Alan Evans

Evans was one of the first players to appear on televised darts in reaching the final of the 1972 News of the World Championship, the first event to be shown in the UK, which was broadcast on ITV. In 1973 and 1974, Evans reached the final of the darts event on Yorkshire Television's The Indoor League on ITV. ==Retirement and death==

Evans began to have health problems with his kidneys in the autumn of 1987, and left the darts circuit after the MFI World Pairs event in June 1988, which was broadcast on ITV. In June 1997, Evans played darts on TV for the first time in 9 years, when he participated against his old rival, Eric Bristow, in the Battle of the Champions event at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, broadcast on Sky Sports. Evans hit two 180s in the match, but Bristow ultimately won 3–0 in sets. Evans died on 12 April 1999, at the age of 49 due to kidney problems. His funeral took place at the United Reformed Church in Barry. He was often mentioned in televised events by commentator Sid Waddell and usually referred to the "Alan Evans Shot" (three bullseyes) when a player required a checkout of 150. ==World Championship results==

BDO • 1978: Quarter-finals (lost to Leighton Rees 3–6) (legs) • 1979: Semi-finals (lost to Leighton Rees 1–3) (sets) • 1982: 2nd round (lost to Jocky Wilson 1–2) • 1983: 1st round (lost to John Lowe 0–2) • 1986: 1st round (lost to Eric Bristow 1–3) • 1987: Semi-finals (lost to Eric Bristow 0–5) • 1988: 2nd round (lost to Jocky Wilson 2–3) ==Career finals==

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title) Independent major finals: 1 ==Performance timeline==