Simon Whitlock

 ( 1969 Births ) 

Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.

Nicknamed " The Wizard", he won the 2012 European Championship and the 2022 World Cup of Darts for Australia, partnering Damon Heta. Whitlock is also a two-time World Championship finalist, having been the runner-up at the BDO World Darts Championship in 2008, and the PDC World Darts Championship in 2010. He has won a total of 18 PDC titles and 30 Dartsplayers Australia (DPA) titles.

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Early darts career In 2003, Whitlock reached the last 16 of the World Championship, with wins over Paul Williams and Peter Manley, but lost to Richie Burnett 5–3.

In 2005, Whitlock made the semi-finals of the 2005 BDO World Championship but lost to Martin Adams 5–0. In other major events, he also reached the semi-finals of the International Darts League in both 2005 and 2006, losing to Mervyn King and Raymond van Barneveld respectively.

Whitlock won the first two events in the Dartplayers Australia (DPA) series of tournaments. Whitlock competed in the BDO World Championship, achieving wins over Edwin Max, Fabian Roosenbrand, Ted Hankey, and Brian Woods to reach the final, where he lost to Mark Webster 7–5.

Whitlock entered the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship as the number twelve seed and reached the second round, defeating Mark Barilli, but losing to Darryl Fitton.

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Return to PDC Whitlock returned to the PDC on 19 March 2009. He began playing in the AGP circuit where he won eight tournaments. He qualified for the Las Vegas Desert Classic but lost in the first round of the televised stages against Terry Jenkins.

At the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts Whitlock won all 3 of his group stage games with wins over Ted Hankey, Wayne Mardle and Scott Waites. In the last 16 he defeated 1996 BDO World Champion Steve Beaton 10–1 but lost to eventual runner up Scott Waites.

At the 2010 PDC World Championship, Whitlock defeated Colin Osborne, Wayne Jones, Terry Jenkins, James Wade, and Raymond van Barneveld before losing to Phil Taylor 7–3.

After his run to the World Championship final, it was announced that he would be competing in the 2010 Premier League Darts as a wild card. He finished second in the table, therefore qualifying for the semi-finals where he lost 8-6 to James Wade.

On his World Matchplay debut in 2010, Whitlock reached the semi-finals before losing to Phil Taylor. At the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts, he lost all three of his group matches against Dave Chisnall, Colin Osborne and Robert Thornton.

Whitlock represented Australia alongside Paul Nicholson during the inaugural PDC World Cup of Darts in December 2010, losing out in the semi-finals to Wales' Mark Webster and Barrie Bates.

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2011–2012 At the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, Whitlock defeated Steve Evans and Denis Ovens before losing to Vincent van der Voort in the third round. He competed in the 2011 Premier League, but finished sixth.

During the 2011 PDC Pro Tour, he became the first player to hit nine-dart finishes in successive Pro Tour events.

At the 2011 World Matchplay, Whitlock defeated Peter Wright and Denis Ovens to reach the quarter-finals. He was defeated by Andy Hamilton 17–15.

Whitlock was forced to withdraw from the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts and 2011 Players Championship Finals through injury. He played at 2012 World Championship where beat Dennis Smith,. Steve Beaton, Michael van Gerwen, and Gary Anderson before losing to Andy Hamilton 6–5.

Whitlock partnered Nicholson again at the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts. Together they achieved victories over Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands to final, where they played the England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Whitlock and Nicholson both missed two darts each to win the match in a sudden death leg.

He was picked for the Premier League. Whitlock won seven of his fourteen league games to finish second in the table, qualifying him for the play-offs. Whitlock played Andy Hamilton in the semi-finals, he hit a Nine-dart finish in the second leg of the semi-final, and won the match to reach the final. There he played Phil Taylor and lost 10–7.

Whitlock hit a nine-darter in his second round match at the 2012 Austrian Darts Open (ET1) against Joe Cullen, but lost 6–4.

Whitlock achieved a 6–4 victory over Andy Hamilton in the final of Players Championship 12. At the following week's European Championship, he won his first major title. Whitlock took the title with an 11–5 win over Wes Newton. Whitlock then won his first European Tour title at the 2012 Dutch Darts Masters, defeating his World Cup partner Paul Nicholson 6–1 in the final.

Whitlock lost to Taylor in the final of the 2012 Championship League Darts, 6–5. He then won his second Players Championship of the year with a 6–2 defeat of Dennis Priestley in the final. Whitlock was the second seed for the 2012 Players Championship Finals where he beat Jamie Caven 6–3 in the first round. Whitlock then defeated Ronnie Baxter, and Gary Anderson, but lost to Phil Taylor in the semi-finals 11–2.

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2013 Whitlock won his first two matches in the 2013 World Championship without dropping a set and then won a deciding set against Dave Chisnall. However, he lost to Raymond van Barneveld 5–1. In his third World Cup of Darts with Paul Nicholson the pair were defeated 5–1 by Belgium's Ronny Huybrechts and Kim Huybrechts.

He competed in the 2013 Premier League. but finished sixth in the table.

Whitlock won his first tournament of 2013 at the fifth UK Open Qualifier. He beat Michael van Gerwen 6–1 in the final. Van Gerwen beat Whitlock in the final of the 2013 European Darts Open 6–2. Whitlock won the award for televised performance of the year at the PDC Awards Dinner for his quarter-final win over Jamie Caven, but lost to Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the 2013 European Championship final.

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2014 Whitlock beat Ian White 5–4 in the quarter-finals of the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship. However, he was defeated by Peter Wright 6–2 in the semi-finals. Whitlock moved up to third in the world rankings after the tournament. Whitlock competed in the Premier League but only won one of his nine matches to be eliminated from the competition. Whitlock and Nicholson reached the semi-finals of the 2014 PDC World Cup of Darts where they faced England's Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Whitlock was beaten 4–1 by Taylor, but Nicholson overcame Lewis 4–2, before Australia lost 4–0 in the doubles decider. Whitlock won Players Championship 12 by beating James Wade 6–3 in the final. He reached the final of the 2014 European Darts Open, but lost 6–2 against Wright.

At the World Matchplay, Whitlock recorded wins over Kevin Painter, Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade to reach the semi-finals of the event for the second time. He was defeated by Michael van Gerwen. He also lost to van Gerwen in the final of the Singapore Darts Masters.

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2015 At the 2015 World Championship Whitlock he was beaten 3–1 by Darren Webster in the first round. Whitlock did not receive a wildcard to compete in the Premier League, meaning he missed the event for the first time since 2009.

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2016 Whitlock lost to Ricky Evans 3–2 in the first round of the 2016 World Championship. In October, Whitlock won Players Championship 18, defeating Ronny Huybrechts 6–5 in the final.

Whitlock beat Alan Norris in a deciding set at the World Grand Prix. but lost to van Gerwen in the quarter-finals. He defeated Chris Dobey to win his second title of the year at Players Championship 19.

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2017 Whitlock was beaten 4–0 in the second round of the 2017 World Championship by Darren Webster. Whitlock defeated Gary Anderson 6–4 in the final to win UK Open Qualifier 2. He also claimed the fifth event by beating Ronny Huybrechts 6–3. At the main event he was defeated 10–9 by Daryl Gurney in the quarter-finals. He won his third ranking event title of 2017 a week later, winning Players Championship 4.

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2020 After a drop in rankings and form over 2019, Whitlock made two televised semi-final appearances in 2020, at the World Grand Prix & Grand Slam, as well as a quarter-final in the World Matchplay. He beat Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals at both the Grand Prix and the Slam, defeating van Gerwen 16–15 in a deciding leg at the Grand Slam. Whitlock also hit a Grand Slam record 20 180s in a match during that win against van Gerwen.

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2022

In June 2022, Whitlock, alongside Damon Heta, won the 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts for Australia for the very first time, after beating Wales in the final 3–1. Both players dedicated there victory to fellow Australian player, Kyle Anderson, who died 10 months prior.

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2024

At the 2024 PDC World Championship Whitlock defeated Paolo Nebrida 3–2 in the first round. However, he lost to Gary Anderson 3–0 in the second round.

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2025

After failing to qualify for the 2025 PDC World Championship and losing his Tour Card at the end of 2024. Whitlock accepted an invitation to compete in the 2025 World Seniors Darts Championship. He lost 3–1 in sets to Paul Hogan in round 1. Whitlock also suffered an early exit at the 2025 World Seniors Champion of Champions, after losing to Richie Burnett 5–4. Simon again represented Australia at the 2025 PDC World Cup of Darts, alongside Damon Heta, maintaining his ever present record at the tournament. The duo made it to the quarterfinals, where they lost to the German pairing of Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko in a deciding leg, 8–7, despite having match darts themselves to win the match. He was also invited to compete in both the Australian and New Zealand Darts Masters as a wildcard entry. Simon would lose in the first round in both events to Josh Rock and Chris Dobey, and would also lose to Luke Littler in round 1 at the 2025 World Series of Darts Finals 6–4.

Whitlock is currently competing in the inaugural ANZ Premier League.

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Personal life

Whitlock has three sons from two previous marriages: Nicholas (born 1991), Mason (born 2003), and Locky (born 2007). Simon Whitlock dumps family for world darts glory Adelaide Now His son Mason also plays darts. He is a fan of Portsmouth F.C.

In 2012, Whitlock, together with the seven other players who competed in the Premier League, recorded a charity single with Chas Hodges and his band called 'Got My Tickets for the Darts' which was written by Chas. It was released on 18 May, the night after the play-offs at the O2 in London, where it was premiered. Proceeds from the single were donated to the Haven House Children's Hospice.

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World Championship performances

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BDO

• 2005: Semi-finals (lost to Martin Adams 0–5)
• 2006: Second round (lost to Paul Hanvidge 2–4)
• 2007: Second round (lost to Niels de Ruiter 3–4)
• 2008: Runner-up (lost to Mark Webster 5–7)
• 2009: Second round (lost to Darryl Fitton 2–4)

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PDC

• 2003: Third round (lost to Richie Burnett 3–5)
• 2010: Runner-up (lost to Phil Taylor 3–7)
• 2011: Third round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 2–4)
• 2012: Semi-finals (lost to Andy Hamilton 5–6)
• 2013: Quarter-finals (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 1–5)
• 2014: Semi-finals (lost to Peter Wright 2–6)
• 2015: First round (lost to Darren Webster 1–3)
• 2016: First round (lost to Ricky Evans 2–3)
• 2017: Second round (lost to Darren Webster 0–4)
• 2018: Second round (lost to Darren Webster 1–4)
• 2019: Second round (lost to Ryan Joyce 0–3)
• 2020: Fourth round (lost to Gerwyn Price 2–4)
• 2021: Third round (lost to Krzysztof Ratajski 0–4)
• 2022: Second round (lost to Martijn Kleermaker 1–3)
• 2023: Second round (lost to José de Sousa 2–3)
• 2024: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 0–3)

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WSD

• 2025: First round (lost to Paul Hogan 3–1)

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Career finals

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BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Runner-up	1.	2008	World Championship	Mark Webster	5–7 (s)

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PDC major finals: 7 (1 title)

World Championship (0–1)

Premier League (0–1)

World Grand Prix (0–1)

European Championship (1–2)

Championship League (0–1)

Runner-up	1.	2010	World Championship		3–7 (s)
Runner-up	2.	2012	Premier League		7–10 (l)
Winner	1.	2012	European Championship		11–5 (l)
Runner-up	3.	2012	Championship League		4–6 (l)
Runner-up	4.	2013	European Championship		6–11 (l)
Runner-up	5.	2017	World Grand Prix		4–5 (s)
Runner-up	6.	2018	European Championship	James Wade	8–11 (l)

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PDC world series finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

World Series of Darts (0–1)

PDC team finals: 2 (1 title) Runner-up 1. 2012 3–4 (m) Winner 2. 2022 3–1 (m) Career statistics Performance timeline BDO BDO Ranked televised events DNQ SF 2R 2R F 2R Winmau World Masters DNP 2R DNP QF 4R PDC DNP SF SF RR Not held World Darts Trophy DNP 2R 2R 2R Not held PDC PDC Ranked televised events World Championship 3R BDO F 3R SF QF SF 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 4R 3R 2R 2R 2R DNQ UK Open DNQ 5R 3R 5R 3R 3R 3R 4R QF 3R 6R 5R QF 5R 4R 4R DNQ World Matchplay DNP SF QF 1R QF SF 2R 1R 2R QF 2R QF DNQ World Grand Prix DNP 2R 2R 1R QF 1R 2R QF F 1R 1R SF DNQ European Championship DNP 2R SF W F 1R 2R 1R QF F 2R DNQ 1R DNQ Grand SlamBefore 2015 this was a non ranked event. NH QF QF RR WD RR 2R RR DNQ RR RR QF DNQ SF DNQ 2R DNQ Not held DNP 2R WD SF 1R 1R QF 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R DNQ PDC Non-ranked televised events Premier League NH DNP SF 6th F 6th 10th DNP 8th DNP MastersBefore 2025 this was a non ranked event. Not held QF 1R 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R QF DNQ Champions League Not held DNQ RR DNQ NH World Cup Not held SF NH F 2R SF QF QF 2R SF 2R QF QF W QF 2R QF World Series Finals Not held 1R QF 2R QF 1R 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R 1R PDC Past major events Las Vegas Desert Classic DNP BDO 1R Not held Championship League NH DNP SF RR F RR Not held Career statistics Year-end ranking 4 6 4 3 7 16 8 8 18 38 60 WSD WSD Televised events World Seniors Darts Championship PDC European Tour 2012 ADO 2R GDC SF EDO QF GDM QF DDM W 2013 UKM QF EDT WD EDO F ADO WD GDT 1R GDC 3R GDM SF DDM SF 2014 GDC DNP DDM 2R GDM 3R ADO 3R GDT SF EDO F EDG SF EDT QF 2015 GDC 3R GDT 3R GDM 3R DDM 3R IDO 2R EDO 3R EDT 2R EDM 2R EDG 3R 2016 DDM QF GDM DNQ GDT 3R EDM 2R ADO 2R EDO 2R IDO QF EDT 3R EDG 2R GDC 2R 2017 GDC 2R GDM SF GDO 3R EDG 2R GDT 3R EDM 2R ADO 3R EDO 2R DDM 3R GDG SF IDO QF EDT SF 2018 EDO QF GDG 2R GDO WD ADO 3R EDG QF DDM 3R GDT 3R DDO F EDM 2R GDC 2R DDC QF IDO F EDT 2R 2019 EDO 2R GDC DNP GDG F GDO 2R ADO DNQ EDG DNQ DDM 3R DDO QF CDO SF ADC 2R EDM 1R IDO DNQ GDT DNQ 2020 BDC DNP GDC DNQ EDG DNQ IDO DNQ 2021 HDT 2R GDT SF 2022 IDO 2R GDC DNQ GDG DNQ ADO DNQ EDO DNQ CDO DNQ EDG DNQ DDC QF EDM DNQ HDT 3R GDO DNQ BDO 1R GDT DNQ 2023 BSD DNQ EDO DNQ IDO 1R GDG 1R ADO 3R DDC DNQ BDO DNQ CDO DNQ EDG 1R EDM 1R GDO 1R HDT DNQ GDC DNQ 2024 BDO DNQ GDG DNQ IDO 1R EDG DNQ ADO DNQ BSD DNQ DDC DNQ EDO DNQ GDC 2R FDT DNQ HDT DNQ SDT DNQ CDO DNQ PDC Players Championships 2009 Did not participate LVE 5R SYD SF Did not participate IRV 2R IRV 2R 2010 GIB DNP SWI 5R DER 5R GLA DNP WIG 2R CRA 3R BAR W DER W WIG 3R WIG W SAL W SAL F BAR 2R WIG 4R HAA 4R HAA 4R HAA 5R LVE F LVE QF SYD QF ONT DNP CRA 4R CRA F NUL 3R NUL SF DUB W DUB 3R KIL 2R BNA SF DER W BAR DNP DER QF DER SF 2011 HAL SF HAL 2R DER 2R DER 3R CRA 3R DER 2R VIE 5R VIE 4R CRA SF CRA 3R BAR 2R BAR 4R NUL SF NUL SF ONT 5R ONT QF DER SF DER 3R NUL DNP DUB 3R DUB 3R KIL QF GLA QF GLA 3R ALI QF Did not participate 2012 ALI 1R ALI 3R REA SF REA 4R CRA 1R CRA QF BIR QF BIR F CRA QF CRA QF BAR QF BAR W DUB 4R DUB 3R KIL DNP KIL 4R CRA W CRA SF BAR 2R BAR 4R 2013 WIG QF WIG DNP CRA 4R CRA 1R BAR SF BAR F DUB 3R DUB 4R KIL DNP KIL DNP WIG DNP WIG DNP BAR 1R BAR 1R 2014 BAR 3R BAR 4R CRA 3R CRA 1R WIG 1R WIG 3R WIG 3R WIG SF CRA 4R CRA 1R COV 4R COV F CRA 2R CRA 4R DUB 2R DUB 4R CRA 3R CRA 4R COV 2R COV SF 2015 BAR 1R BAR 3R BAR QF BAR 3R BAR SF COV 4R COV 1R COV 1R CRA 4R CRA 3R BAR 1R BAR SF WIG 4R WIG 2R BAR 3R BAR SF DUB 2R DUB 3R COV 1R COV QF 2016 BAR 1R BAR 3R BAR 4R BAR 4R BAR QF BAR QF BAR 2R COV 4R COV 2R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 4R BAR 3R BAR 3R BAR 4R BAR 4R DUB 3R DUB W BAR W BAR 1R 2017 BAR SF BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR W MIL 1R MIL QF BAR 4R BAR 1R WIG 1R WIG 1R MIL QF MIL QF WIG DNP BAR 2R BAR 1R BAR 2R BAR 3R DUB 3R DUB 2R BAR 1R BAR 1R 2018 BAR 1R BAR 3R BAR 1R BAR 1R MIL 2R MIL 2R BAR 1R BAR SF WIG 4R WIG 1R MIL 3R MIL 2R WIG 3R WIG QF BAR 2R BAR 1R BAR QF BAR 2R DUB 3R DUB 1R BAR 2R BAR 1R 2019 WIG 1R WIG 1R WIG 1R WIG 1R BAR DNP BAR 3R WIG 2R WIG 2R BAR 1R BAR 3R BAR 1R BAR 4R BAR 2R BAR 4R BAR 3R BAR 1R WIG 1R WIG 2R BAR 1R BAR 1R HIL 4R HIL 2R BAR 2R BAR 3R BAR 2R BAR 1R DUB 3R DUB 1R BAR 2R BAR 4R 2020 BAR 2R BAR 1R WIG 3R WIG 3R WIG DNP WIG 4R BAR 1R BAR 2R MIL 3R MIL 1R MIL 1R MIL 2R MIL 2R NIE 4R NIE QF NIE 2R NIE 2R NIE QF COV 2R COV 1R COV 4R COV 1R COV 1R 2021 BOL 2R BOL 2R BOL 1R BOL 1R MIL 1R MIL 3R MIL 2R MIL 1R NIE 2R NIE 1R NIE 3R NIE QF MIL 1R MIL 3R MIL 1R MIL 1R COV 3R COV 1R COV 1R COV 1R BAR 2R BAR 3R BAR 1R BAR 2R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 2R BAR 4R 2022 BAR 1R BAR 1R WIG 2R WIG 2R BAR 3R BAR 2R NIE 2R NIE 3R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR QF BAR 1R WIG 2R WIG 1R NIE 2R NIE 4R BAR 3R BAR 2R BAR 3R BAR 2R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 4R BAR 1R BAR 2R BAR 2R BAR 3R BAR 1R BAR 3R 2023 BAR 3R BAR F BAR 2R BAR 4R BAR 1R BAR 1R HIL 1R HIL 3R WIG 1R WIG 1R LEI 4R LEI 2R HIL 1R HIL 3R LEI 1R LEI 2R HIL 1R HIL 3R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 2R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 2R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 1R BAR 2R BAR 3R 2024 WIG 1R WIG 1R LEI 3R LEI 1R HIL 3R HIL 2R LEI 1R LEI 1R HIL 1R HIL 3R HIL 1R HIL 1R MIL 1R MIL 2R MIL 1R MIL 1R MIL 1R MIL 1R MIL 1R WIG 1R WIG 1R MIL 1R MIL 2R WIG 1R WIG 1R WIG 1R WIG 2R WIG 2R LEI 1R LEI 1R Nine-dart finishes + Simon Whitlock televised nine-dart finishes ! Date ! Opponent ! Tournament ! Method ! Prize 17 May 2012 Andy Hamilton Premier League 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18 Unknown High averages + Simon Whitlock televised high averages ! Average ! Date ! Opponent ! Tournament ! Stage ! Score 108.86 12 November 2018 Gerwyn Price 2018 Grand Slam Group stage 5-4 (l) See also List of darts players who have switched organisation Notes External links Simon Whitlock player profile at Mastercaller Categories: 1969 Births, Australian Darts Players, Living People, Sportspeople From Newcastle, New South Wales, Sportspeople From Cessnock, New South Wales, Professional Darts Corporation Former Tour Card Holders, British Darts Organisation Players, European Championship Champions, Darts Players Who Have Thrown Televised Nine-dart Games, Pdc World Cup Of Darts Australian Championship Team Page 1 of 1 1 Post Comment Page 1 of 1 1 Account Social: Privacy Policy Pages: Scavenge  ..  QRCode  ..  Tags Items: Shopping Cart  ..  Favorites UPC Scavenger Android App Navigation General: Atom Feed  ..  Entire Sitemap Help: Index  ..  Editing  ..  Full List Category: All  ..  Products  ..  Vendors Media: Product  ..  Wiki  ..  User Posts: Product  ..  Wiki  ..  User  ..  Forum Statistics Page: Revisions  ..  Tag Cloud Summary: Database  ..  Activity 1 Tags 10/10 Page Rank 5 Page Refs 1s Time