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Darts LeagueSemi Final: 2005, 2006World Ch’shipRunner Up: 2010World MatchplaySemi Final: 2010, 2014World Grand PrixRunner Up: 2017UK OpenQuarter Final: 2017, 2021Grand SlamSemi Final: 2020European Ch’shipWinner (1): 2012Premier LeagueRunner Up: 2012Ch’ship LeagueRunner Up: 2012Desert ClassicLast 32: 2009PC FinalsSemi Final: 2012MastersQuarter Final: 2013, 2022Champions LeagueGroup Stage: 2018World Series FinalsQuarter Final: 2016, 2018 Australia National Ch’ships 2008 Australian Grand Masters 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Australian Masters 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 Bobby BournMemorial Players Ch’ship 2010 Castle Hill 2005 Central Coast Australian Classic 2005, 2008 Coota 2004 Cosham Xmas Open 2004 Criterion Hotel Open 2009 DPA Australian Masters 2012 DPA Australian Singles 2010 Gleneagle Irish Masters 2010 Goulburn Open 2007, 2009, 2009 Illawarra Yacht Club Classic 2009, 2009 Japan Open 2006 Mildura Workers Club Open 2009 Mittagong RSL Open 2007, 2009 New Zealand Masters 2005 Newcastle Classic 2009 Oak Flats Soundwaves Open 2007 Oceanic Masters 2002, 2010 Pacific Masters 2004, 2006, 2008 Pine Rivers Open 2007 Queensland Open 2009 Revesby Workers Club Open 2010 Russell Stewart Classic 2007, 2009 Southern Illawarra Open 2007, 2009 Unanderra Hotel Darts Open 2010 Viva Las Vegas NZ 2009 Wagga Classic 2007 Wattle Time Memorial Tournament 2004 Basingstoke Open  2022European Tour EventsPlayers ChampionshipsUK Open Regionals\/QualifiersSimon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments, having also played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) between 2004 and 2009. He uses the nickname The Wizard for his matches. His walk-on music is “Down Under” by Men at Work.His greatest achievements to date are winning the 2012 European Championship and 2022 World Cup of Darts for Australia with Damon Heta.Whitlock has also finished runner-up at the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship and the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship. He claimed that the prize money gained from the latter tournament which included money for the highest checkout (joint with Phil Taylor) would allow him to move over to the UK from Australia and compete on the PDC Pro Tour. His defeat also made him the first, and as of 2022[update] only, player to have never won a World Championship after reaching both the BDO and PDC World Championship Final. He is widely regarded as the greatest Australian dart player of all time and is to thank for the rejuvenated popularity of darts in Australia and Oceania.Early darts career[edit]  He reached the last 16 of the 2003 PDC World Darts Championship and also the semi-finals of the 2005 BDO World Darts Championship but lost heavily 0\u20135 to Martin Adams.[2] In other events, he has also reached the semi-finals of the International Darts League in 2005 (losing to Mervyn King) and 2006 (defeating Phil Taylor, losing to Raymond van Barneveld).[3]In 1999\/2000 Kevin Berlyn Formed the DPA (Dartplayers Australia) and the Australian Grand Prix \u2013 a series of tournaments in Whitlock’s native country, and Whitlock won the first two events. The eventual winner of the AGP would have received automatic qualification for the 2008 PDC World Championship; however, Whitlock remained a WDF\/BDO player and chose to compete in the BDO World Championship instead. Whitlock showed great form throughout the tournament, beating Edwin Max and Fabian Roosenbrand before defeating former world champion Ted Hankey 5\u20130 in the quarter-finals. He then beat Brian Woods to reach the final, where he lost to the number one seed Mark Webster 7\u20135. He was the first Australian to reach the final since Tony David won the tournament in 2002.[4]Whitlock entered the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship as the number 12 seed and reached the second round by beating Mark Barilli, but lost to Darryl Fitton.[5]Return to PDC[edit]After many weeks of speculation, Whitlock returned to the PDC on 19 March 2009.[6]He began playing in the AGP circuit where he won eight tournaments. He qualified for the Las Vegas Desert Classic but lost in the first round of the televised stages against Terry Jenkins.He played in the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts and performed well in the Group stages winning all 3 of his games against Ted Hankey, Wayne Mardle and Scott Waites. In the Last 16 he thrashed 1996 BDO World Champion Steve Beaton 10\u20131 but lost to eventual runner up Scott Waites in a tight encounter.At the 2010 PDC World Championship, Whitlock made a great impression, beating Colin Osborne (3\u20131), Wayne Jones (4\u20130) and Terry Jenkins (4\u20132), before going on to beat James Wade 5\u20133 in an epic encounter, setting up a semi final clash against Raymond van Barneveld which he won 6\u20135, after falling 4-2 behind. In the final against Phil Taylor, he lost the first set before winning the next two, including his second 170 checkout of the tournament, but Taylor would also make his second 170 checkout later in the match and went on to win 7\u20133.[7]During the championships, Whitlock made a televised post-match appeal for sponsorship during a Sky Sports interview. As a result of his performances, he did earn a sponsorship deal, enabling him to move to the UK and compete on the PDC Pro Tour full-time. After his run to the World Championship final, it was announced that he would be competing in the 2010 Premier League Darts as a wild card. He finished second in the table, therefore qualified for the semi-finals, after having beaten Raymond van Barneveld (twice), Adrian Lewis, Mervyn King (twice), Terry Jenkins and James Wade in the process. His run came to an end in the semis where he was beaten 8-6 by eventual runner-up Wade.Whitlock’s trademark in darts is his big finishing and superb checking out. In the 2010 Premier League, Whitlock had a 50% success rate in checking out, stretching 14 weeks.On his World Matchplay debut in 2010, Whitlock reached the semi-finals before losing to Phil Taylor.  At the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts, he lost all three of his group matches against Dave Chisnall, Colin Osborne and Robert Thornton.Whitlock represented his native Australia alongside Paul Nicholson during the inaugural PDC World Cup of Darts in December 2010, losing out in the semi-finals to the Welsh pairing of Mark Webster and Barrie Bates.2011\u20132012[edit]At the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, Whitlock defeated Steve Evans 3\u20130 in the first round, and Denis Ovens 4\u20130 in the second round, before losing 2\u20134 to Vincent van der Voort in the third round. He competed in the 2011 Premier League, again as a wildcard, but failed to qualify for the play-offs after finishing sixth.During the 2011 PDC Pro Tour, he became the first player to hit nine-dart finishes in successive Pro Tour events. His first came in the Bobby Bourn Memorial Players Championship in Barnsley on 12 June, during his win against South African Devon Petersen.[8] His second came in the Dutch Darts Trophy event in Nuland six days later, against Nigel Heydon.[9]At the 2011 World Matchplay, Whitlock defeated Peter Wright 10\u20137 and Denis Ovens 13\u20131 to reach the quarter-finals, where he played Andy Hamilton. Whitlock was leading 15\u20138 and within one leg of victory, when Hamilton fought back, winning nine consecutive legs to take the match 17\u201315.[10]Whitlock broke a bone in his ankle while playing in Benidorm in November 2011 and was forced to withdraw from the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts and 2011 Players Championship Finals.[11] He did not play again until the 2012 World Championship and, with only a weeks practice behind him, produced a stunning performance to beat Dennis Smith 3\u20130, with an average of 105.[12] He continued his form to ease past Steve Beaton 4\u20131 in the second round.[13] Whitlock let a 3\u20130 lead slip to 3\u20133 in the last 16 against Michael van Gerwen but held his nerve to win the deciding set, and then comfortably beat Gary Anderson 5\u20131 to set up a semi-final clash with Andy Hamilton.[14][15] He led 5\u20133, to need just one more set to reach his second PDC World Championship final, but his opponent raised his game and Whitlock bowed out of the tournament. Whitlock said after the match that he had had a fantastic tournament, considering he wasn’t supposed to play.[16]Whitlock partnered Nicholson again for the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts to try to improve on the semi-final the pair reached in 2010. Together they enjoyed comfortable victories over Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands to indeed better 2010 and reach their first World Cup final, where they played the English pair of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Whitlock lost both of his singles matches in the final, but Nicholson won his final match and the duo won the doubles to mean the title would be decided on a sudden-death leg. Whitlock and Nicholson both missed two darts each to win the match, with Adrian Lewis hitting the winning double for England.[17]He was a Sky Sports pick for the Premier League.[18] Whitlock won seven of his fourteen league games, including 100-plus averages in victories over Gary Anderson and Kevin Painter, to finish 2nd in the table and therefore qualify for the play-offs.[19][20] Whitlock played Andy Hamilton in the semi-finals, against whom he drew 7\u20137 and lost 4\u20138 during the league campaign.[19] He hit a nine darter in the second leg of the semi-final, but this was the only leg he could win early on as he trailed 1\u20134. Whitlock came back into the match and took the lead for the first time at 7\u20136, before holding throw to reach his first Premier League final. There he played Phil Taylor and looked to heading for a tame defeat as Taylor led 7\u20132. Whitlock, though, hit back brilliantly to win five successive legs to level the match, but couldn’t complete another comeback victory as Taylor reeled off 3 legs to win 10\u20137.[21]He reached the semi-final of the first UK Open qualifier before losing to Kim Huybrechts 6\u20134 after earlier beating Prakash Jiwa, Johnny Haines, Mark Frost, Alex Roy, Colin Osborne and Sean White.[22] He also reached the semi-final of the second event a day later, beating Andy Smith, Brian Woods, Shaun Griffiths, Dave Honey, and Mick Todd, before losing to Michael van Gerwen 6\u20130.[23] At the UK Open itself Whitlock lost in the last 16 to Dave Chisnall 5\u20139.[24] Whitlock hit a nine=darter in his second round match at the European Tour Event 1 against Joe Cullen, but went on to lose 4\u20136.[25] At the World Matchplay, Whitlock lost five legs in a row to succumb to a 6\u201310 defeat against van Gerwen in the first round.[26]Whitlock won his first ranking event title for almost two years in September, with a 6\u20134 victory over Andy Hamilton in the final of the 12th Players Championship.[27] He then continued his form at the following week’s European Championship, by capturing his maiden major title.[28] He beat Mark Walsh 6\u20132 in the first round,[29] before overcoming Dave Chisnall 10\u20135 in the second, marking the first time Whitlock has beaten Chisnall in his career following seven prior defeats.[30] Further wins over Colin Lloyd (10\u20137) and Kim Huybrechts (11\u20139) ensued, to make his fourth major PDC final.[29] Whitlock comfortably took the title with an 11\u20135 win over Wes Newton and stated afterwards that he wanted to win the World Championship and become world number one in the future.[28] Whitlock moved up to five in the rankings after the event.[28] Whitlock then won his first European Tour title at the Dutch Darts Masters as he produced some remarkably consistent darts to win 36 legs during the tournament, whilst only dropping 11. He saw off compatriot and World Cup partner Paul Nicholson 6\u20131 in a first all-Aussie final on the PDC ProTour.[31]Whitlock qualified from Group 5 of the Championship League and finished third in the Winners Group to reach the play-offs.[32] He beat Jamie Caven 6\u20134, before losing 4\u20136 to Taylor in the final, having missed one dart to square the match at 5\u20135.[33] He then won his second Players Championship of the year with a 6\u20132 defeat of Dennis Priestley in the final.[34] At the Grand Slam of Darts, Whitlock won his opening two group games, but then lost 1\u20135 to Dean Winstanley to exit the tournament on leg difference.[35] After all 33 ProTour events of 2012 had been played, Whitlock finished second on the Order of Merit to qualify for the Players Championship Finals where he beat Jamie Caven 6\u20133 in the first round.[36][37] Whitlock then produced his highest ever televised average of 109.54 in a 10\u20131 win over Ronnie Baxter.[38] He next won against Gary Anderson 10\u20138, but was then punished for hitting just 13% of his doubles against Phil Taylor in the semi-finals as he was heavily beaten 2\u201311.[39] Nevertheless, following the tournament he moved up to 4th in the PDC Order of Merit, his highest position to date.2013[edit]Whitlock won his first two matches in the 2013 World Championship without dropping a set and then in a deciding set against Dave Chisnall, he took out a crucial 152 checkout to stay in the match, following it up with two successive legs to advance to the quarter-finals.[40] However, he ran into an in-form Raymond van Barneveld who averaged 102.32 in defeating the Australian 5\u20131.[41] In his third World Cup of Darts with Paul Nicholson the pair were shocked in the last 16 when the Belgian brothers of Ronny and Kim Huybrechts defeated them 1\u20135.[42]His European Championship win in 2012 earned him a spot in the 2013 Premier League.[43] Whitlock could only win three of his first nine games to avoid relegation by just one point after week nine.[44] Consecutive wins over Robert Thornton, Andy Hamilton and Michael van Gerwen followed to improve Whitlock’s chances of securing a play-off spot,[45] and he went into the final night needing wins from matches against Adrian Lewis and Raymond van Barneveld.[46] However, he could only draw 6\u20136 with Lewis and lost 4\u20137 to van Barneveld to finish the season sixth in the table.[47]Whitlock won his first tournament of 2013 at the fifth UK Open Qualifier. He came back from 1\u20135 down against Ian White in the quarter-finals to triumph 6\u20135, saw off Peter Wright 6\u20134 in the semis, before powering past world number two Michael van Gerwen 6\u20131 in the final.[48] Van Gerwen exacted revenge in the final of the European Darts Open in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany, by beating Whitlock 6\u20132 in the final.[49] Whitlock had earlier defeated Tomas Seyler, Arron Monk, James Wade, Justin Pipe and Jamie Caven in the event.[50] Whitlock lost 4\u20139 to Wes Newton in the third round of the UK Open.[51] In the defence of his European Championship title, Whitlock pulled off the comeback of his career in the quarter-finals against Jamie Caven, as from 3\u20139 down he won seven unanswered legs to win 10\u20139, sealing his victory with a 146 checkout when Caven was waiting on 56.[52] Whitlock’s play was later named the televised performance of the year at the PDC Annual Awards.[53] He then beat Ronny Huybrechts 11\u20137 in the semis, but could not quite capture a second successive title as Adrian Lewis defeated him 6\u201311 in the final.[54] He reached the final of the eighth Players Championship with impressive performances as he averaged 105 in a win against Colin Osborne and 111 in a 6\u20132 success over Raymond van Barneveld. In the final Ian White beat Whitlock 6\u20133.[55] He was then involved in two matches where he seemed to become distracted by the other player. In the quarter-finals of the Masters he let a 7\u20134 lead turn into an 8\u20137 defeat against James Wade and walked from the stage before the two had shaken hands; and at the Grand Slam of Darts Ted Hankey slowed Whitlock down and reacted aggressively to the crowd and every good shot to come back from 6\u20131 down to defeat Whitlock 10\u20139.[56]2014[edit]Whitlock didn’t lose a set in reaching the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Championship and kept his composure when Ian White levelled the match at 4\u20134, after having been 3\u20130 and 4\u20131 down, to win 5\u20134.[57] However, he was outplayed in every department by Peter Wright in the semi-finals as he lost 6\u20132. Despite this, Whitlock moved up to third in the world rankings after the tournament.[58] He lost 9\u20136 to Ronny Huybrechts in the third round of the UK Open and refused to shake his opponent’s hand at the end of the game.[59] Whitlock had a very poor Premier League campaign as he only won one of his nine matches to be eliminated from the competition.[60] His season was perhaps best summarised in the ninth week when he hit a 170 finish to lead world number one Michael van Gerwen 6\u20132, but went on to draw 6\u20136.[61] Whitlock and Nicholson won through to the semi-finals of the World Cup of Darts where they faced England’s Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis in a repeat of 2012’s final. Whitlock was beaten 4\u20131 by Taylor, before Nicholson overcame Lewis 4\u20132 to mean a doubles match was required to settle the tie which Australia lost 4\u20130.[62] Whitlock won his first tournament in over a year at the 12th Players Championship by beating James Wade 6\u20133 in the final.[63] He won through to the final of the European Darts Open, but lost 6\u20132 against Wright.[64]At the World Matchplay, Whitlock recorded wins over Kevin Painter, Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade (after being 5\u20130 down in the latter two) to reach the semi-finals of the event for the second time, with Whitlock stating he was playing his best darts in five years.[64] He was defeated 17\u201313 by Michael van Gerwen and also lost to the Dutchman in the final of the Singapore Darts Masters this time 11\u20138.[65] Whitlock had a very poor second half of the year as he was eliminated in the first round of the World Grand Prix, European Championship, Masters and Players Championship Finals, as well as the group stage of the Grand Slam of Darts.[66]2015[edit]Whitlock’s disappointing play continued into the 2015 World Championship when he was beaten 3\u20131 by Darren Webster in the first round, hitting just 17% of his doubles in the process.[67] Whitlock did not receive a wildcard to compete in the Premier League, meaning he missed the event for the first time since 2009. He lost 9\u20135 against Robert Thornton in the third round of the UK Open.[68] Whitlock and Nicholson were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the World Cup following a 4\u20132 doubles defeat against Belgium.[69][70]After Whitlock was defeated in the second round of both the World Matchplay (13\u20139 by Ian White) and World Grand Prix (3\u20130 in sets by Mensur Suljovi\u0107) it meant he had gone over a year without an appearance in a major quarter-final.[71]The run continued until November when he beat Brendan Dolan 6\u20132 at the Players Championship Finals and then forced a final leg decider against Peter Wright. Both players missed four match darts, but it was Whitlock who would progress to his first quarter in 18 months, where he lost 10\u20137 to Adrian Lewis.[72]2016[edit]Whitlock missed two darts to beat Ricky Evans 3\u20130 in the first round of the 2016 World Championship and went on to lose six successive legs to be pegged back to 2\u20132. Evans took out a 130 finish to win the deciding set by six legs to four and condemn Whitlock to a second successive first round exit in the event.[73]In the UK Open Qualifiers Whitlock wore glasses in a tournament for the first time.[74] In the second qualifier he got to the semi-finals before losing 6\u20134 to Van Gerwen. Whitlock lost 9\u20133 to Benito van de Pas in the fourth round of the UK Open and 10\u20136 to Michael Smith in the first round of the World Matchplay.[75][76] In October, at the 18th Players Championship Whitlock ended Michael van Gerwen’s eight ranking tournament winning streak by beating him 6\u20133. He then overcame Justin Pipe and Steve West both 6\u20131 and recovered from 3\u20130 down against Ronny Huybrechts in the final to win 6\u20135. It was Whitlock’s first title in over two years and he said afterwards that it was just the start of him getting back to his best.[77]In the deciding set of his second round match with Alan Norris at the World Grand Prix, Whitlock was 2\u20131 down in legs, before hitting a 180, a 150 checkout, followed by a 10-darter to end the match with 16 perfect darts.[78] In his first major quarter-final of the year he lost 3\u20131 to Van Gerwen.[79] He quickly added another title by capturing the 19th Players Championship with a 6\u20134 win over Chris Dobey.[80]2017[edit]  Whitlock was beaten 4\u20130 in the second round of the 2017 World Championship as Darren Webster averaged 104.64.[81] In the final of the second UK Open Qualifier Whitlock took out a 154 finish with his opponent Gary Anderson waiting on 20 to lead 5\u20133 and went on to win 6\u20134.[82] He also claimed the fifth event by seeing off Ronny Huybrechts 6\u20133.[83] At the main event progressed through to the quarter-finals and held a 7\u20134 advantage over Daryl Gurney, before losing five legs in a row. Whitlock fought back to force a last leg shoot-out, but lost it to be defeated 10\u20139.[84] His third ranking event title of 2017 came a week later as he overcame Gary Anderson 6\u20135 in the quarter-finals and Kim Huybrechts 6\u20134 in the semis, before dispatching Darren Johnson 6\u20133 to win the fourth Players Championship.[85]2020[edit]After a drop in rankings and form over 2019, Whitlock enjoyed a more successful 2020, featuring two televised semi-final appearances, in the World Grand Prix & Grand Slam, as well as a quarter-final in the World Matchplay. Notably each of these appearances happened as a result of Whitlock beating World No. 1 Michael van Gerwen in the round prior to his elimination, including his 16\u201315 Grand Slam defeat of van Gerwen where Whitlock failed to lead in the first 30 legs but won the deciding leg.[86] Whitlock also hit a Grand Slam record 20 180s in a match during that win against van Gerwen.[87]Personal life[edit]Whitlock has three sons from two previous marriages: Nicholas (born 1991), Mason (born 2003), and Locky (born 2007).[88]He is a fan of Portsmouth F.C.[89] as well as being a big fan of American football and Rugby union.In 2012, Whitlock, together with the seven other players who competed in the Premier League, recorded a charity single with Chas Hodges and his band called ‘Got My Tickets for the Darts’ which was written by Chas. It was released on 18 May, the night after the play-offs at the O2 in London, where it was premiered. Proceeds from the single were donated to the Haven House Children’s Hospice.[90]World Championship performances[edit]BDO[edit]PDC[edit]Career finals[edit]BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]PDC major finals: 7 (1 title, 6 runners-up)[edit]LegendWorld Championship (0\u20131)Premier League (0\u20131)World Grand Prix (0\u20131)European Championship (1\u20132)Championship League (0\u20131)PDC world series finals: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]LegendWorld Series of Darts (0-1)PDC team finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[edit]^ a b c d (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets, (m) = score in matches.Career statistics[edit]KeyW\u00a0F\u00a0SFQF#RRRPrel.DNQDNPNHWD(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Prel.) Preliminary round; (DNQ) Did not qualify; (DNP) Did not participate; (NH) Not held; (WD) WithdrewPerformance timeline[edit]PDC European TourNine-dart finishes[edit]Simon Whitlock televised nine-dart finishesDateOpponentTournamentMethodPrize17 May 2012 Andy HamiltonPremier League Darts3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18UnknownHigh averages[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki3\/simon-whitlock-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Simon Whitlock – Wikipedia"}}]}]