Mann could not play and he received a bye into the third round where he lost to fellow countryman Brendan Dolan. In 2008 MaGowan wrote darts history by throwing a 9-dart finish at the PDC Players Championship in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Aged 67 he became the oldest darts-player to throw a 9-darter in an official tournament. He went on to reach the quarter finals. He returned to Dublin for the 2008 World Grand Prix but lost in the first round to Colin Osborne 1–2. MaGowan won one of eight places for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship at the qualifiers in Telford. He defeated Mason 3–0 in the first round but lost to Priestley in the second round 1–4. MaGowan withdrew from the 2011 UK Open, where he was due to play Shaun Griffiths in the first round, after suffering a hip injury. He has not played in any PDC tournaments since, and at the 2011 World Grand Prix, commentator John Gwynne suggested that MaGowan had retired from professional darts. Personal life MaGowan and his wife Maggie were married for 8 years. MaGowan gains most of the practice in a shed in his garden where at one stage, his wife locked him in his shed while going out shopping and was left in his shed for around five hours. Maggie died in May 2010. MaGowan is an avid Birmingham City fan, with MaGowan using blue flights on his darts to signify this. World Championship results PDC 2006: First round: (lost to Dennis Priestley 1–3) 2009: Second round: (lost to Dennis Priestley 1–4) References External links Darts players from Northern Ireland 1941 births People from Newtownards Living people British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders PDC World Cup of Darts Northern Irish team