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Tony Sontag

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Tony Sontag
Personal information
Born3 March 1956
London, England
DiedJuly 24, 2018(2018-07-24) (aged 62)
London, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1969
Darts15 Gram
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1978–1988
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 1980
World MastersSemi-finals: 1978
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Bullseye Darts Championship
Swedish Open
Royal Hawaiian Open
Witch City Open
1979
1980
1981
1988

Tony Sontag (2 March 1956 – 24 July 2018) was an English professional darts player who competed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Darts career

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Sontag reached the semi-finals of the 1978 British Open, losing to the eventual winner Eric Bristow. He reached the semi-finals of the 1978 Winmau World Masters, defeating Doug McCarthy and Charlie Ellix before losing to Tony Brown.

Sontag played in the 1979 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Ronnie Davies of Wales. He won the Bullseye Darts Championship later in the year. He reached the second round of the 1980 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Rab Smith of Scotland in the first round before losing to Leighton Rees of Wales. He reached the final of the 1980 Dutch Open, losing to fellow Englishman Brian Fenby. He went on to win the 1980 Swedish Open, beating another Englishman Gordon Watson in the final. He returned to Jollees for a third time for the 1981 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to American Nicky Virachkul. Sontag won the 1988 Witch City Open champion defeating American Andy Green.

Sontag quit the BDO in 1988.

He died on 24 July 2018.[citation needed]

World Championship results

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BDO

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