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Brian Woods (born 9 November 1966) is an English darts player who competes in events organised by the British Darts Organisation. He now lives in Aberdeen, and uses the nickname Pecker for his matches. His best career achievement to date was reaching the semi-finals of the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship.

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[edit] Career

Woods has competed on the BDO/WDF circuit for several years. He won the National Singles title 2003 and the Isle of Man Open title in 2005. He has also reached the semi-finals of the English Open in 2003, the Welsh Masters in 2007 and the British Open in 2007. He has also made it to the quarter-finals of the Scottish Open in 2005 and the televised Winmau World Masters in 2005 and 2006.

He made his World Championship debut in 2006, losing a first round match to Mervyn King 0-3. The following year, he also went out in the first round to Niels de Ruiter 0-3. Woods then produced his best run of his career so far at the 2008 World Championship beating Paul Hanvidge, Co Stompé and Scott Waites, the number three seed, before losing 3-6 to Simon Whitlock in the semi-finals.

He has continued his good form from Lakeside in 2008 by gain ranking points in most of the events he has entered and won the Pontins May Day Festival Singles Title, the mixed Doubles Title, with doubles partner and English International Trisha Wright, IDPA White Rose Classic, The Peterhead Open and the Elgin Open. In the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship Woods was beaten in first round by the eventual World Champion, Ted Hankey, having claimed Hankey "would be lucky to get nil!".

[edit] World Championship Results

2006: 1st round (lost to Mervyn King 0-3)
2007: 1st round (lost to Niels de Ruiter 3-0)
2008: Semi final (lost to Simon Whitlock 3-6)
2009: 1st round (lost to Ted Hankey 0-3)

[edit] Outside darts

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Woods is a fan of martial arts, especially karate and is a supporter of Liverpool.