Alex Mackinnon
Encyclopedia
Alex MacKinnon is a retired Canadian
professional
darts
player who competed in the 1980s.
He competed in the 1984 BDO World Darts Championship
but was defeated in the first round by John Joe O'Shea
. He returned a year later in the 1985 BDO World Darts Championship
, losing in the first round to England
's Dave Whitcombe
.
MacKinnon also played in the 1983 Winmau World Masters
but lost in the first round to Roy Baillie.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
darts
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player who competed in the 1980s.
He competed in the 1984 BDO World Darts Championship
1984 BDO World Darts Championship
The 1984 Embassy World Darts Championship were held from December 31, 1983 to January 7, 1984 at Jollees Cabaret Club in Stoke-on-Trent. Eric Bristow made up for his 6-5 defeat against Keith Deller in the 1983 final by defeating the number three seed Dave Whitcombe in the final by a crushing 7-1...
but was defeated in the first round by John Joe O'Shea
John Joe O'Shea
John Joe O'Shea is an Irish darts player.O'Shea first qualified for the World Professional Darts Championship in 1984, beating Alex MacKinnon in the first round before losing to John Lowe in the second round...
. He returned a year later in the 1985 BDO World Darts Championship
1985 BDO World Darts Championship
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, losing in the first round to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's Dave Whitcombe
Dave Whitcombe
Dave Whitcombe is an English professional darts player who won several major tournaments and reached two World Championship Finals. He had a long professional career between 1980 and 1992.-Biography:...
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MacKinnon also played in the 1983 Winmau World Masters
Winmau World Masters
The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship...
but lost in the first round to Roy Baillie.