Denis Ovens

Claims Solutions Classic	2001
Ireland Open Autumn Classic	2007
Irish Masters	2001, 2002
Jersey Festival of Darts	2001
Open Holland	2003
PDC Eastbourne Open	2005
Scottish Open	1999

Players Championships

Players Championship (GIB)

2010

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

UK Open Regional (SOU)

2005

Denis Ovens (born 1 July 1957 in Enfield) is an English former darts player. He is nicknamed The Heat and is now based in Stevenage.^[1] Ovens is widely regarded as one of the most consistent players in the circuit, though he has as yet failed to convert his form from the circuit to the big stages on television. His constant second round exits in numerous televised tournaments has led him to be called by commentators as 'The Nearly Man'.

Career

His one good run came in the 2005 PDC World Darts Championship, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to former World Masters champion Mark Dudbridge. He has since suffered six successive second round exits in the World Championship - against Steve Alker in 2006, against Alan Tabern in 2007 (in a thriller that went to a sudden death deciding leg, with Ovens narrowly missing a double 12 for a perfect nine dart finish and a £15,000 bonus), in 2008 against Dutchman Jan van der Rassel, after defeating Colin Monk in the first round in 2009, to Ronnie Baxter having defeated Steve Maish 3-0 in the first round.

He reached the semi-final of the UK Open in three consecutive years from 2010 to 2012, and reached the final of the inaugural German Darts Championship in 2007.

World Championship results

BDO

2000: 1st Round (lost to Bobby George 1-3)

PDC

2001: 1st round (lost to Les Fitton 1-3)
2002: 2nd round (lost to Richie Burnett 4-6)
2003: 3rd round (lost to Dennis Smith 1-5)
2004: 3rd round (lost to Alex Roy 3-4)
2005: Quarter-finals (lost to Mark Dudbridge 3-5)
2006: 2nd round (lost to Steve Alker 1-4)
2007: 2nd round (lost to Alan Tabern 3-4)
2008: 2nd round (lost to Jan van der Rassel 1-4)
2009: 2nd round (lost to Ronnie Baxter 1-4)
2010: 2nd round (lost to Colin Lloyd 3-4)
2011: 2nd round (lost to Simon Whitlock 0-4)
2012: 1st round (withdrew due to injury while trailing Kevin Munch 1-0)
2013: 2nd round (lost to Adrian Lewis 1-4)

Career finals

PDC premier event finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score^{[N 1]}
Runner-up	1.	2010	US Open	Phil Taylor	3–6 (s)

↑ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

Performance timeline

Tournament	1986	1987	1994	1995	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011		2012	2013
BDO World Championship	DNP						L32	No longer a BDO Member
Winmau World Masters	L16	DNP	L32	DNP		QF	L64	DNP		No longer a BDO Member
World Darts Trophy	Not held								DNP					L32	Not held
PDC World Championship	NYF		DNP					L32	L16	L16	L32	QF	L32	L32	L32	L32	L32	L32		L64	L32
World Matchplay	NYF		DNP				L16	L32	L16	L16	L16	L16	L32	L32	L32	L16	L32	L16		DNP
World Grand Prix	Not held				DNP			L16	L32	L16	L32	L32	L32	L32	L32	L32	L32	L16		DNP
Las Vegas Desert Classic	Not held								QF	RR	L16	L32	L32	DNP			Not held
UK Open	Not held									L32	L16	L64	L16	L32	L64	L64	SF	SF		SF	DNP
US Open/WSoD	Not held												QF	L64	L32	L16	RU	Not held
Grand Slam of Darts	Not held													DNP	L16	RR	DNP
European Championship	Not held														L16	DNP	L32	DNP
Championship League	Not held														RR	RR	RR	RR		DNP
Players Championship Finals	Not held															L32	L32	L32	L32	DNP

Performance Table Legend
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	RU	lost in the final	W	won the tournament

Trivia

Ovens is known for his trademark unshaven looks. Ovens stated on ESPN's World Series of Darts that he kept shaving before a darts match and always lost, so he thought "OK, don't shave".
Ovens is well known to darts fans as "Captain Hobo", in reference to his unkempt appearance.

References

↑ "Denis Ovens (ENG)". ITV. Retrieved 21 January 2010.

External links

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