Stowe Buntz (born January 25, 1979) is an American professional

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player who competes in

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(PDC) events. He is active in the Championship Darts Circuit (CDC), the North American affiliate of the PDC; he has won five CDC Pro Tour titles, as well as the 2023 CDC Continental Cup. He reached his first PDC major quarter-final at the 2023 Grand Slam.

Career

In October 2023, Buntz won the 2023 CDC Continental Cup his beaten by America's

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by 8–6 to secure his place at the

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. This came after placing as the second-ranked American on the 2023 CDC Tour to lock in his debut at the

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, a rank made possible after becoming the first player in CDC history to win three tour events in the same weekend. In November, Buntz was drawn into Group E with Peter Wright,

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, and

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. His debut match on his first televised major event was against former two-time world champion Peter Wright, where he won 5–1. In his next match, he faced

, defeating him 5–3, before losing his last match in his group to

5–4; however, despite the loss, he still topped first in the group. In the last 16, Buntz defeated the runner-up of Group F,

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, 10–5 before exiting the tournament at the quarterfinals in a rematch against

, losing 16–8. At the

, Buntz played

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in the opening match of the tournament, with the winner to face defending champion Michael Smith in the next round. Buntz lost 3–0 to Doets. Buntz was a part of the field for the

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as the CDC Continental Cup winner. He lost to

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in the first round. He qualified for the

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, where he lost to Nick Kenny 3–0 in the first round.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2024: First round (lost to

0–3) (sets) * 2025: First round (lost to Nick Kenny 0–3)

Performance timeline

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buntz, Stowe Living people Sportspeople from Portsmouth, Virginia American darts players 1979 births