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Richard Ashdown (born 30 September 1978, Harlow, Essex, England) is an English darts master of ceremonies, caller, "spotter", scorer and referee who has worked for the game's governing body in the United Kingdom the British Darts Organisation since 2013 onwards, as well as other bodies such as the English Darts Organisation (since 2007). It was announced on 20 April 2013 that Ashdown would be the new Master of Ceremonies at the BDO World Darts Championship from 2014 onwards, replacing Martin Fitzmaurice who had resigned the week previously. Ashdown is affectionately known as "Little Richard", in reference to his short height of 160cm (or 5 foot 3 inches). ==Early life== Ashdown was born in Harlow, Essex however moved to Newmarket at the age of nine. At the age of 14, Ashdown got involved in darts by playing youth county darts for Cambridgeshire county, where he discovered his love for the game. Ashdown pursued accountancy after leaving school, and worked as an accounts assistant and credit controller until turning professional in darts in 2006. Ashdown met his wife Kathy through his work in accounts, and they married in 2005. 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「Richard Ashdown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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