John Lowe

John Lowe (born 21st July 1954) is a retired professional darts player and pundit who worked for Sky Sports from 2001 to 2010. A former World No. 1, Lowe won three World Championships and four World Matchplay titles, and is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He is the first player to have won the World Championship in three separate decades; Lowe's titles and achievements span a career of almost forty years, but he is also well known for being the first player to achieve a televised nine-dart finish (in 1984).

Lowe won three world titles (1979, 1987, 1993), before forming the Professional Darts Corporation or PDC in 1994 with seven of the other eight top players in the world, including Eric Bristow and Phil Taylor. The PDC became more successful throughout the 1990's, with Lowe winning only one PDC major, the 1995 World Matchplay title. Regardless, Lowe continued to be a top player into the 2000's, reaching several last 16 matches in majors and even won the Players Tour Championship in 2003.

During the 2001 World Matchplay, Lowe began commentating for Sky Sports alongside Sid Waddell. He continued to be one of Sky Sports' main pundits until 2010, when he retired from punditry. However, he did appear as a guest pundit at the 2013 Premier League of Darts play-offs on Sky Sports.