Career
Cairns played in the BDO International World Darts Championship twice. In 1987, he beat 1983 World Champion Keith Deller in the first round but lost in the second round to Sweden"s Lars Erik Karlsson. In 1990 he returned to the Lakeside, beating Scotland"s Mike Veitch in the first round but lost in the second round to fellow Swede Magnus Caris.
Cairns also played in the 1989 Winmau World Masters, losing in the first round to Denmark"s Troels Rusel.
lieutenant was the same year that Cairns captured his biggest title, the British Open. He beat Philosophy Taylor in the quarter finals and took the title by beating Martin Hurley, who beat Bob Anderson and Cliff Lazarenko en route to the final.
Cairns last played in the 1992 Welsh Open, reaching the quarter final stage. He died in 1993.
