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Draft:George Foster (darts player)

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George Foster
Personal information
Born (1939-06-01) 1 June 1939 (age 85)
Congleton, England
Home townMelbourne, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since1959
Darts24g Unicorn
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Dreadlock Holiday" by 10cc
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1974–1988
WDF1974–1988
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 40: 1976
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Australian Grand Masters
Unicorn World Pairs Championship
1974, 1975
1976

George Foster (born 1 June 1939) is an English-born Australian former professional darts player who has played members in the World Darts Federation (WDF) tournaments of the 1970s and 1980s.

Career

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Foster won the 1976 Unicorn World Darts Pairs Championship with Kevin White of Australia, who defeating by Eamon Constable & Noel Hickley of Ireland, Paul Willemse & Samuel O'Kelly of South Africa, David Porter & Robert Williams of Wales and Team Belgium with Willy Deleare & Omer Bauwens by 3–0 legs.

Foster have very first time Australia's staged debut of the 1976 Winmau World Masters Darts Championship, before losing to Henk van Tuijl of Netherlands.

Foster represented Team Papua New Guinea in the 1981 WDF World Cup darts championship with Ian Koati, Daniel Morris & Selly Tain. Who defeating by Alan Evans of Welshman and before losing to Christer Pilblad of Sweden by whitewashed.

Foster left the WDF in 1988.

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