Eddy Sims

Eddy Sims
Personal information
Nickname Simsy
Born (1971-12-02) 2 December 1971
Geelong, Australia
Home town Geelong
Australia
Darts information
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Thunderstruck by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2006-
Current world ranking (BDO) 52
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2009
World Darts Trophy Last 32: 2015
Other tournament wins
Australia National Championships 2013, 2014
Australian Masters 2008
Victorian Easter Open 2009
DFA Geelong Open 2011
New South Wales Open 2014

Eddy Sims (born 2 December 1971 in Geelong) is an Australian darts player who plays for the British Darts Organisation.

Career

Sims began playing in WDF ranked events in 2006, mainly playing in events based in his homeland. He reached the quarter finals of the Pacific Masters in 2006 and 2007 and followed it up by reaching the final of the 2007 Australian Masters where he lost to Simon Whitlock.

Sims made three ranked semi final appearances in 2008, in the Pacific Masters, Malaysian Open and the New Zealand Masters. He had earlier reached the semi finals of the Central Coast Australian Classic, an unranked event. Sims then won the 2008 Australian Masters, defeating Adam Bainbridge 8-1 in the final.[1]

His good performances in 2008 earned Sims automatic qualification for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship, entering as the number 16 seed. He was drawn with Welshman Robert Hughes in the first round and lost 3-2.[2]

World Championship Results

BDO

Personal life

He is not a full-time professional and works as a Telecommunication Technical Officer.

References

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