Full name Richard Herbert BDO 1994-2002 Name Richard Herbert | Current world ranking - Role Darts player World Ch'ship Last 32: 1994 | |
Born 28 November 1972Wales ( 1972-11-28 ) Died 22 February 2012(2012-02-22) (aged 39)Wales | ||
World Masters Quarter Final: 1997 | ||
Richard Herbert (born 28 November 1969 – 22 February 2012) was a former Welsh darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation events.
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Career
Herbert played in the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship but lost in the first round to fellow Welshman Martin Phillips. Herbert never returned to Lakeside, but played in the Winmau World Masters three times. His first appearance came in 1997, beating Sweden's Stefan Nagy and Welshman Marshall James to reach the quarter finals, losing to Ronnie Baxter. He returned to the Masters in 2001 and 2002, but suffered early exits in both years, losing to Wayne Mardle and Alan Reynolds. He also Captained Wales during the late 1990s.
Herbert died in 2012 from Pneumonia. http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/9563661.R_HERBERT/