Lionel Sams - Nickname: The Lion
Lives: Kingston, Surrey
First came onto the Darts scene in the early 1980's
when he was just ‘18’, more for fun
than serious (he used to turn up on his motorbike
to play then!).
He had a natural ability towards darts and so
got called upon to join several pub leagues (almost
every night of the week!). He played around Wimbledon,
Wandsworth and Battersea areas mainly before joining
Surrey super league around 1985.
He entered a few BDO ranked events like Camber
Sands, Hemsby and Prestatyn where he found he
could have a weekend away and cover back more
than it cost him. In 1986 he had entered the Ladbrokes
festival of darts and he won through to the Televised
stages, (Anglia TV) where he won the semi and
then eventually lost out to Australian International,
Terry O’Dea.
Also in 1986 he won all 7 Singles Events that
year for the Bromley and Downham District League!
He then played for Surrey County A from 1986 -
1990 when he changed over to play for London County
A and did so up to 1992, even returning to London
for a final season in 2004/05.
In 1988 he won through an impressive field to
take the Camber Sands Open title .
In 1993 a severe back injury forced him to quit
competitive darts for 8 years.
In Sept 2001 he had entered and won through in
the Paddy Power
World Grand Prix Qualifiers and narrowly missed
out at the final hurdle. Not deterred, he joined
the PDPA and began life on the road with the PDC
Pro Circuit. In 2002, he secured many great results
and including the 9-dart perfect game against
Ronnie Baxter at Le Skratch Tournament, in Montreal
and followed with a Quarter final showing in Saskatoon
the following week.
2003/04 and 05 have seen Lionel consistently climbing
up the rankings and as at April 2006 he remains
in the top 20 of the PDC World Rankings. Why not
buy these darts and try your luck as well! They
could just be lucky for you.
More information please see:
www.lionelsams.com
“These darts are 100% accurate
– They will go exactly where you throw them!
All the best of luck - Lionel Sams”
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