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]

Stowe Buntz
Personal information
Nickname"Neon Nightmare"
BornJanuary 25, 1979
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Home townPortsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Darts information
Playing darts since2004
Darts23 gram
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Celebration" by Kool & the Gang
Organisation (see split in darts)
Current world ranking216 New entry (14 November 2023)[1] (WDF)
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 96: 2024
Grand SlamQuarter Final: 2023
Other tournament wins
CDC Pro Tour 2023 (x3)
CDC Continental Cup 2023
WDF Oregon Open 2010
WDF Washington Area Open 2023

CDC Pro Tour

CDC Pro Tour (Cambridge) 2023 (3x)
CDC Pro Tour (Oakbrook Terrace) 2024

Career

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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

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Performance timeline

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Tournament 2023 2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNQ 1R
Grand Slam of Darts QF
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)

References

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  1. ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Buntz celebrates CDC Continental Cup glory to seal Grand Slam spot". www.pdc.tv. October 22, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Stowe Buntz seals Grand Slam of Darts debut with CDC Continental Cup crown". www.live-darts.com. October 22, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Brilliant Buntz stuns Wright on Mr Vegas Grand Slam debut". PDC. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  9. ^ Shaw, Jamie. "Sensational Stowe Buntz stuns Peter Wright on Grand Slam of Darts debut". Live Darts.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Grand Slam of Darts: Rob Cross and Stephen Bunting win comfortably to complete semi-final line-up". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
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