Paul Gosling Explained

Paul Gosling
Fullname:Paul Gosling
Birth Date:7 September 1948
Birth Place:Cornwall, England
Homecountry:England
Since:1956
Darts:26g
Laterality:Right-handed
Bdo:1974–1982
Bdo World:Last 24: 1980
World Masters:Quarter-final: 1979
Tournament:Cornwall Open
Resultyears:1979

Paul Gosling (born 7 September 1948) is a retired English professional darts player.

Darts career

Gosling reached the final of the 1969 Swedish Open, losing to Barry Twomlow. 1969 saw Gosling get to another major final losing in the News of the World Darts Championship. He then reached the final again of the 1974 News of the World Darts Championship. Gosling reached the semi-finals without dropping a single leg and defeated Joe Givnan in the semi-finals before losing to Peter Chapman. Gosling reached the quarter-finals of the 1979 Winmau World Masters, beating Billy Mateer before losing to Barry Done.

Gosling played in the 1980 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Cliff Lazarenko. He returned a year later for the 1981 BDO World Darts Championship but lost in the first round to Tony Brown.

World Championship Results

BDO

Career finals

Independent major finals: 2 (2 runners-up)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.1969News of the World Championship Barry Twomlow0–2 (s)
Runner-up2.1974News of the World Championship Peter Chapman1–2 (s)

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