Ross Montgomery (born 16 October 1962), nicknamed The Boss, is a Scottish professional

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player who played in

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(WDF) tournaments and as of January 14th 2022 now plays on the

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(PDC). Montgomery also played

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in his native Scotland, having spent eleven years with Glasgow Diamonds.Ross Montgomery's About Me
Ross 'The Turnip' Montgomery. Retrieved 11 November 2014. He was forced to retire through injury and took up the game of darts instead. Montgomery's only major success to date was winning the

Zuiderduin Masters The Finder Darts Masters was a darts tournament held in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, sanctioned by the British Darts Organisation and the World Darts Federation, running intermittently under several different names from 1995 to 2018. The tourn ...

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. He is a former finalist at the

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and

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, and quarter-finalist at the BDO World Championship. He has represented and captained Scotland at the

WDF Europe Cup The WDF Europe Cup is a darts tournament held biennially since 1978. The tournament consists of a team championship, a pairs championship and a singles championship. All events have a men's competition, and a women's competition (since 1982). Tou ...

, and

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s, four

s and six BDO Six Nations Cups. He has played in thirty-six matches for Scotland, winning twenty-four of them. Montgomery qualified for the 2006 BDO World Championships along with players like Brian Woods and eventual champion

Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October 1984), nicknamed The Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. In 2006, he became the youngest darts player to win the ...

of the Netherlands. Montgomery was drawn in the first round with another Dutchman

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, losing 3–1 in sets. He followed this, however, by reaching the final of the Scottish Open, beating Gary Robson and

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before losing in the final to

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's Göran Klemme, runner-up in the 2005 World Masters. He played in the 2007 International Darts League, beating PDC player Chris Mason,

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's Dirk Hespeels and avenged his Lakeside defeat by van der Voort to win Group 4 with a 100% record. He wasn't able to repeat his performances in the Last 32 Group stage, losing all 3 of his games in Group D to

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and group winner

Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champ ...

. Montgomery produced a good run in the

Winmau World Masters The World Masters is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the BDO/WDF tournaments, which began in 1974. The tournament is sponsored by darts board manufacturer, Winmau. The World Masters was unusual in darts in that its sets are th ...

, reaching the last 16 of the tournament, losing to Atkins. In 2008, Montgomery won the newly created EDO England Open, which was run by the newly formed ''English Darts Organisation''. He scored wins over Johnny Nijs,

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, Gary Robson and

Edwin Max Edwin Max (born 23 August 1969 in The Hague) is a former Dutch darts player. He used the nickname Mad Max for his matches. Career Max made his first World Championship debut in 2008 as a member of the British Darts Organisation, losing in the f ...

before beating another Scotsman Gary Anderson in the final. He then reached the final of the inaugural BDO International Open, an event formerly known as the BDO England Open, losing to

Davy Richardson David Richardson-Page (born 21 October 1962) is an English former professional darts player who played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He was nicknamed Rocky and The Face. Career Richardson was well renowned for having the worst r ...

. On 26 July 2008 Montgomery won his second event of the year, winning the British Classic, again beating Anderson in the final. Montgomery regained the British Classic crown in 2010, defeating

Stuart Kellett Stuart Kellett (born 12 August 1981) is a former English darts player. BDO career Kellett reached the last 16 of the 2007 Winmau World Masters, having beaten Andy Fordham among others on the way to the televised stages. He lost 1-3 in sets t ...

in the final. Montgomery ended 2008 ranked seventh on the year end WDF World rankings.WDF World Ranking Systems Rolls of Honour 1984–2008
WDF. 12 January 2014. These performances helped Montgomery earn automatic qualification for the 2009 BDO World Championships as the number 10 seed. He defeated Welshman Martin Phillips in the first round but lost in round two to eventual champion Ted Hankey. He entered the tournament the following year as the Number 6 seed, but wasted six darts to win his first round match and lost to Garry Thompson. Montgomery won the 2010 British Classic as well as the 2010

, his inaugural major title, where he came from 4–0 down in sets to win 5–4 against

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 ...

, also surviving three match darts. Montgomery finished as the year end number one in WDF Working Rankings Europe for 2010.WDF World Ranking Systems Rolls of Honour 2009–2013
WDF. Retrieved 12 January 2014. At the

2011 BDO World Darts Championship The 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Martin Adams was the defending men's champ ...

, Montgomery was beaten 3–1 in sets by Alan Norris. Montgomery reached the semi-finals of the 2011 Winmau World Masters where he was beaten in a deciding leg by

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. Following his victory at 2010 edition, Montgomery had another decent run reaching the semi-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters in

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. At the

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, Montgomery reached the second round for only the second time courtesy of a 3–1 win over

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in the first round, but was subsequently defeated 4–1 by eventual runner-up

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. Montgomery was defeated in the first round of the 2013 BDO World Darts Championship 3–1 by Paul Jennings, having had four darts to lead 2–1. Montgomery captained Scotland to silver behind England in the overall team competition at the

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, while alongside team-mates

Gary Stone Gary Stone (born 19 June 1981) is a Scottish professional darts player who currently plays in the World Darts Federation tournaments. Career BDO Stone began his darts career at The Village Tavern in his hometown of Larkhall, reaching the semi ...

, Craig Baxter and Alan Soutar, Scotland defeated America 9–7 in the men's team final. Montgomery again reached the semi-finals of the

, losing to eventual champion

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. He followed this with a narrow 3–2 first round win at the 2014 World Championship over qualifier

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, after Meaney missed seven darts to take a 2–0 lead in the deciding set. He was beaten in the second round by

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. Montgomery showed good form to lift the Dutch Open with victory over

and then reach the final of the newly reinstated

, where he was defeated 13–11 by

. At the 2015 World Championship, Monty defeated

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3–1 in the first round, before dispatching

4–0 in the second to reach the quarter finals at Lakeside for the first time in his career. He was then beaten 5–1 in the quarter finals by Martin Adams. After a quiet year on the circuit, Montgomery still managed to qualify for the 2016 World Championship but was unseeded for the first time in 10 years, He lost in the first round to Jamie Hughes 3–0.

PDC

He announced on the 6th January his intention to participate in the 2022 PDC Q School for the first time ever. And on the third day of competition he out right won a tour card and will now play for first time ever on the PDC circuit in 2022 and 2023.

Personal life

While Montgomery played

for the Glasgow Diamonds he met his wife Dorothy, who was a cheerleader for the team at the time. He and his wife Dorothy have a son Scott (born 1993) and daughters Alisha (born 1998) and Gemma (born 2000). Montgomery is a supporter of football club

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World Championship results

BDO

* 2006: First round (lost to

1–3) * 2009: Second round (lost to

1–4) * 2010: First round (lost to Garry Thompson 2–3) * 2011: First round (lost to Alan Norris 1–3) * 2012: Second round (lost to

1–4) * 2013: First round (lost to Paul Jennings 1–3) * 2014: Second round (lost to

1–4) * 2015: Quarter-finals (lost to

1–5) * 2016: First round (lost to Jamie Hughes 0–3) * 2017: First round (lost to

Richard Veenstra Richard Veenstra (born 10 July 1981) is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is a Dutch Open champion, BDO World Trophy and Finder Darts Masters finalist. Multiple medalist of WDF World ...

1–3) * 2018: First round (lost to

1–3) * 2019: First round (lost to Scott Baker 0–3) * 2020: Preliminary round (lost to

Thibault Tricole Thibault Tricole (born 11 October 1989) is a French professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a first French player to advance to final of the World Darts ...

2–3)

Career finals

BDO major finals (1 title, 1 runner-up)

WDF major finals (1 runner-up)

Performance timeline

References

External links

Ross Montgomery's profile and stats on Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Ross 1962 births Living people Scottish darts players Place of birth missing (living people) British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders