Robert Hughes (darts player) Robert Hughes (darts player) Robert Hughes (born 12 December 1966) is a Welsh darts player. He uses the nickname "Elvis", after his favourite singer, Elvis Presley. Hughes reached the quarter finals of the 1997 Welsh Open and the 2000 British Open and then reached the semi finals of the 2004 Welsh Open, where he beat Lee Palfreyman, Steve Smith and John Walton before losing to Tony West. Hughes then won the 2005 Wales National Championship, beating Mark Webster in the final. Hughes reached the final of the 2006 BDO Gold Cup, losing to Gary Anderson. He then reached the quarter
1997 BDO World Darts Championship 1997 BDO World Darts Championship The 1997 Embassy World Professional Darts Championship was held from 4–12 January 1997 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. It was won by Les Wallace, who became the second Scotsman to become World Darts Champion after Jocky Wilson won it twice in 1982 and 1989. Wallace defeated Wales' Marshall James 6-3 in the final. Wallace also became the first left-handed player to win either version of the World Darts Championship. It was also the second time in four years that two unseeded players had reached the Embassy final, and remains the most