Tony Sontag

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Tony Sontag
Personal information
Born3 March 1956
London, England
DiedJuly 24, 2018(2018-07-24) (aged 62)
London, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1969
Darts15 Gram
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1978–1988
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 1980
World MastersSemi-finals: 1978
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Bullseye Darts Championship
Swedish Open
Royal Hawaiian Open
Witch City Open
1979
1980
1981
1988

Tony Sontag (2 March 1956 – 24 July 2018) was an English professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Darts career

Sontag reached the semi-finals of the 1978 British Open, losing to the eventual winner Eric Bristow. He reached the semi-finals of the 1978

Winmau World Masters, defeating Doug McCarthy and Charlie Ellix before losing to Tony Brown
.

Sontag played in the

Jollees for a third time for the 1981 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to American Nicky Virachkul. Sontag won the 1988 Witch City Open champion defeating American Andy Green
.

Sontag quit the BDO in 1988.

He died on 24 July 2018.[citation needed]

World Championship results

BDO

  • 1979: Last 24 (lost to
    Ronnie Davies
    0–2) (sets)
  • 1980: Last 16 (lost to Leighton Rees 0–2)
  • 1981: Last 32 (lost to Nicky Virachkul 1–2)

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