Chris Loudon
Christopher Loudon (born 19 May 1985) is a Scottish former professional darts player.
| Chris Loudon | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Christopher Loudon |
| Nickname | "Fingers" |
| Born | 19 May 1985 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Home town | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1993 |
| Darts | 25 Gram Chris Loudon Custom Short Stemmed |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Nobody's Heroes" by Stiff Little Fingers |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2004–2008, 2011–2013 |
| PDC | 2008–2010 |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Masters | Last 64: 2009 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| UK Open | Last 96: 2009 |
| US Open/WSoD | Last 64: 2010 |
| Updated on 1 February 2019. | |
Career
Loudon began playing darts at four years of age, and throughout his childhood and early teens, competed in local and international youth tournaments with the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Loudon last played competitively for the BDO in February 2009, when he participated in the BDO 2009 Scottish Open.[1] He reached his board semi-final in this event, which was later won by Tony O'Shea.[2]
After the tournament, Loudon decided to move to the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). To date, his greatest achievement in the PDC is reaching the second round of the Blue Square, 2009 UK Open Darts tournament, held in Bolton, England.[3][4]
In July 2010, Loudon was ranked 115th on the PDC Order of Merit.[5] In separate ranked tournaments, he was ranked joint-79th in the 2010 PDC Player's Championship Order of Merit, and joint-64th in the Blue Square UK Open Order of Merit in 2009.[6] In 2010, and in the same tournament, Loudon was ranked 95th, and therefore qualified to compete in the Riley's Darts Zones - UK Open Darts Championship for a second time.[7] On 3 June 2010, he played against Paul Whitworth in the first round and was subsequently defeated 6–5.[8]
In October 2010, Loudon decided to move back to the BDO.
Nickname
Loudon was interviewed on Scottish radio station in 2010[9] 96.3 Rock Radio, and confirmed that he did not have an official walk-on music or darts nickname, but has been referred to as "Fingers" because he "works with computers and plays darts". The DJ then suggested the nickname "Stiff Little Fingers" (a reference to the Northern Irish punk rock band), and perhaps "something by them" for his walk-on music.
Personal life
Loudon is a cousin of Scottish professional footballers Darren Young and Derek Young.
Notable earnings, achievements and results to date
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Prize | Notes: Results (PDC World Rank (at The time)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/06/2010 | PDPA Players Championship Las Vegas 1 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-5 Nico Depaynos
Gary Anderson (7) 6-0 Chris Loudon |
| 27/06/2010 | PDC US Open | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-4 Mark Dudbridge (19)
Ken MacNeil (78) 6-3 Chris Loudon |
| 12/06/2010 | PDPA Players Championship Barnsley 1 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-5 Joe Cullen (76)
Kevin Painter (18) 6-3 Chris Loudon |
| 03/06/2010 | Riley's Darts Zones - UK Open Darts Championship | PDC Premier | Last 128 (Round 1) | £0 | Chris Loudon 5-6 Paul Whitworth (Am Qualifier) |
| 21/03/2010 | UK Open Qualifier 4 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-3 Steve Beaton (22)
Colin Monk (64) 6-5 Chris Loudon |
| 07/03/2010 | PDPA Players Championship Germany 2 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-3 Carsten Becker
Robert Thornton (15) 6-2 Chris Loudon |
| 06/03/2010 | PDPA Players Championship Germany 1 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-1 Wim Mink
Wayne Jones 6-2 Chris Loudon |
| 20/02/2010 | PDPA Players Championship Swindon 1 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-1 Jon Archer (P Round)
Chris Loudon 6-3 Chris Allen Jelle Klaasen (25) 6-3 Chris Loudon |
| 06/02/2010 | PDPA Players Championship Gibraltar 2 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-2 Nick Fulwell (76)
Mario Masurka (150) 6-4 Chris Loudon |
| 08/11/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Irvine 2 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-4 Steve Musson
Mark Walsh (11) 6-3 Chris Loudon |
| 06/09/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Austria 2 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 32 | £300 | Chris Loudon 6-5 Roland Freistatter
Chris Loudon 6-4 Gary Anderson (59) Louis Blundell 6-4 Chris Loudon |
| 21/06/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Germany 2 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-1 Barry Zander
Andy Smith (27) 6-5 Chris Loudon |
| 20/06/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Germany 1 | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-4 Marco Kantele
Jelle Klaasen (26) 6-3 Chris Loudon |
| 13/06/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Barnsley | PDC Pro Tour | Last 32 | £300 | Chris Loudon 6-5 Steve Maish (25)
Chris Loudon 6-3 Ian MacFarlane Colin Lloyd (9) 6-3 Chris Loudon |
| 07/06/2009 | 2009 UK Open Darts | PDC Premier | Last 96 (Round 2) | £0 | Adrian Genery 5-6 Chris Loudon
Chris Loudon 5-6 Chris Cooper |
| 09/05/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Wales | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-5 Robbie Parker
Colin Osborne (16) 6-2 Chris Loudon |
| 29/03/2009 | UK Open Midlands Regional Final | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-2 Roland Scholten (20)
Lionel Sams (70) 6-3 Chris Loudon |
| 22/03/2009 | UK Open Southern Regional Final | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-3 John Kuczynski (78)
Denis Ovens (19) 6-3 Chris Loudon |
| 21/03/2009 | PDPA Players Championship South | PDC Pro Tour | Last 64 | £200 | Chris Loudon 6-3 Steve Grubb (87)
Darren Johnson 6-4 Chris Loudon |
| 07/03/2009 | PDPA Players Championship Scotland | PDC Pro Tour | Last 128 | £0 | James Wade (2) 6-1 Chris Loudon (PDC debut) |
| 21/02/2009 | Scottish Open | BDO | Last 128 | £0 | Defeated in board semi-final. |
| 09/03/2008 | Isle of Man Open | BDO | Last 64 | £20 | |
| 28/05/2006 | Scottish National Championships | National | Quarter Final | £Unknown | |
| 24/10/2004 | World Masters | WDF | Last 64 | £Unknown |
References
- "BDO Scottish Open 2009 Participants" (PDF). BDO. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- "BDO Scottish Open 2009 Last 64" (PDF). BDO. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- "UK Open results, PDC, Bolton, England". Sky Sports. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- "Blue Square UK Open Draw, PDC , England". PDC. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- "PDC Order of Merit, PDC , England". PDC. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- "PDC Blue Square Order of Merit, PDC , England". PDC. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- "Final UK Open Qualification Standings 2010". PDC. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- "UK Open Day One". PDC. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- "Chris Loudon Rock Radio Interview". gmgradiocgn. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- "Darts Database Player details". DDB. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.