Barry Atkinson

Barry Atkinson (born 10 December 1937) is an English-born Australian former professional darts player. Nicknamed Bazza, he competed in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) in the 1970s and 1980s.

Barry Atkinson
Personal information
Nickname"Bazza"
Born (1937-12-10) 10 December 1937
Newcastle, England
Home townAdelaide, Australia
Darts information
Darts17g
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1977–1988
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 1978
World MastersLast 16: 1977
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Pacific Masters
WDF Pacific Cup Pairs
1978
1982

Darts career

Atkinson played in the 1977 Winmau World Masters where he lost in the last 16 stage to Paul Reynolds who went on the reach the final and lose to Eric Bristow. He played in the inaugural BDO World Darts Championship in 1978, but lost in the first round 6-0 in legs to eventual champion Leighton Rees from Wales. He returned the next year, but again lost in the first round to Ceri Morgan from Wales in 1979.

Atkinson quit the BDO in 1988. He later released the book Getting to the Point, which would help the average darts player to improve their game through techniques, tactics and training.

World Championship results

BDO


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