John Lowe
| John Lowe | |
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Old Stoneface |
| Born |
21 July 1945 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 |
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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 | |
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1984 – First televised nine-dart finish |
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| 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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