Lourence Gregorio Ilagan (born 11 February 1978) is a
Filipino
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** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
professional soft-tip and steel-tip
darts
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player who plays currently in
Professional Darts Corporation
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(PDC) and international soft-tip events. His biggest achievement to date was advanced to the semi-finals of the
World Masters
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before he lost to
Robbie Green
Robbie Green (born 19 July 1974) is a former English professional darts player. His nickname was Kong.
PDC career
Green made his televised debut at the 2004 UK Open, reaching the last 64 stage. The same year he qualified for the World Matchp ...
. He has represented the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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* hil, Republ ...
during the
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
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and
PDC World Cup of Darts
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but was beaten by
Finland
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's
Marko Kantele
Marko Kantele (born 24 August 1968 in Mäntyharju) is a Finnish darts player.
Career
Kantele made his major debut in the 1997 Winmau World Masters, beating defending champion Colin Monk in the first round but lost in the second round to Mark Da ...
5–2 in the Preliminary Round.
Ilagan reached the semi-finals of the 2009 Winmau World Masters after qualifying from the earlier rounds into the last 16, where he defeated number two seed
Scott Waites
Scott Waites (born 17 February 1977) is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. ...
and then beat Steve West in the quarter-finals. He lost to
Robbie Green
Robbie Green (born 19 July 1974) is a former English professional darts player. His nickname was Kong.
PDC career
Green made his televised debut at the 2004 UK Open, reaching the last 64 stage. The same year he qualified for the World Matchp ...
in the semi-final.
Ilagan represented the Philippines with Christian Perez in the
2012 PDC World Cup of Darts
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The Netherlands were the defending champions after th ...
and together they were beaten 5–3 by the United States in the first round.
Ilagan won the Philippines Qualifying Event for the 2013 World Championship and once there came back from three to one down in legs to
Jamie Lewis
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in the preliminary round to win 4–3. He faced
Colin Osborne
Colin Osborne (born 19 June 1975) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2009, he won the Championship League and reached the final of the UK Open.
Darts career
Osborne has won two ...
in the first round and despite impressing with some clinical finishes, he lost 3–0. He was due to play with Perez once more in the 2013 World Cup of Darts but they were forced to withdraw due to travel problems. Later in the year he won the Hong Kong Open by beating
Edward Santos
Eduardo (Edward) Santos (born October 1, 1979) is a former Filipino professional darts player. Who would have represented the Philippines as an International Qualifier to the 2014 Ladbrokes
World Darts Championship. However, he has had to with ...
in the final.
He defeated Perez 4–1 to win the 2013 World Soft Darts Championship having eliminated
Stephen Bunting
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in the quarter-finals and Randy Van Deursen in the semis. Ilagan credited his eight hours a day practice routine in being key to his success and he earned $1,000,000 HK in the process. In 2014, Ilagan was beaten in the semi-finals of the Chinese Dartslive event.
Ilagan won the 2015 Soft Tip Dartslive Asia Open by beating Hyun Chul Park in the final. He partnered
Gilbert Ulang
Gilbert Ulang (born July 23, 1979) is a Filipino former darts player.
Career
Ulang represented the Philippines alongside Lourence Ilagan at the 2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, during which they lost in the first round to Belgium's Kim & Ronny Hu ...
at the
World Cup of Darts
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World Championship results
PDC
* 2009: Preliminary round (lost to
Marko Kantele
Marko Kantele (born 24 August 1968 in Mäntyharju) is a Finnish darts player.
Career
Kantele made his major debut in the 1997 Winmau World Masters, beating defending champion Colin Monk in the first round but lost in the second round to Mark Da ...
2–5) (legs)
* 2013: First round (lost to
Colin Osborne
Colin Osborne (born 19 June 1975) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2009, he won the Championship League and reached the final of the UK Open.
Darts career
Osborne has won two ...
0–3) (sets)
* 2019: First round (lost to
Vincent van der Voort
Vincent van der Voort (born 18 December 1975) is a Dutch professional darts player on the PDC circuit. As of the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship, his nickname is the "Dutch Destroyer", although he used to go by "Grease Lightning". He is bes ...
1–3)
* 2020: First round (lost to
Cristo Reyes
Cristo Reyes Torres (born 30 July 1987) is a Spanish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
In October 2014, Reyes bested a field of 154 players to win the Iberian Qualifier for the 2015 PDC World Champi ...
2–3)
* 2021: First round (lost to
Ryan Murray
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1–3)
* 2022: First round (lost to
Raymond van Barneveld
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0–3)
* 2023: Second round (lost to
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Dimitri Van den Bergh (born 8 July 1994) is a Belgian professional darts player who currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a two-time World Youth Champion and the 2020 World Matchplay champion, after beating Gar ...