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PLAYER PROFILE | KEvIN ThomAS
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NAmE: KEvIN ThomAS
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PLACE OF BIRTH:
SWANSEA, SoUTh WALES
YEARS PLAYINg DARTS: 17 YEArS
compETITIvELY
COUNTY SIDE: gLAmorgAN coUNTY
‘A’ SIDE
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OTHER DART TEAmS YOU PLAY FOR:
Wales World cup / Six Nations /
British International Teams (22
caps). Swansea’s mens ‘A’ Super
League Team (In The glamorgan
men’s Super League), The old
glais (Swansea Singles Super
League & Swansea & District
Darts League), The St Joseph’s ‘A’
Team (Swansea clubs League).
HOW mANY NIgHTS A WEEK ARE
YOU PLAYINg DARTS: on average
I’m out playing three to four
nights every week.
HOW DID YOU gET INTO DARTS:
Followed in my fathers footsteps.
BEST mOmENT IN DARTS: making
my television debut at the 2012
Winmau World masters on ESpN
WORST mOmENT IN DARTS:
probably the same moment as I
felt as if I let myself down on the
big stage and let the nerves get
to me when I had a great chance
to prove myself.
BEST CHECKOUT: I’ve achieved
the maximum checkout of 170 in
competition play.
FAvOURITE PLAYER: martin Adams
& Tony o’Shea.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO CHANgE
DARTS AT gRASS ROOTS LEvEL:
make sure every league player
(male or female) throws from
the proper throwing distance
of 7’9 ¼ at all times. There’s far
too many players playing world
wide that throw from different
distances when only one counts.
WHAT IS YOUR BIggEST
ACHIEvEmENT IN DARTS TO
DATE: I’ve won countless welsh
ranking tournaments and they all
rank up there as quite special.
Qualifying for the 2012 Winmau
World masters and getting
through the play-offs to reach
the tv stages was quite special
also, but it has to be being
picked for my beloved wales and
representing them in the World
cup / Six Nations cup / British
Internationals & celtic cups.
Kevin is a prolific winner of tournaments in Wales
and represented his company. He wants to move
up to the next level, to do that he needs sponsorship.
If you feel you can help, contact me at:
andrew.insidedarts@gmail.com and they’ll be passed
onto Kevin.
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