Lionel Jeffrey Sams was born on 20 January 1961 and is an English former darts player who played in events of the British Darts Organisation and Professional Darts Corporation.
12 Facts About Lionel Sams
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Lionel Sams reached the final, but lost to Terry O'Dea.
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Lionel Sams then had some minor tournament victories including the Camber Sands Singles and Kent Open but it was a long time before he made any impact on the darts circuit.
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Lionel Sams' career turned for the better after joining the PDC.
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Lionel Sams consistently reached the last 16 of tournaments on the PDC circuit, which helped him to maintain a world ranking inside the top 32.
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Lionel Sams was successful at the West Tyrone Open in February 2007, winning the singles and the doubles event, with Sean McGowan.
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Lionel Sams failed to achieve success in the other televised tournaments, being unable to reach the quarter-final stage of any of the majors.
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Lionel Sams slipped outside the top 32 towards the end of 2007, and as a result, he inadvertently failed to enter himself for the qualifying rounds for the 2008 World Championship, missing out on the tournament for the first time since 2003.
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Lionel Sams has failed to qualify for the PDC World Championship since 2007.
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Lionel Sams's PDC ranking fell to near 100 at the start of 2011 and he chose to decline a Pro Tour card for the year, effectively ending his PDC career.
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Lionel Sams joined the British Darts Organisation circuit in 2011.
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Lionel Sams has signed up to compete in the Seniors tour in 2025 as he has lost 8 stone in weight.