Stefan Lord (born 4 December 1954) is a Swedish former professional darts playerDarts Database: Stefan Lord, accessed 6 October 2010 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.
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,The News of the World Darts Championship 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 1978: Semi-finals (lost to John Lowe 4–8) (legs) 1979: 2nd round (lost to Rab Smith 1–2) (sets) 1980: 1st round (lost to Bill Lennard 1–2) 1981: 1st round (lost to Kevin White 1–2) 1982: Semi-finals (lost to Jocky Wilson 0–4) 1983: Quarter-finals (lost to Tony Brown 1–4) 1984: 2nd round (lost to Mike Gregory 1–4) 1985: 2nd round (lost to Cliff Lazarenko 0–3) 1986: 1st round (lost to Jocky Wilson 0–3) 1988: 1st round (lost to Paul Lim 0–3)
Career finals Independent major finals: 2 (2 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1978 News of the World Championship (1) John Coward 2–0 (l)Winner 2. 1980 News of the World Championship (2) Dave Whitcombe 2–0 (l)
Performance timeline
BDO Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 NYFSF2R1R1RSFQF2R2R1RDNP1RDNP World Masters2RDNP3R2R3R4RSF3R2R2R1R3R2RDNP2R British MatchplayNYFDNPQFDNP Butlins Grand MastersNYFDNP1RQF1RQF1R1R1RDNPNH MFI World MatchplayNot held1RDid not playNH ???1R???W1RWQF???1R???
+ WDF majors performances Tournament Event World Cup 1977 Euro Cup 1978 World Cup 1979 Euro Cup 1980 World Cup 1981 Euro Cup 1982 World Cup 1983 Euro Cup 1984 World Cup 1985 Euro Cup 1986 World Cup 1987 Euro Cup 1988 World Cup 1989 WDF World Cup & WDF Europe Cup Singles Pairs ? ? Team Overall
References
External links Official website (archived) (in Swedish) Profile and stats on Darts Database