Tony Eccles
- January 4, 2024
- Darts Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Tony Eccles |
| Occupation | Darts Player |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 8, 1970(1970-01-08) |
| Age | 54 |
| Birthplace | Middlesbrough |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth City | Middlesbrough |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
Tony Eccles Biography
| Name | Tony Eccles |
| Birthday | Jan 8 |
| Birth Year | 1970 |
| Place Of Birth | Middlesbrough |
| Home Town | Middlesbrough |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Tony Eccles is one of the most popular and richest Darts Player who was born on January 8, 1970 in Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. Tony Eccles (born 8 January 1970 in Middlesbrough) is a former world no.1 English retired darts player. He used the nickname The Viper. He played in both the British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation . He twice reached the quarter finals of the BDO World Darts Championship and is a former winner of the Dutch Open, British Open and British Pentathlon. In 2014 Eccles was convicted of repeatedly raping and indecently assaulting a schoolgirl and was sentenced to serve sixteen years in prison.
On the eve of the UK Open in June 2007, Eccles announced that he would be switching to compete on the PDC circuit. At the time of his switch he was ranked number 2 in the WDF and number 4 in the BDO world rankings and began his PDC career placed 151st in their Order of Merit. He made his debut to the World Championship in 2008, losing to Adrian Lewis 4–3 in the third round having led 2–0 and missing darts to lead 3–0. In the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship, Eccles, the number 30 seed, faced Dutchman Remco van Eijden. Eccles took a 2–0 lead before van Eijden, who played in the BDO World Darts Championship twelve months previously, came back to level at two sets all before Eccles eventually took the match with a 3–2 win to progress to the second round. He was then beaten by third seed James Wade.
Eccles was seeded 31 for the 2010 PDC World Championship but lost 3–1 in the first round to Brendan Dolan.
After an injury and average performances on the floor, Eccles returned to the BDO circuit in 2012.
A first round loss again followed to Per Laursen in 2006, but his best run at the event came in 2007 when he progressed to the quarter finals before losing 4–5 to Mervyn King. Tony led King 3–0 but found himself 4–3 down before taking the match into the deciding set, which he lost.
Tony Eccles Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Darts Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tony Eccles is one of the richest Darts Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Eccles 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He made his debut in the World Championship in 2002 but only won one match in his first five visits to Lakeside. Having lost to Wayne Jones (2002), Erik Clarys (2003) and John Walton (2004) he notched his first ever win at the World Championship against Tony David in 2005, before falling to Vincent van der Voort in the second round.
In 2005 he won the Dutch Open, England Open and Sweden Open and in 2006 took the Norway Open and successfully defended his Sweden Open title. He has maintained a high world ranking as a result of these performances, which helped him to be seeded five for the World Championship in 2006 and four in 2007.
In April 2007 he won the Norway Open for the second successive year.
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Facts & Trivia
Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Darts Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Tony Eccles celebrates birthday on January 8 of every year.
Top Facts about Tony Eccles
- Tony Eccles is a retired English professional darts player.
- He was born on April 24, 1970, in Durham, England.
- Eccles turned pro in 2002 and played until 2018.
- His nickname was “The Viper.”
- Eccles reached the quarter-finals of the BDO World Championships twice.
- He won the Winmau World Masters in 2007.
- Eccles also won the German Open and British Classic titles.
- His highest career ranking was world number nine in 2009.
- Eccles had a career win percentage of over 60%.
- He retired from professional darts due to health issues in 2018.