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Alan Glazier
Personal information
Full name Alan James Glazier
Nickname "The Ton Machine"
Born (1939-01-21)21 January 1939
Hampton, London, England
Died 12 November 2020(2020-11-12) (aged 81)
Home town Hayes, Hillingdon, England
Darts information
Playing darts since 1961
Darts 21 Gram
Laterality Left-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1975–1989, 1994–1997
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'ship Semi Finals: 1986
World Masters Last 32: 1986, 1989
Other tournament wins
Tournament Years
North American Open
Swedish Open		 1977
1978

Alan James Glazier (21 January 1939 – 12 November 2020) was an English professional darts player. He used the nickname "The Ton Machine" and was noted for his all-black outfits.

Career

Glazier was one of the first darts players who turned professional in an attempt to make a full-time living from the game of darts as it grew in popularity during the 1970s. He was one of the players who appeared in the very first World Professional Darts Championship in 1978, losing to Alan Evans in the first round. In 1979, he reached the quarter-finals at the World Championship before being beaten by Tony Brown. Glazier then had a disappointing run as he went out in the first round of the World Championship in 1980, 1982 and 1983, and did not make it to the 1981 Championships.

His best run at the World Championships came in 1985, losing a quarter-final to Eric Bristow, and in 1986, when he reached the semi-finals for the only time, again falling to Bristow. Glazier's last appearance at the Lakeside Country Club was in 1987, when he lost in the first round to Richie Gardner.

Outside of the World Championship, Glazier managed to reach the final of the News of the World Darts Championship in 1979 and won the Swedish Open in 1978.

Glazier appeared on the UK television show Bullseye 15 times as one of the professionals and he represented England 27 times between the years 1974–1988.

Glazier quit the BDO in 1997. He went on to sell and distribute his own darts of the same design as the ones he used as a professional. These were originally manufactured by Winmau Darts but more recently are made by McKicks Darts.

Glazier died on 12 November 2020 at the age of 81.

World Championship results

BDO

  • 1978: 1st Round (lost to Alan Evans 4–6) (legs)
  • 1979: Quarter Finals (lost to Tony Brown 2–3) (sets)
  • 1980: 1st Round (lost to Tony Clark 0–2)
  • 1982: 1st Round (lost to Bobby George 1–2)
  • 1983: 1st Round (lost to Jerry Umberger 0–2)
  • 1984: 2nd Round (lost to Jocky Wilson 0–4)
  • 1985: Quarter Finals (lost to Eric Bristow 0–4)
  • 1986: Semi Finals (lost to Eric Bristow 3–5)
  • 1987: 1st Round (lost to Ritchie Gardner 0–3)

Career finals

Independent major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1979 News of the World Championship England Bobby George 0–2 (l)

Performance timeline

Tournament 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
BDO World Championship 1R QF 1R DNQ 1R 1R 2R QF SF 1R Did not participate
Winmau World Masters 2R 2R Did not participate 3R DNP 3R Did not participate 1R DNP RR
British Professional Not held 2R SF 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R DNP Not held
News of the World ??? F ??? Not held DNP
Performance Table Legend
DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
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