Cliff Inglis

Cliff Inglis (1 January 1935 – 1 January 2001) was an English professional darts player. His prime years were in the mid-1970s and 1980s. Inglis was the winner of the first World Masters tournament, still considered by many as the most prestigious darts competition. He was nicknamed Ticker during his career.

Cliff Inglis
Personal information
Nickname	"Ticker"
Born	(1935-01-01)1 January 1935[citation needed] Stonehouse, Plymouth, England[citation needed]
Died	1 January 2001(2001-01-01) (aged 66)[citation needed] Devon, England[citation needed]
Darts information
Playing darts since	1955
Darts	14g
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1974–1975, 1981
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Winner (1): 1974
Other achievements
Malta Open Runner-Up: 1974, 1975
Updated on 25 January 2019.

Career

In 1974, Inglis won the inaugural Phonogram World Masters, defeating Harry Heenan 3–2 in the final. The following year he was a Unicorn World Darts Championship finalist, and was runner-up in the Indoor League – which was televised by Yorkshire TV - to Conrad Daniels. For two successive years in the mid-1970s, he won the Man of the Match award playing for England in the Home Internationals.

On 11 November 1975, at the Broomfield Working Men's Club in Devon, England, Inglis entered the Guinness Book of Records by throwing a 19-dart 1001 game. Inglis averaged 52.68 points per dart.

Inglis quit the BDO in 1981 and retired shortly thereafter. He died on 1 January 2001, at his 66th birthday.

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score[note 1]
Winner	1.	1974	Winmau World Masters	Harry Heenan	3-2 (s)

1. (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database
• Profile and stats on Darts Mad