Bob Anderson (born November 7, 1947, Winchester, Hampshire, England) is a former world darts champion, winning the world professional championship in 1988 and the world masters championship in 1986, 1987 and 1988. Anderson was ranked as world number one for over three years in the late 1980s. Nicknamed "The limestone cowboy", he lives in Clevedon in Somerset. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Winchester is a city in southern England, with a population of around 40,000 within a 3 mile radius of its centre. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Darts is a game, or rather a variety of related games, in which darts are thrown at a circular target (dart board) hung on a wall. ... Map sources for Clevedon at grid reference ST3971 Clevedon Village - circa 1907 Clevedon seafront is extremely windswept, as witnessed by this tree. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...
His long career started when he was a child, though he was also renowned as a champion athlete during his teenage years. He was picked as a javelin thrower in the British Olympic team of 1968, but tragically broke his arm before the team left for Mexico, an injury which brought an end to his javelin-throwing career. Injuries have dogged Anderson. In 1990, he needed surgery to fix a back problem which threatened his darts career. The Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City in 1968. ...
Anderson was also the driving force behind the Bob Anderson Classic, a major darts tournament held every October.
The first three darts are all thrown at double 1, every double 1 scored is added to that players score, should the player miss double 1 the value of that double is subtracted from the 29 points, i.e.
player scores 2 double ones, score is added to the 29 making 33, player misses with all three darts at double one, the value of the double; 2 is deducted from the 29 points = 27.
player is on double 6 but only has 11 points to his credit, misses double 6 value of 12 he does not have enough points to continue 11- 12 leaves –1, that player is then eliminated from the game and will mark for the other players for the duration of the match.
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