1. Simon Whitlock was born on 3 March 1969 and is an Australian professional darts player who formerly competed in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously competed in British Darts Organisation events.
27 Facts About Simon Whitlock
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Simon Whitlock's defeat made him the only player to have never won a World Championship after reaching the final in both the BDO and PDC.
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Simon Whitlock won the first two events in the Dartplayers Australia series of tournaments.
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Simon Whitlock entered the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship as the number twelve seed and reached the second round, defeating Mark Barilli, but losing to Darryl Fitton.
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Simon Whitlock began playing in the AGP circuit where he won eight tournaments.
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At the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts Simon Whitlock won all 3 of his group stage games with wins over Ted Hankey, Wayne Mardle and Scott Waites.
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On his World Matchplay debut in 2010, Simon Whitlock reached the semi-finals before losing to Phil Taylor.
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Simon Whitlock represented Australia alongside Paul Nicholson during the inaugural PDC World Cup of Darts in December 2010, losing out in the semi-finals to Wales' Mark Webster and Barrie Bates.
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At the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, Simon Whitlock defeated Steve Evans and Denis Ovens before losing to Vincent van der Voort in the third round.
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Simon Whitlock competed in the 2011 Premier League, but finished sixth.
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At the 2011 World Matchplay, Simon Whitlock defeated Peter Wright and Denis Ovens to reach the quarter-finals.
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Simon Whitlock was forced to withdraw from the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts and 2011 Players Championship Finals through injury.
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Simon Whitlock played at 2012 World Championship where beat Dennis Smith,.
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Simon Whitlock partnered Nicholson again at the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts.
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Simon Whitlock won seven of his fourteen league games to finish second in the table, qualifying him for the play-offs.
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Simon Whitlock played Andy Hamilton in the semi-finals, he hit a nine darter in the second leg of the semi-final, and won the match to reach the final.
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Simon Whitlock won his first two matches in the 2013 World Championship without dropping a set and then won a deciding set against Dave Chisnall.
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Simon Whitlock won his first tournament of 2013 at the fifth UK Open Qualifier.
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Simon Whitlock moved up to third in the world rankings after the tournament.
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Simon Whitlock competed in the Premier League but only won one of his nine matches to be eliminated from the competition.
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At the World Matchplay, Simon Whitlock recorded wins over Kevin Painter, Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade to reach the semi-finals of the event for the second time.
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Simon Whitlock lost to van Gerwen in the final of the Singapore Darts Masters.
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Simon Whitlock did not receive a wildcard to compete in the Premier League, meaning he missed the event for the first time since 2009.
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Simon Whitlock beat Alan Norris in a deciding set at the World Grand Prix.
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Simon Whitlock defeated Chris Dobey to win his second title of the year at Players Championship 19.
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Simon Whitlock won his third ranking event title of 2017 a week later, winning Players Championship 4.
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Simon Whitlock hit a Grand Slam record 20 180s in a match during that win against van Gerwen.