Nickname Stoney PDC 2014– BDO 2009–2014 | Laterality Right-handed Home town Larkhall
Scotland Name Gary Stone | |
Born 19 June 1981 (age 42) ( 1981-06-19 ) Walk-on music Made of Stone by The Stone Roses | ||
Ron meulenkamp gary stone t1 wdc 2012
Gary Stone (born 19 June 1981) is a Scottish darts player in the Professional Darts Corporation.
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- Ron meulenkamp gary stone t1 wdc 2012
- Gary stone 3rd on day 3 to win through at the pdc q school
- BDO
- PDC
- References
Gary stone 3rd on day 3 to win through at the pdc q school
BDO
Stone began his darts career by playing darts in The Village Tavern in his hometown of Larkhall- reaching the semi final of the weekly tournament before being eliminated by eventual winner and local darts protegé Darren Cross. The following week, Stone reached the final only to, once again, be beaten by "The Crucifying Cross". This was Stone's first prize in darts and he received 4 free credits for the jukebox as his prize.
His performances were spotted by local promoter Dave "Clubber" Lang who recommended Stone to the BDO tour's management who beat off competition from rival darts promotions in St Tam's and Netties to sign him to play darts professionally on the tour.
Stone qualified for the 2012 BDO World Championship and got to the last 16 defeating Ron Meulenkamp 3–0 but lost 4–0 to Martin Adams in the last 16. He won the WDF Europe Cup, beating reigning world champion Christian Kist in the final. Stone has qualified for the 2013 BDO World Championship and lost 3–1 to Steve Douglas in the first round.
Stone was part of the Scotland team that won gold in the men's team event at the WDF World Cup in 2013 alongside teammates Ross Montgomery, Craig Baxter and Alan Soutar. Scotland defeated America 9–7 in the team final. Stone also helped Scotland win silver in the overall competition.
PDC
Stone entered the PDC Q School in January 2014, and secured a tour card on the third day with a 5–2 win over Steve Grubb in the final round. He made his debut in the European Tour at the European Darts Open in July, losing 6–4 to Ryan de Vreede in the first round. He also reached the last 32 of two Players Championship events during the season.
He qualified for the 2015 German Darts Masters and overcame Rowby-John Rodriguez 6–4, before losing 6–2 to Michael van Gerwen. Stone also reached the second round of the Dutch Darts Masters by beating Dean Winstanley 6–4 with an average of almost 100, but then narrowly lost 6–5 to Steve Beaton. His tour card expired at the end of 2015 and with Stone ranked 100th on the Order of Merit he needed to enter Q School. A single last 16 showing over the four days was not enough for Stone to win his place back. A trio of last 64 defeats saw him qualify for the 2016 UK Open, where he beat Johnny Haines 6–5, before losing 6–2 to Jamie Caven in the second round. Stone played in the majority of Challenge Tour events, with two last 16 defeats being his best runs.