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John Lowe

John Lowe
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Personal information
Nickname Old Stoneface
Born (1945-07-21) 21 July 1945 (age 71)
New Tupton, Derbyshire, England
Home town Chesterfield, Derbyshire
England
Darts information
Playing darts since 1966
Darts 21g Unicorn World Champion Golden John Lowe
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1976–1993
PDC 1993–2007 (Founding Member)
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Winner 1979, 1987, 1993
World Masters Winner 1976, 1980
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Semi-Final: 1995, 1996
World Matchplay Semi-Final: 1995, 2002
World Grand Prix Semi-Final: 2001
UK Open Last 16: 2005
Other tournament wins
Tournament Years
Australian Grand Masters
Autumn Gold Cider Masters
BDO Gold Cup
British Open
British Pentathlon
Canadian Open
Denmark Open
Dry Blackthorn Cider Masters
Finnish Open
MFI World Matchplay pairs
North American Open
WDF Europe Cup Pairs
WDF World Cup pairs
1985

1987

1978, 1979, 1982
1977, 1988
1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984
1977
1978, 1979, 1982
1983
1984
1978, 1985
Other achievements

1984 – First televised nine-dart finish

1986 to 1993 – England Captain (unbeaten)
Updated on 11 February 2008.

1984 – First televised nine-dart finish

John Lowe (born 21 July 1945) is a former World No. 1 English professional darts player who was one of the most skilled and best known darts players during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the United Kingdom. Lowe is one of only six players to have won the World Championship three times, having done so in 1979, 1987 and 1993. He is the first player to have won the World Championship in three separate decades. Lowe's titles and achievements span a career of almost forty years, but he is also well known for being the first player to achieve a televised nine-dart finish (in 1984).

Lowe won the World Championship title in three different decades – 1979, 1987 and 1993. Although regarded as the gentleman of the game, he was in the shadow of Eric Bristow in the early days of darts' rise to prominence – in terms both of results and of charisma. He met Bristow six times in the World Championship in various semi-finals and finals, and it was not until his fourth attempt (in the 1987 final) that he managed to overcome his great rival. His record against the "Crafty Cockney" in majors was three wins and six defeats.

Lowe achieved the ultimate feat in darts on 13 October 1984 during the World Matchplay tournament against Keith Deller, when he managed a nine-dart finish – the sport's equivalent of a 147 break in snooker. This was the first time it had ever been accomplished by any darts player whilst being televised. Lowe won £102,000 for this success. He went on to win the tournament.

In addition to his three world titles Lowe has also won two World Masters titles, two British Open titles, two British Matchplay championships, two World Cup Singles and three European Cup Singles Titles, as well as countless other titles around the world in a hugely successful career. He played for England over 100 times and was captain for seven years, during which time his team were unbeaten.


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