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 | 137 4 (8 December 2024)[1] (WDF) NR (24 November 2024)[2] (PDC) | ||||||||||||||
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World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||
CDC Pro Tour
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Stowe Buntz (born January 25, 1979) is an American professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is active in the Championship Darts Circuit, the North American affiliate of the PDC.[3]
Career
[edit]In October 2023, Buntz won the 2023 CDC Continental Cup to secure his place at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.[4][5] This came after placing as the second-ranked American on the 2023 CDC Tour 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.[6] In November, Buntz was drawn into Group E with Peter Wright, Dave Chisnall, and Stephen Bunting.[7] His debut match on his first televised major event was against former two-time world champion Peter Wright, where he won 5–1.[8][9][10] In his next match, he faced Stephen Bunting, defeating him 5–3,[11] before losing his last match in his group to Dave Chisnall 5–4;[12] however, despite the loss, he still topped first in the group.[13] 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.[14][15]
At the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, Buntz played Kevin Doets in the opening match of the tournament, with the winner to face defending champion Michael Smith in the next round. Buntz lost 3–0 to Doets.[16][17]
Buntz was apart of the field for the 2024 US Darts Masters as the CDC Continental Cup winner. He lost to Nathan Aspinall in the first round.[18]
He qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, where he lost to Nick Kenny 3–0 in the first round.[19]
World Championship results
[edit]PDC
[edit]- 2024: First round (lost to Kevin Doets 0–3)
- 2025: First round (lost to Nick Kenny 0–3)
Performance timeline
[edit]Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||||
PDC World Championship | DNQ | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam of Darts | QF | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking (PDC) | 91 | 145 |
References
[edit]- ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024 PDC World Darts Championship: Michael Smith to begin title defence against Kevin Doets or Stowe Buntz". BBC. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (December 15, 2023). "Debut delight for Kevin Doets with whitewash win to kickoff 2024 World Darts Championship". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ "US Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen, Luke Littler learn opponents as PDC heads to New York in World Series". Sky Sports News. May 30, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (December 19, 2024). "Nick Kenny seals showdown with Raymond van Barneveld after showpiece conclusion to Buntz tie". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.