John Part

John Part
Part in 2022
Personal information
Nickname	"Darth Maple"
Born	(1966-06-29) 29 June 1966 (age 58) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Home town	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since	1987
Darts	23g Loxley Darts Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"The Imperial March" (Darth Vader's theme from Star Wars)
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1993–1997
PDC	1997–2020
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (1) 1994
World Masters	Last 16: 1995, 1997
World Trophy	Last 16: 2007
Int. Darts League	Last 32 Group: 2007
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (2) 2003, 2008
World Matchplay	Runner-up: 2002, 2005
World Grand Prix	Runner-up: 2002, 2003
UK Open	Runner-up: 2004
Grand Slam	Quarter-final: 2007, 2012
European Ch'ship	Last 32: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
Premier League	6th: 2005, 2009
Desert Classic	Winner (1) 2006
US Open/WSoD	Semi-final: 2007
PC Finals	Last 16: 2009
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2022, 2023
World Matchplay	Last 16: 2022, 2023, 2024
World Masters	Quarter-final: 2023
Other tournament wins
America's Cup Singles 2002 Blueberry Hill 2001, 2002 Bob Jones Memorial 2005 Canadian Mixed Pairs 1995 Canada National Ch'ships 1995, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 Canadian Open 1995, 2001, 2004 CDC Tour Event 2018 Cleveland Darts Extraveganza 2002 Golden Harvest North American Cup 2004 Ireland Open Autumn Classic 2002 Ireland Open Spring Classic 2002 Klondike Open 1993, 1996, 1998 Las Vegas Open 1998 North American Darts Ch'ship 2010 North American Pro Tour Chicago 2012 Ontario Champion 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2002 Pacific Cup Pairs 1994 Pacific Cup Mixed Pairs 1994 PDC Eastbourne Open 2000 PDC Nations Cup Singles 2002 PDC Northern Ireland Open 2002 Quebec Open 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002 Shanghai International Darts Open 2009 Soft Tip Bullshooter World Ch'ship 2008 USA Darts Classic 2000 Vauxhall Autumn Open 2003 Vauxhall Spring Open 2002, 2003 Virginia Beach Darts Classic 2002 WDF World Cup Pairs 1993 West Tyrone Open 2002, 2003 Windy City Open 2002, 2003 World Cup International Open 1995 WDF Americas Cup Singles 2002 European Tour Events UK Masters 2013 Players Championships Players Championship (AUT) 2011 Players Championship (CAN) 2011 Players Championship (DER) 2011 Players Championship (GIB) 2008 Players Championship (HAY) 2007 UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers Regional Final (SWE) 2003
Other achievements
PDC World Number 1 January to June 2003 Achieved a nine dart finish in the 2011 World Matchplay Member of Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame[1] Member of National Darts Federation of Canada Hall of Fame[2] Member of the PDC Hall of Fame[3]
Updated on 2017.

John Part (born 29 June 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player and current commentator, as well as competing in World Seniors events. Nicknamed "Darth Maple", he is a three-time World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship on his world championship debut, and the PDC World Championship in 2003 and 2008. Part is statistically North America's greatest darts player to date.^[2] He has the distinction of being the first non-UK player to win the World Championship, and the only non-European to date to win the PDC World Darts Championship.

Part's first Championship was the second time a non-seeded player won the BDO World Darts Championship, and one of the few times where a player only lost one set in the entire tournament. His nine-year gap between his first and second World Championships is tied with Ted Hankey for the longest gap between World Championships, and his third victory in 2008 saw him become the first player in history to win a world title in three venues, and the first to win at the Alexandra Palace. His 2008 win saw him join Phil Taylor, Eric Bristow, Raymond van Barneveld and John Lowe as the only players with three or more World Championships, and become only the second player (after Taylor) to win multiple PDC titles.

In 2017, he was inducted into the PDC Hall of Fame.^[3]