Alan's Profile:

Name: Alan Tabern

Nickname: The Saint

Born: 25th September 1966 - St Helens

 Height: 5'8

Occupation: Caretaker - Hall Keeper

Marital Status: Married to Helen

Children: 4 - Emma, Alan, Lyndsey and Melissa

Current World Ranking: 13th in PDC order of mertit (as of 14 april 2008)

How long played: 23 years on and off

Darts used: Eric Bristow 22g (but now weight about 19g)

Walk-on music: The saints are coming - U2

Sponsors: None

Hobbies: Dominoes, Liverpool FC and St Helens RFC

Favourite Food and Drink: Spicy food, Bitter and Baileys

Best and worst darting moments: Best = Winning  Worst = Losing

Achievements:  I played County darts for Lancashire's A team for 2 years before joining the PDC. Since joining my darts career has gone from strength to strength. I made my debut at the 2005 Budweiser UK open and ended the year by qualifying for the Ladbrokes.com World Championship.

I have won qualifiers for the Stan James World Match Play, Las Vegas Desert Classic, IDL and World Championship. I have also won the Northwest UK Open regional final.2008 northwest players championship.

In TV tournaments I have made it through to the semi final of the Budweiser UK open 2006 and quarter finals in the 2008. the quarter final of the 2007 World Championships.The quarter final of the Las Vegas Dessert Classic 2008.