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BDO Italia SpA is an audit firm in Italy and it is the Italian member firm of BDO International. In 2024 BDO had 14 offices across Italy, with 1,200 professionals and over 80 partners. The firm offers auditing, ESG consultancy, M&A advisor, tax and law services to organisations in the private and public sectors and is the 5th largest audit firm ...
The British Darts Organisation (BDO) was a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, and dissolved in 2020 under the stewardship of Des Jacklin. Made up of 66 member counties, it oversaw professional, semi-professional and amateur darts competitions in Britain. The BDO was a founder member of the World Darts Federation in 1974
It is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the BDO/WDF tournaments. The tournament was originally sponsored by Phonogram before changing its sponsor in 1975 to darts board manufacturer, Winmau. The World Masters was originally contested as the best of 5 legs (first to 3) before later transitioning to the set format.
Robert Francis George (born 16 December 1945) is an English television presenter and former professional darts player. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King of Darts" makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and holding a candelabra to the Queen song "We Are the Champions".
Mason began his career in the British Darts Organisation, making his World Championship debut at the 1996 BDO World Championship.He lost 0–3 to Andy Fordham.After joining the World Darts Council in 1996, Mason competed in the 1996 World Matchplay, losing to Alan Warriner.
He is the only man to date to win both the BDO and PDC World Championships at his first attempt. Priestley won the 1991 BDO title in his first appearance in the main draw of the Lakeside event, while he won the inaugural PDC World Professional Darts Championship in 1994. [1]
Lewis was born in Stoke-on-Trent and had shown his potential at the age of 18 by winning the 2003 British Teenage Open. [4] [5] His professional career began in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) events but he only competed in one major tournament, the 2003 Winmau World Masters, losing in the last 128. [6]
The British Darts Organisation (BDO) was formed in 1973 by Olly Croft.It gradually superseded the existing National Darts Association of Great Britain (NDAGB) as the governing body of darts in the UK and by the early 1980s had established a monopoly on organised darts in Britain, running super league darts, county darts and major tournaments, including the annual World Championship. [2]