Andy trained his team at ""The Rose"", a Dartford pub that he runs with his wife, while Bobby trained his at his mansion,"
"Darts. Glazier Quit the BDO in 1997. Alan Glazier Alan Glazier (born 21 January 1939 in Hampton, London) is an English retired professional darts player. He used the nickname ""The Ton Machine"" and was noted for his all-black outfits. He now resides in Rochdale where he still plays darts for his local pub team. He was one of the first darts players who turned professional in an attempt to make a full-time living from the game of darts as it grew in popularity during the 1970s. He was one of the players who appeared in the very first World Professional"
"in a sudden leg death which Clark missed one dart at double 12 to win. Matt Clark (darts player) Matthew 'Matt' Clark (born 4 April 1968 in Dartford) is an English darts player who competes for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly played for the British Darts Organisation. He uses the nickname Superman for his matches. Matt Clark first started playing darts at the age of 19 at his local village pub, and after a few years was playing for the Kent county team. At the age of 24 he began moving towards pro darts attending the Dutch Open where"
"Alexander who shared the role with Jim Proudfoot and John Rawling. Tony Green Anthony John ""Tony"" Green (born 29 January 1939) is an English sports commentator and television presenter. A former amateur player, who played county darts for Lancashire, he was the BBC's lead commentator when they showed the annual World Professional Darts Championship staged at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. In 2017 the tournament was televised by Channel 4 and BT Sport and Green was not on the commentary roster. In his capacity as a British Darts Organisation (BDO) official, he was a protagonist in the"
"Mark Webster (darts player) Mark Webster (born 12 August 1983 in St Asaph) is a professional left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, but nicknamed The Spider he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. Webster began his career on the British Darts Organisation (BDO) circuit, winning the BDO World Championship in 2008. Webster became a full-time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified registered plumber. Webster made progress once he was aged 18 and could play in Local Darts Leagues in public houses in his native North Wales. He started playing for the local"
"Mensur Suljović Mensur Suljović (Serbian Cyrillic: Менсур Суљовић) (born March 5, 1972 in Tutin) is a Serbian-born Austrian darts player. He moved to Vienna in 1993 and learned to play darts at his brother's café. He plays in Professional Darts Corporation events having previously played in the British Darts Organisation. Suljović is nicknamed The Gentle; he is noted for his unorthodox throwing action and favouring double 14 as his finishing double where possible. Suljović is the number one Austrian player in the PDC and reached his first major final in 2016 at the European Championship. He went one step further"
"6–2. Jenkins made the quarter-finals in 2012, where he lost 3–5 to Adrian Lewis. Terry is married to Jacquelin (Jackie) and the couple have 3 sons, Graham, Carl and Craig. He is the middle child of 5 and lives in Ledbury. He is a keen collector of antiques in his spare time. Terry Jenkins Terrence Jenkins (born 26 September 1963 in Ledbury, Herefordshire) is an English professional darts player who is nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the nickname ""Tucker"" for his matches. He has reached number four in the world rankings and has been runner-up in nine major PDC"
"1996). Dennis is also a massive football fan. He supports Barnsley and Manchester United. He also enjoys other sports including Horse Racing and Golf. Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley (born 16 July 1950) is a retired English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC (now PDC) world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively. He is nicknamed ""The Menace"", after the cartoon character Dennis the Menace, and reflects this by wearing red and black, and using red and black flights. Born in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, Priestley was originally"
"Aspinall 6–4 in the second round before losing out to Chris Dobey 10–9 in the round of 16. James was drawn to play either Krzysztof Ratajski or Seigo Asada, depending on who wins the first round encounter, at the second round of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. Whilst it is somewhat traditional for a darts player to adopt a sobriquet, Wade has adopted several in his career so far. His first nickname, The Gladiator, was used during his breakthrough year of 2006. His nickname was changed following his nine-dart exploits that year to 009 – a take on James"
"Alan Glazier Alan Glazier (born 21 January 1939 in Hampton, London) is an English retired professional darts player. He used the nickname ""The Ton Machine"" and was noted for his all-black outfits. He now resides in Rochdale where he still plays darts for his local pub team. He was one of the first darts players who turned professional in an attempt to make a full-time living from the game of darts as it grew in popularity during the 1970s. He was one of the players who appeared in the very first World Professional Darts Championship in 1978, losing to Alan"