Career
He uses the nickname Ace of Hertfordshire for this matches and is with Dave Holland Management. Roy"s entrance music is "Burn in My Light" by Mercy Drive, which was the former theme of professional wrestler Randy Orton. Roy even does Orton"s trademark pose to the song once he steps onto the oche.
Personal Digital Cellular He made his first impression on the darts circuit at the 1998 Dutch Open by reaching the semi-finals.
He made his World Championship debut in 1999 but lost his first match to Rod Harrington. His overall record in the World Championship was quite disappointing, winning just three matches in his first eight attempts – but four times he has reached the last 16.
His record in the other televised Personal Digital Cellular major tournaments has been slightly better with quarter final appearances at the World Matchplay in 2000 and 2003 and also at the United Kingdom Open in 2005 and 2006. In the following March he took his first Pro Tour (non-televised) title at the North West Regional Final of the United Kingdom Open beating Ronnie Baxter in the final.
He has reached two other Personal Digital Cellular non-televised finals since – the 2006 Sheppey Classic (losing 5–6 to Colin Osborne) and the 2007 Welsh Players Championship, when he beat Philosophy Taylor in the last 32 before losing the final to Raymond van Barneveld.
He avenged that defeat to van Barneveld the following month at the Irish Players Championship before losing to Adrian Lewis in the quarter finals. BDO International Due to a few barren years, Alex Roy lost his tour card and did not compete in many events in 2015, In January 2016 he confirmed on Twitter that he will be competing in the BDO International.
Roy is married with two children. He enjoys fishing and is a supporter of Liverpool F.C.
He is not a full-time professional player – he makes his main living as a builder.
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1999: 1st Round (lost to Rod Harrington 0–3)
2000: 2nd Round (lost to Alan Warriner-Little 0–3)
2001: 2nd Round (lost to Dave Askew 2–3)
2002: 1st Round (lost to Colin Lloyd 2-4)
2003: 2nd Round (lost to Denis Ovens 1–4)
2004: 4th Round (lost to Alan Warriner-Little 3-4)
2005: 3rd Round (lost to Philosophy Taylor 0–4)
2006: 1st Round (lost to Alan Tabern 2-3)
2007: 2nd Round (lost to Roland Scholten 3–4)
2008: 3rd Round (lost to John Participant 0–4)
2009: 1st Round (lost to Kevin McDine 1–3)
2010: 1st Round (lost to Wayne Jones 1–3)
2011: 1st Round (lost to Mark Dudbridge 1–3).
