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.
Jeff Smith (darts player) Jeff Smith (darts player) Jeff Smith (born 6 November 1975) is a Canadian darts player. He reached the Semi-final of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship and the following year reached the final of the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship where he faced Scott Waites. In his first tournament Smith reached the Semi-Final of the Canada National Championships in 1996, he won the tournament in 2008 beating Jeff Noble. Smith entered the Professional Darts Corporation Q School in January 2011. He won a PDC tour card on the third and final day by defeating Ross Smith 6–2 in his final