14 Facts About Cliff Lazarenko

Cliff Lazarenko was born on 16 March 1952 and is an English former professional darts player.

Cliff Lazarenko was born in Liss, Hampshire, growing up in Greatham, where his parents ran a garage.

Cliff Lazarenko honed his darts skills in his local pub, The Queen.

Cliff Lazarenko first appeared in a televised match on the show Indoor League in the 1970s.

Cliff Lazarenko went on to win several singles and pairs titles.

Cliff Lazarenko won the British Open in 1980, winning it again later in the decade, and reached the semi-finals of the BDO World Darts Championship four times.

Cliff Lazarenko won the Autumn Gold Masters in 1984 and 1986, the British Matchplay in 1979, British Gold Cup in 1984, Jersey Open in 1982 and 1983, and the Danish Open in 1981 and 1983.

Cliff Lazarenko came to the fore with his 1977 win in the Marlboro Masters.

Cliff Lazarenko was one of the sixteen players who defected from the BDO to form the PDC.

In other PDC tournaments Cliff Lazarenko showed great promise: he reached the semi-finals of the 1995 World Matchplay, beating Dennis Smith, Shayne Burgess, and Nigel Justice along the way, before losing to Dennis Priestley.

However, in the 2007 UK Open Darts at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, Cliff Lazarenko made a return to the big stage, and won two matches in one night, en route to the second round.

Cliff Lazarenko then won another game the next night, before falling in the third round.

In 2008 it was announced that Cliff Lazarenko would compete in the BetFred League of Legends along with players including Bristow, Lowe, George, and Bob Anderson.

Cliff Lazarenko reached the semi-finals of the tournament, losing to Keith Deller.