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Phil Gilman
Personal information
Full namePhillip Gilman
Born
Darts information
Playing darts since1984
Darts19 gram datadart signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"When the Going Gets Tough" by Billy Ocean
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1991–1992
PDC1996, 2006
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 16: 1992
PDC premier events – best performances
World MatchplayLast 32: 1996
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
BDO British Open1992

Phillip "Phil" Gilman is a retired English professional darts player.

Darts career

Gilman rose to prominence by winning the prestigious British Open in 1992, beating Craig Clancy, Paul Dillon and Dennis Priestley in the final. He made his television debut on the hit game show Bullseye, competing in the charity bronze bully round, scoring 200 points. Despite his British Open success, Gilman never played at the BDO World Darts Championship, but did play in the 1992 Winmau World Masters beating Denmark's Jann Hoffmann in the first round before losing to Mike Gregory.

Gilman then played in the 1996 PDC World Matchplay he beating Frans Harmsen his losing in the first round to Jamie Harvey. He then disappeared from the scene before briefly returning to the PDC scene in 2006, playing the JR+Vauxhall Holiday Park Norfolk Open, losing in the first round to Peter Allen. Gilman Quit the PDC in 2006.

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