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13 Facts About Ronnie Sharp

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Ronnie Sharp was born on 1 April 1957 and is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation.

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Ronnie Sharp previously competed in the British Darts Organisation and is the former captain of Scotland.

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Ronnie Sharp made three appearances in the Winmau World Masters before making his World Championship debut in 1990, reaching the quarter finals.

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Ronnie Sharp defeated Kim Jensen and John Lowe before losing to Phil Taylor, who went on to win his first world title and dominate the sport.

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Ronnie Sharp failed to qualify for the 1992 World Championship, but returned in 1993, beating Peter Hunt in the first round but lost in the second round to Alan Warriner.

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Ronnie Sharp was the only player to win a set against eventual champion Part in the entire tournament.

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Ronnie Sharp did not progress further in his career, reaching only the second round in the 1995 World Championship and then quietly disappeared from the scene.

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Ronnie Sharp did appear on TV's Bullseye series 13 where he achieved a score of 328.

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Ronnie Sharp then made a comeback in the 2006 Scotland National Championship, reaching the quarter finals.

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Ronnie Sharp then played in the 2006 World Masters but lost in the first round to Jarkko Komula.

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Ronnie Sharp returned to the Scotland National Championship in 2008, but lost in the first round to the tournament's eventual winner Mike Veitch.

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Ronnie Sharp currently enjoys playing with Towerlands Sports Club in the Dreghorn League and is heavily involved with darts at county level selecting and playing for Ayrshire county team.

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Ronnie Sharp later started playing again, rejoining the Professional Darts Corporation on 6 November 2021.