John Weber | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "T-Rex" | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 November 1972 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Home town | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Darts | 24g Puma Shot! | ||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | " Get It On" by T. Rex | ||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2008–2018 | ||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||
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John Weber (born 29 November 1972) is an Australian former professional darts player.
In 2011, Weber won his first title by claiming the Victorian Easter Open with a 7–2 victory over Jamie Browne in the final. [1] In 2014 he began playing more in Australian Grand Prix Tour events, winning the Mittagong RSL Open 1, Southern Illawarra Open 1 and Warilla Bowls Club Open. [2] Weber qualified for the Sydney Darts Masters and lost 6–1 to Stephen Bunting in the first round. [3] He took the first five legs against Rob Szabo in the final of the Oceanic Masters and won 8–2. [4] The title earned him a place in the first round of the 2015 World Championship, where he lost 3–1 against Terry Jenkins in the first round. [5]
Weber won three times on the 2015 Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour, as well as losing in five finals to finish second on the Order of Merit. [6] In 2016 he was defeated 6–5 in the final of the Chester Hill Open by Corey Cadby and won the Australian Masters by beating James Bailey. [7] [8]