Gordon Mathers

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Gordon Mathers
Personal information
Full nameGordon Glen Mathers
Nickname"GG"
Born (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 42) [1]
Brisbane, Australia
Home townBrisbane, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since1998
Darts20g Shot Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Khe Sanh" by Cold Chisel
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2011–2020
PDC 2021–2022
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 72: 2018
UK Open Last 128: 2022
World Series Finals Last 24: 2022
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Canberra DPA Event
Chester Hill Open
DPA Australian Singles
DPA Australian Pro Tour
Russell Stewart Classic
Redcliffe Sports Open
SID Darts Open		2012
0
2016
2012, 2013
0
2017 (x3), 2019 (x4)
0
2013
0
2012
0
2013

Gordon Glen Mathers (born 29 September 1981) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

In 2017 he finished top of the DPA Australian Pro Tour ranking table, and made his World Championship debut in the 2018 event. [2] In the preliminary round he faced Japanese Seigo Asada, to whom he lost 1-2 in sets.

In 2018, Mathers continued playing in Australia on the DPA circuit, winning a tournament in Hobart and making it to the final on two other occasions. In August he played in the Brisbane Masters, a tournament under PDC World Series of Darts, where he lost in the first round 1-6 to Raymond van Barneveld.

In 2019, Mathers won two DPA tournaments in East Devonport and in April he won the Sunshine State Classic, a tournament organised by the BDO, where he defeated Jeremy Fagg in the final.

Mathers attempted to get a Tour card in PDC Q-school 2020, his best result was a last-64 on the last day and hence did not gain his Tour card. After that, Mathers stayed for the first four tournaments of the PDC Challenge Tour, reaching the semifinal of the third tournament. He returned to Australia and at the end of the season he topped the DPA Pro Tour, which secured him a spot in the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship. There, he lost 0-3 in the first round against German Max Hopp.

In January 2021 he played in the PDC UK Q-school and although he was unable to win the Tour card directly, he placed 8th in the UK Q-school Order of Merit and earned a two-year Tour card. In his first season as a professional, he played in the 2021 UK Open, where he lost in the first round to Kirk Shepherd. Throughout the season, Mathers appeared only in Players Championship tournaments and failed to qualify for any other major tournaments. In November he lost in the final of the PDPA Qualifier for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship against Nick Kenny. He served as a second reserve player for the World Championship and after the withdrawals of Charles Losper (replaced by Mike De Decker) and Juan Rodriguez, Mathers entered the tournament as the second highest ranked runner-up from the PDPA Qualifier. [3] In the first round he played Jason Heaver and lost 1-3 in sets. [4]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament20182019202020212022
PDC World Championship PR DNQ 1R 1R
UK Open DNP 1R 2R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking--125103

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References

  1. ↑ "Gordon Mathers - Mastercaller".
  2. ↑ "Mathers Tops Final DPA Rankings". PDC.tv. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mathers replaced Rodriguez in PDC World Darts Championship field after positive COVID test". Darts News. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "PDC World Championship: Jason Heaver beats Gordon Mathers on Alexandra Palace debut to reach second round". Newbury Today. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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