Henning von Essen
Appearance
Henning von Essen | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | "Cowboy" |
Born | 20 March 1964 Sønderborg, Denmark |
Home town | Sønderborg, Denmark |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1982 |
Darts | 18g Loxley |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | "The Cowboy Song" by Thin Lizzy |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 1986–1988 |
WDF major events – best performances | |
World Masters | Last 128: 1987 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
Nordic Cup Open | 1987 |
Henning von Essen (born 20 March 1964) is a Danish former professional darts player.
Von Essen was picked 7 times for Denmark,[1] and in 1987 won the Nordic Cup Open.
He was a dominating figure in Danish darts during the 1980s – but faded away in the beginning at the 1990s
He was part of the Danish team,[2] who played the 1987 WDF World Cup on Danish soil. The same year he won the JFM championships, but amazingly he never won a Danish Championship
In 1988, with his brother Benny, he scored 722.330 points in 24 hours,[3] which still is the Danish record for 2 players.
References
[edit]- ^ Danish Darts Organisation Number of caps – December 2013
- ^ Dartsport Magazine 1987
- ^ Danish Darts Organisation List of records