Richie Howson

Richie Howson (born 19 December 1965) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
In 2011, he played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournament World Masters where he beat Scott Mitchell 3 legs to 0 and Paul Hogan whom he beat by 3 legs to 1 before losing in the last 24 to Andrew Gilding. He lost in the last 64 of the 2011 UK Open after falling to Michael van Gerwen 9 legs to 2, after beating Steve Hardy and Tony Ayres.
In 2012, Howson won a PDC tour card on the first day of Q School. His best result of 2012 was reaching the quarter-finals of the sixth UK Open Qualifier where he lost 6–2 to Ian White. Howson again lost in the last 64 of the UK Open, in a 2–9 defeat to Andy Hamilton. He was ranked world number 69 going into 2013. Howson played in all eight of the UK Open Qualifiers with his best results being two last 32 defeats to qualify for the event itself where he lost in the last 64 for the third...