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Leonard Gates
American darts player

Leonard Gates

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American darts player
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Age
54 years
Leonard Gates
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Biography

Leonard Gates (born November 26, 1970) is an American professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is 2023 WSDT Champion of Champions, 2023 World Seniors Darts Masters winner and the former PDC North American champion. He is also a former baseball player, playing for Abilene Prairie Dogs, Massachusetts Mad Dogs, Catskill Cougars and Nashua Pride.

Career

Gates started to play in WDF in 2007, winning numerous American darts tournaments, including exhibition ones. His first appearance in major BDO tournament was in 2017 World Masters, where he lost in the last 272 to Paul Coughlin.

In 2022, Gates qualified as a seed for the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship, but he lost in the second round to Steve Hine of England.

In June, Gates took part in the 2022 US Darts Masters, where he was one of the eight North American qualifiers. He defeated Fallon Sherrock 6–2 in the first round before losing to Peter Wright 3–8 in the quarter-finals. At the same time, he played in the 2022 PDC North American Championship, where he went on to defeat Jules van Dongen and David Cameron, before beating Danny Baggish in the final and securing his first PDC title, which meant he qualified for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship and 2022 Grand Slam of Darts as well.

In September, Gates took a part in the 2022 World Series of Darts Finals, where he reached the second round, defeating Devon Petersen 6–4 in the first round and then, however, losing to James Wade 4–6 in the next one.

In 2023, Gates and Jules van Dongen represented the United States on the World Cup of Darts, but they lost in the group stage.

Also apart from steeltip darts, Gates plays in darts tournaments of the World Soft Darts Association (WSDA) as well, being one of the most popular soft-tip contenders.

World Championship results

WDF

PDC

WSDT

Performance timeline

Tournament20222023
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World ChampionshipDNQ2R
Grand Slam of DartsRRDNQ
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Cup of DartsDNPRR
WDF Ranked televised events
WDF World Championship2R3R
WSDT Televised events
World Seniors Darts ChampionshipDNPSF
World Seniors Champion of ChampionsNHW
World Seniors Darts MastersDNPW
World Seniors Darts MatchplayDNPW
Career statistics
Year-end ranking106

Nine-dart finishes

DateOpponentTournamentMethodPrize
25 November 2023 MartinThomasMODUS Super Series3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12
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