Stowe Buntz (born January 25, 1979) is an American professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is active in the Championship Darts Circuit (CDC), the North American affiliate of the PDC; he has won nine CDC Pro Tour titles, as well as the 2023 CDC Continental Cup. He reached his first PDC major quarter-final at the 2023 Grand Slam.
In October 2023, Buntz won the 2023 CDC Continental Cup his beaten by America's Jason Brandon by 8âÂÂ6 to secure his place at the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts. This came after placing as the second-ranked American on the 2023 CDC Tour to lock in his debut at the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, a rank made possible after becoming the first player in CDC history to win three tour events in the same weekend. In November, Buntz was drawn into Group E with Peter Wright, Dave Chisnall, and Stephen Bunting. His debut match on his first televised major event was against former two-time world champion Peter Wright, where he won 5âÂÂ1. In his next match, he faced Stephen Bunting, defeating him 5âÂÂ3, before losing his last match in his group to Dave Chisnall 5âÂÂ4; however, despite the loss, he still topped first in the group. In the last 16, Buntz defeated the runner-up of Group F, Andrew Gilding, 10âÂÂ5 before exiting the tournament at the quarterfinals in a rematch against Stephen Bunting, losing 16âÂÂ8.
At the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, Buntz played Kevin Doets in the opening match of the tournament, with the winner to face defending champion Michael Smith in the next round. Buntz lost 3âÂÂ0 to Doets.
Buntz was a part of the field for the 2024 US Darts Masters as the CDC Continental Cup winner. He lost to Nathan Aspinall in the first round.
He qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, where he lost to Nick Kenny 3âÂÂ0 in the first round.