Richie Burnett | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Richard Burnett | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Prince of Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Cwmparc, Rhondda, Wales |
7 February 1967 ||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Cwmparc, Rhondda Wales |
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Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | Red Dragon Richie Burnett | ||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | Dakota by Stereophonics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||
BDO | 1994–1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 1999–2014, 2016- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | 139 | ||||||||||||||||||||
BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Winner 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Winner 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Int. Darts League | Preliminary: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Quarter-finals: 2002, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Runner-up: 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Semi-finals: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ch'ship League | Semi-finals: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Desert Classic | Quarter-finals: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
European Ch'ship | Last 16: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Last 16: 2007, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
US Open/WSoD | Last 64: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Players Ch'ship Finals | Last 32: 2011, 2011, 2012, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championships
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Other achievements | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 Dart Finish UK Open Qualifier 2012 |
Players Championships
Richard "Richie" Burnett (born 7 February 1967) is a Welsh professional darts player and former World No. 1 who won the 1995 Embassy World Darts Champion and plays in Professional Darts Corporation His nickname is the Prince of Wales.
Burnett was born in Cwmparc, Rhondda, and first came to prominence shortly after the split in the game, after the PDC and the BDO players went their separate ways. Burnett began to win many titles in the BDO in 1994, which included the Dutch Open, Welsh Open, British Matchplay and the Denmark Open. He then added one of the two BDO major titles, the Winmau World Masters beating Steve Beaton in the final.
Although the 1995 BDO World Darts Championship was his debut, he had risen in the rankings to become number two seed. After defeating Peter Wright, Russell Stewart, Paul Hogan and Andy Fordham, he went on to win the title, beating Raymond van Barneveld 6–3 (sets) in the final.
Burnett would also reach the final of the BDO World Championship on two more occasions, losing in 1996 to Steve Beaton, and in 1998 to Raymond van Barneveld. His 1996 final defeat was his first match loss at Lakeside and ended a run of nine consecutive match wins. The 1998 final went into the 11th and deciding set, and into a tiebreak. Burnett had had an out-shot for the title, but narrowly missed his second dart at treble-14 which would have left him on double 20, and did not get another opportunity to win the match.