Ian Moss (darts player) explained

Ian Moss
Fullname:Christian Moss
Nickname:"Mossy"
Birth Date:3 April 1963
Birth Place:Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Hometown:Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Since:2003
Darts:26 Gram Elven
Laterality:Right-handed
Music:"Cum On Feel the Noize" by Slade
Pdc:2011–2018
Pdc World:Last 72: 2014
Uk Open:Last 96: 2015

Christian "Ian" Moss (born 3 April 1963) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments.

Career

Moss reached the final of the qualifier for the 2014 PDC World Championship, but was whitewashed 5–0 by Matt Clark.[1] However, for winning through to the final he earned a spot in the preliminary round of the event where he was beaten 4–3 by New Zealand's Rob Szabo.[2] Moss entered Qualifying School in January 2014 and finished eighth on the Order of Merit to earn a two-year PDC tour card.[3] His deepest run during the year came at the fifth Players Championship where he lost 6–4 in the last 32 to Wayne Jones.[4] [5]

At the 2015 UK Open, Moss defeated Adi Acott and Connie Finnan, before losing 5–3 to Christian Kist in the second round.[6] In May at the 10th Players Championship, Moss beat Roxy-James Rodriguez, Terry Jenkins and Stuart Kellett to reach the last 16 of a PDC event for the first time, but lost 6–2 to Keegan Brown.[7] He won through to the final of the non-ranking Worthingtons Darts Champion of Champions event where he lost 2–0 in sets to Gerwyn Price.[8] Moss had one last 16 appearance in a Challenge Tour event in 2016 and had no success in the main Pro Tour events.[9]

Ian Moss stopped playing PDC Events in 2018.

World Championship results

PDC

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 PDC World Championship Qualifiers Results . Darts Database . 18 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Ladbrokes World Championship Day One. PDC. 18 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216210524/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1h5rtvl3mvinyzok7oqgzu3pi/title/ladbrokes-world-championship-day-one. 16 December 2013.
  3. Web site: 2014 PDC Qualifying School Day Four . . 25 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140119195834/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1cylsh2jxcmq81ixg9ej30u8f7/title/2014-pdc-qualifying-school-day-four . 19 January 2014 .
  4. Web site: Ian Moss 2014 . Darts Database . 25 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010134150/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=11674 . 10 October 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2014 PDPA Players Championship Wigan Results . Darts Database . 25 November 2014.
  6. Web site: Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon . . 7 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150308084511/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/13pzjvgnv9i4o1w6pfuvlcf6ax/title/coral-uk-open---friday-afternoon . 8 March 2015 .
  7. Web site: Debut PDC Title For Super Murnan . . 19 November 2015.
  8. Web site: 2015 Worthingtons Darts Champion of Champions Results . Darts Database . 19 November 2015.
  9. Web site: Ian Moss 2016. Darts Database. 24 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161225000505/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=11674. 25 December 2016.