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 and 1987) and four All-Canada Cup singles titles (1985, 1986, 1987 and 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[when?], he has teamed up with American Larry Butler and is once again playing darts in North America.
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
References
^Sinnaeve career details September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^National Darts Federation Canada Hall of Fame August 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Profile and Stats on Darts Database
January 21, 2023
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Bob Sinnaeve news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robert Bob Sinnaeve born October 10 1949 is a Canadian former professional darts player Bob SinnaevePersonal informationFull nameRobert SinnaeveBorn 1949 10 10 10 October 1949 age 73 Tilsonburg Ontario CanadaHome townLangton Ontario CanadaDarts informationPlaying darts since1969Darts21 Gram ShotLateralityRight handedWalk on music Bohemian Like You by The Dandy WarholsOrganisation see split in darts BDO1979 1992 2010 2017PDC1998 2008 2010WDF Platinum best performancesWorld Ch shipLast 16 1987 1988 1991World MastersRunner Up 1986PDC premier events best performancesUS Open WSoDLast 64 2009 2010Other tournament winsADO Buckeye Open2011ADO Cleveland Extravaganza2012ADO Indianapolis St Pats Open2012ADO Little River Casino Classic2010 2012ADO PA Open2010ADO Syracuse Open2010Canada National Ch ships1979 1983 1986 1987 1991Other achievementsCanada s number one ranked player 1981 1992 Inducted to Canadian Darts Hall of Fame 2002 Contents 1 Early career 2 World Championship record 3 Career record 4 World Championship results 4 1 BDO 5 Performance timeline 6 References 7 External linksEarly career EditSinnaeve 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 EditSinnaeve 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 EditSinnaeve 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 amp 1991 a record which stood until John Part equalled it in 2007 He also won the Ontario Singles five times 1978 1980 1983 1984 and 1987 and four All Canada Cup singles titles 1985 1986 1987 and 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 when he has teamed up with American Larry Butler and is once again playing darts in North America World Championship results EditBDO Edit 1982 Last 32 lost to Alan Evans 1 2 sets 1984 Last 32 lost to Dave Whitcombe 0 2 1985 Last 32 lost to Willy Logie 1 2 1986 Last 32 lost to Alan Glazier 1 3 1987 Last 16 lost to Alan Evans 0 3 1988 Last 16 lost to Dennis Hickling 0 3 1989 Last 32 lost to Dave Whitcombe 0 3 1990 Last 32 lost to Leo Laurens 2 3 1991 Last 16 lost to Dennis Priestley 0 3 1992 Last 32 lost to Paul Lim 1 3 Performance timeline EditTournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992BDO World Championship Did not qualify 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1RWinmau World Masters 1R QF 3R DNP 3R 3R 2R F 2R 4R 1R DNP 4R DNPMFI World Matchplay Not held Did not qualify 1R F Not heldNews of the World QF QF SF SF Not heldPerformance Table LegendDNP 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 tournamentReferences Edit Sinnaeve career details Archived September 28 2007 at the Wayback Machine National Darts Federation Canada Hall of Fame Archived August 3 2007 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditProfile and Stats on Darts Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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