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Player Profile -
Keith Deller |
Keith
was born in Ipswich on Christmas eve 1959. He started to
show interest in playing darts at the age of 12. By the
age of 15 he was the Ipswich Champion, and at the age of
16 the Super League Champion. At the age of 17 he was
County Champion and the youngest player ever to get
through to "The News of the World" divisional
finals.
In 1983 he made history when he won the Embassy World
Championship title at Jollees, Stoke on Trent,
making him the youngest world champion and to this day
the only qualifier to win the title. He is also the only
player to beat the top 3 players in the world on his
path to the title, which were John Lowe at number 3 in
the world at the qtr finals, defending champion Jocky
Wilson at number 2 in the world in the semis and Eric
Bristow, the number 1 in the world in the final.
Keith was nick-named "The Milky Bar Kid" and due to his
world champion status was asked to appear on many TV
shows, such as "Surprise Surprise" "This is your life"
"Hart to Hart" with Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers,
as well as lots of personal appearances. |
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Former World Champion
Keith Deller maintains a high television profile as one of the top
players in the world. He held the Guinness World Record for the fastest
game of 301 in 97 seconds, and in his long career he has shown his
class, winning many events around the world. He regularly appears in
charity events around the country and enjoys being a part of various
celebrity golf tours. He is also a member of Sky Television's commentary
team. More
success quickly followed with Keith winning the Diamond
Masters Tournament, he became the World Cup Champion,
Nations Cup Champion, and British Professional Champion,
being one of three players to hold the world and British
Title. and was also a World record holder. Keith has
also made numerous appearances representing England.
Twenty ones years on Keith remains one of the busiest
players on the exhibition circuit and is still competing
in all of the televised tournaments.
For relaxation and to help raise money for charities
Keith players on the Paul Gaskell Celebrity Golf Tour.
Keith is married to Kim and they have 2 Children
He still enjoys playing darts and his ambition is to
become World Champion for a second time
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Date
of Birth:
| 24 December
1959 |
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Place
of Birth:
| Ipswich,
Suffolk |
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Now
Lives:
| Mildenhall,
Suffolk |
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Height:
| 5 11 |
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Type
of Dart Used:
| 16 gm Target
darts |
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Sponsors:
| R Bain
Scaffolding |
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Hobbies/Interests:
| Soccer -
former ballboy at Ipswich Town FC. Golf. Walking and watching Ipswich |
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Sporting
Hero:
| Andre Agassi |
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