Tony Sontag

Tony Sontag
Tony Sontag
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Sontag
Born	3 March 1956; London, England
Died	July 24, 2018 (aged 62); London, England
Home town	Edmonton, London, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1969
Darts	15 Gram
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1978–1988
WDF Platinum – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 1980
World Masters	Semi Finals: 1978
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Bullseye Darts Championship; Swedish Open; Royal Hawaiian Open; Witch City Open	1979; 1980; 1981; 1988

Anthony Sontag (2 March 1956 – 24 July 2018) was an English professional darts player who competed in the 1970s & 1980s.

Darts career

Sontag reached the semi finals of the 1978 British Open, losing to the eventual winner Eric Bristow. He reached the semi finals of the 1978 Winmau World Masters, defeating Doug McCarthy and Charlie Ellix before losing to Tony Brown.

Sontag played in the 1979 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Ronnie Davis of Wales. He won the Bullseye Darts Championship later in the year. He reached the second round of the 1980 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Rab Smith of Scotland in the first round before losing to Leighton Rees of Wales. He reached the final of the 1980 Dutch Open, losing to fellow Englishman Brian Fenby. He went on to win the 1980 Swedish Open, beating another Englishman Gordon Watson in the final. He returned to Jollees for a third time for the 1981 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to American Nicky Virachkul. Sontag winner of the 1988 Witch City Open champion he defeating American Andy Green.

Sontag quit the BDO in 1988.

He died on 24th July 2018.^{[citation needed]}

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