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2 unusual facts about Simon Whitlock


Jelle Klaasen

He then reached the quarter finals of the 2010 World Matchplay, beating Mervyn King and Gary Anderson before losing to Simon Whitlock.

Paul Hanvidge

He missed out on qualification for the event in 2005, but returned in 2006 and beat Co Stompé and Simon Whitlock before losing 3-5 to Shaun Greatbatch in the last eight.


Edwin Max

Max made his first World Championship debut in 2008 as a member of the BDO, losing in the first round to evantual finalist Simon Whitlock.

Jarkko Komula

Komula once again qualified for the World Championship in 2014, this time directly into the first round, where he defeated seeded player Mark Walsh 3–1, before losing 4–0 to Simon Whitlock.

Johnny Haines

Haines' best result of 2012 was getting to the quarter-finals of the Dutch Darts Masters in Nuland by defeating Peter Wright, Raymond van Barneveld and Jamie Caven along the way before losing 2–6 in the quarter-final to Simon Whitlock.

Marko Kantele

Kantele qualified for the 2005 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Tony O'Shea in the first round before losing in the second round to Simon Whitlock.


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