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David "Alan" Evans (14 June 1949 – 11 April 1999) was a Welsh professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s. Evans was one of the early faces of television darts and had some tournament success in the 1970s. By the time the sport gained popularity in the 1980s, Evans's form had faded and he wasn't in the limelight as much as Eric Bristow, John Lowe and Jocky Wilson - who all found more fame and success from the game. ==Darts career== Evans was one of the first players to appear on televised darts reaching the final of the 1972 News of the World Championship - the first event to be shown in the UK. He also won the 1975 British Open, which was the first televised event on the BBC. In 1973 and 1974, he reached the final of the darts event on Yorkshire Television's Indoor League. He won the Winmau World Masters in 1975 - which along with the News of the World, were the most prestigious titles in darts before the World Championship began in 1978. When the Darts World Cup began in 1977, the Welsh team of Evans, Leighton Rees and David "Rocky" Jones won the Team Championship and Overall Championship. Evans was a participant at the inaugural Embassy World Championship. He defeated Alan Glazier before losing to eventual champion, Leighton Rees in the quarter-finals. At the 1979 World Championship, Evans won a very fiery quarter final match against Eric Bristow, by 3–1 in sets. In the semi finals, Rees defeated Evans at the World Championship for the second year in succession. In May 1979, Evans received a 12-month ban from the British Darts Organisation following an incident after an international match whilst playing for the Welsh team. After his suspension ended, Evans came back to rebuild his darts career, and made five more appearances in the World Championship, each time losing to a legend of the game - twice to Bristow in 1986 and 1987, twice to Wilson in 1982 and 1988 and also to Lowe in 1983. With the exception of the 1987 semi final loss to Bristow, these losses were all in the first or second rounds. On a tour of Scotland, it was reported that he finished on 3 bullseyes (150) 8 times. Evans holds the record for the highest score achieved on the Bronze Bully charity round in the darts game show ''Bullseye'', scoring 401 (180, 180, 41) with nine darts, doubling up to £802 for charity. In July 1977, Evans faced boxer Muhammad Ali in an exhibition match at the Gypsy Green Stadium (South Shields), in England. Under the handicap rules of the match, Evans would only score points for hitting trebles - Ali was able to hit the bullseye to win the match and proclaim himself the Darts Champion of the World. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Evans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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