Stowe Buntz

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Stowe Buntz
Personal information
Nickname"Neon Nightmare"
BornJanuary 25, 1979
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Home townPortsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Darts information
Playing darts since2004
Darts23 gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Celebration" by Kool & the Gang
Organisation (see split in darts)
Current world ranking 137 Increase2.svg 4 (8 December 2024) [1] (WDF)
NR (24 November 2024) [2] (PDC)
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 96: 2024
Grand Slam Quarter Final: 2023
Other tournament wins
CDC Continental Cup 2023
Gibraltar Open 2024
Oregon Open 2010
Washington Area Open 2023

CDC Pro Tour

CDC Pro Tour (Cambridge) 2023 (3x)
CDC Pro Tour (Oakbrook Terrace) 2024
CDC Pro Tour (Wheeling) 2024

Stowe Buntz (born January 25, 1979) is an American professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is active in the Championship Darts Circuit, the North American affiliate of the PDC. [3]

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Career

In October 2023, Buntz won the 2023 CDC Continental Cup to secure his place at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts. [4] [5] This came after placing as the second-ranked American on the 2023 CDC Tour to lock in his debut at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, a rank made possible after becoming the first player in CDC history to win three tour events in the same weekend. [6] In November, Buntz was drawn into Group E with Peter Wright, Dave Chisnall, and Stephen Bunting. [7] His debut match on his first televised major event was against former two-time world champion Peter Wright, where he won 5–1. [8] [9] [10] In his next match, he faced Stephen Bunting, defeating him 5–3, [11] before losing his last match in his group to Dave Chisnall 5–4; [12] however, despite the loss, he still topped first in the group. [13] In the last 16, Buntz defeated the runner-up of Group F, Andrew Gilding, 10–5 before exiting the tournament at the quarterfinals in a rematch against Stephen Bunting, losing 16–8. [14] [15]

At the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, Buntz played Kevin Doets in the opening match of the tournament, with the winner to face defending champion Michael Smith in the next round. Buntz lost 3–0 to Doets. [16] [17]

Buntz was a part of the field for the 2024 US Darts Masters as the CDC Continental Cup winner. He lost to Nathan Aspinall in the first round. [18]

He qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, where he lost to Nick Kenny 3–0 in the first round. [19]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament202320242025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNQ 1R 1R
Grand Slam of Darts QF DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)91145

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  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ Wood, Kieran (November 11, 2023). "Who is Stowe Buntz; the American Peter Wright competing at the Grand Slam of Darts?". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Buntz celebrates CDC Continental Cup glory to seal Grand Slam spot". www.pdc.tv. October 22, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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