About
Darren Herewini
Darren made his BDO World Championships debut this year where he beat Simon Stainton in a prelim game before losing out to Andy Hamilton in the last 32. Darren is in good form off the back of winning the 2020 Canterbury Classic and he won't be looking just to make up the numbers in the RDL2.
David Cameron
David has been on the darts circuit for over 30 years and has played in six BDO World Championships, his best performance was in 2019 where he reached the last 16 before losing in a close match to Kyle McKinstry. David is also in good form having just won the 2020 Quebec Open.
James Richardson
'Ruthless' James Richardson lived up to his nickname in the RDL1 where he not only took top spot in the league phase, but he went onto demolish pre-tournament favourite Jim Williams in the semi final, before taking home the title by beating 'crocodile dundee' 10-3 in the final. Richardson goes into RDL2 full of confidence and is looking to do the double header.
Jim Williams
The RDL1 pre-tournament favourite has had an incredible couple of years on the circuit. This year 'The Quiff' narrowly missed out on the big one where he was beaten in the BDO World Championships final 7-4 by Wayne Warren. Jim goes into RDL2 as the man to beat.
Joe Chaney
Joe has been playing darts for over 20 years, he made his BDO World Championships debut in 2018 where he lost to Danny Noppert. In 2017 he played in both the World Masters and the BDO World Trophy. 'Chainsaw' will be looking to do some damage in RDL2.
John O’Shea
John won the 2019 World Masters by beating Scott Waites 6-4 in the final and went onto play in the 2020 BDO World Championships where he lost in a prelim game narrowly to Andreas Harrysson. 'The Joker' has also played on the PDC tour where he's played in the UK Open and also on the PDC Challenge Tour.
Justin Thompson
Justin has played competitive darts all over the world and has also played in three BDO World Championships. On each occasion he has won his prelim match only to then lose narrowly in the first round 3-2. This year he ran into the eventual champion Wayne Warren.
Larry Butler
'The Bald Eagle' first played in a BDO event at the 1992 World Championships where he lost in the first round to Dennis Priestley. He however is best known for being the first winner of the 1994 PDC World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, where he got revenge for that World Championship defeat by beating Dennis Priestley in the final.
Laura Turner
Laura first started playing on the women's tour in 2011. She made her BDO World Championship debut in 2019 losing to Anastasia Dobromyslova in the first round. She also played in the 2020 BDO World Championships where she beat Deta Hedman in the first round before losing to Corrine Hammond. Laura was also part of the Sky TV commentary team for the 2020 PDC World Championships.
Lorraine Winstanley
Lorraine has played in the last ten BDO World Championships. Her best performance was in 2019 where she reached the final losing out to Mikuru Suzuki. Lorraine won the World Masters in 2017 and was also runner up in the 2018 World Darts Trophy. Her husband 'Over The Top' competed in RDL1 and she will be looking to better his finishing position.
Paul Hogan
Paul was in good form in RDL1 where he finished second in the league phase. He went on to beat Tony O'Shea 8-3 in the semi finals before losing to James Richardson 10-3 in the final. 'Crocodile Dundee' will be looking to carry on his current form and go one better in RDL2.
Richard Veenstra
Richard broke onto the big stage in 2016 when he lost narrowly in the semi finals of the BDO World Championships to Jeff Smith. Richard has also been runner up in both the Zuiderduin Masters in 2018 and also last year he was beaten in the final of the 2019 BDO World Trophy. 'Flyers' has also competed in the PDC Grand Slam of Darts.
Stacey Pace
Stacey's first BDO event was the 2018 World Masters where she lost in a prelim match. Stacey is in good form after recently winning the 2020 Ladies Port City Open.
Thibault Tricole
Thibault burst onto the darts scene when he was the first French player to win a World Darts Championship match in the 2020 BDO World Championships where he edged past Ross Montgomery in a prelim match. In March 'The French Touch' won the 2020 Isle of Man beating Neil Duff 4-3 in the final.
Tina Osborne
Tina made her debut in the 2016 BDO World Championships where she lost 2-1 in the opening round to Zoe Jones. Tina won the 2019 New Zealand Open. Tina has also competed five times in the World Masters.
Tony O’Shea
'Silverback' is a three time BDO World Championship runner up and has played in 16 consecutive BDO World Championships. Tony was on top form in RDL1 where he beat the eventual champion James Richardson in the league stage. Tony went onto finish 3rd in the league and eventually lost in the semi's to Paul Hogan.
Referee
Richard Ashdown
Richard Ashdown is Head Referee for the World Darts Federation and will be a familiar face to darts fans. The 41 year old was the Master of Ceremonies for the Lakeside World Darts Championship (2014-2019) and also works at PDC tournaments on a regular basis. ‘Little Richard’ has travelled the world MC’ing and refereeing darts events and will add to the entertainment of the 2020 Remote Darts League.
