0 . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁as ▁d arts ▁began ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁popular ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁R id ler ▁f aded ▁from ▁the ▁scene ▁and ▁wasn ' t ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁game . ▁He ▁only ▁made ▁one ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Championship ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁event ▁and ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁round ▁match ▁against ▁the ▁D ane , ▁Finn ▁J ensen ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁by ▁Dave ▁Whit com be . ▁ ▁R id ler ' s ▁first ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁saw ▁him ▁reaching ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 2 ▁of ▁the ▁rev ived ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁D arts ▁Championship ▁and ▁also ▁reaching ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Match play ▁Last ▁ 4 0 ▁to ▁Ger ome ▁V ard aro ▁ 1 - 6 ▁wins ▁to ▁Last ▁ 3 2 ▁to ▁Ger ald ▁Ver rier ▁ 5 - 8 ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁Last ▁ 1 6 ▁Peter ▁E vis on ▁by ▁ 5 - 8 . ▁The ▁last ▁event ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁stages ▁was ▁at ▁a ▁P DC ▁UK ▁Open ▁regional ▁qual ifier ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁to ▁Andy ▁Hamilton . ▁ ▁R id ler ▁played ▁with ▁an ▁unusual ▁throwing ▁action ▁which ▁saw ▁him ▁throw ▁his ▁d arts ▁almost ▁from ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁his ▁nose . ▁R id ler ' s ▁son , ▁Tony ▁had