Laurence Ryder

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Loz Ryder
Personal information
Full nameLaurence Ryder
NicknameLoz
The Warrior
Born (1966-12-28) 28 December 1966 (age 54)
Derby, England
Home town Perth, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since1994
Darts21 Gram Puma Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Warrior" by Havana Brown
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2016–2020
PDC 2012–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2015
Other tournament wins
Auckland Masters Qualifier 2015
Dosh Perth Open 2013, 2014
Ettamogah Harrows Australian Grand Prix 2015
Kirribilli Club Open 2014
Queensland Open 2015
Victoria Open 2014
Warilla Bowls Club Open 2014
West Coast Classic 2014

Laurence Ryder (born 28 December 1966) also known as Loz Ryder is an English-born Australian darts player who currently competes in the British Darts Organisation events.

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Darts career

Ryder was born in Britain but in 2001 moved from Derby to Western Australia. [1] In 2013 he won the Dosh Perth Open by beating Conan Ugle 6–3 in the final. [2] Ryder played the full circuit of Australian Grand Prix events for the first time in 2014 and won five events as well as being the runner-up in five others to top the rankings. [3] As a result, he qualified for the Perth Darts Masters and Sydney Darts Masters, losing in the opening rounds to Raymond van Barneveld and Peter Wright respectively. [4] [5]

His top ranking also ensured him a debut at the PDC World Darts Championship in 2015. [6] He won six successive legs from 2–1 down in sets against world number 17 Justin Pipe to beat him 3–2. [7] However, in the following round against Terry Jenkins he lost all 12 legs played in a 4–0 defeat. [8] Two titles in the first half of the year saw him play in the Perth Darts Masters and Sydney Darts Masters as the number one player on the DPA Order of Merit. [9] Defeats to Adrian Lewis and Peter Wright saw him knocked out in the first round of both events for the second year in a row. [10] He also played in the Auckland Darts Masters, but was whitewashed 6–0 by Raymond van Barneveld in the opening round. [11]

Ryder topped the Order of Merit for the second successive year to qualify for the 2016 World Championship, but he could only take two legs during his first round match with Vincent van der Voort in a 3–0 defeat. [12] [13] He lost 6–2 to Corey Cadby in the final of the Victoria Open. [14]

Family

Ryder's grandfather Arthur Groves and uncle John Groves were both professional footballers.

World Championship results

PDC

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References

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  2. ↑ "2013 Dosh Perth Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Laurence Ryder 2014". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "2015 PDC World Championship Qualifiers". Darts Database. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Three". PDC . Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Seven". PDC. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ryder Secures Perth Place". PDC . Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Laurence Ryder 2015". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "2015 Auckland Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ryder & Kokiri Claim DPA Wins". PDC . Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Three". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "2016 Victoria Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 December 2016.


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