Ceri Morgan

Ceri Morgan
Ceri Morgan
Personal information
Born	22 December 1947; Treorchy, Wales
Died	29 February 2020 (aged 72); Cardiff, Wales
Home town	Barry, Vale of Glamorgan; Wales
Darts information
Playing darts since	1967
Darts	24g
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1978–1990
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'ship	Quarter Final: 1980, 1981, 1984
World Masters	Semi Final: 1982
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
BDO British Masters	1980

Ceri Morgan (22 December 1947 – 29 February 2020[1][2]) was a Welsh professional darts player who participated in British Darts Organisation members of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Darts career

He made his World Championship debut in 1979, beating Barry Atkinson in the first round before losing to Tony Brown in the second round. In 1980, Morgan reached the quarter final, where, as the number 8 seed, he began his campaign in the second round where he defeated Alan Grant before losing to Cliff Lazarenko. He repeated his best ever performances at the World Championships in 1981 and 1984 by reaching the quarter-finals. He lost to John Lowe on both occasions.

His last appearance at the World Championships came in 1987 with a first round defeat by Jocky Wilson.

One of his biggest pay days came in 1980, when he won the Austin Morris British Masters against Bobby George, the top prize being a £5,500 car from the tournament sponsors. As Morgan did not drive, the sponsors made the offer of a cash option instead.

Morgan hit the highest shot out of the 1983 Unipart British Professional Championships v Steve Brennan with a 170 and in 1986 reached the semi-finals of the same tournament. He was runner-up to Nicky Virachkul in the 1979 World Cup Singles and reached the semi-finals of the World Masters in 1982.

Morgan Quit the BDO in 1990.

World Championship Results

BDO

1979: 2nd Round (lost to Tony Brown 0–2)
1980: Quarter Finals (lost to Cliff Lazarenko 1–3)
1981: Quarter Finals (lost to John Lowe 3–4)
1983: 1st Round (lost to Luc Marreel 0–2)
1984: Quarter Finals (lost to John Lowe 0–5)
1985: 1st Round (lost to Steve Brennan 0–2)
1986: 2nd Round (lost to Dave Whitcombe 2–3)
1987: 1st Round (lost to Jocky Wilson 0–3)

Career finals

WDF major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1979	World Cup Singles	Nicky Virachkul	3–4 (s)

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External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database

References

"Ceri Morgan Obituary". Welsh Darts Organisation. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
Live Darts [@livedarts] (29 February 2020). "We are saddened to learn of the passing of Welsh darts legend Ceri Morgan aged 72. A three-time BDO World Championship quarter-finalist, Morgan notably won the 1980 British Masters and was renowned for his unique throwing action" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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[1] "Ceri Morgan Obituary". Welsh Darts Organisation. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[2] Live Darts [@livedarts] (29 February 2020). "We are saddened to learn of the passing of Welsh darts legend Ceri Morgan aged 72. A three-time BDO World Championship quarter-finalist, Morgan notably won the 1980 British Masters and was renowned for his unique throwing action" (Tweet) – via Twitter.