Stefan Lord (born 4 December 1954) is a Swedish former professional

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player who competed in events of the

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(BDO) in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and is one of the country's most successful players.

Career

He competed at ten

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s with his best run coming in 1982 where he finished in third place, beating

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2-1. He played in the first ever World Championship in 1978, reaching the semi-finals, losing to John Lowe. His final World Championship appearance came in 1988, losing in the first round to

Paul Lim Paul Lim Leong Hwa (born 25 January 1954) is a Singaporean professional darts player. Nicknamed "the Singapore Slinger", Lim was the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Darts Championship, which he achiev ...

. He also reached in semi finals of the

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in 1981 and won the

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twice in 1978 and 1980,The News of the World Darts Championship
/ref> becoming the first (and only) overseas player to win the tournament and one of seven players to win it more than once. He finished runner-up in the 1983 North American Open. Lord left the BDO in 1991.

World Championship results

BDO

* 1978: Semi-finals (lost to John Lowe 4–8) (legs) * 1979: 2nd round (lost to

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1–2) (sets) * 1980: 1st round (lost to Bill Lennard 1–2) * 1981: 1st round (lost to Kevin White 1–2) * 1982: Semi-finals (lost to

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0–4) * 1983: Quarter-finals (lost to Tony Brown 1–4) * 1984: 2nd round (lost to

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1–4) * 1985: 2nd round (lost to

Cliff Lazarenko Cliff Lazarenko (born 16 March 1952) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed "Big Cliff" due to his height (193 cm / 6'4") and weight (over 127 kg at his peak), he is known for being a colourful character on and off ...

0–3) * 1986: 1st round (lost to

0–3) * 1988: 1st round (lost to

0–3)

Career finals

Independent major finals: 2 (2 titles)

References

External links

Official website
(archived) (in Swedish)
Profile and stats on Darts Database
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