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.
Jamie Hughes (darts player) Hughes reached the semi-finals for the second year in a row before been beaten 6–1 by eventual winner Glen Durrant. In the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship Hughes lost to German debutant Michael Unterbuchner 3–2 in the first round. Hughes switched to the PDC following the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship, entering the 2018 PDC Q-School. Jamie Hughes (darts player) Jamie Hughes (born 27 February 1986) is an English darts player. He competes for the Professional Darts Corporation. Hughes broke out in 2014 by entering the world's top ten and reaching the final of the prestigious Winmau World Masters. He