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Mourad BouzidiIn June the following year, he lost to Gökhan Saki at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam.
Tony EcclesIn the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship, Eccles, the number 30 seed, faced Dutchman Remco van Eijden.
Bernd RoithRoith also qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship through the European order of merit, though he lost in the first round 0 -- 3 to Dennis Priestley.
Luca BrecelIn May 2009, in the Grand Final of the World Series of Snooker in Portugal, he beat Jimmy White 4 -- 3 and former World Champion Ken Doherty 5 -- 3 on his way to the quarter-finals, where he lost 4 -- 5 to Graeme Dott.
Stephen MaguireMaguire again beat Shaun Murphy in the 2007 UK Championship semi-final 9 -- 5 only to lose 2 -- 10 against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final.
Rayen SimsonIn 2006 Simson would return to K-1 at the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2006 eight man tournament where the prize for winning was a reserve fight at the forthcoming K-1 MAX World Final.
Ian White (darts player)White finished third in the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts wildcard qualifier, and was awarded a place in the tournament proper after Simon Whitlock withdrew due to injury.
Remigijus Morkevi?iusA return to K-1 MAX in 2008 has resulted in varying results, a crushing knockout defeat to Andre Dida showing that he has some way to go in terms of breaking into the kickboxing elite.
Tim Thomas (kickboxer)The tournament kicked off in Stockholm, Sweden at Glory 1 : Stockholm - 2012 Middleweight Slam First 16 on 26 May 2012 where he defeated Dennis Schneidmiller by unanimous decision.
Andree Welge He made his World Championship debut in the 2002 BDO World Darts Championship where he lost in the first round 3-2 to Eric Clarys.
Ky HollenbeckIn his sophomore appearance in the MPL, he tasted defeat for the first time in his professional career when he dropped a unanimous decision to Nieky Holzken at Muaythai Premier League : Blood and Steel on November 6, 2011 in The Hague, Netherlands.
Gary Anderson (darts player)At the 2010 World Matchplay he produced the first whitewash for six years with a 10 -- 0 thumping of fellow Scot Robert Thornton during their first round encounter.
Badr HariAt the selection for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Hari chose to fight Ruslan Karaev for the third time.
Jan Dekker Dekker qualified for the televised stages of the 2010 Winmau World Masters.
Mark Allen (snooker player)He then reached the quarter-finals in the 2008 China Open before losing to Shaun Murphy.
Robert Thornton (darts player) At the 2013 World Championship Thornton missed four darts to win 4 -- 2 in the second round against Paul Nicholson and another one in the deciding set.
Rustemi KreshnikHe was then expected to fight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 in Nanjing Final 16 on October 29, 2011.
Karapet Karapetyan1 kg/170 lb welterweight division, Karapetyan made his promotional debut against Roberto Cocco at Glory 7 : Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013 and winning by unanimous decision.
Mark Williams (snooker player)On his way to winning the 2003 World title, he had a relatively untroubled route to the final with wins over Stuart Pettman 10 -- 2, Quinten Hann 13 -- 2, Hendry 13 -- 7 and Stephen Lee 17 -- 8 before facing Doherty in the final.
Alan Tabern A left-hander, he made his PDC World Championship debut in 2005 with a surprising win over Alex Roy.
Richie BurnettAlthough the 1995 BDO World Darts Championship was his debut, he had risen in the rankings to become number two seed and eventually went on to win the title, beating Raymond van Barneveld 6 -- 3 (sets) in the final.
Marko KanteleHe also played in the 2005 World Darts Trophy, but lost in the first round to Vincent van der Voort.
John Higgins (snooker player)In the World Championship in 2009, Higgins beat Michael Holt 10 -- 5 in round one.
Joe Perry (snooker player)Previously, he had also reached the last 16 on his Crucible debut in 1999, beating Steve Davis on the final black in the last 32.
Zabit SamedovHe was scheduled to face Andrei Stoica for the inaugural SuperKombat Heavyweight Championship at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest, Romania on December 22, 2012 but pulled out due to illness.
Wong Choong HannIn 2011 he played his last world championship, where he lost to Boonsak Ponsana in the second round.
Clive EvertonHe did not commentate at the 2009 Masters Tournament and only commentated on the World Championships until the quarter final stages.
Mark Walsh (darts player)Walsh reached the last 16 of the 2013 World Championship with wins over Darren Webster and Justin Pipe, but then lost to Wes Newton 1 -- 4, having missed three darts to only trail 2 -- 3.
Michael Holt (snooker player)He reached the last 16 of the 2008 Grand Prix, defeating Jimmy White and Michael Judge to qualify and scored a 5 -- 1 defeat of Mark Allen at the venue, before losing 2 -- 5 to Ding Junhui.
Steve CooteHe followed that with a semi-final place at the 2002 World Masters, with wins over Darryl Fitton, Alan Reynolds, Ted Hankey and Mike Veitch.
Stephen MaguireDespite losing at the quarter-final stage of the 2008 World Championship in another final frame decider (12 -- 13) to Joe Perry, he became the world number 2 for the next season, his highest ever ranking having severed most of his ties the previous summer, Maguire formally left management company 110sport in the summer of 2008, but returned in October.
Per LaursenHe came through the Danish Qualifying system for the second time for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship but lost 3-1 (3-2, 1-3, 3-2, 3-1) to Alan Tabern in the first round.
Simon Whitlock Whitlock won his first two matches in the 2013 World Championship without dropping a set and then in a deciding set against Dave Chisnall, he took out a crucial 152 checkout to stay in the match, following it up with two successive legs to advance to the quarter-finals.
Jan van der RasselVan der Rassel competed in fewer Pro Tour events during 2007, choosing to enter the tournaments closer to his home country - including the Antwerp Darts Trophy where he lost to James Wade in the last 32.
Kevin PainterHowever, this performance saw Painter re-establish his place in the top 16 of the rankings, and his good form in floor events from 2008 continued -- he reached two semi-finals on the PDC Pro Tour, notably in Gladbeck, Germany, where on 1 March he led Taylor 5 -- 4 before losing 6 -- 5.
Paula MataeleHe bounced back at K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 on 4 May 2007 by reaching the final of the eight-man tournament.
Alan KaraevThis earned his a return to the K-1 Hero's promotion and he took on legendary kickboxer Jérôme Le Banner at K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite !!
Tyrone SpongHe twice dropped Nathan Corbett with left hooks, winning by second round TKO in their long-awaited rematch at Glory 11 : Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States on October 12, 2013.
Jelle KlaasenHe defeated Lloyd, Jan van der Rassel and Hamilton to reach the quarter finals of the 2009 PDC World Championship, only dropping one set in the process.
Terry JenkinsIn the 2011 European Championship Jenkins beat Mark Webster 6-4 in the first round of the competition but lost against Paul Nicholson in the second round 10-4.
Paul Hogan (darts player)2005 saw Hogan claim his maiden Open Tournament, winning the British Classic, gaining wins over John Walton, Steve Farmer, Mike Veitch, and Jamie Caven before beating Gary Anderson in the final.
Sebastian CiobanuHe won a split decision over Roman Kleibl on November 10, 2012 in Craiova, Romania at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, which is the quarter-finals of the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012.
Dewey CooperIn what would be his last K-1 bout for six years, Cooper dropped a unanimous decision to Ruslan Karaev at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II on August 5, 2006.
Changpuek KiatsongritIn 1993 Changpuek was invited to compete against some of the world's top heavyweight kickboxers at the inaugural K-1 world grand prix, losing to eventual winner Branko Cikatić by knockout at the quarter final stage.
Katsuyori ShibataHis most recent fight was a defeat to Satoshi Ishii at K-1 World Max 2010 on November 8, 2010.
Andrew Higginson Despite his good season, Higginson failed to qualify for the 2007 World Championship, losing 9 -- 10 to Ricky Walden in the third qualifying round.
Eirian WilliamsHe refereed his first World Ranking final in January 1998 at the Regal Welsh tournament in Newport, Monmouthshire where Paul Hunter won his first Ranking event title by defeating John Higgins by 9 frames to 5.
Cliff LazarenkoIn 1980, he lost out to Bobby George ; the next year he gained revenge on George by beating him in the quarter-finals, eventually losing to world champion Eric Bristow.
Anastasia DobromyslovaShe made her professional major debut at the 2004 Bavaria World Darts Trophy, where she beat Trina Gulliver in the quarter final, averaging 90.
Simon WhitlockHe then beat Cumbria's Brian Woods to reach the final of the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship, where he was beaten by number one seed Mark Webster 7 -- 5.
Matthew StevensStevens also lost a close match 10 -- 9 to Marcus Campbell in the 2010 World Championship qualifiers, and thus did not make it to The Crucible for the second year in succession.
Gary GoodridgeIn 2006, he returned to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas where he defeated Kengo and Scott Lighty before losing to Chalid Arrab by knockout in the final.
Ant?nio Rog?rio NogueiraIn his next fight with PRIDE Nogueira would see a huge step up in competition for him as he was pitted against legendary fighter and crowd favourite Kazushi Sakuraba in the main event of PRIDE Shockwave 2003.
Mike ZambidisHe was scheduled to fight Elam Ngor at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Majorca, Spain on September 14, 2013.
Masaaki NoiriDespite having recently suffering the first loss of his professional career, Noiri was invited to the K-1 World MAX 2011 -63 kg Japan Tournament Final, a one-night tournament made up of eight of Japan's best lightweights, on June 25, 2011.
Sergei Lascenko He was scheduled to fight Antonio Sousa on April 13, 2013 in the K-1 World Qualification - K-1 World MAX Elimination super fight but was pulled out because of K-1 financial problems.
Tony O'SheaTony O'Shea reached his third World Championship final in 2013 after a high quality run.
Dave Martin (snooker player)Martin reached the quarter-finals of the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1988, beating Doug Mountjoy 5-4, and Jimmy White 5-2, before losing 1-5 against Tony Knowles.
Peter EbdonHowever, his season was ended when he drew Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round and lost 4 -- 10, meaning he has failed to beat The Rocket since their infamous 2005 quarter-final.
Joe DoddThe biggest win of Joe's career came in 1982 when he won the prestigious Embassy LV tournament beating Yorkshireman Brian Langworth in the final.
Tosca PetridisIn this tournament, he beat 1991 World Karate Cup champion Toshiyuki Atokawa in the quarter finals by unanimous points decision, before losing on a very close points decision in the semi-final to Muay Thai legend, Changpuek Kiatsongrit.
Brian Woods (darts player)At the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, Woods, the number 11 seed, was beaten 3 -- 0 in the first round to Stephen Bunting.
Buakaw BanchamekHe beat Mauro Serra via TKO in the quarter-finals of the 2012 Thai Fight 70 kg Tournament at Thai Fight 2012 : King of Muay Thai in Bangkok, Thailand on October 23, 2012.
Adrian LewisThe final of the 2010 World Grand Prix saw Lewis in an ill-tempered clash which eventually he lost 3 -- 6 to James Wade.
Dave Lee (darts player)Lee also played in the Winmau World Masters five times with his best run coming in 1983, reaching the semi finals with notable wins over then World Champion Keith Deller and Bob Anderson, eventually losing to Mike Gregory.
Tony DragoHe won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8 -- 6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship.
Dave HaroldHarold appeared in the Welsh Open in January 2010 but lost in the first round 5 -- 1 to Stephen Hendry.
Andy HugOn June 10, 1995, Hug made the first defence of his UKF title against Dennis Lane at K-1 Fight Night in Zurich, the first K-1 event held in Switzerland.
Adrian GrayAdrian had previously come through to win a place at the 2005 Las Vegas Desert Classic, where he overcame American John Kuczynski in the first round before going down to Ray Carver.
Stefan LordHis final World Championship appearance came in 1988, losing in the first round to Paul Lim.
Mervyn King (darts player)In 2005, he had his worst World Championship performance in four years, as he made only the quarter-finals, losing out to André Brantjes 2 sets to 3.
Magnus CarisCaris also played in the Winmau World Masters five times, with his best performance coming in 1992, reaching the semi finals with wins over John Lowe, Bristow and Martin Adams before losing to Mike Gregory.
Bobby GeorgeGeorge reached his second world final in 1994, despite breaking his back when celebrating winning a set during his quarter final match against Kevin Kenny.
Mourad BouzidiAdvancing to the semi-finals in Charleroi on March 19, 2011, Bouzidi lost to Brice Guidon via technical knockout at United Glory 13.
Mark Walsh (darts player)He reached his first major televised final in 2005, when he was beaten by England's Phil Taylor in the UK Open in Bolton.
Pavel Zhuravlev (kickboxer)He rematched Benjamin Adegbuyi at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, losing by third round KO.
Phil Taylor (darts player)On 24 May 2010, in the final of the 2010 PDC Whyte & Mackay Premier League, Taylor became the first player in professional darts to hit two nine dart finishes in a single match.
Alan TabernTabern played in the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts, where he was involved in the first televised nine-dart shootout after he and Hamilton had finished level on points and leg difference in their group.
Lee Sung-HyunHe then moved up to -70 kg/154 lb and returned to K-1 after a two year absence to compete in the K-1 Korea MAX 2013 eight man tournament in Seoul on February 2, 2013.
John Spencer (snooker player)Spencer warmed up for the 1978 World Championship by winning the Castle Professional event, defeating Alex higgins 5-3 in the final.
Nigel HeydonHeydon qualified for the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts after reaching the final of the Wildcard qualifier.
Adrian Lewis Lewis became the third player, after Eric Bristow and Raymond van Barneveld, to successfully defend their first World Championship title in the 2012 PDC World Championship, by beating Andy Hamilton 7 -- 3 in the Final.
Vincent van der VoortDoctors advised him to miss the rest of 2012, however van der Voort defied them to beat William O'Connor in the first round of the World Grand Prix in October.
Mighty Mo (kickboxer) Mighty Mo made his K-1 debut on February 15, 2004 at'' K-1 Burning'' event in Japan against Hiraku Hori.
D'Angelo MarshallHe competed in the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, losing to eventual champion Frank Muñoz by unanimous decision in the semi-finals.
Andy Boulton Boulton made his televised debut in the PDC UK Open in 2005, where starting at the preliminary round, he reached the third round, with waiter Sergio Bongiovanni amongst his victims.
Dennis Smith (darts player)Smith played in the very first Las Vegas Desert Classic in 2002, losing in the first round to Simon Whatley.
Simon WhatleyThe same year he played in the Winmau World Masters, a BDO major, beating 1997 Masters champion Graham Hunt in the first round, before losing to Ronnie Baxter.
G?khan SakiSaki ended the year by competing in the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at Glory 4 : Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012.
Colin LloydLloyd lost in the first round of the 2007 US Open to Jim Widmayer before showing some improvement with a run to the semi-finals of the 2007 UK Open.
Petri KorteKorte represented Finland with Marko Kantele in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 4 -- 5 by Croatia in the first round.
Joe Perry (snooker player)He was unable to repeat his 2008 run in the World Championship losing 10 -- 6 to an in-form Jamie Cope in the first round.
Kevin PainterPainter suffered another first round loss in the 2007 World Grand Prix, but this would prove to be the turning point.
Martin Phillips (darts player)In the 2010 BDO World Championship, Phillips went on to reach the semi-finals for the first time in his career beating seventh seed Dave Prins 3-0 in the first round, qualifier Paul Carter 4-2 in the second round and second seed Scott Waites in the quarter-finals.
J?r?me Le BannerOn July 30, Le Banner beat Mark Hunt, Nicholas Pettas and Ernesto Hoost, to become K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya tournament Champion.
Mighty Mo (kickboxer)After a year off from K-1, he made his comeback on March 4, 2007 at Yokohama, Japan.
Seo Hee HamOn, Ham participated in the Smackgirl World ReMix Tournament 2008 Opening Round, where she defeated Saori Ishioka by unanimous decision.
Henri van Opstal13 in Tokyo with a place in the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 on the line and he booked his spot in his second consecutive S-Cup by defeating Nagashima by unanimous decision.
John PartDespite a quiet 2000 PDC World Championship, where he was eliminated in the round of sixteen, he secured a smaller victory in the Eastbourne Open in 2000.
Dave ChisnallThe next day he took part in the 2008 Winmau World Masters but lost in the first round to fellow Lakeside qualifier Daryl Gurney of Northern Ireland.