# Les Wallace > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Les_Wallace > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Les_Wallace.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wallace > Source revision: 1337791394 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Scottish darts player (born 1962) For the Australian footballer, see [Les Wallace (footballer)](/source/Les_Wallace_(footballer)). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article's factual accuracy is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced. (December 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. 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Find sources: "Les Wallace" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Darts player Les Wallace Personal information Nickname "McDanger" Born (1962-02-22) 22 February 1962 (age 64) Forres, Scotland[1] Home town Millbrook, Southampton, England Darts information Playing darts since 1982 Darts 24g B&W Signature Laterality Left-handed Walk-on music "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin preceded opening to "Freed from Desire" by Gala Organisation (see split in darts) BDO 1993–2003 PDC 2012 WDF major events – best performances World Championship Winner (1) 1997 World Masters Winner (1) 1998 Finder Masters Quarter-final: 2000 WSDT major events – best performances World Championship Last 24: 2022 World Masters Quarter-final: 2022 Other tournament wins Tournament Years Cosham Xmas Open Hampshire Open Mill Rythe Darts Festival 2012 2004 1993 **Les Wallace** (born 22 February 1962) is a Scottish former professional [darts](/source/Darts) player. He adopted the nickname "**McDanger**" and was known for wearing a [kilt](/source/Kilt) for his matches. He won the [1997 BDO World Darts Championship](/source/1997_BDO_World_Darts_Championship). ## Career In 1993, Wallace reached the final of the [Winmau World Masters](/source/Winmau_World_Masters), losing to [Steve Beaton](/source/Steve_Beaton). He won the title five years later, beating [Alan Warriner](/source/Alan_Warriner-Little) in the final. Wallace made his first appearance at the World Championship in 1995, losing a first-round match to [Raymond van Barneveld](/source/Raymond_van_Barneveld). In the 1996 Championship, he lost to the defending world champion, [Richie Burnett](/source/Richie_Burnett), in the semi-finals. In 1997, Wallace defeated [Bob Taylor](/source/Bob_Taylor_(darts_player)) in the first round and then beat van Barneveld 3–2 in the second round. He went on to win the World Championship with further wins against [Paul Williams](/source/Paul_Williams_(darts_player)), [Mervyn King](/source/Mervyn_King_(darts_player)), and a 6–3 victory over [Marshall James](/source/Marshall_James) in the final. Wallace became the first left-handed player to win a either a PDC or BDO World Championship.[2] Wallace was unable to defend his title at the 1998 championship. He managed only two more match victories at Lakeside, where the BDO Worlds were held. His title defence of his title ended with a second-round loss to [Steve Beaton](/source/Steve_Beaton), another former World Champion. Wallace was beaten again by van Barneveld in 1999 in the second round, having had darts at double to win. In 2000, Wallace lost to Ritchie Davies in the first round; he did not qualify to play at the World Championship afterwards. ## End of career Wallace's private life was a major contributor to his withdrawal from the full-time darts circuit. At one of his court cases, his solicitor Charles Thomas told the court that Wallace's life dramatically changed in 1999 when he and his partner, Carol, lost their premature twins who were four days old.[3] This led to the collapse of the relationship and to Wallace drinking more heavily.[4] Wallace effectively withdrew from the full-time circuit in 1999, although he still participated in some BDO tournaments. He participated in the World Masters in 2000 and 2003, losing his first match on both occasions. His only televised appearance after this came in an exhibition match before the [World Darts Trophy](/source/World_Darts_Trophy) final in 2006, where he played in a Legends match against [Bobby George](/source/Bobby_George). Wallace made some attempts to revive his career, and won the Hampshire Open in 2004.[5] In the 2010 Hampshire Open, he won three early round matches but was eliminated at the last 64 stage to K. Gamblin. He received an invitation to compete in the preliminary round of the 2010 competition but was beaten in his first match.[6] Wallace also he attended the PDC Qualifying School event in January 2012. He gained a two-year PDC tour card after finishing 23rd in the Q School Order of Merit. ## Personal life Wallace has had several legal troubles throughout his career. After a 1996 court appearance, he was fined £210 and banned for 12 months for driving with excess alcohol, having no insurance, and failing to stop.[7] Later, in 2001, he received a four-month jail sentence and was banned for driving for three years after admitting to dangerous driving.[8] He was given a two-week suspended prison sentence for failing to pay £778.73 in council tax in February 2001. Wallace owed the money to [Southampton City Council](/source/Southampton_City_Council) for failing to pay for the period 1 April 1997 (the year in which he won £38,000 for winning the World Championship) to 31 May 2000. ## World Championship results ### BDO - 1995: First round (lost to [Raymond van Barneveld](/source/Raymond_van_Barneveld) 2–3) (sets) - 1996: Semi-finals (lost to [Richie Burnett](/source/Richie_Burnett) 2–5) - 1997: **Winner** (beat [Marshall James](/source/Marshall_James) 6–3) - 1998: Second round (lost to [Steve Beaton](/source/Steve_Beaton) 2–3) - 1999: Second round (lost to [Raymond van Barneveld](/source/Raymond_van_Barneveld) 2–3) - 2000: First round (lost to Ritchie Davies 0–3) ### WSDT - 2022: First round (lost to [John Walton](/source/John_Walton_(darts_player)) 2–3) - 2023: First round (lost to [Darryl Fitton](/source/Darryl_Fitton) 2–3) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Wallace Profile](http://www.darts-import.nl/dic/emb99/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Did you know...?"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/specials/world_darts_championship_2002/1706853.stm), [BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport), 20 July 2002, URL last accessed 9 December 2006 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Fallen Darts Champ vows to battle back](http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FALLEN+DARTS+CHAMP+VOWS+TO+BATTLE+BACK.-a070561150) Freelibrary.com / MGN 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Disaster Double – Court shame of former Darts star](http://www.thefreelibrary.com/DISASTER+DOUBLES%3B+Court+shame+of+fallen+darts+star+Wallace-a070445482) Freelibrary.com / Scottish Daily Record 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [2004 Hampshire Open](http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=1887) dartsdatabase 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Les Wallace Results](http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=1907&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=2#PlayerResults) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Details of 1996 drink-drive conviction](http://archive.dailyecho.co.uk/2001/12/5/69152.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Jailed for dangerous driving](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1694184.stm) BBC News ## External links - [Profile and stats on Darts Database](http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=1907) v t e BDO World Darts Championship winners Men 1978: Rees 1979: Lowe 1980: Bristow 1981: Bristow 1982: Wilson 1983: Deller 1984: Bristow 1985: Bristow 1986: Bristow 1987: Lowe 1988: Anderson 1989: Wilson 1990: Taylor 1991: Priestley 1992: Taylor 1993: Lowe 1994: Part 1995: Burnett 1996: Beaton 1997: Wallace 1998: Van Barneveld 1999: Van Barneveld 2000: Hankey 2001: Walton 2002: David 2003: Van Barneveld 2004: Fordham 2005: Van Barneveld 2006: Klaasen 2007: Adams 2008: Webster 2009: Hankey 2010: Adams 2011: Adams 2012: Kist 2013: Waites 2014: Bunting 2015: Mitchell 2016: Waites 2017: Durrant 2018: Durrant 2019: Durrant 2020: Warren Women 2001: Gulliver 2002: Gulliver 2003: Gulliver 2004: Gulliver 2005: Gulliver 2006: Gulliver 2007: Gulliver 2008: Dobromyslova 2009: Hoenselaar 2010: Gulliver 2011: Gulliver 2012: Dobromyslova 2013: Dobromyslova 2014: Ashton 2015: Ashton 2016: Gulliver 2017: Ashton 2018: Ashton 2019: Suzuki 2020: Suzuki --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Les Wallace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wallace) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wallace?action=history)). 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