Johnny "John" Weber (born 29 November 1972) is a former professional
Australia
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darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, missiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dar ...
player.
Career
In 2011, Weber won his first title by claiming the Victorian Easter Open with a 7–2 victory over Jamie Browne in the final. In 2014 he began playing more in Australian Grand Prix Tour events, winning the Mittagong RSL Open 1, Southern Illawarra Open 1 and Warilla Bowls Club Open. Weber qualified for the
Sydney Darts Masters and lost 6–1 to
Stephen Bunting
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in the first round. He took the first five legs against
Rob Szabo
Robert "Rob" Szabo (born 29 October 1965 from Wellington) is a former professional darts player from New Zealand.
Career
Szabo claimed the 2010 New Zealand National Championship by beating Koha Kokiri 4–0 in the final.
He qualified for the ...
in the final of the Oceanic Masters and won 8–2. The title earned him a place in the first round of the
2015 World Championship, where he lost 3–1 against
Terry Jenkins
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in the first round.
Weber won three times on the
2015 Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour, as well as losing in five finals to finish second on the Order of Merit. In 2016 he was defeated 6–5 in the final of the Chester Hill Open by
Corey Cadby
Corey Patrick Cadby (born 18 March 1995) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the 2016 World Youth champion.
Career
A native of Tasmania, Cadby began competing in Darts ...
and won the Australian Masters by beating
James Bailey James Bailey may refer to:
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* James Bailey (classical scholar) (died 1864), English schoolmaster
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.
World Championship results
PDC
* 2015: First round (lost to
Terry Jenkins
Terry Jenkins (born 26 September 1963) is an English former professional darts player who was nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the name "Tucker" for his matches. He reached number three in the world rankings and was a runner-up in nin ...
1–3) (sets)
References
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1972 births
Living people
Australian darts players
Professional Darts Corporation associate players
Sportspeople from Melbourne