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Chris Loudon Personal information Full name Christopher Loudon Born May 19, 1985
Glasgow, Scotland
Home town Glasgow
ScotlandDarts information Playing darts since 1993 Darts 25g Chris Loudon custom short stemmed Laterality Right-handed BDO 1998 to 2009 and 2010 to Present PDC 2009 to 2010 BDO majors - best performances World Masters Last 64 2009 PDC premier events - best performances UK Open Last 96 2009
Last 128 2010US Open/WSoD Last 64 2010 Other tournament wins Years Updated on 26th May 2010. Chris Loudon (born 19 May 1985 in Glasgow) is a Scottish darts player currently playing for the PDC (Professional Darts Corporation). Loudon began playing darts aged 4, and throughout his childhood and early teens, had competed in local and international youth tournaments with the BDO. Loudon last played competitively for the BDO (British Darts Organisation) in February 2009, when he played 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 this tournament, he decided to move to the 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.[3] [4]
As of the 3rd July 2010, Loudon is ranked 115th, according to the PDC Order of Merit .[5] In separate ranked tournaments, Loudon is currently ranked joint 79th in the 2010 PDC Player's Championship Order of Merit, and was ranked joint 64th [6] in the Blue Square UK Open Order of Merit in 2009. 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] Loudon was interviewed on Scottish radio station [8] 96.3 Rock Radio, where he expressed his excitement in participating in the tournament. In the same interview, Loudon confirmed that he has no 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' (reference to the Northern Irish punk rock band), and perhaps 'something by them' for his walk-on music. On Thursday, June 3, 2010, he played against Paul Whitworth in the first round and was subsequently defeated 6-5.[9]
In October 2010, Loudon decided to move back to the BDO.
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Outside darts
Loudon currently works full time for his local government authority, and lives in a suburb in the East End of Glasgow. He has a keen interest in football, and he was a promising goalkeeper in his youth. He was once scouted for Dundee United F.C. but chose to play darts instead of football. When he is not playing darts, Loudon enjoys supporting the Scottish national football team, and following Rangers F.C. He also enjoys playing golf and snooker.
Trivia
Loudon is a cousin of Scottish professional footballers Darren Young and Derek Young.
Notable earnings, achievements and results to date:-[10]
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". BDO. 2009-06-15. http://www.scottishdarts.com/alphamen.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "BDO Scottish Open 2009 Last 64". BDO. 2009-06-21. http://www.scottishdarts.com/scopenmenslast64.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "UK Open results, PDC , Bolton , England". Sky Sports. 2009-06-15. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12288_5364465,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "Blue Square UK Open Draw, PDC , England". PDC. 2009-06-15. http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~1666720,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit, PDC , England". PDC. 2009-06-15. http://www.pdc.tv/page/PDCOrderofMerit/0,,10180,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "PDC Blue Square Order of Merit, PDC , England". PDC. 2009-06-15. http://www.pdc.tv/page/BlueSquareUKOpenOrderofMerit/0,,10180,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "Final UK Open Qualification Standings 2010". PDC. 2010-05-25. http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2048155,00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ "Chris Loudon Rock Radio Interview". gmgradiocgn. 2010-05-25. http://gmgradiocdn.co.uk/audio/2010/05/ez5af4v6p8.mp3. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ "UK Open Day One". PDC. 2010-06-03. http://www.pdc.tv/page/UKOpenDetail/0,,10180~2064403,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ "Darts Database Player details". DDB. 2009-06-15. http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=4102&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=1#PlayerResults. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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