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Allan Hogg

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Allan Hogg
Personal information
Nickname"Big Al"
Born (1939-11-01) November 1, 1939 (age 85)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Home townNorth York, Ontario, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since1967
Darts24g
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1977–1981
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 1981
World MastersRunner Up: 1979
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Canadian National Championship1978

Allan Hogg (born November 1, 1939) is an English-born Canadian former professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s. He was nicknamed Big Al.

Career

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After winning the 1978 Canadian National Championship who will beat Hillyard Rossiter, Hogg reached the final of the 1979 Winmau World Masters. He defeated Tony Brown, Tony Clark and Barry Done before losing to Eric Bristow. In 1980. He was on the Unipart World Team Darts Matchplay with Tony Holyoake and Tony Foley to Canada. He then played in the 1980 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Australian Alan Grant. In the 1981 BDO World Darts Championship, Hogg defeated Les Capewell in the first round before losing to John Lowe in round two.

Hogg quit the BDO in 1981.

World Championship results

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BDO

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  • 1980: 1st Round (lost to Alan Grant 1–2) (sets)
  • 1981: 2nd Round (lost to John Lowe 1–2)
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