Stefan Lord

{{short description|Swedish darts player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox darts player | name = Stefan Lord | image = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1954|12|4|df=y}}}} | birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden | death_date = | death_place = | hometown = Pattaya, Thailand | since = 1970 | darts = 24g Winmau | laterality = Right-handed | music = "The Final Countdown" by Europe | BDO = 1974–1991 | PDC = | currentrank = | BDO World = Third Place: 1982 | World Masters = Semi-finals: 1981 | World Darts Trophy = | Int. Darts League = | Zuiderduin Masters = | PDC World = | Matchplay = | Grand Prix = | UK Open = | Vegas = | Premier League = | US Open = | tournament = Denmark Open News of the World Tournament WDF Europe Cup Pairs Swedish Open | resultyears = 1977 1978, 1980 1980, 1982, 1988 1983 | achievement = | updated = }}

'''Stefan Lord''' (born 4 December 1954) is a Swedish former professional darts player<ref>[http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=1782 Darts Database: Stefan Lord], accessed 6 October 2010</ref> who competed in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and is one of the country's most successful players.

==Career==

He competed at ten BDO World Darts Championships with his best run coming in 1982 where he finished in third place, beating Bobby George 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.

He also reached in semi finals of the Winmau World Masters in 1981 and won the News of the World Darts Championship twice in 1978 and 1980,<ref>[http://www.dartswdf.com/aa_darts/notw.htm 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 Rab Smith 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 Jocky Wilson 0–4) * 1983: Quarter-finals (lost to Tony Brown 1–4) * 1984: 2nd round (lost to Mike Gregory 1–4) * 1985: 2nd round (lost to Cliff Lazarenko 0–3) * 1986: 1st round (lost to Jocky Wilson 0–3) * 1988: 1st round (lost to Paul Lim 0–3)

==Career finals== ===Independent major finals: 2 (2 titles)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" !style="width:80px;"| Outcome !style="width:20px;"| No. !style="width:50px;"| Year !style="width:250px;"| Championship !style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final !style="width:70px;"| Score |- | style="background:#98FB98;"|Winner | 1. | 1978 | News of the World Championship (1) | {{flagicon|ENG}} John Coward | 2–0 (l) |- | style="background:#98FB98;"|Winner | 2. | 1980 | News of the World Championship (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Whitcombe | 2–0 (l) |}

==Performance timeline==

'''BDO''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tournament !! 1975 !! 1976 !! 1977 !! 1978 !! 1979 !! 1980 !! 1981 !! 1982 !! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 |- | style="background:#efefef;" | {{Nowrap|BDO World Championship}} | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |NYF | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" |QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |DNP |- | style="background:#efefef;" | World Masters | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|4R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" |SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R |- | style="background:#efefef;" | British Matchplay | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |NYF | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" |QF | colspan="11" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |DNP |- | style="background:#efefef;" | Butlins Grand Masters | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |NYF | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" |QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" |QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |DNP | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |NH |- | style="background:#efefef;" | MFI World Matchplay | colspan="9" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |Not held | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | colspan="4" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |Did not play | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |NH |- | style="background:#efefef;" | {{nowrap|News of the World Darts Championship}} | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |??? | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |??? | style="text-align:center; background:lime;" |'''W''' | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | style="text-align:center; background:lime;" |'''W''' | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;" |QF | colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |??? | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;" |1R | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |??? |- |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ WDF majors performances ! Tournament !! Event !! World Cup 1977 !! Euro Cup 1978 !! World Cup 1979 !! Euro Cup 1980 !! World Cup 1981 !! Euro Cup 1982 !! World Cup 1983 !! Euro Cup 1984 !! World Cup 1985 !! Euro Cup 1986 !! World Cup 1987 !! Euro Cup 1988 !! World Cup 1989 |- | rowspan=4 style="background:#efefef;" | WDF World Cup & WDF Europe Cup | style="background:#efefef;" | Singles | {{TournLR||L32}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournLR||L32}} | {{TournLR||Prelim.}} | {{TournLR||L32}} | {{TournLR||L16}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournLR||Prelim.}} | {{TournLR||L32}} | {{TournLR||L32}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournLR||L32}} | {{TournLR||L64}} |- | style="background:#efefef;" | Pairs | {{TournLR||L16}} | ? | {{TournLR||?}} | {{TournW}} | ? | {{TournW}} | {{TournLR||L32}} | {{TournLR||Prelim.}} | {{TournLR||?}} | {{TournSF}} | {{TournLR||?}} | {{TournW}} | {{TournLR||L32}} |- | style="background:#efefef;" | Team | {{TournSF}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournSF}} | {{TournSF}} | {{TournSF}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournQF}} | {{TournLR||L16}}

|- | style="background:#efefef;" | Overall | {{TournQF||6th}} | {{TournQF||6th}} | {{TournQF||8th}} | {{TournRU}} | {{TournSF||4th}} | {{TournRU}} | {{TournQF||5th}} | {{TournLR||10th}} | {{TournQF||6th}} | {{TournQF||5th}} | {{TournQF||6th}} | {{TournRU}} | {{TournLR||17th}} |}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mastercaller.com/tournament/wdf-world-cup |title=WDF World Cup |work=MasterCaller |accessdate=27 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mastercaller.com/tournament/wdf-europe-cup |title=WDF Europe Cup |work=MasterCaller |accessdate=27 November 2025}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061210223718/http://www.stefanlord.se/ Official website] (archived) (in Swedish) *[http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=1782 Profile and stats on Darts Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lord, Stefan}} Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:Swedish darts players Category:Sportspeople from Stockholm Category:British Darts Organisation players Category:20th-century Swedish sportsmen