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Scott Mitchell | |
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Mitchell in 2018 | |
Personal information | |
Nickname | "Scotty Dog" |
Born | (1970-06-05) 5 June 1970 (age 54) Bournemouth, England |
Home town | Bransgore, England |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1986 |
Darts | Cosmo Darts |
Laterality | Right Handed |
Walk-on music | "Who Let theββDogs Out" by Baha Men |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 2007β2020 |
PDC | 2020β2024 |
Current world ranking | 143 3 (3 July 2024) |
WDF major events β best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Winner (1): 2015 |
World Masters | Semi Final: 2016, 2018 |
World Trophy | Quarter Final: 2014 |
Finder Masters | Semi Final: 2012, "2016," 2017 |
PDC premier events β best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2022 |
UK Open | Last 64: 2021, 2024 |
Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
PC Finals | Last 32: 2021 |
WSDT major events β best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2023 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
BDO Gold Cup Belfry Open British Open Czech Open Denmark Masters Denmark Open England Classic England Masters England Matchplay England National Ch'ships French Open German Open Hampshire Open International Open Vizcaya Isle of Man Classic Jersey Open Muensterland Classic PDC Challenge Tour Romanian Classic Sunparks Masters Swedish Open Swiss Open Tops of Ghent Welsh Open WDF Europe Cup Pairs WDF Europe Cup Team WDF World Cup Team | 2018 2017 2014 2017 2018 2017 2009 2015, 2019 2014, 2019 2017, 2018 2013 2018 2013 2018 2016 2014, 2015 2014 2020 2014 2010, 2013 2017 2009, 2010 2014 2016 2014, 2018 2016 2015 |
Men's Darts | ||
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Representing England | ||
WDF Europe Cup | ||
2018 Budapest | Men's pairs | |
2018 Budapest | Men's overall |
Scott Mitchell (born 5 June 1970) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. His most notable achievement was winning the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship.
Darts careerβ»
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Early careerβ»
Before he made his mark in the BDO, Mitchell qualified for the 2007 UK Open, winning his first round match 8β4 against Brian Cathcart before losing out in the second round to 2006 Lakeside World champion Jelle Klaasen. Mitchell won the England Classic and Swiss Open in 2009 which helped him qualify for the 2010 BDO World Championship as the 14th seed. However, he lost in the first round 3β2 to Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney. Mitchell retained his Swiss Open title in 2010 and "also won the Center Parcs Masters." And qualified for 2011 BDO World Championship as the 15th seed, however he was beaten in the first round 3β0 by Dutch qualifier Jan Dekker.
Mitchell was once again beaten in the first round at Lakeside in 2012, losing to defending champion Martin Adams who won the match 3β0. A year later, Mitchell was drawn to play Mark Barilli in a match that guaranteed the winner would reach the second round at the fourth time of asking while the loser would have lost their first four matches at the world championship. After trailing 2β1 and surviving darts in the fourth set that would have seen Barilli throw for the match, Mitchell won 3β2 and was visibly emotional on stage afterwards. In the next round, Mitchell was beaten by Robbie Green 4β1.
2014 β Breakthrough yearβ»
Mitchell started 2014 at Lakeside again reaching the second round for the second year running by beating Paul Hogan 3β2 in the first round. He was beaten by second seed James Wilson 4β2.
2014 was hugely successful for Mitchell. He won a host of tournaments including several that were televised on Eurosport namely Top of Ghent in Belgium and the Jersey Open. As well as being part of the England team that won the WDF Europe Cup β where Mitchell won the decisive leg in the final, Mitchell won the prestigious British Open. He also reached the quarter-finals of the Winmau World Masters. After missing four match darts he lost 3β2 to Glen Durrant, who Mitchell beat in the Jersey Open final.
2015 β World Championβ»
Mitchell's 2014 form saw him enter the world's top four and eventually culminated in him winning the 2015 World Championship. He defeated Tony O'Shea in a sudden death leg after going two sets each and 5β5 in legs. Mitchell then met Geert De Vos from Belgium in the last 16, "it was a close fought match in the first four sets being two each with Mitchell taking the fifth set." With the score 2β1 in legs in the sixth set, De Vos missed double 5 to stay alive in the match and Mitchell hit double 20 to edge out De Vos 4β2 and progress through to the last 8. Brian Dawson was Mitchell's opponent in the quarter-finals, "Scotty Dog" winning 5β2. Mitchell beat Jeff Smith 6β0 in the semi-final. In the final Mitchell played three-time winner Martin Adams, and won 7β6 hitting crucial 158 checkout to break throw in the deciding set. As a result of winning the tournament Mitchell reached number one in the BDO Men's ranking.
PDCβ»
He started competing in the Professional Darts Corporation at the start of 2020. After winning one of the first Challenge Tour events, Mitchell was invited to compete on the Players Championship circuit in 2020.
On 17 February 2021, he won a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School.
Personal lifeβ»
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Mitchell still works full-time on the family farm in rural Dorset and as a freelance landscape gardener. He has been married to Sharon (born 1969) since 1991 and together they have two children, daughter Katie (born 1993) and son Samuel (born 1997). He is also a fan of speedway team Poole Pirates, and has their logo on his left sleeve. He went to school with Mandi and Paul Panton, the children of well known Barry Panton.
Outside dartsβ»
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Although Mitchell has played darts competitively from a young age, Scott has had other sporting interests that fitted in with his dart life. He has represented his secondary school in both basketball and football. On reaching 18 years old, Scott applied for his Amateur MotorCycling Association racing licence, and raced motocross competitively for the Christchurch and district A.M.C.A. club from 1988 to 1995. On retiring from motocross, Scott went back to football, playing for his local teams Burley F.C., but mostly for the "Badgers", Bransgore F.C., from 1995 to 2006, winning most-improved player in 2002, and later becoming the team's manager. It was after then that Scott's darts career started to take off, and football had to take a "back seat". He supports his local side, A.F.C. Bournemouth.
World Championship Performancesβ»
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BDOβ»
- 2010: First round (lost to Daryl Gurney 2β3)
- 2011: First round (lost to Jan Dekker 0β3)
- 2012: First round (lost to Martin Adams 0β3)
- 2013: First round (lost to Robbie Green 1β4)
- 2014: Second round (lost to James Wilson 2β4)
- 2015: Winner (beat Martin Adams 7β6)
- 2016: Quarter-finals (lost to Richard Veenstra 3β5)
- 2017: Second round (lost to Geert De Vos 2β4)
- 2018: Second round (lost to Andy Baetens 2β4)
- 2019: Quarter-finals (lost to Jim Williams 3β5)
- 2020: Semi-finals (lost to Wayne Warren 3β6)
PDCβ»
- 2022: First round (lost to Chris Landman 0β3)
WSDTβ»
- 2023: Second round (lost to Robert Thornton 0β3)
Career finalsβ»
BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)β»
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 2015 | World Darts Championship | Martin Adams | 7β6 (s) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
Performance timelineβ»
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
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BDO Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO World Championship | DNQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | W | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | SF | NH | PDC | DNP | |||||||||||||||
BDO World Trophy | Not held | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winmau World Masters | 5R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 6R | 2R | QF | 5R | SF | 5R | SF | 4R | NH | PDC | NH | ||||||||||||||
Finder Darts Masters | DNQ | RR | QF | SF | RR | RR | RR | SF | SF | QF | NH | |||||||||||||||||||
PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC World Championship | Non-PDC | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Non-PDC | 4R | 2R | DNP | 4R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | RR | RR | RR | RR | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championship Finals | Non-PDC | 2R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSDT Televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Seniors Darts Championship | Not held | DNP | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Seniors Darts Matchplay | Not held | DNP | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 320 (BDO) | 44 (BDO) | 14 (BDO) | 6 (BDO) | 12 (BDO) | 7 (BDO) | 11 (BDO) | 1 (BDO) | 5 (BDO) | 4 (BDO) | 4 (BDO) | 4 (BDO) | 21 (BDO) | 123 | 75 | 70 |
PDC European Tour
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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2021 | HDT DNQ |
GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
2022 | IDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNP |
EDO DNP |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
HDT DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
2023 | BSD DNP |
EDO DNP |
IDO DNP |
GDG DNP |
ADO DNP |
DDC DNP |
BDO DNP |
CDO DNP |
EDG DNP |
EDM DNP |
GDO DNP |
HDT 2R |
GDC DNQ |
Performance Table Legend | |||||||
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DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "BDO World Darts: Scott Mitchell beats Martin Adams to win title". BBC Sport. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.