Bob Sinnaeve

Robert "Bob" Sinnaeve (born October 10, 1949) is a retired Canadian professional darts player who won his national title five times.

Bob Sinnaeve
Personal information
Full nameRobert Sinnaeve
Born (1949-10-10) 10 October 1949
Tilsonburg, Ontario Canada
Home townLangton,Ontario Canada
Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since1972
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1979–1992, 2010–2017
PDC1998, 2008–2010
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 1987, 1988, 1991
World MastersRunner Up: 1986
PDC premier events – best performances
US Open/WSoDLast 64: 2009, 2010
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
ADO Buckeye Open
ADO Cleveland Extravaganza
ADO Indianapolis St. Pats Open
ADO Little River Casino Classic
ADO PA Open/Rae Chesney Tournament
ADO Syracuse Open
Canada National Championships		2011
2012

2012

2010, 2012

2010

2010
1979, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1991
Other achievements
Canada's number one ranked player (1981–1992)
Inducted to Canadian Darts Hall of Fame (2002)

Early career

Sinnaeve took up darts in 1973 as an alternative to bowling, as he felt the darts circuit would give him more time to spend with his wife, Judy. He first appeared at the World Masters in 1979 and made his World Professional Darts Championship debut in 1982, but lost in the first round to Alan Evans.

World Championship record

Sinnaeve appeared at the World Championship on ten occasions, but managed to win only three matches in that time. He lost in the first round on his first four attempts (1982, 1984, 1985 and 1986), and finally won a match in 1987, producing a major upset by beating Dave Whitcombe, who reached the final in the previous year. His only other match wins came in 1988 against Horrie Seden, and in 1991 against Eric Burden. His last appearance at the World Championship came in 1992, when he lost 1–3 to Paul Lim.

Career record

Sinnaeve once managed to reach number four in the world rankings, and his best performance in a major tournament was reaching the final of the Winmau World Masters in 1986 – an event in which he competed each year between 1979 and 1991. Internationally, he was part of the Canadian WDF World Cup winning team of 1989 – the only time they have taken the team event title. Sinnaeve finished as Runner-Up in the 1986 Butlins Grand Masters, the 1987 World Cup Singles and the 1988 MFI World Matchplay, victim to Eric Bristow each time. He was also runner-up to John Lowe in the Canadian Open in 1986. He reached the semi-finals of this event in 1990 and further semi-final places in the 1987 Denmark Open and 1988 North American Open.

He received recognition as one of Canada's greatest ever players, winning a record five national titles (1979, 1983, 1986, 1987 & 1991) – a record which stood until John Part equalled it in 2007. He also won the Ontario Singles five times (1978, 1980, 1983, 1984 & 1987) and four All-Canada Cup singles titles (1985, 1986, 1987 & 1988). Sinnaeve was Canada's number one ranked player between 1981 and 1992.

He retired from competitive darts in 1992,[1] and was inducted into the Canadian Darts Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]

Recently, he has teamed up with American Larry Butler and is once again playing darts in North America.

Personal life

Sinnaeve resides in Langton, Ontario, with his wife Judy, and has three children: Lisa, Michelle and Adam. He is retired from being an independent contractor for his own heating company, Sinnaeve Heating Limited.

World Championship Results

BDO
  • 1982: 1st Round (lost to Alan Evans 1–2)
  • 1984: 1st Round (lost to Dave Whitcombe 0–2)
  • 1985: 1st Round (lost to Willy Logie 1–2)
  • 1986: 1st Round (lost to Alan Glazier 1–3)
  • 1987: 2nd Round (lost to Alan Evans 0–3)
  • 1988: 2nd Round (lost to Dennis Hickling 0–3)
  • 1989: 1st Round (lost to Dave Whitcombe 0–3)
  • 1990: 1st Round (lost to Leo Laurens 2–3)
  • 1991: 2nd Round (lost to Dennis Priestley 0–3)
  • 1992: 1st Round (lost to Paul Lim 1–3)

Performance timeline
Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992
BDO World Championship Did not qualify 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R
Winmau World Masters 1R QF 3R DNP 3R 3R 2R F 2R 4R 1R DNP 4R DNP
MFI World Matchplay Not held Did not qualify 1R F Not held
News of the World ??? QF QF SF SF ??? Not held
Performance Table Legend
DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
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References
  1. Sinnaeve career details Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. National Darts Federation Canada Hall of Fame Archived August 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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