Mark Robinson (darts player)
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Mark Robinson is an English
England
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 professional darts
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...

 player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...

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Career

Robinson played in his first professional tournament in 1997 which was the News of the World Championship
News of the World Darts Championship
The News of the World Individual Darts Championship was one of the first major organised darts competitions, which began in 1927. It became England's first national darts competition from 1947 until its demise in 1990...

, he was beat in his first match by Colin Fowler 2-1. The next time he played in a professional tournament was 2003 when he played in the World Grand Prix
2003 World Grand Prix Darts
-Results:...

 in Dublin. Again, he lost in his first match to Alex Roy
Alex Roy (darts player)
Alex Roy is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Ace of Herts for this matches and is with Dave Holland Management....

 2-1. The first World Championship he played in was the 2003 PDC World Championship
2003 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2003 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the tenth World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it split from the British Darts Organisation in 1993. Ladbrokes took over sponsorship of the event from Skol.The field at the televised stages expanded for the...

. He was beat by Reg Harding in round one, 4-3. His first professional tournament win came in 2004 when he won the UK Open North West Regional Final by beating Mark Dudbridge 2-0 in the final. He also beat Dennis Priestley
Dennis Priestley
Dennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively...

 5-4 in round one of the tournament. His second and most recent tournament win came in 2009 when he won the Nottinghamshire Open by beating Neil Birkin in the final.

Best performances in major tournaments

  • PDC World Championship
    PDC World Darts Championship
    The PDC World Darts Championship is a world championship competition for the sport of darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . It was introduced following a dispute in 1994 with the British Darts Organisation, which has run its own world championship since 1978...

     (last 40)
    : 2003
  • World Grand Prix (last 32): 2002
  • UK Open (last 64): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • News of the World Championship
    News of the World Darts Championship
    The News of the World Individual Darts Championship was one of the first major organised darts competitions, which began in 1927. It became England's first national darts competition from 1947 until its demise in 1990...

    (last 32)
    : 1997

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