Colin Lloyd
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Colin Lloyd nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional 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. His entrance music is "Monster" by The Automatic
.
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
, Warriner-Little and Richie Burnett
to reach the semi-finals that established him as one of the top players on the PDC circuit.
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 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
.
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 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 Championship
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).
Lloyd's poor form at the 2009 World Championship
continued as he lost in straight sets to Holland's Jelle Klaasen
in the first round.
After winning his first round match at the 2009 World Matchplay against Wayne Jones
, Lloyd announced that he had just recovered from swine flu
and had been placed in isolation for five days. Lloyd kept the news a secret until his interview with Sky Sports
after the match.
In the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship
Colin, whilst playing the German darts player Andree Welge
out of frustration from slipping from a 2-0 lead to be all square at 2-2, controversially punched the dart board. Despite winning the match 3-2 with a 116 out shot, after the match Colin said that he regretted what he did and said it was born out of pure frustration. He also added in the interview that he expected to be fined by the PDC
.
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 Taylor in the final. In 2006 he went out to eventual winner Taylor in the semi finals, then finished 5th in the league stage in 2007. Due to his slip in rankings, he failed to qualify for either the 2008 Premier League or the 2009 Premier League.
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
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. His entrance music is "Monster" by The Automatic
The Automatic
The Automatic , are a Welsh rock band. The band is composed of Robin Hawkins on vocals, bass and synthesizers, James Frost on guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals and occasional bass, Iwan Griffiths on drums and Paul Mullen on vocals, guitar and synthesizer - since 2007...
.
Early career
A former builder, Lloyd broke onto the scene in 1999, making his TV debut the same year, thrashing Alan WarrinerAlan Warriner-Little
Alan Warriner-Little is an English professional darts player. He currently lives in Crosby, Cumbria and plays with the nickname The Iceman...
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
Shayne Burgess
Shayne Burgess is an English darts player who is one of the few examples of players that has switched from the British Darts Organisation to the Professional Darts Corporation and back - he announced his intention to return to the BDO in early 2007, but remains a competitor in the PDC...
. 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
Peter Manley
Peter David Manley is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed One Dart as he is known for hitting doubles with his first dart...
. He had beaten Alex Roy
Alex Roy (darts player)
Alex Roy is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Ace of Herts for this matches and is with Dave Holland Management....
, Warriner-Little and Richie Burnett
Richie Burnett
Richie Burnett is a Welsh darts player who was the 1995 Embassy World Darts Champion and currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Prince of Wales.-BDO career:...
to reach the semi-finals that established him as one of the top players on the PDC circuit.
Major success
His long-awaited first major title came in the 2004 World Grand Prix, where he beat Warriner-Little in the final. His success in the non-televised PDC Pro Tour events saw his world rankingDarts world rankings
Darts world rankings are a system which should determine a list of the best dart players in the world based on their performances in tournaments...
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
2005 World Matchplay Darts
The 2005 Stan James World Matchplay was the 12th staging of the major darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between July 24 and July 30, 2005....
title in Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, beating John Part
John Part
John Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion...
in the final, ending the match on a maximum 170 checkout. He also reached the final of the 2005 World Grand Prix
2005 World Grand Prix Darts
The 2005 Sky Bet World Grand Prix was the eighth staging of the World Grand Prix organised by the Professional Darts Corporation which took place at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin between October 24 to 30. Defending champion Colin Lloyd narrowly failed to make it two in a row after losing heavily to...
before losing 7-1 to Phil Taylor.
This good form made him second favourite in the 2006 World Championship, only behind 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
International Darts League
The Topic International Darts League was a darts tournament held at the Triavium in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Raymond van Barneveld dominated the tournament, held in his home country, winning it on three of the five occasions it was held...
in the Netherlands in May 2006, losing to Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...
.
Loss of form
Lloyd suffered a surprise defeat in the first round of the 2006 World Championship then a heavy defeat 2-11 to Taylor at the 2006 UK Open2006 UK Open Darts
-Format:Qualifying events are held at Greene King pubs across the UK - winners from each pub event progress to one of four Regional Finals, to be staged in their relevant area. Players who reach the final eight in the Regional Finals will qualify for the televised stages of the UK Open in Bolton.In...
saw his form in televised events dip dramatically.
He lost in the first round of the 2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic
2006 Las Vegas Desert Classic
-2006 Prize Money:*Champion £15,000*Runner-up £7,500*Semi Finalists £5,000*Quarter Finalists £3,500*Second Round Losers £2,000*First Round Losers £1,350-First Round:Wednesday 28 June 2006First to six legs-Second Round:Thursday 29 June 2006...
to Chris Mason
Chris Mason (darts player)
Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :...
, to Steve Maish
Steve Maish
Steve Maish is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Mr Magic for his matches....
(despite a ten-dart leg where he was two darts away from a nine dart finish
Nine dart finish
A nine-dart finish is the ultimate checkout in the game of darts, constituting a perfect game. It is notoriously difficult to achieve, even by the game's top professionals...
) at the 2006 World Matchplay
2006 World Matchplay Darts
The 2006 Stan James World Matchplay was the 13th staging of the major darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between July 23 and July 29, 2006.-Prize money:...
and to Bob Anderson
Bob Anderson (darts player)
Robert Charles "Bob" Anderson is a former world darts champion. He was ranked as world number one for over three years in the late 1980s. Nicknamed The Limestone Cowboy, he lives in Clevedon in Somerset.-Before Darts:Anderson threw his first darts maximum at the age of just five...
in the first round of the World Grand Prix
2006 World Grand Prix Darts
The 2006 SkyBet World Grand Prix was a Professional Darts Corporation darts tournament held at the CityWest Hotel, Dublin between October 23 and October 29, 2006....
. He lost his world number one ranking after a second round loss to eventual world champion van Barneveld at the 2007 PDC World Championship
2007 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2007 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship was the 14th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The tournament began on Monday 18 December 2006 and the final was played on Monday 1 January 2007...
. He had led 3-0 in sets
Set (darts)
A set in darts consists of a sequence of legs played, ending when the count of legs won meets certain criteria. Throwing first is considered an advantage in a leg, so players alternate who throws first in each leg during the set....
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
Jim Widmayer
Jim Widmayer is an American darts player.Widmayer played in the inaugural World Matchplay in 1994, losing 6-8 in the first round to Keith Deller....
before showing some improvement with a run to the semi-finals of the 2007 UK Open
2007 UK Open Darts
The 2007 Blue Square UK Open was the fifth year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion...
. 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
Wes Newton
Wesley "Wes" Newton is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments.-Darts career:...
at the 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic
2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic
The 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic was the sixth time that the Professional Darts Corporation stage the prestigious darts tournament...
and to Mervyn King at the 2007 World Matchplay
2007 World Matchplay Darts
The 2007 Stan James World Matchplay was the 14th annual staging of a professional darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at its traditional home, the Winter Gardens, Blackpool between July 22 and July 29...
.
He went into the 2008 World Championship
2008 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, sponsored by Ladbrokes, was the 15th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation...
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
Jan van der Rassel
Jan van der Rassel is a Dutch darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events. He uses the nickname The Project for his matches. His former nickname was Tweety Pie....
and then lost 2-3 (6-4 in legs in the final set).
Lloyd's poor form at the 2009 World Championship
2009 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 16th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....
continued as he lost in straight sets to Holland's Jelle Klaasen
Jelle Klaasen
Jelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands...
in the first round.
After winning his first round match at the 2009 World Matchplay against Wayne Jones
Wayne Jones (darts player)
Wayne Alan Jones is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He uses the nickname The Wanderer for his matches....
, Lloyd announced that he had just recovered from swine flu
Swine flu
Swine influenza, also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu, is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus or S-OIV is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs...
and had been placed in isolation for five days. Lloyd kept the news a secret until his interview with Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
after the match.
In the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship
PDC World Darts Championship
The PDC World Darts Championship is a world championship competition for the sport of darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . It was introduced following a dispute in 1994 with the British Darts Organisation, which has run its own world championship since 1978...
Colin, whilst playing the German darts player Andree Welge
Andree Welge
Andree Welge is a German darts player.He made his World Championship debut in the 2002 BDO World Darts Championship where he lost in the first round 3-2 to Eric Clarys. Welge made his PDC debut in the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship, where he was defeated 3-0 by Alan Warriner-Little in the first...
out of frustration from slipping from a 2-0 lead to be all square at 2-2, controversially punched the dart board. Despite winning the match 3-2 with a 116 out shot, after the match Colin said that he regretted what he did and said it was born out of pure frustration. He also added in the interview that he expected to be fined by the PDC
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
.
Premier League performances
Lloyd qualified for the first three Premier LeaguePremier League Darts
The 888.com Premier League Darts is a darts tournament which launched on January 20, 2005 on Sky Sports, and is currently the world's largest indoor sports event. The league is now played weekly from February to May, having originally started as a fortnightly fixture...
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 Taylor in the final. In 2006 he went out to eventual winner Taylor in the semi finals, then finished 5th in the league stage in 2007. Due to his slip in rankings, he failed to qualify for either the 2008 Premier League or the 2009 Premier League.
World Championship performances
- 2011 (PDC) last 32 lost to Mark HyltonMark HyltonMark David Hylton is a former British 400 metres sprinter. Hylton won a silver medal in the relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....
2-4 - 2010 (PDC) last 16 lost to Ronnie BaxterRonnie BaxterRonnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action...
4-1 - 2009 (PDC) last 64 lost to Jelle KlaasenJelle KlaasenJelle Klaasen is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Matador. He lives in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands...
0-3 - 2008 (PDC) last 64 lost to Jan van der RasselJan van der RasselJan van der Rassel is a Dutch darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events. He uses the nickname The Project for his matches. His former nickname was Tweety Pie....
2-3 - 2007 (PDC) last 32 lost to Raymond van BarneveldRaymond van BarneveldRaymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...
3-4 - 2006 (PDC) last 64 lost to Gary Welding 2-3
- 2005 (PDC) Quarter Final lost to Wayne MardleWayne MardleWayne Mardle is a darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, and former player in the BDO. He now lives in Romford...
4-5 - 2004 (PDC) last 16 lost to Wayne Mardle 3-4
- 2003 (PDC) last 16 lost to Chris MasonChris Mason (darts player)Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :...
1-5 - 2002 (PDC) Semi Final lost to Peter ManleyPeter ManleyPeter David Manley is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed One Dart as he is known for hitting doubles with his first dart...
4-6 - 2001 (PDC) last 32 lost to John PartJohn PartJohn Part is a Canadian professional darts player, who is nicknamed Darth Maple.Part is one of only five players in darts history to be a three time World Champion...
0-3 - 2000 (PDC) last 32 lost to Shayne BurgessShayne BurgessShayne Burgess is an English darts player who is one of the few examples of players that has switched from the British Darts Organisation to the Professional Darts Corporation and back - he announced his intention to return to the BDO in early 2007, but remains a competitor in the PDC...
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