Kyle Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Original | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Subiaco, Perth Australia |
14 September 1987 ||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town |
Nottingham, East Midlands England |
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Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | Unicorn 23g Kyle Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | "Solid Rock" by Shane Howard | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO | 2006–2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2012– | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Last 72: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2015, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Last 16: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
European Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Quarter Final: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other achievements | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 Breaks into the top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time 2015 Hits a world record average of 134.84 in the fifth Players Championship 2016 Breaks into the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time |
2015 Breaks into the top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time 2015 Hits a world record average of 134.84 in the fifth Players Championship
Kyle Anderson (born 17 September 1987) is an Australian darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation, and is the brother of fellow darts player Beau Anderson.
He started playing darts at the age of six and has been competing in tournaments since he was nine. He first became interested in the game watching his father play. Anderson is of indigenous origin.
Anderson qualified for the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the Oceanic Masters. He lost to Steve Beaton 3–0 in the first round as he missed two opportunities to take each of the opening two sets. Anderson dominated in the DPA's 2013 Australian Grand Prix season by winning seven events to top the Order of Merit. This secured him a place in the Sydney Darts Masters and the 2014 World Championship. He drew 16-time world champion Phil Taylor in Sydney and was defeated 6–1. At 2–1 down to Ian White in the first round of the World Championship, Anderson became the seventh player to throw a nine-dart finish in the history of the event. It was the second nine darter in less than an hour after Terry Jenkins had also hit one which meant Anderson had to share the £30,000 prize money. However, it was the last leg that he won during the match as he was defeated 3–1. Anderson stated after the match that he hoped his performance would help raise the profile of darts in Australia.
Anderson entered the 2014 Q School in an attempt to earn a two-year PDC tour card and succeeded on the first day by winning seven matches, culminating in a 5–3 win over Keegan Brown. He stated that if he could get sponsorship he would move to the UK to play the full schedule of events. He did so a few months later by basing himself in Nottingham. Anderson qualified for his first UK Open but lost 5–4 against Kevin McDine in the opening round. He reached the semi-finals of a PDC event for the first time in April at the sixth Players Championship by beating seven-time major winner James Wade 6–3 in the quarters. Anderson faced Ian White and lost 6–1, with his solitary leg coming via a 140 checkout. In the opening round of the Perth Darts Masters he was whitewashed 6–0 by Michael van Gerwen. A week later, Anderson came from 3–0 down against Raymond van Barneveld at the Sydney Darts Masters to win 6–5 and set up an all Australian quarter-final with Simon Whitlock. Anderson stormed into a 3–0 lead and went on to record the most significant win of his career 8–3. His run came to an end when he lost 10–4 to Phil Taylor in the semi-finals. A further quarter-final appearance at the 16th Players Championship followed, but Anderson lost 6–1 against Stephen Bunting.