Denis Ovens
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| Nickname | The Heat | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 July 1957 Enfield, England |
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| Home town |
Stevenage England |
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| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 20g LazerDarts | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | The Heat Is On by Glenn Frey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 1984–2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2000–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter-final: 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Darts Trophy | First Round: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter-final: 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Last 16: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 2005, 2009, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2001, 2003, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ch'ship League | Initial groups, Semi-finals 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Desert Classic | Quarter-final: 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
| European Ch'ship | Last 16: 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Semi-final: 2010, 2011, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| US Open/WSoD | Runner-up: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Players Ch'ship Finals | First Round: 2009, 2010, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Players Championships
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
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Players Championships
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
Denis Ovens (born 1 July 1957 in Enfield) is an English former darts player. He is nicknamed The Heat and is now based in Stevenage. Ovens is widely regarded as one of the most consistent players in the circuit, though he has as yet failed to convert his form from the circuit to the big stages on television. His constant second round exits in numerous televised tournaments has led him to be called by commentators as 'The Nearly Man'.
His one good run came in the 2005 PDC World Darts Championship, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to former World Masters champion Mark Dudbridge. He has since suffered six successive second round exits in the World Championship - against Steve Alker in 2006, against Alan Tabern in 2007 (in a thriller that went to a sudden death deciding leg, with Ovens narrowly missing a double 12 for a perfect nine dart finish and a £15,000 bonus), in 2008 against Dutchman Jan van der Rassel, after defeating Colin Monk in the first round in 2009, to Ronnie Baxter having defeated Steve Maish 3-0 in the first round.
He reached the semi-final of the UK Open in three consecutive years from 2010 to 2012, and reached the final of the inaugural German Darts Championship in 2007.
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