Colin Lloyd
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| Colin Lloyd | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Nickname | Jaws | |
| Date of birth | August 7, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Colchester, Essex,  |
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| Home town | Chelmsford, Essex, |
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| Darts information | ||
| Playing darts since | 1999 | |
| Darts | 18g Target Colin Lloyd | |
| Walk-on music | Monster (2006) by The Automatic | |
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| BDO | n/a | |
| PDC | since 1999 | |
| Current World Ranking | 10 | |
| BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances | ||
| World Darts Trophy | QF 2006 | |
| Int. Darts League | Runner-up 2006 | |
| PDC Majors - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | SF 2002 | |
| World Matchplay | Winner 2005 | |
| World Grand Prix | Winner 2004 | |
| UK Open | SF 2007 | |
| Desert Classic | SF 2003 | |
| Other Televised PDC events - Best Performances | ||
| Premier League | Runner-up 2005 | |
| US Open | Runner-up 2008 | |
| Other Tournament Wins | ||
| Tournament | Years | |
| UK Open Regional (SW) UK Open Regional (S) |
2008 2008 |
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| Other Achievements | ||
| PDC World Number 1 from April 2005 to January 2007 (except for March to May 2006) Nine dart finish - Irish Masters 2006 (non-televised) Completed the first ever Premier League whitewash against Terry Jenkins on 26th April 2007 |
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Infobox last updated on: February 17, 2008. |
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Colin Lloyd (born August 7, 1973 in Colchester, Essex), nicknamed Jaws, is a darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay, but the World Championship has continued to elude him. His entrance music is "Monster" by The Automatic.
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[edit] Early career
A former builder, Lloyd broke onto the scene in 1999, making his TV debut the same year, thrashing Alan Warriner 13-2 in the second round of the World Matchplay. His World Championship debut came in 2000 - but he lost in the first round to Shayne Burgess. After another first round loss at the 2001 World Championships, his major breakthrough was in the 2002 PDC World Championship, where he reached the semi-finals losing to Peter Manley. He had beaten Alex Roy, Alan Warriner-Little and Richie Burnett to reach the semi-finals that established him as one of the top players on the PDC circuit.
[edit] Major success
His long-awaited first major title came in the 2004 World Grand Prix, where he beat Alan Warriner-Little in the final. His success in the non-televised PDC Pro Tour events saw his world ranking continue to rise. By April 2005 he had reached world number one - a position he held (with a brief interruption in June 2006) for almost two years.
Soon after becoming World Number One he added the 2005 World Matchplay title in Blackpool, beating John Part in the final, ending the match on a maximum 170 checkout. He also reached the final of the 2005 World Grand Prix before losing 7-1 to Phil Taylor.
This good form made him second favourite in the 2006 World Championship, only behind Phil Taylor in terms of odds. Unfortunately for Lloyd, he was knocked out in the first round by qualifier Gary Welding, having led 2-0 in the best-of-five match. He reached the final of the International Darts League in the Netherlands in May 2006, losing to Raymond van Barneveld
[edit] Loss of form
Lloyd suffered a surprise defeat in the first round of the 2006 World Championship then a heavy defeat 2-11 to Phil Taylor at the 2006 UK Open saw his form in televised events dip dramatically.
He lost in the first round of the 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic to Chris Mason, to Steve Maish (despite a ten-dart leg where he was two darts away from a nine dart finish) at the 2006 World Matchplay and to Bob Anderson in the first round of the World Grand Prix. He lost his world number one ranking after a second round loss to eventual world champion Raymond van Barneveld at the 2007 PDC World Championship. He had led 3-0 in sets but missed four darts for the match and lost the next four sets.
Lloyd lost in the first round of the 2007 US Open to Jim Widmayer before showing some improvement with a run to the semi-finals of the 2007 UK Open. But he continued to lose ranking places as his good results from the two-year ranking period were replaced with further first round losses to Wes Newton at the 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic and to Mervyn King at the 2007 World Matchplay.
He went into the 2008 World Championships ranked 12th in the world, having been number one just twelve months previously. He missed a dart at bullseye to win his first round match with Jan van der Rassel and then lost 2-3 (6-4 in legs in the final set).
[edit] Premier League performances
Lloyd qualified for the first three Premier League tournaments between 2005 and 2007 - the tournament is restricted to the top ranked players in the PDC. In 2005, he finished second after the league stage but lost to Phil Taylor in the final. In 2006 he went out to eventual winner Phil Taylor in the semi finals, then finished 5th in the group stages in 2007. Due to his slip in rankings, he failed to qualify for the 2008 Premier League.
[edit] World Championship performances
- 2008 (PDC) last 64 lost to Jan van der Rassel 2-3
- 2007 (PDC) last 32 lost to Raymond Van Barneveld 3-4
- 2006 (PDC) last 64 lost to Gary Welding 2-3
- 2005 (PDC) Quarter Final lost to Wayne Mardle 4-5
- 2004 (PDC) last 16 lost to Wayne Mardle 3-4
- 2003 (PDC) last 16 lost to Chris Mason 1-5
- 2002 (PDC) Semi Final lost to Peter Manley 4-6
- 2001 (PDC) last 32 lost to John Part 0-3
- 2000 (PDC) last 32 lost to Shayne Burgess 0-3
