John Part - world champion

Somewhere along the line I was reading that John Part spent something like two years practicing darts at home before he would venture forth to the local pub and play the game. I must say that is some level of dedication to the game. My self I first played the game in a friends home, and I must say I put a few holes in the wall as they had a very small back board. Soon after that I went to a local bar where dart boards were very prominent, and accepted the first invite to play doubles cricket (I must say that my partner had a load to carry). While I still have a ways to go I shall keep that image of John Part toiling away at practice at home.

Here are some stats about John Part I picked up in my surfing the net:

John Part

Date of Birth: 29 June 1966
Place of Birth: Toronto, Canada
Now Lives: Oshawa, Canada
Nickname: Darth Maple
Height: 6
Type of Dart Used: John Part 25grm
Achievements: 1992,4,5,7,8 Power Point Open Champion
1993: World Cup Pairs Champion,
1994: Embassy World Champion, Windy City Open Champion
1995: Canadian Open Champion, Cleveland Extravaganza Champion
1996: Klondike Open Champion, Klondike Open Champion
1997: Cleveland Extravaganza Champion
1998: Klondike Open Champion
1999: Quebec.
2000: Quarter-finals World Grand Prix
2001: Runner-up Skol World Championships; Winner Blueberry Hill Open; Winner Canadian Men's National Singles; Winner Canadian Open; QF World Matchplay; QF World Grand Prix
2002:QF Skol World Championships; Ireland's Open Classic Champion; Stan James World Matchplay runner-up; Paddy Power World Grand Prix runner-up; Canadian Champion

2003: Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship Winner, Runner-Up Las Vegas Desert Classic, Runner-Up Paddy Power World Grand Prix

2003 Ladbrokes.com World Champion, Canada's supreme darting talent is now recognised as his countries greatest ever player eclipsing the legendary Bob Sinnaeve with his two time World Championship win.

After coming in as a runner-up to Eleven Times World Champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor at the Stan James World Matchplay and Paddy Power World Grand Prix in 2002, John finally achieved what no other player had managed since 1994 and beat Taylor at the Circus Tavern to claim the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship crown.

The pair played out perhaps the greatest Final of all time lifting the roof at Purfleet and producing phenomenal darts in a breathtaking contest that eventually went Part's way 7 sets to 6.

A hugely popular winnner John will now have twelve months to bask in the glory of being only the third man to be PDC World Champion and with his extraordinary talent will be odds on to add a few more major titles to his CV in 2003.

You can email John Part at johnpart@rogers.com

Marital Status: M

Children - One - Damian
Hobbies/Interests: Golf, movies - classics, crosswords, comic books
Sporting Hero: Sandy Hawley (Jockey), Jack Nicklaus (golf) and Reggie Jackson (Baseball )


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