Richard Ashdown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richard Ashdown

English darts master of ceremonies/caller/"spotter"/scorer/referee

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1978

Place of Birth: Harlow, England, United Kingdom

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Richard Ashdown (born 30 September 1978, Harlow, Essex, England) is an English darts master of ceremonies, caller, "spotter", scorer and referee who has worked for the game's governing body in the United Kingdom the British Darts Organisation since 2013 onwards, as well as other bodies such as the English Darts Organisation (since 2007). It was announced on 20 April 2013 that Ashdown would be the new Master of Ceremonies at the BDO World Darts Championship from 2014 onwards, replacing Martin Fitzmaurice who had resigned the week previously. In July 2019, Ashdown resigned as Master of Ceremonies and Head Referee For both the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and the England Darts Organisation (EDO).
Yet claimed that it would not be in order to defect to the Professional Darts Organisation (PDC) despite his retained position as their 2nd Master of Ceremonies for part time purposes. Ashdown is affectionately known as "Little Richard", in reference to his short height of 160cm (or 5 foot 3 inches).