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Robert Owen (darts Player)
Robert Owen (born 23 September 1984) is a Welsh professional darts player competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached his first PDC major semi-final at the 2018 UK Open. Owen won his first secondary tour title at 2022 PDC Challenge Tour 16. His placing on the Challenge Tour ranking re-gained him a PDC Tour Card, which he has held since 2023, having previously had one from 2014 to 2019. Owen previously competed in World Darts Federation (WDF) events, winning the 2022 England Classic. His best World Championship performance is reaching the last 16 at the 2025 PDC World Championship. Career Owen secured himself a Tour card in 2014 with a one-day win in PDC Q-School. During the first two years, he was not able to earn enough prize money on the PDC Pro Tour to get into top 64 and had to play Q-School again in 2016. This time he earned a Tour Card via the points ranking. Later in the year, he only managed to qualify once for an event on the European Darts To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ogmore Valley
Ogmore Valley () is a community in the Bridgend County Borough, Mid Glamorgan, Wales. Made up of the villages of Nantymoel, Ogmore Vale, Price Town and Wyndham, its population at the time of the 2001 census was 7,800, increasing to 7,954 at the 2011 Census. The ribbon housing of the valley follows the Ogwr Fawr tributary which rises at Craig Ogwr and joins the Ogwr Fach at Blackmill. Villages include Nantymoel, Price Town, Wyndham, Ogmore Vale, Lewistown, Pant-yr-awel and Blackmill. Ogmore Valley contains most of the basins of the Ogwr Fawr and Ogwr Fach valleys and reaches as far north as the Bwlch-y-clawdd, a mountain whose road A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. Th ... links the community to the Rhondda Valley. Originally a sparsely populated pastoral area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cristo Reyes
Cristo Reyes Torres (born 30 July 1987) is a former Spanish darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career In October 2014, Reyes bested a field of 154 players to win the Iberian Qualifier for the 2015 PDC World Championship, sealing his place in the draw by whitewashing Jose Rodriguez 6–0 in the final. He entered the event in the preliminary round and comfortably beat Christian Perez 4–0. Reyes then took the first two sets against Wes Newton, before the world number 13 responded to level the tie. Both players broke each other's throw in the deciding set, with the match going in to a sudden death leg. Reyes' first dart hit the outer bull as in a sudden death leg both players throw a dart at the bull to decide who throws first. However, the referee did not realise this and Reyes was made to continue the leg until the refereeing team stepped in to restart it after both players had thrown six darts. Reyes again hit the outer bull to throw first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Scott Williams (darts Player)
Scott Williams (born 18 January 1990) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won his first ranking title at 2022 Players Championship 17, becoming the third player to win a PDC ranking event without being a PDC Tour Card holder. Williams topped the 2022 Challenge Tour Order of Merit, winning four titles. A Tour Card holder since 2023, he made his first major semi-final by reaching the last four at the 2024 PDC World Championship. He reached his second major quarter-final at the 2024 Players Championship Finals. Career Williams qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the Playoff qualifiers. He defeated Wes Newton and Andrew Kateley to secure his place in the tournament. He was whitewashed 3–0 by Justin Thompson in the preliminary round. In 2022, Williams won his first PDC Challenge Tour title at Challenge Tour 1 in Milton Keynes. On his way to the final, Williams defeated Conor Heneghan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lewis Williams (darts Player)
Lewis Williams may refer to: *Lewis Williams (politician) (1782–1842), American politician *Lewis Williams (boxer) (born 1998), English boxer *Lewy Williams Lewis "Lewy" Williams (born 18 January 2002) is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Born in Swansea, Williams moved to Liverpool, where he has trained as a barber. He qualified for the 202 ... (Lewis Williams, born 2002), Welsh darts player *Lewis Williams (real tennis) (born 1994), British real tennis player *Lewis Williams (rugby union) (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player *Lewis B. Williams Jr. (1833–1863), Confederate officer during the American Civil War *Lewis A. Williams (1852-1935), Chicago saloonkeeper and co-creator of Cohasset Punch See also *Lew Williams (1934–2019), American singer *Louis Williams (other) *David Lewis-Williams (born 1934), South African scholar {{hndis, Williams, Lewis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2020 UK Open
The 2020 Ladbrokes UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the eighteenth year of the tournament where players compete in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion. The tournament was held for the seventh time at the Butlin's Resort in Minehead, England, between 6–8 March 2020, and has the nickname, "the FA Cup of darts" as a random draw is staged after each round following the conclusion of the third round until the final. Nathan Aspinall was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 11–5 in the 2019 final. However, he lost 10–8 to Michael van Gerwen in the fourth round. Michael van Gerwen won the UK Open for the third time, and the first time since 2016 after beating Gerwyn Price 11–9 in the final. It was Van Gerwen's first title since he won the 2019 Players Championship Finals, where he beat the same opponent, by the same scoreline, at the same venue. It was the first edition of the UK Open to have m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2020 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2020 PDC World Darts Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 William Hill World Darts Championship) was the 27th PDC World Darts Championship, World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it Split in darts, separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at Alexandra Palace in London from 13 December 2019 to 1 January 2020. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith 7–3 in the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, 2019 final. Raymond van Barneveld announced his intention to retire from professional darts with this tournament, playing his planned last match in the first round against Darin Young. He subsequently reversed this decision after a year out. Fallon Sherrock became the first female player to win a match at a PDC World Championship, beating Ted Evetts 3–2 in the first round. She then went on to beat Mensur Suljović 3–1 in the second r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Corey Cadby
Corey Cadby (born 18 March 1995) is an Australian professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the 2016 World Youth champion. Career A native of Tasmania, Cadby began competing in Darts Players Australia (DPA) events in 2016 after relocating to Melbourne. He won seven events during his debut season on the DPA Australian Grand Prix circuit, and finished first in the rankings, thus securing qualification for the 2017 PDC World Championship. In August 2016, Cadby lost 6–3 to 16-time world champion Phil Taylor in the first round of the Sydney Masters on his televised debut. He played Taylor again a week later in the first round of the Perth Masters, winning 6–2 with an average of 103.58. He went on to lose to Peter Wright 10–2 in the quarter-finals, with both players averaging 109. In October, Cadby qualified for the final of the PDC World Youth Championship, defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh in the semi-finals. The final w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Part
John Part (born 29 June 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player and current commentator, who competes in World Seniors events. Nicknamed "Darth Maple", he is a three-time World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship on his world championship debut, and the PDC World Championship in 2003 and 2008. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Part is statistically North America's greatest darts player to date. He has the distinction of being the first non-British player to win the World Championship, and the only non-European to date to win the PDC World Darts Championship. Part's first Championship was the second time a non-seeded player won the BDO World Darts Championship, and one of the few times where a player only lost one set in the entire tournament. His nine-year gap between his first and second World Championships is tied with Ted Hankey for the longest gap between World Championships, and his third victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ian White (darts Player)
Ian White (born 17 August 1970), nicknamed "Diamond", is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. White has won thirteen PDC ranking events, including three titles on the PDC European Tour. He reached his first major semi-final at the 2019 Players Championship Finals. Career In 1997, White reached the final of the PDC's revived News of the World Darts Championship. He defeated Des Byrne, Gary Spedding, Peter Manley and Andy Jenkins on the way to the final, where he was defeated by Phil Taylor. White won the Antwerp Open, Denmark Open and the English National Championship in 2009. He qualified for the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship, but lost in the first round to Stephen Bunting 3–0. Shortly afterwards, he left the BDO and joined the PDC, when fellow Stoke player Adrian Lewis offered to sponsor White and suggested he was capable of being in the world's top eight. A solid first year in the PDC saw him reach the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nathan Rafferty
Nathan Rafferty (born 17 January 2000) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "The Natural", Rafferty's best PDC major performance is reaching the last 16 at the 2021 Grand Slam. In his youth career, he finished as the runner-up at the 2021 PDC World Youth Championship and won twelve Development Tours. Career Rafferty made his TV debut at the 2018 UK Open where he beat Jason Mold in the second round, before defeating the defending champion Peter Wright in the third round. He lost to Robert Owen 10–9 in the fourth round. In 2021, Rafferty picked up his first PDC Challenge Tour title at Event 10. At the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts, Rafferty was drawn into a group with Gerwyn Price, Martin Schindler and Krzysztof Ratajski. He qualified for the knockout stage with wins over Schindler and Ratajski, but was eliminated after a 10–2 loss against Jonny Clayton. Rafferty was the runner-up at the 2021 PDC Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jamie Lewis
Jamie Lewis (born 8 November 1991) is a Welsh professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. His biggest achievement to date was reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship where he lost to Phil Taylor. Career Lewis won the World Masters and WDF World Cup boys' events in 2009. Lewis reached the last 24 of the 2010 World Masters, losing 2–3 in sets to Ted Hankey. He also reached the semi-finals of the 2011 WDF World Cup, losing out to Martin Adams 3–6. In January 2012, then-20-year-old Lewis successfully earned a Professional Darts Corporation tour card on day four of the PDC Pro Tour Q School. This enabled him to participate in all 2012 and 2013 Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events. Lewis competed in his first UK Open in 2012, defeating Steve Farmer and Mark Stephenson before falling to Pete Hudson in the second round. In August, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Burgoine
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (fashion designer), Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers Byzantine emperors *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Michael II (770–829), called "the Stammerer" and "the Amorian" *Michael III ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
