Les Francis

South African darts player

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Leslie "Les" Francis (born 25 May 1956) is a South African former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Francis competed in the 2008 and 2009 South African Masters.
Later in 2009, he threw a nine-darter.
He played against Ireland's Aodhagan O'Neill in the preliminary round and lost 4-2 in legs.

Leslie "Les" Francis (born 25 May 1956) is a South African former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career

Born in Gauteng, Francis competed in the singles tournament of the 2005 WDF World Cup where he lost to Markus Korhonen in the first round.

Francis competed in the 2008 and 2009 South African Masters. He didn't manage to get through the first round at both editions, he lost to James Wade and Mervyn King respectively. Later in 2009, he threw a nine-darter.

He qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship after beating Devon Petersen in the final of the South African qualifying event. He played against Ireland's Aodhagan O'Neill in the preliminary round and lost 4-2 in legs.

Francis also worked as the director of the Gauteng Sports Council and president of the Gauteng Darts Association.