Alan Tabern (born 29 September 1966) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is nicknamed "the Saint".
Darts career A left-hander, Tabern made his PDC World Championship debut in 2006 with a win over Alex Roy. He was beaten in the second round by Mark Dudbridge. Tabern reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, where he was beaten 0–5 by eventual winner Raymond van Barneveld. In the 2008 World Championship, Tabern defeated Denmark's Per Laursen and Andy Jenkins, before losing 3–4 in the third round to Phil Taylor. Tabern caused a major shock in the 2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic by beating No. 2 seed and reigning champion van Barneveld 8–4 in the second round. In the 2008 World Matchplay, Tabern reached the quarter-finals, knocking out current World Champion John Part before losing to Dennis Priestley.
Following this run of form, Tabern attracted a new sponsor in Target Darts. In August 2008, he claimed his second PDC Pro Tour victory in the Peach Tree Open in Atlanta, Georgia, by defeating Andy Hamilton 3–1 in the final, and the next month Tabern claimed another Players Championship win in Wales. This put him in the top 10 in the PDC Order of Merit for the first time in his career. He played in the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts, where he was involved in the first televised nine-dart shootout after he and Hamilton had finished level on points and leg difference in their group. Tabern lost 265–169 in it, with only one of his nine darts hitting treble 20, contrasting with Hamilton's four treble 20s from six darts.
Tabern suffered a second-round exit in the 2009 PDC World Championship, losing to Co Stompé. The following year, he suffered another second-round defeat, this time losing 3–4 to Mark Dudbridge, having missed six darts to win. Tabern once again missed six match-darts in the second round of the 2011 tournament against Mark Walsh.
On the second day of Q–School in Wigan, Tabern managed to regain his tour card for 2018–2019 after beating Steven Kirkby 5–1 in the final.
World Championship results
PDC
2006: 2nd round (lost to Mark Dudbridge 0–4) 2007: Quarter-final (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0–5) 2008: 3rd round (lost to Phil Taylor 3–4) 2009: 2nd round (lost to Co Stompé 1–4) 2010: 2nd round (lost to Mark Dudbridge 3–4) 2011: 2nd round (lost to Mark Walsh 3–4) 2012: 2nd round (lost to Paul Nicholson 0–4) 2019: 2nd round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 1–3)
Performance timeline Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 PDC World ChampionshipDNQ2RQF3R2R2R2R2RDid not qualify2RDNQ UK Open2RSF4RQFQF5R3R3RPrel.2R1R5RDNQ3R5R2R World MatchplayDNQ1R1RQF2R2R1RDid not qualify World Grand PrixDNQ2R1R1R1R2RDid not qualify European ChampionshipNot heldQFDNQ1R1RDid not qualify Grand SlamNot heldDNQRRDid not qualify Not held2R1R1R1RDid not qualify1RDNQ1R Championship LeagueNot heldSFRRRRRRDNQNot held Las Vegas Desert ClassicDNQ2RQF1RNot held
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