John Lowe 9-dart finish FIRST EVER ON TV

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  • TEAM UNICORN MAGICAL MOMENTS October 13th 1984 - The first ever 9-dart finish in a televised darts tournament, thrown by Team Unicorn World Champion Ambassador John Lowe
    www.playwiththebest.com/world...
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  • @ifragpsn6431
    @ifragpsn6431 Před 3 lety +83999

    Eyes of a sniper. Hands of a surgeon. Body of Homer Simpson.

    • @mdbigman
      @mdbigman Před 3 lety +1246

      The key to great dart throwing is to distract your opponent.. , go up to the dart board and stab all 3 darts exactly where you want the on the board, and before your opponent turns back around, you pull you finger in and out 3 times so that it sounds like you threw all 3 darts in quick succession.

    • @iceman6518
      @iceman6518 Před 3 lety +100

      Lol

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Před 3 lety +1264

      @@mdbigman **crickets chirping**

    • @codystockstill8646
      @codystockstill8646 Před 3 lety +57

      😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @dsova9366
      @dsova9366 Před 3 lety +320

      The perfect bond villan.

  • @Eralen00
    @Eralen00 Před 2 lety +17588

    Love how the announcer goes "ONE HUNDRED AND EIIIIGHTYYY!"
    And then on the next guy's throw he says
    _"fifty nine"_

    • @noodletitan9086
      @noodletitan9086 Před 2 lety +113

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Stierenkloot
      @Stierenkloot Před 2 lety +114

      What are you, two years old?

    • @iguoyrxayananikihs9505
      @iguoyrxayananikihs9505 Před 2 lety +585

      @@Stierenkloot What??

    • @mildlyinteresting5789
      @mildlyinteresting5789 Před 2 lety +172

      @@mryellow9655 Many people here care that he loves it and nobody cares that you don't care :)

    • @tylerkennelly4750
      @tylerkennelly4750 Před 2 lety +43

      @@mryellow9655 you seem to care alot about many of the comments here. Your page shows you replied to many of them. Gtfo mate you're pathetic

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Před rokem +2082

    No Country For Old Men, the alternative ending

    • @ForTheOmnissiah
      @ForTheOmnissiah Před rokem +26

      underrated

    • @emeraldmusic9236
      @emeraldmusic9236 Před rokem +11

      EXACTLY what I was going to say!

    • @t4nkai
      @t4nkai Před rokem +8

      that was i was thinking when i was watching the video 😂😂

    • @naillik1517
      @naillik1517 Před rokem +2

      Can you explain the joke I didn't get it.

    • @peterr3527
      @peterr3527 Před 11 měsíci

      John Lowe looks like Anton Chigurh from the film No Country For Old Men@@naillik1517

  • @sorryitsmoops
    @sorryitsmoops Před 2 lety +4877

    I love how he looks like someone's dad who through a series of fortunate events ended up making sports history

  • @TheAlphaLegionnaire
    @TheAlphaLegionnaire Před 2 lety +13181

    This guy is exactly what I imagined a dart champion would look like.

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK Před 2 lety +397

      Takes a lot of beer and pasties to train that hard.

    • @artsmith103
      @artsmith103 Před 2 lety +170

      Play in a bar, be the bar :-)

    • @The_Bad_Guy.
      @The_Bad_Guy. Před 2 lety +134

      I heard he was a two sport athlete in college. Bowling being the other haha.

    • @ziwuri
      @ziwuri Před 2 lety +97

      Peak middle aged white male performance🎅🏻

    • @NoTengoIlusiones
      @NoTengoIlusiones Před 2 lety +8

      🤣🤣🤣 underrated comment

  • @Beavetowski
    @Beavetowski Před 2 lety +8334

    The commentator makes this especially great. How he says "yes" after each dart on the final throw.👌👌

  • @play_sports_and_read_books
    @play_sports_and_read_books Před 2 lety +3984

    I like how the commentator is happy about his predictions and goes "YESS!" After each throw of the last throws

    • @insomecc
      @insomecc Před 2 lety +107

      The last YEEEEEEEEEEEES, gets me

    • @mryellow9655
      @mryellow9655 Před 2 lety +2

      Good for you.

    • @ganjasmoker5538
      @ganjasmoker5538 Před 2 lety

      @@mryellow9655 czcams.com/video/Ajhv7c_ooDI/video.html

    • @JohnDoeRS7
      @JohnDoeRS7 Před 2 lety +10

      He was like a martial arts commentator

    • @extrm161
      @extrm161 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/PTc1YRqs160/video.html
      !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @RandleMcMurphey
    @RandleMcMurphey Před 2 lety +236

    I was 11 years when this happened on TV.....I still remember my Dad and family shouting and cheering!....I miss being young so much!... :)

    • @mrflip-flop3198
      @mrflip-flop3198 Před 2 lety +8

      I'm sure everyone misses being young 🤣

    • @RandleMcMurphey
      @RandleMcMurphey Před 2 lety +9

      @@mrflip-flop3198 but I'm still having fun now!.... :)

    • @barriewalker9160
      @barriewalker9160 Před 5 měsíci

      Wow, you have wrote exactly what I was going to write. Everything is the same, my age, everything.

    • @theouter_banks7260
      @theouter_banks7260 Před 4 měsíci

      Ahh this made me sad!

    • @mucy2807
      @mucy2807 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Same here. I was thirteen and I remember that was a good night at home. I remember he’d had a bet on it and so he took us all out the next weekend, KFC if I remember. It was a bit dry.

  • @Andrico77
    @Andrico77 Před 2 lety +5772

    And as kids we only ever tried hitting bulls eye.

    • @davidglickstein5169
      @davidglickstein5169 Před 2 lety +858

      I was always trying to hit my opponent in the nuts.

    • @andy-mb3nn
      @andy-mb3nn Před 2 lety +141

      no idea why this was in my recommended but glad i found my first fellow andy

    • @estuart76
      @estuart76 Před 2 lety +15

      Did "we"?

    • @heymedic6398
      @heymedic6398 Před 2 lety +50

      @@davidglickstein5169 The discombobulation of life

    • @russiangenome9643
      @russiangenome9643 Před 2 lety +8

      @@andy-mb3nn shut it faker 😡

  • @peterchilds4527
    @peterchilds4527 Před 3 lety +4382

    No one seems to be mentioning the fact that back in the 80's, a hundred grand was a huuuge sum of money. Good on him.

    • @MrGrey-zc2cy
      @MrGrey-zc2cy Před 3 lety +327

      His win would be £335,283 now or $474,464 in 'Murica money.

    • @AlonsoRules
      @AlonsoRules Před 3 lety +235

      @@MrGrey-zc2cy not bad for 3 mins work eh

    • @Liberty_Freedom_Brotherhood
      @Liberty_Freedom_Brotherhood Před 3 lety +371

      @@MrGrey-zc2cy it’s not that simple to just account for inflation. He could have bought 5 average cost houses back then with his prize money which would be worth around £1,250,000 today!

    • @jimmymiata7855
      @jimmymiata7855 Před 3 lety +37

      This was definitely one of the craziest tournaments I have seen. Absolute legend he was.

    • @JohnSmith-qi6pm
      @JohnSmith-qi6pm Před 3 lety +17

      Or perhaps no one cares except you. Are you finished fishing for likes or do you require more validation in your life?

  • @sbatty65227
    @sbatty65227 Před 2 lety +696

    John Lowe, a true inspiration to many a kid back in the day. The audience knew how to behave themselves back then as well.

    • @DarkAngelEU
      @DarkAngelEU Před 2 lety +34

      People today act like buffoons.

    • @user-xn3pc4ry9o
      @user-xn3pc4ry9o Před 2 lety +16

      @@DarkAngelEU сегодня из людей делают шутов и они сами того не подозревая являются участниками шоу.

    • @ratemyshins
      @ratemyshins Před rokem

      Lol the audiences back then were boring as fuck, like you.

    • @dvidclapperton
      @dvidclapperton Před rokem +1

      Why didn't Lowe win any money for the 9 darter?

    • @williamh.3412
      @williamh.3412 Před rokem +13

      @@dvidclapperton the announcer says a hundred thousand pounds before he throws the 9th dart.

  • @SteveDisenhof
    @SteveDisenhof Před rokem +317

    I cannot begin to tell you how hard this is. First of all, while I was an excellent player, a nine dart game was almost unimaginable. But beyond that level of skill, I did play on TV and it takes an amazing ability to concentrate on the board when you have a camera focused on your face, within your field of vision. And a roomful of spectators looking on. I know these guys have a lot more TV experience than I ever did, but still, wow!

    • @yoeyyoey8937
      @yoeyyoey8937 Před rokem

      Nice fr?

    • @SteveDisenhof
      @SteveDisenhof Před rokem +9

      @Choas_Lord_512 LOL... (but April Fools was last week)

    • @SteveDisenhof
      @SteveDisenhof Před rokem +25

      @Choas_Lord_512 you are too funny. “Real players?” Seriously? I beat Barry Twomlow, the News of the World Champion. WTF have you done that makes YOU a real player? LOL

    • @mrj4990
      @mrj4990 Před rokem +2

      Sounds like you just tried to tell us

    • @NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE
      @NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE Před rokem +7

      @@SteveDisenhofim undefeated in professional darts. Can you make that claim?

  • @Hmongboi228
    @Hmongboi228 Před 3 lety +1591

    Love the "Yes..."
    1:24 "yes.."
    1:30 "YEssss.."
    1:38 "YEAAAHHssssss.."
    🤣

  • @1q2w3e4r5t6zism
    @1q2w3e4r5t6zism Před 2 lety +4389

    That's the beauty of darts: everyone is happy! Even the opponent - and the joy is real!

    • @crocopcowboy4837
      @crocopcowboy4837 Před 2 lety +5

      Its true! Well put!

    • @Mitjitsu
      @Mitjitsu Před 2 lety +25

      I would too if my opponent won the equivalent of £300k for achieving such a feat.

    • @mina7572
      @mina7572 Před 2 lety +51

      Imagine a sore loser spinning on his heel throwing darts in every direction.

    • @marcocroci3504
      @marcocroci3504 Před 2 lety

      I love darts. 🎯❤️.

    • @deuelellan2446
      @deuelellan2446 Před 2 lety +16

      Happens in all sport. Sportsmanship depends on the players not the game

  • @IDidMyBest
    @IDidMyBest Před 2 lety +46

    You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like

  • @Plastikman5
    @Plastikman5 Před 2 lety +44

    ....I am old enough to remember watching this on TV, a milestone in darting history, lets think about this, John was throwing the equivalent of three javelins into a dartboard, the size of the barrels are ridiculous...

    • @anthloughlin.strongman
      @anthloughlin.strongman Před 2 lety +1

      John used 28 gram darts thats why they were so big I remember watching this too golden era of darts.

  • @toptenguy1
    @toptenguy1 Před 3 lety +4611

    Fun fact: It was more difficult for me to calculate those final 3 darts than it was for him to actually hit those targets.

    • @nikogarcia3249
      @nikogarcia3249 Před 3 lety +41

      You're not the only one! I actually paused it after each throw to add it up haha

    • @furrybear7853
      @furrybear7853 Před 3 lety +12

      Lol...but your maths skills need work ;.)

    • @michellariviere4911
      @michellariviere4911 Před 3 lety +7

      Same here!

    • @toptenguy1
      @toptenguy1 Před 3 lety +17

      @@furrybear7853 lol for some reason i kept thinking 57 instead of 51. Made a lot more sense afterwards. :)

    • @davidbielski
      @davidbielski Před 3 lety +7

      Yo I'm cracking up 🤣

  • @Broonzied
    @Broonzied Před 2 lety +1971

    Look at John's posture throughout, his body looks totally relaxed, his technique so clean and smooth. I remember watching this when it happened. A darts legend.

    • @brucejohnson5786
      @brucejohnson5786 Před 2 lety +48

      I was there. word was that he snorted a line of coke, took 3 gabbies, smoked a huge bowl of weed, then took a straight shot of whiskey before making the shots

    • @LordEriolTolkien
      @LordEriolTolkien Před 2 lety +26

      his face was a mixture of pure concentration and stoic imperturbability. The pressure was very real

    • @palmtrees2420
      @palmtrees2420 Před 2 lety +1

      What year was this? Im guessing mid 80s?

    • @LordEriolTolkien
      @LordEriolTolkien Před 2 lety +4

      @@palmtrees2420 it says in deets. 1984

    • @craigie13
      @craigie13 Před 2 lety +2

      He had the best throwing action ever.

  • @The_HentaiLord
    @The_HentaiLord Před 2 lety +35

    I love how calm this is, the audience react AFTER the 3 darts are thrown.

  • @beardyweirdy7986
    @beardyweirdy7986 Před rokem +67

    A good friend of my dad's before turning professional. When given three different weights of the prototype phase 1 John gifted my dad one of the sets he didn't like the weight of.
    My dad kept those darts for over 40years and he always knew where they were. The night he died my brother and uncle both rummaged my home. And I never saw those darts again. The only darts I ever hit 180s with
    Rip Tez

    • @don__hector7845
      @don__hector7845 Před rokem +9

      that was nice of your brother and uncle aka vultures

    • @Pazaluz
      @Pazaluz Před rokem

      damn man, he dies and that's the first thing they think of? need to get smacked in the head these 2.

    • @Patriotische-Aktion
      @Patriotische-Aktion Před 7 měsíci

      Good storytelling...

  • @Wally-H
    @Wally-H Před 3 lety +1391

    Notice how Deller waves his arm to tell the crowd to stay quiet when John goes for the double. Very sporting, that

    • @moc7323
      @moc7323 Před 3 lety +34

      Seen that ... nice touch

    • @rcdyer
      @rcdyer Před 3 lety +9

      Quite so

    • @keithy507
      @keithy507 Před 3 lety +24

      If it was justin pipe then he’d of constantly coughed right through it, to try and put him off!

    • @Wally-H
      @Wally-H Před 3 lety

      @@keithy507 LOL

    • @megamrsoftee
      @megamrsoftee Před 3 lety +8

      funny how silent it was here but when Paul Lim did it it sounded like a crowded bar that also serves food (;

  • @jamsams
    @jamsams Před 2 lety +3905

    My Grandad, a brilliant darts player himself, used to say John Lowe was his favourite player because he was a gentleman throughout his career.

  • @paulliddle7483
    @paulliddle7483 Před rokem +10

    I’ve watched this so many times, ever time is like the first . Absolutely tremendous

  • @Sasfoot
    @Sasfoot Před 6 měsíci +3

    These older videos from the 80s are so much more enjoyable to watch because the crowd actually shuts up when the competitors are throwing the darts instead of cheering like wild animals the whole time.

  • @MrOuija-rr8kq
    @MrOuija-rr8kq Před 2 lety +1588

    I’m like smiling and laughing with him even though 2 minutes ago I had no clue he existed.

    • @mryellow9655
      @mryellow9655 Před 2 lety +2

      Ok

    • @MillionaireHoyOriginal
      @MillionaireHoyOriginal Před 2 lety +4

      Ha! I'm right there with you lol

    • @doctorivan
      @doctorivan Před 2 lety +28

      I have no idea what a "9-dart finish" is, and this video just came up on my feed, and that's one of the coolest competitive things I've ever seen, because apparently he knew what it was and pulled it off.

    • @mryellow9655
      @mryellow9655 Před 2 lety +1

      @@doctorivan dont care

    • @mryellow9655
      @mryellow9655 Před 2 lety

      @@automaticninjaassaultcat3703 huh

  • @justinmorgan2126
    @justinmorgan2126 Před 2 lety +10109

    Hitting a variable one inch square from 8 meters away, repeatedly, while on camera, with an audience, and a few pints in you... what a man.

    • @felixgutierrez993
      @felixgutierrez993 Před 2 lety +190

      Fuckin legend

    • @jeffreyhutchins6527
      @jeffreyhutchins6527 Před 2 lety +932

      8 Meters ? Yeah, the line is a bit closer than that. Not even 3 meters away. 237 CM from the board face to the back of the oche. 8 meters lol...

    • @tedkaczynskiamericanhero3916
      @tedkaczynskiamericanhero3916 Před 2 lety +637

      @@jeffreyhutchins6527 I was actually the 4th dart in this video and it was 69 meters.

    • @Lyk0ss
      @Lyk0ss Před 2 lety +211

      @@jeffreyhutchins6527 he meant 8 feet, get off your hard on

    • @Kay-bm3xs
      @Kay-bm3xs Před 2 lety +228

      @@Lyk0ss thats why no one should ever use some dumb unit of measurement like feet. Those are the people who think meter = feet. 8 meters..

  • @licclesteve992
    @licclesteve992 Před rokem +14

    This was my era growing up as a kid , and to see it then to now is phenomenal love the atmosphere

  • @jimmymac383
    @jimmymac383 Před rokem +16

    I played big John at my local club he is an absolute gentleman and in my opinion the best there has ever been

    • @yoeyyoey8937
      @yoeyyoey8937 Před rokem

      Why’d you play him?

    • @judex3226
      @judex3226 Před 6 měsíci

      John was a great player but Phil Taylor is the best there’s ever been. His record proves that. Taylor even hit 2 9 dart finishes in one match. He’s undeniably the GOAT
      czcams.com/video/ddKiCs6vlVg/video.htmlsi=kDhFwiyRqH_yvhVI

  • @kahlzun
    @kahlzun Před 2 lety +2026

    The TONK from every one of his shots is very satisfying, and shows the incredible consistency of his shots

    • @extrm161
      @extrm161 Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/PTc1YRqs160/video.html
      !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @talk2birds128
      @talk2birds128 Před rokem +21

      The TONK. Perfect word for it. Haa 😅👌

    • @Leo-qe3gl
      @Leo-qe3gl Před rokem +5

      Tonk.😂

    • @jordanhester4821
      @jordanhester4821 Před rokem +7

      @ChaosLord5129 neat

    • @zach1425
      @zach1425 Před rokem +8

      @Choas_Lord_512 what argument? No one argued with you

  • @Mac2104988
    @Mac2104988 Před 3 lety +752

    The best part of 9 darter is that everyone is happy. Even the opponent, even the opposite fans.

    • @SAFeCRACKeR09
      @SAFeCRACKeR09 Před 3 lety +18

      Same when a snooker player scores a maximum 147 break!

    • @ValRoyD
      @ValRoyD Před 3 lety +27

      @@SAFeCRACKeR09 Unless it’s Ronnie O’Sullivan, then it’s, “Dammit! Not again.”

    • @paulvsmith
      @paulvsmith Před 3 lety +5

      Until the internet is invented and two hundred-odd people can dislike a video of it.

    • @billytheripper4
      @billytheripper4 Před 3 lety +2

      BRB googling 8 darter finish

    • @TheBeingReal
      @TheBeingReal Před 3 lety

      A good sportsperson should celebrate that kind of win.

  • @bobmathews9072
    @bobmathews9072 Před 9 měsíci +11

    The first time anyone saw Keith Deller smile , total respect from one pro to another

  • @RtB68
    @RtB68 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Times were better, simpler then. We all had our problems of course, but life was just better. I miss those days.

  • @yourmumsahoe1
    @yourmumsahoe1 Před 2 lety +713

    the announcers “yes..YES… YESSSSS!” killed me

  • @dereklull8212
    @dereklull8212 Před 3 lety +1141

    I like it when the announcer says “one hundred and EIGHTYYYYY!”

    • @hkray11
      @hkray11 Před 3 lety +3

      Theres a Joke about that :)

    • @averynicebean
      @averynicebean Před 3 lety +20

      WunhundranAYTEEE!

    • @kc-nl8zc
      @kc-nl8zc Před 3 lety +1

      I also enjoy that 😁 well said

    • @Xplora213
      @Xplora213 Před 3 lety +4

      That man is the voice of darts. Like Murray Walker on the F1. 👌

    • @hkray11
      @hkray11 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Xplora213 Sid Waddell was the Murray Walker of darts.

  • @frippertonics6421
    @frippertonics6421 Před rokem +8

    It's pretty amazing... being able to place that dart exactly where you want. I can only imagine the number of hours that went into crafting that level of skill.

  • @banginghats2
    @banginghats2 Před 7 měsíci +4

    I remember watching John Lowe on 'Indoor League', in the mid seventies, when he was just starting out. The programme was on at lunchtime and I used to go home from school to make myself something to eat and watched it before going back to school. This brought back so many memories for me.

    • @mcfcguvnors
      @mcfcguvnors Před 7 měsíci +2

      Me Too !! just after Pipkins or Rainbow , they had Arm Wrestling darts bar billiards , what a show & the legend Freddy Trueman as host

    • @banginghats2
      @banginghats2 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I'll see thee!@@mcfcguvnors

  • @mattpitts6586
    @mattpitts6586 Před 2 lety +1679

    I had the privilege of cooking Mr Lowe breakfast in very early 90's, watched him play later that day on TV after my shift, total gent

    • @legioner9
      @legioner9 Před 2 lety +49

      This means you cooked a good meal for him. 👍🏻💪🏻

    • @sz5876
      @sz5876 Před 2 lety +14

      That post might be the definition of humility at a Dhali lama level.

    • @mattpitts6586
      @mattpitts6586 Před 2 lety +64

      @@sz5876 he was a lovely guy, really down to earth, polite and thanked me for a great breakfast, what's not to like about that, the fact that I was a fan of his and the crafty cockney just made it a great experience for a teenager!

    • @onlyme112
      @onlyme112 Před 2 lety +11

      Did you egg him on?

    • @mattpitts6586
      @mattpitts6586 Před 2 lety +17

      @@onlyme112 haha nice, I do actually remember exactly what he had

  • @thesilentgamer1195
    @thesilentgamer1195 Před 2 lety +4303

    It really amazes me how the human brain can calculate this kind of trajetory. Perfect speed, angle, hand movement. Impressive!

    • @lucioledizerot196
      @lucioledizerot196 Před 2 lety +347

      It's more about habit of movement rather than calculation

    • @cjkmelee
      @cjkmelee Před 2 lety +170

      @@lucioledizerot196 it's a mulivariable regression fit encoding onto his neurons. That kinda counts IMO

    • @noidea989
      @noidea989 Před 2 lety +120

      @@cjkmelee well not really. It’s more of a practice thing, he’s most likely not “calculating” the trajectory of that shit. Kinda like touch typist, mostly muscle memory but if you asked them to draw out the layout of a keyboard, most of them probably couldn’t. Of course, this is way more difficult then typing without looking at a keyboard 😂.

    • @johnjohn2388
      @johnjohn2388 Před 2 lety +161

      @@noidea989 no animal can come remotely close to a humans throwing ability, it isn’t muscles, it’s the brain. Sure, he isn’t doing all of the calculation consciously, but almost everything anyone does is done subconsciously once task task is well known. I personally consider subconscious thought just as much you thinking as conscious thought though.

    • @stephen.g1059
      @stephen.g1059 Před 2 lety +10

      @@cjkmelee no lol

  • @camron_2k219
    @camron_2k219 Před rokem +4

    This is my great grandad and my dad tells stories about him all the time

  • @uncreativeperson8497
    @uncreativeperson8497 Před 2 lety +3

    I have not watched a minute of darts until now and i find this very impressive and am happy for him

  • @evanbarnes9984
    @evanbarnes9984 Před 3 lety +542

    I really don't care about darts, but I love seeing people perform at the top of their field, whatever that is.

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy Před 3 lety +3

      Top athletes at the peak of physical and mental perfection.

    • @SmolWeeblet
      @SmolWeeblet Před 3 lety +4

      @@AshleyPomeroy more mental in darts case. It’s not a physically hard sport, only if your arm starts doing thing you don’t want

    • @Gallowglass7
      @Gallowglass7 Před 2 lety

      yup, absolutely

    • @airbornetortilla9489
      @airbornetortilla9489 Před 2 lety

      We all do mate.

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK Před 2 lety +1

      *They don't play darts in a field.*

  • @markthibault8579
    @markthibault8579 Před 3 lety +683

    The sound those darts make when hitting the board is very satisfying.

    • @TEAMGETHELP
      @TEAMGETHELP Před 3 lety +5

      THAP
      THAP
      THAP

    • @Xennox2
      @Xennox2 Před 3 lety +5

      1980 fun to watch dart tournament
      2021- Mmmm give me more of those fopp fopp sounds mmm mmmm. Asmr

    • @Semiotichazey
      @Semiotichazey Před 3 lety +2

      first generation asmr

    • @gscgold
      @gscgold Před 3 lety

      Definitely using heavier darts

    • @TheBeingReal
      @TheBeingReal Před 3 lety

      ASMR

  • @jamesdoyle3885
    @jamesdoyle3885 Před 2 lety +4

    Incredibly smooth and focused throw. No shoulder movement at all.

  • @highwaymaintainer
    @highwaymaintainer Před 2 lety +3

    Oh my the excitement is riveting, hard to contain your emotions

  • @ZybakTV
    @ZybakTV Před 3 lety +1993

    That's a satisfying sound.

  • @aztharz5637
    @aztharz5637 Před 2 lety +802

    When he was on his last dart, you can hear the excitement in the commentators voice.

  • @jwilko7998
    @jwilko7998 Před rokem +8

    He was the perfect player back then, playing with large barrelled darts on smaller treble dart boards, wire thickness, staples and prone to many bounce outs.

  • @youlesie23
    @youlesie23 Před rokem +6

    Only John Lowe could be that laid back and relaxed after doing something never done before!

  • @crby101
    @crby101 Před 2 lety +788

    i love how hes the most composed guy in the room even after the last shot, totally cool and confident

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK Před rokem +17

      From an era when being a happy salad-dodging alcoholic with missing teeth was award winning telly.

    • @schnek8927
      @schnek8927 Před rokem +13

      @@TonyEnglandUKAnd nothing has beaten it ever since!

    • @waynecrothers9441
      @waynecrothers9441 Před 6 měsíci

      John Lowe always had that reputation for being cool as a cucumber....

  • @FuzzyChubbyPurpleUnicorn
    @FuzzyChubbyPurpleUnicorn Před 3 lety +458

    We all can appreciate the recommendations sometimes

  • @simontaylor2319
    @simontaylor2319 Před 6 měsíci +1

    The Good Old Days.....you were my first tv experience of darts. "A Legend of the Oche"

  • @ianwardell4485
    @ianwardell4485 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I watched John Lowe play darts when I was a kid. Big barrels on his darts thumping into the board. Got me interested in the game at an early age. A real gentleman and a great player.

    • @djh29971
      @djh29971 Před 5 měsíci

      I used to see him do exhibitions in the 1980's. It didn't matter how many pints he had, he always looked sober. And always won!

  • @TheRipeTomatoFarms
    @TheRipeTomatoFarms Před 3 lety +6519

    Its the SAME guy, 40 years later, announcing "one hundred and EIGHTY". Love it!

  • @roastingpeanuts
    @roastingpeanuts Před 3 lety +687

    The algorithm knew I would be impressed with these stellar shots. Bravo 👏 👏

    • @ALGULRHYTHM
      @ALGULRHYTHM Před 3 lety +1

      The AL Ghul Rhythm

    • @DaniSlot
      @DaniSlot Před 3 lety +1

      @@ALGULRHYTHM The AlGore Ythm knows about ManBearPig

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight Před 2 lety

      Some of my pool shots are stellar, but I never had that "meteoric rise" to fame. See if my algorithm to post you a link impresses you. No wait... the shots, not me spamming myself 😃
      czcams.com/channels/T18kAnfrgQgQIbgYQ-C8UQ.html

  • @XBlades909
    @XBlades909 Před rokem +1

    Damn the tension among the room, and the commentator calculating what he needs to win. The concentration of the composed man. The sound of the board getting darted.. this is truly back in the day before esports.

  • @haukesievers7909
    @haukesievers7909 Před rokem

    Congratulations and compliments of course - thanks for the video!

  • @charlesncharge6298
    @charlesncharge6298 Před 3 lety +273

    I love watching a master of almost anything perform at the top of their game.

    • @guilherme7394
      @guilherme7394 Před 2 lety +33

      Me too, what I dont like is that I usually do it at 3am having to wake up at 6 to go to work

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight Před 2 lety +1

      I am pretty good at bank shots. Don't even need to touch the table most times...
      czcams.com/channels/T18kAnfrgQgQIbgYQ-C8UQ.html

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight Před 2 lety

      @TheManhimself That is how US presidents are matched and culled.

    • @paupajares9678
      @paupajares9678 Před 2 lety

      @@guilherme7394 relatable lmao

    • @VasileSurdu
      @VasileSurdu Před 2 lety

      @@guilherme7394 lmao good one

  • @apmm4209
    @apmm4209 Před 2 lety +688

    Even to this day ! John Lowe still has the smoothest throwing action I've ever seen! What a champion.

  • @Lessembarrassingman
    @Lessembarrassingman Před 2 lety +9

    Imagine being very deep into the dart scene. This clip is probably legendary and I don’t even know.

    • @Lessembarrassingman
      @Lessembarrassingman Před rokem

      @Choas_Lord_512 are you into professional darts? If so I’m still interested, what’s one of the iconic plays?

  • @stripedjacket3558
    @stripedjacket3558 Před měsícem

    Brilliant from Lowe. Incredible the silence from the crowd even when they know it's on. The crowds were so much more respectful back then.

  • @raidernewf8355
    @raidernewf8355 Před 3 lety +163

    When you're playing someone this good you don't even mind losing, you just sit back and enjoy the show.

    • @ericsmith2579
      @ericsmith2579 Před 2 lety +2

      No losses just life lessons.

    • @raidernewf8355
      @raidernewf8355 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ericsmith2579 Exactly, it's what you take out of a loss that matters.

    • @ericsmith2579
      @ericsmith2579 Před 2 lety +1

      @@raidernewf8355 that’s right! I couldn’t agree more.

    • @mikatu
      @mikatu Před 2 lety +2

      it isn't a loss, it is a first class seat to a master class!!

    • @raidernewf8355
      @raidernewf8355 Před 2 lety

      @@mikatu It is, I've played pool against guys like this. No arrogance to them at all, first ones to shake your hand afterwards and say good game.

  • @kevino4372
    @kevino4372 Před 2 lety +852

    Love how the referees and opponent congratulated him too.

    • @mryellow9655
      @mryellow9655 Před 2 lety +1

      Ok

    • @terrypeart3875
      @terrypeart3875 Před 2 lety +6

      Lol.
      Not surprised. Could have bought a street of houses where he lived for 100k in 1984.

    • @gabrieldeoliveira7725
      @gabrieldeoliveira7725 Před 2 lety +5

      Another times my friend. Simpler and easier times.

    • @christopherbiggs4019
      @christopherbiggs4019 Před 2 lety +4

      I think Keith Deller was defending champion at this time, he never did much after this and struggled on at the lower end for years and years.

    • @RobertBlow
      @RobertBlow Před 2 lety +1

      @@terrypeart3875 Round the corner from me, where he still lives...

  • @Dunning-Krugereffect
    @Dunning-Krugereffect Před rokem

    This is so incredibly difficult... I'm glad it has so many views to show the world extreme technical skills like this.

  • @paulliddle7483
    @paulliddle7483 Před rokem +2

    Absolutely magic . Good for Keith applauding John

  • @formicaefoliumsecantes3063
    @formicaefoliumsecantes3063 Před 2 lety +664

    How disciplined the audience is to allow each player its concentration phase by being quiet in every time when the darts are thrown. During this time it was a question of respect to do so, definitely something that today's 'dart fans' have to learn again. And imagine they would do so: How many more 9-darters would we maybe see on stage, if the stars don't get distracted any more?

  • @mystical9054
    @mystical9054 Před 2 lety +729

    I love the random crap that appears in my CZcams feeds. Haha. I know nothing about darts, and I don’t have a clue what he did, but I was damned happy for him, whatever it was!

    • @MP-Fin
      @MP-Fin Před 2 lety +4

      Same thing mate

    • @wgimmiw299
      @wgimmiw299 Před 2 lety +19

      The algorithm brought us here, we must be grateful.

    • @michaeldaigle7207
      @michaeldaigle7207 Před 2 lety +118

      The game is first to 0 points, you start with 501, hence the name "501 up". You throw 3 darts per round. Biggest triangle under the number is that amount of points, the rectangle on the outer edge is 2x points, the inner rectangle is 3x points. So hitting the 3x box under 20 is 60 points each dart, for 180 points down in 3 darts. He scored 360 points within 6 darts, then a triple 17, a triple 18 and a double 18 with his last 3 for 501 points in 9 total darts, which is the least amount of darts it takes to win a game of 501 up.

    • @emanuelmoraissilva
      @emanuelmoraissilva Před 2 lety

      Same

    • @joejackson3091
      @joejackson3091 Před 2 lety +14

      @@michaeldaigle7207 - Thanks for the explanation!

  • @skudlugs
    @skudlugs Před 8 měsíci +2

    His place is history assured, cool nerves, steady hand, great performance!

  • @Shawn_the_Protogen
    @Shawn_the_Protogen Před 2 lety +24

    That is insanely impressive. He must have spent years practicing for that perfect aim.

    • @chrisoconnor8392
      @chrisoconnor8392 Před 2 lety +4

      Noooooo really

    • @br-jj6re
      @br-jj6re Před 10 měsíci +1

      Darts is one of the only sports that takes literal decades of practice to even scrape being good at it for most people, so when you see a younger player their usually a prodigy

  • @bongodrumzz
    @bongodrumzz Před 3 lety +111

    I still remember my old dad dancing round the living room screaming and shouting, John Lowe was his hero, then demanding my mum gave him the polish so he could clean the TV screen lol, he was a bit dedicated.

    • @saulgoodman7858
      @saulgoodman7858 Před 2 lety +1

      Love it.

    • @mojoward
      @mojoward Před 2 lety

      Great story👍

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 Před 2 lety

      Your dad had good taste, he was my sporting hero also, thank goodness I got to meet him in person.

    • @kevlar1482
      @kevlar1482 Před 2 lety +1

      Round these parts when me mum gives me old dad the polish it means sumfin different, kennit?

    • @dimwitsixtytwelve
      @dimwitsixtytwelve Před 2 lety

      Should of told your dad to get off his arse and get a job the lazy bastard.

  • @tropicalpalmtree
    @tropicalpalmtree Před 3 lety +492

    it's amazing how in the 80's we could build a skyscraper but couldn't get the 20 straight on a dartboard

    • @dot2562
      @dot2562 Před 3 lety +4

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @eddiejohnston1853
      @eddiejohnston1853 Před 3 lety +3

      Or go to the moon in the late 60s

    • @EELSGT3
      @EELSGT3 Před 3 lety +22

      if you consider what ancient civilization built, the modern day should've happened millennia ago

    • @eddyp483
      @eddyp483 Před 3 lety +2

      Italics were all the rage then.

    • @eddyp483
      @eddyp483 Před 3 lety +1

      Italic fonts were all the rage then.

  • @charlesnelson5187
    @charlesnelson5187 Před 2 lety +3

    Amazing. And look how gracious his opponent was!

    • @bobmathews9072
      @bobmathews9072 Před 9 měsíci

      that’s Keith Deller , probably the moodiest darts player ever , although that was probably part of his persona , he kind of broke it at the end

  • @kilbabaplays8944
    @kilbabaplays8944 Před 6 měsíci

    Amazing stuff. Look at the size of those old darts, it takes me back just seeing them

  • @Renville80
    @Renville80 Před 4 lety +158

    Watch Keith as John gets ready to throw the final dart; obviously motioning for quiet. Nice bit of sportsmanship.

  • @edwardsroba
    @edwardsroba Před 2 lety +364

    I love how respectful the crowd remained, even up until the final dart, there wasn’t a murmur. Compare it to today 🤣

    • @MrWeAllAreOne
      @MrWeAllAreOne Před 2 lety +13

      They'd all be chatting and recording on their phones.

    • @RYNO2511
      @RYNO2511 Před 2 lety +35

      Crowds are still respectful in professional darts tournaments

    • @wantwithout
      @wantwithout Před 2 lety +10

      Its a required part of the sport actually. They wont throw if there's crowd chatter

    • @fukquro
      @fukquro Před 2 lety

      Just depends on the event

    • @fongdimbulator
      @fongdimbulator Před 2 lety +4

      Haha I swear half the tourneys are in beer halls

  • @bubbakemp5817
    @bubbakemp5817 Před rokem +1

    I was stationed at Bentwaters and I watched it on TV! He and Shorty Wilson were a couple of my favorite players back in the day!

  • @chrisharris5497
    @chrisharris5497 Před rokem +3

    He was my favourite back in the day, such a nice guy, so respectful of all his opponents, even when he played Bristow lol

  • @andrewparker8523
    @andrewparker8523 Před 2 lety +246

    The 9 most perfectly thrown darts ever!! Brilliant.

    • @kingsnowy3037
      @kingsnowy3037 Před 2 lety +4

      Thanks captain obviousness. I will make this information use in my religious teachings because you are genius and it is so new and interesting because I want people join my church. You have given world a gift, bless you for telling us that 9 perfect darts are brilliant. I would ask you be our new saint but saints die much and we wouldn't want to miss out on more wisdom like this, so instead I ask you be our God, because you must be God if you had insight to tell us this. I spread your word and the world will be come enlightened as the non 9 dart recognizing heathens must be brought to light and judged. We now sacrifice the souls of our children to you so we now have bigger understand of 9 darts brilliant. Thank you soooo much.
      Not! I am a joke here, you are actually having useless to us.

    • @bigolespicy8292
      @bigolespicy8292 Před 2 lety +13

      @@kingsnowy3037 man your the definition of unfunny please go read a joke book or something better yet your living in on cause your whole life is just a giant joke book ong ong

    • @kastielangel130
      @kastielangel130 Před 2 lety +25

      @@kingsnowy3037 Are you alright ?

    • @kingsnowy3037
      @kingsnowy3037 Před 2 lety

      @@kastielangel130 Yeah I'm doing alright I guess, thanks man. I'm little nervous in general about the world right now, like the situation in Ukraine for example, but overall I'm optimistic, and I think everything will be okay in the end. How about you?

    • @kastielangel130
      @kastielangel130 Před 2 lety +15

      @@kingsnowy3037 Go see someone fast ^^

  • @LikeMyCommentOrYoureGay

    CZcamss doing that weird thing where I get recommended absolutely phenomenal videos again, I like it.

  • @paulliddle7483
    @paulliddle7483 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Yep I’ve just watched it again and it’s still as exciting 🎉

  • @CamMci
    @CamMci Před 2 lety +266

    Total focus in the man’s eyes. A terrifying and magnificent sight to behold

    • @malapropter
      @malapropter Před 2 lety +8

      If you watch closely, he never blinked while he was throwing.

    • @florencec1707
      @florencec1707 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, I’m just glad he’s not a sniper!

    • @ThePunisher8814
      @ThePunisher8814 Před 2 lety +2

      @@florencec1707 Why? He'd make a great sniper.

    • @florencec1707
      @florencec1707 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ThePunisher8814 he’d be a fantastic sniper! And that’s what scares me!

    • @ThePunisher8814
      @ThePunisher8814 Před 2 lety +3

      @@florencec1707 If he were in the military you shouldn't be scared. He is supposed to protect you :D.

  • @xxFORDIExx
    @xxFORDIExx Před 3 lety +107

    Without a shadow of a doubt, the most precise, smooth darts action, of all time. Legendary John 'stoneface' Lowe. Certainly my favourite of all time.

    • @simontowart2225
      @simontowart2225 Před 3 lety

      Oh C'mon, what about Vincent Vander Voort????

    • @uthmaanpacsa7259
      @uthmaanpacsa7259 Před 3 lety +1

      @@simontowart2225 cos John Lowe is a legend greatest of all times.

    • @uthmaanpacsa7259
      @uthmaanpacsa7259 Před 3 lety

      @@simontowart2225 Vander too is the greatest of all times. Hope that put a smile on your face 😊

    • @simontowart2225
      @simontowart2225 Před 3 lety

      @@uthmaanpacsa7259 Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nahhhhhh!!!!!

  • @NeutronDance
    @NeutronDance Před 2 lety

    This is one of my favorite CZcams videos

  • @richardchorley1593
    @richardchorley1593 Před rokem +2

    The most striking part is how quiet and respectful the spectators are

  • @PaulieHo
    @PaulieHo Před 2 lety +18

    I have no idea why the algorithm brought me here but that was extremely impressive

  • @TheUKNutter
    @TheUKNutter Před 2 lety +255

    I've watched a lot of darts in my youth - and this is a momentous occasion in the darts world. Definitely worth putting onto CZcams, and deserves the attention it is getting now.

    • @sz5876
      @sz5876 Před 2 lety +4

      That's sad, what a weird childhood

    • @TheUKNutter
      @TheUKNutter Před 2 lety +15

      @@sz5876 How is it weird? In the UK darts is everywhere.

    • @xwhite2020
      @xwhite2020 Před 2 lety +14

      @@sz5876 It's a great game. Super social. You should get off the keyboard and have go.

    • @AXOLOTLKINQ
      @AXOLOTLKINQ Před 2 lety +6

      @@sz5876 why u hating on darts💀

    • @jeffreyhutchins6527
      @jeffreyhutchins6527 Před 2 lety +3

      @@AXOLOTLKINQ has nothing better to do than hate on darts.

  • @edschneidmuller9496
    @edschneidmuller9496 Před rokem +1

    I've shot darts for many years, this guy is amazing!

  • @dougzthou
    @dougzthou Před 6 měsíci

    I remember watching that on telly as a teenager. Lowe was one of my fav players.

  • @gengis1976
    @gengis1976 Před 3 lety +125

    Top athlete at the peak of his fitness!

  • @darmanos9639
    @darmanos9639 Před 2 lety +88

    I don't know why this is on my recommended, I don't know anything about darts, but i'm loving the energy of the crowd and his precision and i'm here for it 😆

    • @ihatemostwwefans8846
      @ihatemostwwefans8846 Před rokem

      The crowds are better now, it looked boring back then because the crowd didn't really get into it.

  • @patcollins3228
    @patcollins3228 Před 5 měsíci

    A true master of his craft,a pleasure to watch one the best dart players of all time

  • @nickberardo9243
    @nickberardo9243 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Tremendous,! John Lowe 9 dart. He changed the shafts on his darts in his later matches and was able to get more 180's even in that match with Phil Taylor. Pity he didn't use them earlier.

  • @pgfinna
    @pgfinna Před 3 lety +524

    I don't get it, but I like how happy the announcer is.

    • @PipeOPhile
      @PipeOPhile Před 3 lety +57

      You can win a game with only 9 darts if you throw them all perfectly in this order like this.

    • @jimsutherland495
      @jimsutherland495 Před 3 lety +42

      It's less about the nine darts and more about the nine pitchers of draft consumed before he threw the nine darts. At least that's usually how it goes any time I throw darts...

    • @jamesbyerly766
      @jamesbyerly766 Před 3 lety

      That fucker won lottery let him tell it lol

    • @shane1489
      @shane1489 Před 3 lety +7

      Red is good apparently 🤷‍♂️

    • @johncothren603
      @johncothren603 Před 3 lety +1

      I was that excited just before I lost my virginity

  • @ladydrone2345
    @ladydrone2345 Před 3 lety +215

    Back in the days when players were respectful of each other and the crowds were quiet when they were at the oche. Nothing like the WWE-esque spectacle it is now.

    • @Kennypowers51
      @Kennypowers51 Před 3 lety +11

      Its a bloody drinking game. I like the way it is now, but Im a millennial piece of shhite too.

    • @conorm2524
      @conorm2524 Před 3 lety +8

      Back when skulling pints before hitting a 180 was acceptable.

    • @deancrisp3596
      @deancrisp3596 Před 3 lety +9

      I noticed that too how quiet it was. Now its just a excuse for a piss up

    • @SadisticStang
      @SadisticStang Před 3 lety +3

      aye, but you mean WWF my dear. That league died in a different era

    • @Noorman77
      @Noorman77 Před 3 lety +3

      It was never as quiet as it was in 2020/2021 😷 , good to see the crowd is back 🥳!

  • @craigfowler7098
    @craigfowler7098 Před 7 měsíci +2

    A legend that still lives

  • @andrewjohnson8003
    @andrewjohnson8003 Před 2 lety

    What a great cool player he was and so many good dart players of his era

  • @MissingPersonsMysteries
    @MissingPersonsMysteries Před 2 lety +410

    Impressive!

  • @captainunwashed1308
    @captainunwashed1308 Před 3 lety +400

    James wade looked so different here

  • @elvishards8161
    @elvishards8161 Před rokem

    Absolutely brilliant how focused he was

  • @getupstairstobed
    @getupstairstobed Před 2 lety +77

    I love how quiet the crowd is. Even when they know it's on you can hear a pin drop.

  • @jayt88779
    @jayt88779 Před 2 lety +52

    I can just feel that focus... I love seeing people in their zone, great stuff.