Lourence Ilagan

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Lourence Ilagan
Personal information
Full nameLourence Gregorio Ilagan
Nickname"The Gunner"
Born (1978-02-11) 11 February 1978 (age 46)
Manila, Philippines
Home town Cainta, Philippines
Darts information
Playing darts since1993
Darts18g (soft-tip)
20g (steel-tip)
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Pinoy Ako" by Orange and Lemons
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2000–2011
PDC 2012–
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Semi Final: 2009
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2013, 2023
Other tournament wins
Hong Kong Open 2013
Malaysian Open 2015
Philippines Cup 2011
Philippines Open 2005, 2011
Philippines Masters 2007, 2011
PDC Philippines Qualifier 2012, 2021
Dartslive Grand Final 2013
Dartslive Asia 2015
Dartslive China 2013
Dartslive Hong Kong 2012
Dartslive Las Vegas 2012, 2013

PDC Asian Tour

PDC Asian Tour (Hong Kong) 2023
PDC Asian Tour (Kobe) 2023
PDC Asian Tour (Kuala Lumpur) 2018
PDC Asian Tour (Macau) 2018 (2x)
PDC Asian Tour (Manila) 2018
PDC Asian Tour (Palo) 2019
PDC Asian Tour (Penang) 2024
PDC Asian Tour (Singapore) 2024
PDC Asian Tour (Taipei) 2019 (2x)
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Kuala Lumpur Team event
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Kuala Lumpur Men's pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Manila Team event

Lourence Gregorio Ilagan (born 11 February 1978) is a Filipino professional soft-tip and steel-tip darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and international soft-tip events. His biggest achievement to date was advanced to the semi-finals of the World Masters before he lost to Robbie Green. He has represented the Philippines during the WDF Asia-Pacific Cup and PDC World Cup of Darts.

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Career

Ilagan is a two-time quarter-finalist (2000 and 2006) in the WDF Asia-Pacific Cup. He has also reached the final of the Philippines Open in 2006 and 2007 along with the final of the 2008 Malaysian Open. Ilagan won the National Darts Federation of the Philippines qualifier to earn a place in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship but was beaten by Finland's Marko Kantele 5–2 in the preliminary round.

Ilagan reached the semi-finals of the 2009 Winmau World Masters after qualifying from the earlier rounds into the last 16, where he defeated number two seed Scott Waites and then beat Steve West in the quarter-finals. He lost to Robbie Green in the semi-final.

Ilagan represented the Philippines with Christian Perez in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 5–3 by the United States in the first round. [1]

Ilagan won the Philippines Qualifying Event for the 2013 World Championship and once there came back from three to one down in legs to Jamie Lewis in the preliminary round to win 4–3. [2] He faced Colin Osborne in the first round and despite impressing with some clinical finishes, he lost 3–0. [3] He was due to play with Perez once more in the 2013 World Cup of Darts but they were forced to withdraw due to travel problems. [4] Later in the year he won the Hong Kong Open by beating Edward Santos in the final. [5]

He defeated Perez 4–1 to win the 2013 World Soft Darts Championship having eliminated Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals and Randy Van Deursen in the semis. Ilagan credited his eight hours a day practice routine in being key to his success and he earned $1,000,000 HK in the process. [6] In 2014, Ilagan was beaten in the semi-finals of the Chinese Dartslive event. [7]

Ilagan won the 2015 Soft Tip Dartslive Asia Open by beating Hyun Chul Park in the final. [8] He partnered Gilbert Ulang at the World Cup of Darts and they lost 5–1 to Belgium in the opening round. [9] A victory over Daisuke Akamatsu saw Ilagan claim the Malaysian Open. [10] He came within a match of playing in the 2016 World Championship, but lost 3–2 to Alex Tagarao in the final of the Philippines Qualifier. [11]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament200920102011
BDO World Championship DNPDNQ
Winmau World Masters SF 2R DNP

PDC

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
PDC World Championship PR DNQ 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R
Non-major televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts NHDNPNH 1R WDDNP 1R DNQDNP 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R
Performance Table Legend
DNPDid not play at the eventDNQDid not qualify for the eventNYFNot yet foundedL#lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finalsSFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament

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References

  1. ↑ "Cash Converters World Cup RD1". PDC. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "2013 PDC World Philippines Qualifying Event Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ladbrokes WDC Day Five". PDC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Italy To Replace Philippines". PDC. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "2013 Hong Kong Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ilagan Claims DARTSLIVE Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "2014 Soft Tip Dartslive China Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "2015 Soft Tip Dartslive Asia Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "bwin World Cup of Darts Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "2015 Malaysian Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Trio Secure World Championship Places". PDC . Retrieved 8 January 2016.
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