Dave Whitcombe and Lazarenko ending in a draw, Whitcombe slumped to fifth and failed to reach the semi final stage. Whitcombe failed to qualify for the 2010 Lakeside World Darts Championship and the 2009 Winmau World Masters. Dave Whitcombe Dave Whitcombe (born 27 June 1954 in Kent) is an English retired professional darts player who won several major tournaments and reached two World Championship Finals. He had a long professional career between 1980 and 1992. Whitcombe was twice a winner of the Winmau World Masters (1982 and 1985) and lost to Eric Bristow in the World Championship finals of 1984 and 1986.
Graham Miller (darts player) Graham Miller (darts player) Graham Miller (born 27 August 1967) is a former English darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation events. At the 1992 BDO World Darts Championship he defeated the Belgian Frans Devooght 3–1 in the first round and former World Champion Bob Anderson 3–2 in the second en route to the Quarter Finals where he was defeated 4-3 by another former World Champion John Lowe. He also played in the Winmau World Masters the same year, losing to Alan Warriner in the first round. He made another World Championship in 1993 losing in the first round