Lourence Gregorio Ilagan (born 11 February 1978) is a Filipino professional soft-tip and steel-tip darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and international soft-tip events. His biggest achievement to date was advanced to the semi-finals of the World Masters before he lost to Robbie Green. He has represented the Philippines during the WDF Asia-Pacific Cup and PDC World Cup of Darts.
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| Full name | Lourence Gregorio Ilagan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Gunner" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1978 Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Cainta, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 18g (soft-tip) 20g (steel-tip) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Pinoy Ako" by Orange and Lemons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2000–2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2012– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 144  (24 November 2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Semi Final: 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2013, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PDC Asian Tour
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Medal record
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Career
editIlagan is a two-time quarter-finalist (2000 and 2006) in the WDF Asia-Pacific Cup. He has also reached the final of the Philippines Open in 2006 and 2007 along with the final of the 2008 Malaysian Open. Ilagan won the National Darts Federation of the Philippines qualifier to earn a place in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship but was beaten by Finland's Marko Kantele 5–2 in the preliminary round.
Ilagan reached the semi-finals of the 2009 Winmau World Masters after qualifying from the earlier rounds into the last 16, where he defeated number two seed Scott Waites and then beat Steve West in the quarter-finals. He lost to Robbie Green in the semi-final.
Ilagan represented the Philippines with Christian Perez in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 5–3 by the United States in the first round.[2]
Ilagan won the Philippines Qualifying Event for the 2013 World Championship and once there came back from three to one down in legs to Jamie Lewis in the preliminary round to win 4–3.[3] He faced Colin Osborne in the first round and despite impressing with some clinical finishes, he lost 3–0.[4] He was due to play with Perez once more in the 2013 World Cup of Darts but they were forced to withdraw due to travel problems.[5] Later in the year he won the Hong Kong Open by beating Edward Santos in the final.[6]
He defeated Perez 4–1 to win the 2013 World Soft Darts Championship having eliminated Stephen Bunting in the quarter-finals and Randy Van Deursen in the semis. Ilagan credited his eight hours a day practice routine in being key to his success and he earned $1,000,000 HK in the process.[7] In 2014, Ilagan was beaten in the semi-finals of the Chinese Dartslive event.[8]
Ilagan won the 2015 Soft Tip Dartslive Asia Open by beating Hyun Chul Park in the final.[9] He partnered Gilbert Ulang at the World Cup of Darts and they lost 5–1 to Belgium in the opening round.[10] A victory over Daisuke Akamatsu saw Ilagan claim the Malaysian Open.[11] He came within a match of playing in the 2016 World Championship, but lost 3–2 to Alex Tagarao in the final of the Philippines Qualifier.[12]
In 2018, Ilagan started playing on the newly established PDC Asian Tour.[13] He topped the 2018 Asian Tour final ranking and qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, his first World Championship in six years.[14] He lost to Vincent van der Voort in the first round.[15]
At the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, Ilagan earned his first ever first round win at the competition, defeating Rowby-John Rodriguez in a deciding set.[16]
Ilagan won his first PDC Asian Championship in 2024 after defeating fellow countryman Sandro Eric Sosing 7-3 in the final.[17] This title meant he qualified for the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts.[18] He was drawn into a group with recent World Championship finalist and Premier League champion Luke Littler, UK Open champion Dimitri Van den Bergh and Keane Barry.[19] He went winless and finished bottom of the group.[20]
World Championship results
editPDC
edit- 2009: Preliminary round (lost to Marko Kantele 2–5) (legs)
- 2013: First round (lost to Colin Osborne 0–3) (sets)
- 2019: First round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 1–3)
- 2020: First round (lost to Cristo Reyes 2–3)
- 2021: First round (lost to Ryan Murray 1–3)
- 2022: First round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0–3)
- 2023: Second round (lost to Dimitri Van den Bergh 0–3)
- 2024: First round (lost to Matt Campbell 2–3)
Performance timeline
editBDO
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| BDO World Championship | DNP | DNQ | |
| Winmau World Masters | SF | 2R | DNP |
PDC
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||
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| PDC World Championship | PR | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | RR | ||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC World Cup of Darts | NH | DNP | NH | 1R | WD | DNP | 1R | DNQ | DNP | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | DNP | |||||
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| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | L# | 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
edit- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Cash Converters World Cup RD1". PDC. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "2013 PDC World Philippines Qualifying Event Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Ladbrokes WDC Day Five". PDC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Italy To Replace Philippines". PDC. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "2013 Hong Kong Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Ilagan Claims DARTSLIVE Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "2014 Soft Tip Dartslive China Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "2015 Soft Tip Dartslive Asia Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "bwin World Cup of Darts Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "2015 Malaysian Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Trio Secure World Championship Places". PDC. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Allen, Dave (26 January 2018). "2018 PDC Asian Tour Announced". PDC. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Phillips, Josh (14 October 2018). "World Championship: Lim Among Asian Tour Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Mueller, Benjamin (28 December 2018). "Showmanship, and Conflict, as Darts Goes From Smoky Pubs to TV Spectacle". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (16 December 2022). "Seventh heaven for Ilagan, finally seals Ally Pally win after sudden death against Rodriguez at PDC World Darts Championship". Darts News. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "PDC Asian Championship 2024". DartConnect. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Caluag, Randy (28 October 2024). "Ilagan tops Asian darts' tourney, eyes world stage". Manila Standard. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (4 November 2024). "2024 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts draw confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (13 November 2024). "These are the final standings in groups E-F-G-H at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts". Darts News. Retrieved 26 November 2024.