Stowe Buntz
American darts player (born 1979)
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Stowe Buntz (born January 25, 1979) is an American professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is active in the Championship Darts Circuit (CDC), the North American affiliate of the PDC;[2] he has won nine CDC Pro Tour titles, as well as the 2023 CDC Continental Cup. He reached his first PDC major quarter-final at the 2023 Grand Slam.
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
| Stowe Buntz | |||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Neon Nightmare" | ||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1979 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Darts | 23g Shot | ||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang | ||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||
| PDC | 2023– | ||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF) 54  1 (16 March 2026)[1] | ||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 96: 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter-final: 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||
CDC Pro Tour (x9)
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Career
In October 2023, Buntz won the 2023 CDC Continental Cup his beaten by America's Jason Brandon by 8–6 to secure his place at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.[3][4] 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.[5] In November, Buntz was drawn into Group E with Peter Wright, Dave Chisnall, and Stephen Bunting.[6] His debut match on his first televised major event was against former two-time world champion Peter Wright, where he won 5–1.[7][8][9] In his next match, he faced Stephen Bunting, defeating him 5–3,[10] before losing his last match in his group to Dave Chisnall 5–4;[11] however, despite the loss, he still topped first in the group.[12] 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.[13][14]
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.[15][16]
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.[17]
He qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, where he lost to Nick Kenny 3–0 in the first round.[18]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2024: First round (lost to Kevin Doets 0–3)
- 2025: First round (lost to Nick Kenny 0–3)
- 2026: First round (lost to James Hurrell 1–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | DNQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | QF | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season-end ranking (PDC) | 91 | 145 | 144 | |||||||||||||||||||