Australia |
George Foster & Kevin White
Both from New South Wales.
Last year's winners - back again! After an exciting
and very close fought qualifying final hey are
to travel half way round the world once more to
compete for the World Championships.
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Belgium |
Willy Delaere & Omer Bauwens
The only other overseas pair
in this year's Finals to have also appeared in
1975. In fact they were ousted by no less than
the Welsh Champions themselves. They come from
near Ostende and have been playing darts for 20
years, both having been champions of Belgium.
They surprised everyone by winning last year's
International Invitation Match and they may well
have some more surprises up their sleeves this
year.
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Bermuda |
Charles & Herbert Medeiros
Both brothers, born in Sao
Miguel, Azores. They are farmers by profession
and operate a vegetable and fruit vending business
in the City of Hamilton. Charlie has been playing
darts for about 12 years and currently plays for
the club Vasco da Gama. Herman is a relative newcomer
to darts, playing only for the last four years.
He also plays for Vasco da Gama. They have had
many successes in darts including Bermuda Athletic
Association Team Doubles in December 1975.
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Canada |
Robert Dupuis, 39
Has been playing competitive
darts for 7 years. He is a director of the recently
formed Canadian Darts Organisation and is married
with four children.
Duke Astra, 28
Married with two daughters,
approached the dartboard with a handy 6ft 5inch
and although he has been playing for only 2½
years, has already amassed more than a hundred
180's - what is more he has won every major tournament
he has ever entered.
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Denmark |
Ole Axholt, 21
Already has a number of championships
to his name - being the Danish winner in 1972.
It was his father who first introduced him to
darts, which he has been playing for about 5 years.
Palle Rasmussen, 40
A father of three, has been
playing darts for 11 years and is one of the few
left-handed players in this year's Grand Finals.
He has a number of Home Championships to his name
and has been in the Danish National team for the
last three years.
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Gibraltar |
Joe Goldwin
A familiar visitor from the
Rock and will be remembered as having been one
of last year's Gibraltar Pair. Has a new partner
this year.
Peter Wakefield
Has been playing for 30 years
and whose ambition is to score 180 with three
darts!
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Malta |
Biographical details not available.
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South Africa |
Paul Willemse
Married with one daughter,
first became interested in darts 5 years ago and
plays in the Southern Transvaal First League.
He is an engineer by profession and numbers rugby
among his favourite sports.
Samuel O'Kelly
Despite his name, Samuel is
a South African who also plays for the Southern
Transvaal First League, where he has won a number
of club titles.
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Sweden |
Gunnar Eklund & Bert Berg.
Two bachelors playing for the
well-known Old Bowler Club in Stockholm. Bert
is a teletechnology technician and Gunnar is a
salesman. Bert was a member of a team, which visited
Glamorgan in 1974.
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Switzerland |
Biographical details not available.
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United States of America |
Jack Currie, 29
A Bachelor and owner of the
Prince of Wales pub in San Mateo, California,
Jack is a regional director of the American Darts
Organisation. He discovered darts on a visit to
England in 1971 and now plays every day. Fourth
in U.S. Open Singles 1975 and a winner of the
Seattle Open Doubles and Northern California Singles.
Russ Zanardi, 28
From Oakland, California and
a roofing contractor, was introduced to darts
by his partner Jack. Has played for only 2½
years. Second in the Northern California Open
Doubles he has also won several local tournaments.
Plays for the Prince of Wales team.
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West Germany |
Michael Fechner & Georg Egender
Michael is a 25 year old medical
student and Georg a 23 year old who is studying
philosophy. Both been playing darts for about
two years and numbers skiing among their sports.
They both come from Donaueschingen in the south.
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