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Stefan Lord
Stefan Lord
Personal information
Born	4 December 1954 (age 70); Stockholm, Sweden
Home town	Pattaya, Thailand
Darts information
Playing darts since	1970
Darts	24g Winmau
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"The Final Countdown" by Europe
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1974–1991
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Third Place: 1982
World Masters	Semi-finals: 1981
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Denmark Open; News of the World Tournament; WDF Europe Cup Pairs; Swedish Open	1977; 1978, 1980; ; 1980, 1982, 1988; 1983

Stefan Lord (born 4 December 1954) is a Swedish former professional darts player^[1] who competed in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and is one of the country's most successful players.

Career

He competed at ten BDO World Darts Championships with his best run coming in 1982 where he finished in third place, beating Bobby George 2-1. He played in the first ever World Championship in 1978, reaching the semi-finals, losing to John Lowe. His final World Championship appearance came in 1988, losing in the first round to Paul Lim.

He also reached in semi finals of the Winmau World Masters in 1981 and won the News of the World Darts Championship twice in 1978 and 1980,^[2] becoming the first (and only) overseas player to win the tournament and one of seven players to win it more than once. He finished runner-up in the 1983 North American Open.

Lord left of the BDO in 1991.