Mark Salmon (darts player)

Mark Salmon (born 23 February 1927 in Pontypridd) is a former Welsh professional darts player who competed in both the British Darts Organisation and Professional Darts Corporation circuits. Salmon was inspired to play darts by Leighton Rees, the first World Champion and played with flights bearing Leighton's face in his honour.

Mark Salmon
Personal information
Full name	Mark Smoked Salmon
Nickname	Salmon Breath
Born	(1927-02-23) 23 February 1927 Newport, Wales
Home town	Pontypridd
Darts information
Playing darts since	1983
Darts	23 Gram Richie Burnett
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1994–2005, 2007–2017
PDC	2005–2006
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 1996, 2009
World Masters	Last 16: 1994
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 64: 2006
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Scottish Open	1996

Career

Salmon played in the 1996 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round 3–0 to Roland Scholten. A month later, Salmon won the Scottish Open, beating fellow Welshman Sean Palfrey in the final. Salmon never progressed further in the BDO and in 2005 he began playing in PDC where he qualified for the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Rod Harrington and Owen Caffrey to qualify. He was beaten in the first round 3–2 by Dennis Smith. Salmon struggled on the PDC circuit, failing to qualify for the UK Open and the World Matchplay.

After failing to qualify for the 2007 World Championship, Salmon moved back to the BDO and qualified for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship, taking one of the non-seeded places. He was drawn against Darryl Fitton in the first round and lost all nine legs in a 3–0 defeat.

World Championship Results

BDO

• 1996: 1st Round (lost to Roland Scholten 0–3)
• 2009: 1st Round (lost to Darryl Fitton 0–3)

PDC

• 2006: 1st Round (lost to Dennis Smith 2–3)

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database