Robert Owen (darts player)

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Robert Owen
Personal information
Full nameRobert Owen
Nickname"Stack Attack"
Born (1984-09-23) September 23, 1984 (age 39) [1]
Ogmore Valley, Wales
Home town Lewistown, Bridgend, Wales
Darts information
Playing darts since2008
Darts23g Bull's
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Jumping All Over the World" by Scooter
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2014–2020, 2022–
WDF 2021–2022
Current world ranking 76 Steady2.svg (20 February 2024) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 48: 2023
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 96: 2023
UK Open Semi Final: 2018
PC Finals Last 64: 2017
Other tournament wins
England Classic 2022
PDC Challenge Tour 2022

Robert Owen (born 23 September 1984) is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was a British Classic Champion.

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Career

Owen reached the Quarter Finals of the 2017 Dutch Darts Masters after defeating Jamie Bain, Cristo Reyes and Simon Whitlock, but was narrowly defeated in 6-5 by Michael Smith. [3]

He made his televised debut at the 2017 Players Championship Finals, but was defeated 6-2 by top seed Rob Cross. [4]

Owen qualified for the 2018 UK Open, where starting at the Second Round stage, he defeated Michael Burgoine, Jamie Lewis, Nathan Rafferty, Ian White and John Part to reach the semifinals in only his second televised event, but was defeated by Corey Cadby. [5]

World Championship results

PDC

WDF

Performance timeline

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ 1R
UK Open DNQ SF 3R 1R DNQ 1R
Players Championship Finals DNQ 1R DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)156129120807674--117116


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2014 GDC
DNP
DDM
DNP
GDM
DNQ
ADO
DNP
GDT
DNP
EDO
DNP
EDG
DNP
EDT
DNP
2015 GDC
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
GDM
DNQ
DDM
DNP
IDO
DNP
EDO
DNP
EDT
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
EDG
DNP
2016 DDM
DNQ
GDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
EDG
1R
GDC
DNQ
2017 GDC
DNQ
GDM
1R
GDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
DDM
QF
GDG
1R
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
2018 EDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNP
ADO
DNP
EDG
1R
DDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
EDM
1R
GDC
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
1R
DDM
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
ADC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2020 Did not play
2021 HDT
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2022 Did not play
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDG
1R
ADO
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
BDO
1R
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
HDT
1R
GDC
DNQ


Performance timeline legend
DNPDid not play in the eventDNQDid not qualify for the eventWDWithdrew from the event#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finalsSFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament

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