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| Lionel Sams | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Lionel Jeffrey Sams |
| Nickname | "The Lion" |
| Born | 20 January 1961 Paddington, London, England |
| Home town | Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1986 |
| Darts | A180/Lionel Sams 19gm Tungsten |
| Laterality | Left-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Jungle Rock" by Hank Mizell |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1986–2001, 2011–2012 |
| PDC | 2001–2010, 2013–2015 |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Masters | Last 64: 1995 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2004 |
| World Matchplay | Last 16: 2006 |
| World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2006 |
| UK Open | Last 16: 2005 |
| Desert Classic | Last 32: 2004, 2005 |
| US Open/WSoD | Last 32: 2007 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Bury St Edmunds Open Cosham Xmas Open Hersham Open Kent Open West Tyrone Open | 2013 2001 2003 2008 2007 |
| Other achievements | |
| Nine dart finish Le Skratch Open, Montreal, 12 May 2002 | |
| Updated on 11 February 2008. | |
Lionel Jeffrey Sams (born 20 January 1961) is an English former darts player who played in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). His nickname was The Lion.
Sams' first televised darts match was on Anglia Television in 1986 at the Ladbrokes Festival (British Matchplay). He reached the final, but lost to Terry O'Dea. He then had some minor tournament victories including the Camber Sands Singles (1988) and Kent Open (1988 and 1989) but it was a long time before he made any impact on the darts circuit.