In 1997, John MaGowan reached the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open and the WDF World Cup as well as the 1998 Norway Open.
10 Facts About John MaGowan
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Shortly afterwards, John MaGowan switched to the PDC and in his first tournament, he reached the semi-finals of the UK Open Scottish Regional Final.
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John MaGowan then played in the 2003 World Grand Prix in Dublin, losing in the first round to Wayne Mardle.
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John MaGowan then beat Steve Hine, Steve Johnson, and Steve Evans before losing to Kevin Painter.
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John MaGowan then managed to qualify for the 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic and beat Gerry Convery in the first round before losing to Chris Mason in the second round.
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In 2008 John MaGowan wrote darts history by throwing a 9-dart finish at the PDC Players Championship in Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
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John MaGowan won one of eight places for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship at the qualifiers in Telford.
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John MaGowan withdrew from the 2011 UK Open, where he was due to play Shaun Griffiths in the first round, after suffering a hip injury.
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John MaGowan has not played in any PDC tournaments since, and at the 2011 World Grand Prix, commentator John Gwynne suggested that MaGowan had retired from professional darts.
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John MaGowan is an avid Birmingham City fan, with John MaGowan using blue flights on his darts to signify this.