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John Part

John Part
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Personal information
Nickname Darth Maple
Born (1966-06-29) June 29, 1966 (age 50)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Home town Oshawa, Ontario
Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since 1987
Darts 23g Cosmo Darts
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music The Imperial March (Darth Vader's
theme from Star Wars)
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1993–1997
PDC 1997–
Current world ranking 145
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Winner 1994
World Masters Last 16: 1995, 1997
World Darts Trophy Last 16: 2007
Int. Darts League Last 32 Group: 2007
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Winner 2003, 2008
World Matchplay Runner-up: 2002, 2005
World Grand Prix Runner-up: 2002, 2003
Grand Slam Quarter-final: 2007, 2012
Premier League 6th: 2005, 2009
Desert Classic Winner 2006
European Ch'ship Last 32: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
UK Open Runner-up: 2004
US Open/WSoD Semi-final: 2007
Players Ch'ship Finals Last 16: 2009
Other tournament wins
Blueberry Hill 2001, 2002
Canada National Championships 1995, 2001, 2002,
2004, 2007
Canadian Open 1995, 2001, 2004
Cleveland Darts Extraveganza 2002
Golden Harvest North American Cup 2004
Ireland Open Autumn Classic 2002
Ireland Open Spring Classic 2002
North American Darts Championship 2010
North American Pro Tour Chicago 2012
PDC Eastbourne Open 2000
PDC Nations Cup Singles 2002
PDC Northern Ireland Open 2002
Shanghai International Darts Open 2009
Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship 2008
Vauxhall Autumn Open 2003
Vauxhall Spring Open 2002, 2003
WDF World Cup Pairs 1993
West Tyrone Open 2002, 2003
Windy City Open 2002, 2003

European Tour Events

UK Masters 2013

Players Championships

Players Championship (AUT) 2011
Players Championship (CAN) 2011
Players Championship (DER) 2011
Players Championship (GIB) 2008
Players Championship (HAY) 2007

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

Regional Final (SWE) 2003
Other achievements

PDC World Number 1 January to June 2003
Achieved a nine dart finish in the 2011 World Matchplay
Member of Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame
Member of National Darts Federation of Canada Hall of Fame

Member of the PDC Hall of Fame

European Tour Events

Players Championships

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

PDC World Number 1 January to June 2003
Achieved a nine dart finish in the 2011 World Matchplay
Member of Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame
Member of National Darts Federation of Canada Hall of Fame

John Part (born June 29, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional darts player and commentator, who is nicknamed Darth Maple. Part is a three-times World Champion, having triumphed in the BDO World Championship in 1994 and the PDC World Championship in 2003 and 2008. Along with these victories, his 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic title and a host of other tournament wins make him statistically North America's greatest darts player ever. In 2017, he was inducted into the PDC Hall of Fame for his achievements.

Part was given a dartboard by his parents as a Christmas present in 1987 and has played the sport ever since. Though television coverage of darts in Canada is rare and live coverage is almost non-existent, Part was still able to view the World Professional Darts Championship and the World Masters, where he would learn his game from some of the most famous champions in the sport, particularly Bob Anderson. Little is known of Part's formative darts years, but he won his first significant title at the Syracuse Open in 1991 and became a professional in the same year. It is assumed he had great success in the North American circuit as he was soon representing Canada in the WDF World Cup. Part has stated that he was 'produced as a darts player by the North American game', and that his experiences playing against some of the greatest North American players of the time gave him the capability of winning world championships.


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