John Part (born June 29, 1966) is a Canadian professional darts player and commentator. Nicknamed Darth Maple, he is a three-times World Champion, having won the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship on his world championship debut, and the PDC World Championship in 2003 and 2008. Part is statistically North America’s greatest darts player to date. He has the distinction of being the first non-UK player to win the World Championship, and the only non-European to date to win the PDC World Darts Championship.
Part’s first World Championship title was only the second time a non-seeded player won the BDO World Darts Championship (after Loxley team-mate Keith Deller), and one of the few times where a player only lost one set in the entire tournament. His nine-year gap between his first and second World Championships is tied with Ted Hankey for the longest gap between World Championships, and his third triumph in 2008 saw him become the first player in history to win a world title in three different venues, and the first to win at the Alexandra Palace. His 2008 win saw him join Phil Taylor, Eric Bristow, Raymond van Barneveld and John Lowe as the only players with three or more World Championships, and become only the second player (after Taylor) to win multiple PDC titles.
In 2017, he was inducted into the PDC Hall of Fame.
John Part – Darth Maple darts shirt
The John Part dart shirts represent the ultimate “Darth Maple” experience – combining the 3 time World Champions’ famous Imperial March walk-on with his love of homeland Canada.