Hanvidge was the 2005 German Open Champion and made his World Championship debut in 2004, losing a first round match to
Jarkko Komula. He missed out on qualification for the event in 2005, but returned in 2006 and beat
Co Stompé and
Simon Whitlock before losing 3–5 to
Shaun Greatbatch in the last eight. He made the quarterfinals again in 2007, beating
Martin Phillips and
Albertino Essers before losing to 50-year-old qualifier,
Phill Nixon, in the quarterfinals. He wore a black armband in memory of his mother, who had died on Christmas Day. In 2008, he suffered a first-round exit, losing to
Brian Woods, whose average of 96.51 was the highest of the first round. Hanvidge reached the final of the 2008 Norway Open, losing to
Willy van de Wiel. Hanvidge was forced to qualify for the
2009 BDO World Championship, but fell three rounds short in a defeat to Paul Gibbs. Hanvidge reached the semifinals of the 2009 British Open, defeating
John Walton and
Daryl Gurney along the way. He was beaten by
Martin Atkins. Hanvidge earned enough ranking points to secure a place in the
2010 BDO World Championship, but was beaten in the first round by Scott Waites while reportedly suffering a bout of
dartitis. ==World Championship results==