John Part

John Part
Part in 2022
Personal information
Nickname"Darth Maple"
Born (1966-06-29) 29 June 1966
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Home townOshawa, Ontario, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since1987
Darts23g Loxley Darts Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"The Imperial March" (Darth Vader's theme from Star Wars)
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1993–1997
PDC1997–
WDF major events – best performances
World ChampionshipWinner (1): 1994
World MastersLast 16: 1995, 1997
World TrophyLast 16: 2007
Int. Darts LeagueLast 32 Group: 2007
PDC premier events – best performances
World ChampionshipWinner (2): 2003, 2008
World MatchplayRunner-up: 2002, 2005
World Grand PrixRunner-up: 2002, 2003
UK OpenRunner-up: 2004
Grand SlamQuarter-final: 2007, 2012
European ChampionshipLast 32: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
Premier League6th: 2005, 2009
Desert ClassicWinner (1) 2006
US Open/WSoDSemi-final: 2007
PC FinalsLast 16: 2009
WSDT major events – best performances
World ChampionshipLast 16: 2022, 2023, 2025
World MatchplayLast 16: 2022, 2023, 2024
World MastersQuarter-final: 2023
Other tournament wins
BlueBerry Hill Open (x4) 1993, 2000
2001, 2002
Canadian Mixed Pairs 1995
Canada National Championships (x5) 1995, 2001,
2002, 2004, 2007
Quebec Open (x4) 1994, 1996,
1999, 2002
Sycrause Open (x3) 1991, 1997, 2001
Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship 2008
Windy City Open (x3) 1994, 2002, 2003

BDO/WDF Events

Bob Jones Memorial 2005
Canadian Open (x3) 1995, 2001, 2004
Cleveland Extravagnza 1995, 2002
Houston Open (x4) 1992, 2002
2003, 2005
Klondike Open (x3) 1993, 1996, 1998
Las Vegas Open 1998
WDF Americas Cup Singles 2002
WDF Pacific Cup Mixed Pairs 1994
WDF Pacific Cup Overall 1994
WDF World Cup Pairs 1993

Championship Darts Circuit Pro Tour (x1)

2018

PDC Events

Eastbourne Open 2000
Golden Harvest North American Cup 2004
Ireland Autumn Classic 2002
Ireland Spring Classic 2002
Le Skratch Montreal Open 2007
North American Darts Championship 2010
North American Pro Tour Chicago 2012
Nations Cup Singles 2002
Northern Ireland Open 2002
Vauxhall Autumn Open 2003
Vauxhall Spring Open (x2) 2002, 2003
West Tyrone Open 2003
Witch City Pro 2002

European Tour Events (x1)

UK Masters 2013

Players Championships (x5)

2007, 2008, 2011 (x3)

UK Open Qualifiers (x1)

2003
Other achievements
PDC World Number 1 January to June 2003

Member of Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame
Member of National Darts Federation of Canada Hall of Fame

Member of the PDC Hall of Fame
Updated on 2017.

John Part (born 29 June 1966) is a Canadian former professional darts player and current commentator, who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Darth Maple", he is a three-time World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship on his world championship debut, and the PDC World Championship in 2003 and 2008. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Part is statistically North America's greatest darts player to date. He was the first non-British player to win the World Championship, and the only non-European to date to win the PDC World Darts Championship.

Part's first Championship was the second time a non-seeded player won the BDO World Darts Championship, and one of the few times where a player only lost one set in the entire tournament. His nine-year gap between his first and second World Championships is tied with Ted Hankey for the longest gap between World Championships, and his third victory in 2008 saw him become the first player in history to win a world title in three venues, and the first to win at the Alexandra Palace. His 2008 win saw him join Phil Taylor, Eric Bristow, Raymond van Barneveld and John Lowe as the only players with three or more World Championships, and become only the second player (after Taylor) to win multiple PDC titles.

In 2017, he was inducted into the PDC Hall of Fame.