Stephen Bunting
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Nickname | The Bullet |
nation | England |
Date of birth | April 9, 1985 |
place of birth | Liverpool , England |
place of residence | St Helens , Merseyside , England |
Darts | |
Darts since | 1997 |
Throwing hand | right |
darts | Target Bullet Darts 12 g |
Enema music | Titanium by David Guetta feat. Sia |
BDO | 2002-2014 |
PDC | since 2014 |
Place in the world rankings | 19th |
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Infobox last updated: July 27, 2020 |
Stephen Bunting (born April 9, 1985 in Liverpool , England ) is an English darts player . His nickname is "The Bullet".
In January 2014 he became world champion at the British Darts Organization (BDO). With 7: 4 he won in the final against the Englishman Alan Norris . A few days after winning the title, Bunting moved to the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). After the PDC World Darts Championship 2015 he was able to take part in the Premier League Darts 2015 with a wildcard , where he finished 8th.
His earlier break-in music, Surfin Bird, was a nod to his resemblance to the cartoon character Peter Griffin from Family Guy , as this is Peter's favorite song.
World Championship Results
BDO
- 2004 round of 16 (3-0 loss to Ted Hankey )
- 2005 1st round (3-0 loss to John Henderson )
- 2006 to 2008 did not qualify
- 2009 1st round (3-1 loss to Gary Robson)
- 2010 round of 16 (4-0 loss to Tony O'Shea )
- 2011 quarter-finals (5-1 loss to Dean Winstanley )
- 2012 did not qualify
- 2013 round of 16 ( 2-4 loss to Darryl Fitton )
- 2014 Winner (7-4 win against Alan Norris )
PDC
- 2015 quarter-finals (4-5 loss to Raymond van Barneveld )
- 2016 2nd round (3: 4 defeat against Raymond van Barneveld )
- 2017 1st round (2-3 loss to Darren Webster )
- 2018 1st round (1: 3 defeat against Dimitri Van den Bergh )
- 2019 2nd round (3-1 loss to Luke Humphries )
- 2020 round of 16 (4-0 loss to Michael van Gerwen )
title
BDO
- Majors
- BDO World Darts Championship : (1) 2014
- World Masters : (2) 2012 , 2013
- Finder Darts Masters : (1) 2012
- Further
- 2001: British Teenage Open
- 2008: Northern Ireland Open
- 2009: British Classic
- 2010: England Classic
- 2011: England Classic, Tops of Ghent
- 2012: Welsh Classic, Granite City Open, BDO Gold Cup, Sunparks Masters
- 2013: Isle of Man Open, Hal Open, Welsh Open, England Open, England Masters, England Matchplay, Jersey Open, Jersey Classic
PDC
- Pro tour
Other
- 2000: Lancashire Open, Eastbourne Open
- 2008: Lytham St Annes Open
- 2009: Tyne and Wear Open 1, Stanton Open
- 2011: Morecampe Bay Summer Classic
- 2012: Cheshire Open
- 2013: Soft Tip Dartslive France, Soft Tip Dartslive Hong Kong 4, Cyprus Challenge 2
- 2014: Warwickshire Invitational
Web links
- Official Homepage (English)
- Player profile on darts1.de
- Player profile on dartn.de
- Stephen Bunting in the DartsDatabase.co.uk database
Individual evidence
- ^ PDC Order of Merit. Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Bunting, Stephen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English dart player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool , England |