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Larry Butler (darts player)

Larry Butler
Personal information
Full name Larry Thomas Butler
Nickname The Eagle
Born (1957-07-21) July 21, 1957 (age 59)
USA
Home town Dayton, Ohio
USA
Darts information
Playing darts since 1977
Laterality right-handed
Walk-on music Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1992–1993, 2010–2013, 2014-
PDC 1994–1997, 2007–2010, 2013–2014
Current world ranking (BDO) 45
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 2016
World Masters Runner Up: 2015
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Quarter-finals: 1996
World Matchplay Winner 1994
Grand Slam Group Stages: 2015
Desert Classic Last 32: 2008
UK Open Last 96: 2009
US Open/WSoD Last 64: 2007, 2010
Other tournament wins
ADO Atlantic City Open 2012
ADO Blazing Saddles Charity Open 2011, 2012
ADO Camellia Classic 2012
ADO Easy Money Open 2012
ADO Great Lakes Dart Challenge 2010
ADO Lake Erie Classic 2011
ADO Midwest Summer Classic 2011
ADO Monster Mash 2011
ADO Orioles Open 2011
ADO PA Open/Rae Chesney Tournament 2011
ADO Shoot For The Moon 2014
ADO Summer Slam 2011
ADO Syracuse Open 2011
ADO Washington Area Open 2012
ADO World Cup Team – Ireland 2011
Charlotte Open 2012
Cleveland Darts Extraveganza 2014
Colorado Open 2010, 2011
Las Vegas Open 2011
Metroplex Open 2012
North American Pro Tour Atlantic City 2012
North American Pro Tour Chicago 2013
North American Pro Tour Kingston Ontario 2013
Port City Open 2014
Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship 1992, 1993, 1997
USA Dart Classic 2007, 2010
USA National Championships 2012
Other achievements
9 Dart Finish PDPA Players Championship Las Vegas 2009

Larry Butler (born July 21, 1957) is an American darts player, nicknamed The Eagle who was the winner of the 1994 PDC World Matchplay Darts Championship. This success made him the first, and so far only American player to have won a major darts tournament in Europe.

He also had some success in his home country, winning the 1993, 1994, 1995 New York Open, the 1994 Darts America Championship, the 1991, 1992, 1993 World Bullshooter Championship and the 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995 Cincinnati Spring Fling Open.

Butler made his World Championship debut in 1992, losing to Dennis Priestley in the first round.

During 1993–94 to organise their own tournaments and their own World Championships (see split in darts). Several North American players were invited to join them in tournaments and Butler appeared at the first WDC (now Professional Darts Corporation, PDC) World Championship in 1994. He failed to qualify from the group stages, but produced a notable victory over three-time former world champion, John Lowe. Lowe was the last world champion before the split just twelve months earlier.

Few would have predicted that Butler would take the World Matchplay in Blackpool later in 1994. He beat Steve Raw, Jerry Umberger, Jocky Wilson and Shayne Burgess to reach the final where he beat the World Champion Priestley by 16 legs to 12 to take the £10,000 top prize.

Butler also competed at the 1995, 1996 and 1997 WDC World Championships where he beat former world champions Keith Deller and Eric Bristow plus world number one Rod Harrington but only managed to qualify past the group stages in 1997 when he lost to Jamie Harvey in the quarter-finals.

Despite his excellent results, including victories over several world champions, Butler ceased competing regularly on the circuit after the 1997 World Championships. Most major tournaments were staged in the United Kingdom and few North American players were able to make an impact on the game which such travelling difficulties.


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