Gordon Mathers

Gordon Mathers
Gordon Mathers
Personal information
Full name	Gordon Glen Mathers
Nickname	GG
Born	29 September 1981 (age 40); Brisbane, Australia
Home town	Brisbane, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since	1998
Darts	20g Shot Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Khe Sanh" by Cold Chisel
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2011–2020
PDC	2021–
Current world ranking	105 3 (3 January 2022)
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 72: 2018
UK Open	Last 160: 2021
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Canberra DPA Event; Chester Hill Open; DPA Australian Singles; DPA Australian Pro Tour; Russell Stewart Classic; Redcliffe Sports Open; SID Darts Open	2012; 0; 2016; 2012, 2013; 0; 2017 (x3), 2019 (x4); 0; 2013; 0; 2012; 0; 2013

Gordon Glen Mathers (born 29 September 1981 from Brisbane) is a professional Australian darts player he currently played in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

He finished top of the 2017 DPA Australian Pro Tour ranking table, and made his World Championship debut in the 2018 event. ^[3] In the preliminary round he faced Japanese Seigo Asada, to whom he lost 1-2 on sets.

In 2018 Mathers continued playing in Australia on DPA circuit, winning a tournament in Hobart and making it to the final on two other occasions. In August he played on Brisbane Masters, a tournament under PDC World Series of Darts, where he lost in the first round 1-6 to Raymond van Barneveld.

In 2019 Mathers won two DPA tournaments in East Devonport and in April he won Sunshine State Classic, a tournament under the organization BDO, where he defeated Jeremy Fagg in the final.

Mathers attempted to get a Tour card in PDC Q-school 2020, his best result was last 64 on the last day and hence did not succeed. After that Mathers stayed for the first four tournaments of PDC Challenge Tour, reaching semifinal of the third tournament. He returned to Australia and at the end of the season he topped the DPA Pro Tour, which secured him him a place for 2021 PDC World Darts Championship. There he lost 0-3 in the first round against German Max Hopp.

In January 2021 he played PDC UK Q-school and although he was unable to win the Tour card directly, he placed 8th in the UK Q-school Order of Merit and got two-year Tour card. In his first season as a professional, he played 2021 UK Open, where he lost in the first round against Kirk Shepherd. Throughout the season Mathers appeared only on tournaments Players Championship and failed to qualify for any other major tournaments. In November he lost in the final of PDPA Qualifier for 2022 PDC World Darts Championship against Nick Kenny. He served as a second reserve player for the World Championship and after withdrawals of Charles Losper (replaced by Mike De Decker) and Juan Rodriguez, Mathers entered the tournament as the second highest ranked runner-up from the PDPA Qualifier, replacing the Spaniard. ^[4] In the first round he played Jason Heaver and lost 1-3 on sets. ^[5]