Whatever happened to former World Championship darts finalist Dave Whitcombe?

He is now a pub landlord

https://dartsnews.com/bdo/forgotten-darters-two-time-world-master-whitcombe-who-lost-two-world-championship-finals-to-bristow

England's Dave Whitcombe was a cool character and looked set to stay among darts top players.
But devastating defeats in finals at the hands of the Crafty Cockney - 7-1 in 1984 and 6-0 two years later - saw the end of Whitcombe in the international scene.
(Above - From the BBC - sport - where are they now ?)

He did publish a book 'How to Play Winning Darts' by David Whitcombe, 1981, Hardback, English. ISBN # 0600346587
John Lowe visited Russia 3 times to promote UNICORN dart products, Dave Whitcombe went with him on his second visit in 1993

His last 3 appearances in the Embassy World Championships were 1990 and 1992 (lost 1st round both occasions) and 1991 where he lost in the quarter finals to Eric Bristow.

He has recently returned to darts after a long break from the game. He is playing the tournament cirucit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Whitcombe#Performance_timeline

The following forum also has details. Dave posts replies under the original name of "dave"
[from 2006 s2.forumforfree article, no longer online]