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Simon Whitlock
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Whitlock in 2017
Personal information
Nickname"The Wizard"
Born (1969-03-03) 3 March 1969 (age 55)
Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Home town Hornsby, Australia
and Waterlooville, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1984
Darts23g Winmau Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music "Down Under" by Men at Work
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2004–2009
PDC 2001–2004, 2009–
(Tour Card: 2011–2024)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Runner Up: 2008
World Masters Quarter Final: 2007
World Trophy Last 16: 2005, 2006, 2007
Int. Darts League Semi Final: 2005, 2006
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Runner Up: 2010
World Matchplay Semi Final: 2010, 2014
World Grand Prix Runner Up: 2017
UK Open Quarter Final: 2017, 2021
Grand Slam Semi Final: 2020
European Ch'ship Winner (1): 2012
Premier League Runner Up: 2012
Ch'ship League Runner Up: 2012
Desert Classic Last 32: 2009
PC Finals Semi Final: 2012
Masters Quarter Final: 2013, 2022
Champions League Group Stage: 2018
World Series Finals Quarter Final: 2016, 2018
Other tournament wins
PDC World Cup of Darts – (Team event) 2022
Australian Grand Masters 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Australian Masters 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007
Basingstoke Open 2022
Gleneagle Irish Masters 2010
Japan Open 2006
Jarvis Cup 2024
New Zealand Masters 2005
Pacific Masters 2004, 2006, 2008

DPA Pro Tour

DPA Pro Tour (Australian Singles) 2010
DPA Pro Tour (Castle Hill) 2006
DPA Pro Tour (Coota) 2004
DPA Pro Tour (Criterion Hotel Open) 2009
DPA Pro Tour (Goulburn) 2007, 2009 (x2)
DPA Pro Tour (Illawarra Yacht Club Classic) 2009 (x2)
DPA Pro Tour (Jannali) 2006
DPA Pro Tour (Mildura) 2009
DPA Pro Tour (Mittagong) 2007, 2009
DPA Pro Tour (Oceanic Masters) 2002, 2010
DPA Pro Tour (Oak Flats) 2006
DPA Pro Tour (Oak Flats Soundwaves Open) 2007
DPA Pro Tour (Queensland Open) 2009
DPA Pro Tour (Pine Rivers Open) 2007
DPA Pro Tour (Revesby) 2010
DPA Pro Tour (Russell Stewart Classic) 2006, 2007 (x2), 2009
DPA Pro Tour (Southern Illawarra Open) 2009
DPA Pro Tour (Unanderra) 2010
DPA Pro Tour (Viva Las Vegas) 2009
DPA Pro Tour (Wagga Classic) 2007 (x2)
DPA Pro Tour (Wattle Time) 2004

European Tour Events

Dutch Darts Masters 2012

Players Championships

Players Championship (Bad Nauheim) 2010
Players Championship (Barnsley) 2012, 2016, 2017
Players Championship (Bobby Bourn Memorial) 2010
Players Championship (Coventry) 2014
Players Championship (Crawley) 2012
Players Championship (Derby) 2010
Players Championship (Dublin) 2010, 2016
Players Championship (Salzburg) 2010
Players Championship (Wigan) 2010

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

UK Open Qualifier 2013, 2017 (x2)

Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who formerly competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed "The Wizard", he won the premier event 2012 European Championship, and the 2022 World Cup of Darts for Australia, partnering Damon Heta. Whitlock is also a two-time World Championship finalist, having been the runner-up at the BDO World Darts Championship in 2008, and the PDC World Darts Championship in 2010. His defeat also made him the only player to have never won a World Championship after reaching the final in both the BDO and PDC.

Contents

Early darts career

Whitlock in 2006 Simon Whitlock.jpg
Whitlock in 2006

In 2003, Whitlock reached the last 16 of the World Championship, with wins over Paul Williams and Peter Manley, but lost to Richie Burnett 5–3.

In 2005, Whitlock made the semi-finals of the 2005 BDO World Championship but lost to Martin Adams 5–0. [1] In other major events, he also reached the semi-finals of the International Darts League in both 2005 and 2006, losing to Mervyn King and Raymond van Barneveld respectively. [1]

Whitlock won the first two events in the Dartplayers Australia (DPA) series of tournaments. Whitlock competed in the BDO World Championship, achieving wins over Edwin Max, Fabian Roosenbrand, Ted Hankey, and Brian Woods to reach the final, where he lost to Mark Webster 7–5. [2]

Whitlock entered the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship as the number twelve seed and reached the second round, defeating Mark Barilli, but losing to Darryl Fitton. [3]

Return to PDC

Whitlock returned to the PDC on 19 March 2009. [4] [5] 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.

At the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts Whitlock won all 3 of his group stage games with wins over Ted Hankey, Wayne Mardle and Scott Waites. In the last 16 he defeated 1996 BDO World Champion Steve Beaton 10–1 but lost to eventual runner up Scott Waites.

At the 2010 PDC World Championship, Whitlock defeated Colin Osborne, Wayne Jones, Terry Jenkins, James Wade, and Raymond van Barneveld before losing to Phil Taylor 7–3. [6]

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 qialifuing for the semi-finals where he lost 8-6 to James Wade.

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 Australia alongside Paul Nicholson during the inaugural PDC World Cup of Darts in December 2010, losing out in the semi-finals to Wales' Mark Webster and Barrie Bates.

2011–2012

At the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, Whitlock defeated Steve Evans and Denis Ovens before losing to Vincent van der Voort in the third round. He competed in the 2011 Premier League, but finished sixth.

During the 2011 PDC Pro Tour, he became the first player to hit nine-dart finishes in successive Pro Tour events. [7] [8]

At the 2011 World Matchplay, Whitlock defeated Peter Wright and Denis Ovens to reach the quarter-finals. He was defeated by Andy Hamilton 17–15. [9]

Whitlock was forced to withdraw from the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts and 2011 Players Championship Finals through injury. [10] He played at 2012 World Championship where beat Dennis Smith,. [11] Steve Beaton, [12] Michael van Gerwen, [13] and Gary Anderson [14] before losing to Andy Hamilton 6–5. [15]

Whitlock partnered Nicholson again at the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts. Together they achieved victories over Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands to final, where they played the England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Whitlock and Nicholson both missed two darts each to win the match in a sudden death leg. [16]

He was picked for the Premier League. [17] Whitlock won seven of his fourteen league games to finish second in the table, qualifying him for the play-offs. [18] [19] Whitlock played Andy Hamilton in the semi-finals, he hit a nine darter in the second leg of the semi-final, and won the match to reach the final. There he played Phil Taylor and lost 10–7. [20]

Whitlock hit a nine-darter in his second round match at the 2012 Austrian Darts Open (ET1) against Joe Cullen, but lost 6–4. [21]

Whitlock achieved a 6–4 victory over Andy Hamilton in the final of Players Championship 12. [22] [23] At the following week's European Championship, he won his first major title. [24] [25] Whitlock took the title with an 11–5 win over Wes Newton. [24] Whitlock then won his first European Tour title at the 2012 Dutch Darts Masters, defeating his World Cup partner Paul Nicholson 6–1 in the final. [26]

Whitlock lost to Taylor in the final of the 2012 Championship League Darts, 6–5. [27] [28] He then won his second Players Championship of the year with a 6–2 defeat of Dennis Priestley in the final. [29] Whitlock was the second seed for the 2012 Players Championship Finals where he beat Jamie Caven 6–3 in the first round. [30] [31] Whitlock then defeated Ronnie Baxter, [32] and Gary Anderson, but lost to Phil Taylor in the semi-finals 11–2. [33]

2013

Whitlock won his first two matches in the 2013 World Championship without dropping a set and then won a deciding set against Dave Chisnall. [34] However, he lost to Raymond van Barneveld 5–1. [35] In his third World Cup of Darts with Paul Nicholson the pair were defeated 5–1 by Belgium's Ronny Huybrechts and Kim Huybrechts. [36]

He competed in the 2013 Premier League. [37] but finished sixth in the table. [38]

Whitlock won his first tournament of 2013 at the fifth UK Open Qualifier. He beat Michael van Gerwen 6–1 in the final. [39] Van Gerwen beat Whitlock in the final of the 2013 European Darts Open 6–2. [40] Whitlock won the award for televised performance of the year at the PDC Awards Dinner for his quarter-final win over Jamie Caven, [41] but lost to Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the 2013 European Championship final. [42]

2014

Whitlock beat Ian White 5–4 in the quarter-finals of the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship. [43] However, he was defeated by Peter Wright 6–2 in the semi-finals. Whitlock moved up to third in the world rankings after the tournament. [44] Whitlock competed in the Premier League but only won one of his nine matches to be eliminated from the competition. [45] Whitlock and Nicholson reached the semi-finals of the 2014 PDC World Cup of Darts where they faced England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Whitlock was beaten 4–1 by Taylor, but Nicholson overcame Lewis 4–2, before Australia lost 4–0 in the doubles decider. [46] Whitlock won Players Championship 12 by beating James Wade 6–3 in the final. [47] He reached the final of the 2014 European Darts Open, but lost 6–2 against Wright. [48]

At the World Matchplay, Whitlock recorded wins over Kevin Painter, Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade to reach the semi-finals of the event for the second time. [48] He was defeated by Michael van Gerwen. He also lost to van Gerwen in the final of the Singapore Darts Masters. [49] [50]

2015

At the 2015 World Championship Whitlock he was beaten 3–1 by Darren Webster in the first round. [51] Whitlock did not receive a wildcard to compete in the Premier League, meaning he missed the event for the first time since 2009.

2016

Whitlock lost to Ricky Evans 3–2 in the first round of the 2016 World Championship. [52] In October, Whitlock won Players Championship 18, defeating Ronny Huybrechts 6–5 in the final. [53]

Whitlock beat Alan Norris in a deciding set at the World Grand Prix. [54] but lost to van Gerwen in the quarter-finals. [55] He defeated Chris Dobey to win his second title of the year at Players Championship 19. [56]

2017

Whitlock in 2017 Simon Whitlock - 2017253200723 2017-09-10 PDC German Darts Grand Prix (GDGP) - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0644 - AK8I5298.jpg
Whitlock in 2017

Whitlock was beaten 4–0 in the second round of the 2017 World Championship by Darren Webster. [57] Whitlock defeated Gary Anderson 6–4 in the final to win UK Open Qualifier 2. [58] He also claimed the fifth event by beating Ronny Huybrechts 6–3. [59] At the main event he was defeated 10–9 by Daryl Gurney in the quarter-finals. [60] He won his third ranking event title of 2017 a week later, winning Players Championship 4. [61]

2020

After a drop in rankings and form over 2019, Whitlock made two televised semi-final appearances in 2020, at the World Grand Prix & Grand Slam, as well as a quarter-final in the World Matchplay. He beat Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals at both the Grand Prix and the Slam, defeating van Gerwen 16–15 in a deciding leg at the Grand Slam. [62] Whitlock also hit a Grand Slam record 20 180s in a match during that win against van Gerwen. [62]

2024

At the 2024 PDC World Championship Whitlock defeated Paolo Nebrida 3–2 in the first round. [63] However, he lost to Gary Anderson 3–0 in the second round. [64]

Personal life

Whitlock has three sons from two previous marriages: Nicholas (born 1991), Mason (born 2003), and Locky (born 2007). [65] He is a fan of Portsmouth F.C. [66]

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. [67]

World Championship performances

BDO

PDC

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore [N 1]
Runner-up1. 2008 World Darts Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 5–7 (s)

PDC major finals: 7 (1 title, 6 runners-up)

Legend
World Championship (0–1)
Premier League (0–1)
World Grand Prix (0–1)
European Championship (1–2)
Championship League (0–1)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore [N 1]
Runner-up1. 2010 World Darts Championship Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 3–7 (s)
Runner-up2. 2012 Premier League Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 7–10 (l)
Winner1. 2012 European Championship Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 11–5 (l)
Runner-up3. 2012 Championship League Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 4–6 (l)
Runner-up4. 2013 European Championship Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 6–11 (l)
Runner-up5. 2017 World Grand Prix Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 4–5 (s)
Runner-up6. 2018 European Championship Flag of England.svg James Wade 8–11 (l)

PDC world series finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
World Series of Darts (0-1)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore [N 1]
Runner-up1. 2014 Singapore Darts Masters Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 8-11 (l)

PDC team finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome'No.earChampionshipTeamTeammateOpponents in the finalScore [N 1]
Runner-up1. 2012 World Cup of Darts Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Paul Nicholson Flag of England.svg   England – Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis 3–4 (m)
Winner2. 2022 World Cup of Darts Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Damon Heta Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Wales – Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton 3–1 (m)
  1. 1 2 3 4 (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets, (m) = score in matches.

Career statistics

Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

Performance timeline

Tournament200320042005200620072008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship 3R Non-PDC F 3R SF QF SF 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 4R 3R 2R 2R 2R DNQ
UK Open DNQ 5R 3R 5R 3R 3R 3R 4R QF 3R 6R 5R QF 5R 4R 4R
World Matchplay DNPNon-PDC SF QF 1R QF SF 2R 1R 2R QF 2R QF DNQ
World Grand Prix DNPNon-PDC 2R 2R 1R QF 1R 2R QF F 1R 1R SF DNQ
European Championship Not heldDNP 2R SF W F 1R 2R 1R QF F 2R DNQ 1R DNQ
Grand Slam of Darts Not heldDNQ QF QF RR WD RR 2R RR DNQ RR RR QF DNQ SF DNQ 2R DNQ
Players Championship Finals Not heldDNP 2R WD SF 1R 1R QF 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R DNQ
PDC Non-ranked televised events
Premier League Darts Not heldDNP SF 6th F 6th 10th DNP 8th DNP
The Masters Not held QF 1R 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R QF DNQ
Champions League of Darts Not heldDNQ RR DNQNH
World Cup of Darts Not held SF NH F 2R SF QF QF 2R SF 2R QF QF W QF 2R
World Series of Darts Finals Not held 1R QF 2R QF 1R 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R
PDC Past major events
Las Vegas Desert Classic DNPNon-PDC 1R Not held
Championship League Not heldDNP SF RR F RR Not held
BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship DNQ SF 2R 2R F 2R No longer a BDO player
Winmau World Masters DNP 2R DNP QF 4R No longer a BDO player
International Darts League DNP SF SF RR Not held
World Darts Trophy DNP 2R 2R 2R Not held
Career statistics
Year-end ranking70Non-PDC46437171688141820384460

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2012 ADO
2R		 GDC
SF		 EDO
QF		 GDM
QF		 DDM
W
2013 UKM
QF		 EDT
WD		 EDO
F		 ADO
WD		 GDT
1R		 GDC
3R		 GDM
SF		 DDM
SF
2014 GDC
DNP		 DDM
2R		 GDM
3R		 ADO
3R		 GDT
SF		 EDO
F		 EDG
SF		 EDT
QF
2015 GDC
3R		 GDT
3R		 GDM
3R		 DDM
3R		 IDO
2R		 EDO
3R		 EDT
2R		 EDM
2R		 EDG
3R
2016 DDM
QF		 GDM
DNQ		 GDT
3R		 EDM
2R		 ADO
2R		 EDO
2R		 IDO
QF		 EDT
3R		 EDG
2R		 GDC
2R
2017 GDC
2R		 GDM
SF		 GDO
3R		 EDG
2R		 GDT
3R		 EDM
2R		 ADO
3R		 EDO
2R		 DDM
3R		 GDG
SF		 IDO
QF		 EDT
SF
2018 EDO
QF		 GDG
2R		 GDO
WD		 ADO
3R		 EDG
QF		 DDM
3R		 GDT
3R		 DDO
F		 EDM
2R		 GDC
2R		 DDC
QF		 IDO
F		 EDT
2R
2019 EDO
2R		 GDC
DNP		 GDG
F		 GDO
2R		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDM
3R		 DDO
QF		 CDO
SF		 ADC
2R		 EDM
1R		 IDO
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2020 BDC
DNP		 GDC
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ
2021 HDT
2R		 GDT
SF
2022 IDO
2R		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDC
QF		 EDM
DNQ		 HDT
3R		 GDO
DNQ		 BDO
1R		 GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		IDO
1R		 GDG
1R		 ADO
3R		 DDC
DNQ		 BDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
1R		 EDM
1R		 GDO
1R		 HDT
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 IDO
1R		 EDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 BSD
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
2R		 FDT
DNQ		 HDT
DNQ		 SDT
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ

Nine-dart finishes

Simon Whitlock televised nine-dart finishes
DateOpponentTournamentMethodPrize
17 May 2012 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton Premier League Darts 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18Unknown

High averages

Simon Whitlock televised high averages
AverageDateOpponentTournamentStageScore
108.8612 November 2018 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 2018 Grand Slam of Darts Group stage5-4 (l)

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