Preston Ridd
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{{Infobox darts player
| name = Preston Ridd
| image =
| fullname =
| nickname = Bing
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|10|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand
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| hometown = Christchurch, New Zealand
| since = 1981
| darts = 23 gram Puma Darts
| laterality = Right-handed
| music = "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
| BDO = 1989, 1993, 1996, 2001–2007
| PDC = 2008–2012
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| Int. Darts League =
| PDC World = Last 64: 2011
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| tournament = New Zealand Open
New Zealand Masters
PDC World New Zealand Qualifying Event
| resultyears = 1989, 1993, 1996
2001
2010
}}
Preston Ridd (born 28 October 1953 from Christchurch) is a former New Zealand professional darts player. He won the New Zealand Open three times and the New Zealand Masters once.
Career
He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the New Zealand champion. He whitewashed Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 4–0 in the preliminary round, but won only one leg in losing to Vincent van der Voort 3–0 in the first round.
Ridd represented New Zealand with Warren French in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 5–3 by Austria in the first round who will be Mensur Suljović & Dietmar Burger.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/PDCWorldCupArticle/0,,10180~2598931,00.html | title=Cash Converters World Cup RD1 | publisher=PDC | date=3 February 2012 | accessdate=3 February 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206031856/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PDCWorldCupArticle/0,,10180~2598931,00.html | archivedate=6 February 2012 }}
Personal life
Ridd, whose parents originated from Devon, holds a British passport.[http://www.globaldarts.de/globalDartsEN/wiw/RiddPreston.html Profile for Preston Ridd]
World Championship results
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- 2011: First round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 0–3) (sets)
References
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External links
- {{Dartsdatabase|id=3634|name=Preston Ridd}}
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Category:New Zealand darts players
Category:New Zealand people of English descent
Category:Professional Darts Corporation associate players
Category:PDC World Cup of Darts team New Zealand
Category:Sportspeople from Christchurch
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