Stowe Buntz
| Stowe Buntz | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | "Neon Nightmare" | ||||||||
| Born | January 25, 1979 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Home town | Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2004 | ||||||||
| Darts | 23 gram | ||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang | ||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
| Current world ranking | 216  (14 November 2023)[1] (WDF) | ||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2024 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
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Stowe Buntz (born January 25, 1979) is an American professional darts player who is active in the Championship Darts Circuit, the North American affiliate of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).[2]
Career[edit]
In October 2023, Buntz won the 2023 CDC Continental Cup to secure his place at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.[3][4] This came after placing as the second-ranked American on the 2023 CDC circuit to lock in his debut at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, a rank made possible after becoming the first player in CDC history to win three tour events in the same weekend.[5] In November, Buntz was drawn into Group E with Peter Wright, Dave Chisnall, and Stephen Bunting.[6] His debut match on his first televised major event was against former two-time world champion Peter Wright, where he won 5–1.[7][8][9] In his next match, he faced Stephen Bunting, defeating him 5–3,[10] before losing his last match in his group to Dave Chisnall 5–4;[11] however, despite the loss, he still topped first in the group.[12] In the last 16, Buntz defeated the runner-up of Group F, Andrew Gilding, 10–5 before exiting the tournament at the quarterfinals in a rematch against Stephen Bunting, losing 16–8.[13][14]
World Championship results[edit]
PDC[edit]
- 2024: First round (lost to Kevin Doets 0–3)
Performance timeline[edit]
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC World Championship | DNQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | QF | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year-end ranking (PDC) | |||||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (November 11, 2023). "Who is Stowe Buntz; the American Peter Wright competing at the Grand Slam of Darts?". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Buntz celebrates CDC Continental Cup glory to seal Grand Slam spot". www.pdc.tv. October 22, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Stowe Buntz seals Grand Slam of Darts debut with CDC Continental Cup crown". www.live-darts.com. October 22, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "STOWE BUNTZ COMPLETES HAT TRICK ON CDC TOUR AND LOOKS GOOD FOR SPOT AT WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP". Darts News. August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (November 6, 2023). "Draw revealed for group stage of Grand Slam of Darts 2023: Fallon Sherrock and Michael van Gerwen paired together". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (November 12, 2023). "An amazing experience - 102 average Stowe Buntz thrashes Peter Wright on debut at Grand Slam of Darts in colourful affair". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Brilliant Buntz stuns Wright on Mr Vegas Grand Slam debut". PDC. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Shaw, Jamie. "Sensational Stowe Buntz stuns Peter Wright on Grand Slam of Darts debut". Live Darts.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (November 18, 2023). "Stowe Buntz' fairy-tale run ruthlessly shot down by Stephen Bunting as 'the Bullet' fires into first Grand Slam of Darts semi-final". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (November 15, 2023). ""I'm not one of these sore losers who'll go on about it all the time" - Dave Chisnall wants to put disappointing Grand Slam quickly behind him". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (November 15, 2023). "Final standings in Groups E-F-G-H at Grand Slam of Darts 2023: Van Gerwen and Aspinall lead as group winners". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (November 16, 2023). "Stowe Buntz defies 7 'Goldfinger' 180s to continue fairy-tale run at the Grand Slam of Darts". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Grand Slam of Darts: Rob Cross and Stephen Bunting win comfortably to complete semi-final line-up". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.