Ross Montgomery

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Ross Montgomery
Personal information
Nickname"The Boss"
Born (1962-10-16) 16 October 1962 (age 58)
Greenhills, East Kilbride, Scotland[1]
Home townGreenhills, East Kilbride, Scotland
Darts information
Playing darts since1992
DartsRoss Montgomery 24gm Red Dragon
LateralityRight handed
Walk-on music"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2003–2020
WDF2003–
Current world ranking(WDF) 2 Decrease 1 (13 December 2020)[2]
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Final: 2015
World MastersSemi Final: 2011
World Darts TrophyRunner Up: 2014
Int. Darts LeagueLast 32 Group: 2007
Finder MastersWinner (1): 2010
PDC premier events – best performances
Grand SlamGroup Stage: 2017
Other tournament wins
BDO Gold Cup 2011
Belgium Open 2011, 2016
British Classic 2008, 2010
British Open 2017
Czech Open 2019
Dutch Open 2014, 2020
England Open 2008
Italian Grand Masters 2019
Jersey Classic 2016
Tops of Ghent 2013
Welsh Open 2009, 2011
Winmau Wolverhampton Open 2017
WDF World Cup Team 2013
Other achievements
2011 Dundee Open
2010 Granite City Open
2013 Scotland National Championships
2010 WDF World Rankings Europe
Ross Montgomery
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing  Scotland
WDF World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 St John's Men's Fours[3]
Silver medal – second place 2013 St John's Men's Team[3]
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kemer Men's Singles[4]
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kemer Men's Doubles[4]
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kemer Men's Team[4]
WDF Europe Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Copenhagen Men's Fours[5]
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Copenhagen Men's Team[5]
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bucharest Men's Pairs[6]

Ross Montgomery (born 16 October 1962), nicknamed The Boss, is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) tournaments. Montgomery also played American football in his native Scotland, having spent eleven years with Glasgow Diamonds.[7] He was forced to retire through injury and took up the game of darts instead.[7]

Montgomery's only major success to date was winning the Zuiderduin Masters in 2010. He is a former finalist at the BDO World Trophy and WDF World Cup, and quarter-finalist at the BDO World Championship. He has represented and captained Scotland at the WDF World Cup, WDF Europe Cup, and Six Nations Cup.

Darts career[]

Montgomery plays in the East Kilbride & District Darts League and in the Glasgow Premier League. He is a multiple time Rutherglen / East Kilbride singles champion.[7]

As of 2014, Montgomery has represented Scotland at four WDF World Cups,[8] four WDF Europe Cups[9] and six BDO Six Nations Cups.[10] He has played in thirty-six matches for Scotland, winning twenty-four of them.[11]

Montgomery qualified for the 2006 BDO World Championships along with players like Brian Woods and eventual champion Jelle Klaasen of the Netherlands. Montgomery was drawn in the first round with another Dutchman Vincent van der Voort, losing 3–1 in sets.

He followed this, however, by reaching the final of the Scottish Open, beating Gary Robson and Michael van Gerwen before losing in the final to Sweden's Göran Klemme, runner-up in the 2005 World Masters. He played in the 2007 International Darts League, beating PDC player Chris Mason, Belgium's and avenged his Lakeside defeat by van der Voort to win Group 4 with a 100% record. He wasn't able to repeat his performances in the Last 32 Group stage, losing all 3 of his games in Group D to Martin Atkins, Scott Waites and group winner Raymond van Barneveld. Montgomery produced a good run in the Winmau World Masters, reaching the last 16 of the tournament, losing to Atkins.

In 2008, Montgomery won the newly created EDO England Open, which was run by the newly formed English Darts Organisation. He scored wins over , Ted Hankey, Gary Robson and Edwin Max before beating another Scotsman Gary Anderson in the final. He then reached the final of the inaugural BDO International Open, an event formerly known as the BDO England Open, losing to Davy Richardson. On 26 July 2008 Montgomery won his second event of the year, winning the British Classic, again beating Anderson in the final. Montgomery regained the British Classic crown in 2010, defeating Stuart Kellett in the final. Montgomery ended 2008 ranked seventh on the year end WDF World rankings.[12]

These performances helped Montgomery earn automatic qualification for the 2009 BDO World Championships as the number 10 seed. He defeated Welshman Martin Phillips in the first round but lost in round two to eventual champion Ted Hankey. He entered the tournament the following year as the Number 6 seed, but wasted six darts to win his first round match and lost to Garry Thompson.

Montgomery won the 2010 British Classic as well as the 2010 Zuiderduin Masters, his inaugural major title, where he came from 4–0 down in sets to win 5–4 against Robbie Green, also surviving three match darts. Montgomery finished as the year end number one in WDF Working Rankings Europe for 2010.[13] At the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, Montgomery was beaten 3–1 in sets by Alan Norris.

Montgomery reached the semi-finals of the 2011 Winmau World Masters where he was beaten in a deciding leg by Dean Winstanley. Following his victory at 2010 edition, Montgomery had another decent run reaching the semi-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters in 2011. At the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship, Montgomery reached the second round for only the second time courtesy of a 3–1 win over Fabian Roosenbrand in the first round, but was subsequently defeated 4–1 by eventual runner-up Tony O'Shea.

Montgomery was defeated in the first round of the 2013 BDO World Darts Championship 3–1 by Paul Jennings, having had four darts to lead 2–1. Montgomery captained Scotland to silver behind England in the overall team competition at the 2013 WDF World Cup, while alongside team-mates Gary Stone, Craig Baxter and Alan Soutar, Scotland defeated America 9–7 in the men's team final.[3] Montgomery again reached the semi-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters, losing to eventual champion James Wilson.

He followed this with a narrow 3–2 first round win at the 2014 World Championship over qualifier Michael Meaney, after Meaney missed seven darts to take a 2–0 lead in the deciding set. He was beaten in the second round by Martin Adams. Montgomery showed good form to lift the Dutch Open with victory over Scott Waites and then reach the final of the newly reinstated BDO World Trophy, where he was defeated 13–11 by James Wilson.

At the 2015 World Championship, Monty defeated Pip Blackwell 3–1 in the first round, before dispatching Scott Waites 4–0 in the second to reach the quarter finals at Lakeside for the first time in his career. He was then beaten 5–1 in the quarter finals by Martin Adams.

After a quiet year on the circuit, Montgomery still managed to qualify for the 2016 World Championship but was unseeded for the first time in 10 years, He lost in the first round to Jamie Hughes 3–0.

Personal life[]

While Montgomery played American football for the Glasgow Diamonds he met his wife Dorothy, who was a cheerleader for the team at the time.[7] He and his wife Dorothy have a son Scott (born 1993) and daughters Alisha (born 1998) and Gemma (born 2000).[citation needed]

Montgomery is a supporter of football club Glasgow Rangers.[7]

World Championship results[]

BDO[]

Career finals[]

BDO major finals (1 title, 1 runner-up)[]

Legend
BDO World Trophy (0–1)
Zuiderduin Masters (1–0)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1]
Winner 1. 2010 Zuiderduin Masters England Robbie Green 5–4 (s)
Runner-up 2. 2014 BDO World Trophy England James Wilson 11–13 (l)
  1. ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

WDF major finals (1 runner-up)[]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1]
Runner-up 1. 2015 WDF World Cup Wales Jim Williams 4–7 (l)
  1. ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

Performance timeline[]

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
BDO World Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R QF 1R 1R 1R 1R PR
BDO World Trophy Not Held F 1R 1R QF SF 1R
World Masters 2R 3R 1R DNP 6R QF 6R 6R SF 6R 6R 5R 5R 2R 6R 5R DNP
Finder Darts Masters DNP NH DNP RR QF W SF SF SF RR RR RR RR RR NH
International Darts League DNP RR Not Held
Grand Slam of Darts Not Held DNQ RR DNQ
Performance Table Legend
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

References[]

  1. ^ "Dart Profis - Ross Montgomery - "The Boss"". Dartn.de (in German).
  2. ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Ross 'The Turnip' Montgomery is on top of the World". Daily Record. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "SDA Archives 2015". SDA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "WDF Europe Cup 2008". WDF. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. ^ "WDF Europe Cup 2014 Men's Pairs" (PDF). WDF. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Ross Montgomery's About Me Ross 'The Turnip' Montgomery. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  8. ^ Past Scotland WDF World Cup Teams SDA. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  9. ^ Past Scotland WDF Europe Cup Teams SDA. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. ^ Past Scotland BDO Six Nations Cup Teams SDA. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  11. ^ Scottish International Appearances SDA. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  12. ^ WDF World Ranking Systems Rolls of Honour 1984–2008 WDF. 12 January 2014.
  13. ^ WDF World Ranking Systems Rolls of Honour 2009–2013 WDF. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

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