his record at the bdo world darts championship was disappointing. he made his debut at the lakeside country club in 1995, and managed only one win in his seven consecutive appearances. his only victory came in 1996 against belgian bruno raes, and suffered defeats to andy fordham (1996, 1998), sean palfrey (1995), ronnie baxter (1997), graham hunt (1999), colin monk (2000) and kevin painter (2001).