Stefan Lord

Stefan Lord (born 4 December 1954) is a Swedish–born Thai former professional darts player[1] who competed in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and is one of the country's most successful players.

Stefan Lord
Personal information
Born (1954-12-04) 4 December 1954
Stockholm, Sweden
Home townBangkok, Thailand
Darts information
Playing darts since1970
Darts24g
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"The Final Countdown" by Europe
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1974–1991
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipThird Place: 1982
World MastersSemi-finals: 1981
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Denmark Open
News of the World Tournament
WDF Europe Cup Pairs
1977
1978, 1980

1980, 1982, 1988

Darts career

He competed at ten BDO World Darts Championships with his best run coming in 1982 where he finished in third place, beating Bobby George 2-1. He played in the first ever World Championship in 1978, reaching the semi-finals, losing to John Lowe. His final World Championship appearance came in 1988, losing in the first round to Paul Lim.

He also reached in semi finals of the Winmau World Masters in 1981 and won the News of the World Darts Championship twice in 1978 and 1980,[2] becoming the first (and only) overseas player to win the tournament and one of seven players to win it more than once. He finished runner-up in the 1983 North American Open.

Lord left the BDO in 1991.

World Championship results

BDO

Career finals

Independent major finals: 2 (2 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1978 News of the World Championship (1) England John Coward 2–0 (l)
Winner 2. 1980 News of the World Championship (2) England Dave Whitcombe 2–0 (l)

References


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