Mark Dudbridge

Mark Dudbridge
Personal information
Full name	Mark Dudbridge
Nickname	Flash
Born	11 January 1973 (1973-01-11) (age 38) Bristol, England
Home town	Bristol England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1986
Darts	21g Harrows Flash Series
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	Flash by Queen
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	circa 2002
PDC	2002 - present
Current world ranking	28
BDO majors - best performances
World Masters	Winner 2002
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship	Runner-up 2005
World Matchplay	Runner-up 2004
World Grand Prix	QF 2005
Premier League	5th 2005
Ch'ship League	Winners group, 6th, 2008
Desert Classic	2nd Round 2007
UK Open	Last 16 2008
US Open/WSoD	QF 2007
Players Ch'ship Finals	First round 2009, 2010, 2011

Mark Daniel Dudbridge (born 11 January 1973 in Bristol, England) is an English professional darts player.

Darts career

He started playing in his very early teens, citing Dennis Priestley as one of his heroes. Dudbridge made a name for himself in the British Darts Organisation by winning the Winmau World Masters in 2002, defeating Tony West in the final - in his first televised tournament. He never competed in the BDO version of the World Championship and switched instead to compete in the Professional Darts Corporation.

In 2003, he won a regional final of the UK Open and also the Ireland Open Classic and knocked out John Part, who was defending champion at the time, in his first appearance at the World Championship in 2004. His success continued in Blackpool at the World Matchplay in 2004 going on to reach the final before losing to Phil Taylor. He would meet Taylor again at the 2005 PDC World Championship in the final - possibly Dudbridge's best achievement to date. This achievement saw him qualify for the inaugural Premier League and he also took the decision to become a full-time professional player.

Since 2005, his ranking has slipped and he hasn't made the major impact on the game that his earlier results might have suggested. He started 2007 ranked 20 in the world rankings and his best result of the year to date was reaching the quarter finals of the new US Open in May.

Outside darts

Dudbridge is one of the few players chosen to appear in the PDC World Championship Darts computer game.

Dudbridge is also a property developer; he currently lives in Bradley Stoke and is married with three children. He is a supporter of Bristol City and several players including Scott Murray and Louis Carey have been spotted watching his matches live.

External links

• The Official Mark Dudbridge Website
• Dudbridge profile pdc.tv
• Profile and stats on Darts Database

Persondata
Name	Dudbridge, Mark
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	11 January 1973
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death
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