Kevin Burness
Kevin Burness (born 17 November 1965 from Newtownards) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
| Kevin Burness | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Nickname | Iron Man | ||||||
| Born | 17 November 1965[1] Newtownards, Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Home town | Newtownards, Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Darts information | |||||||
| Playing darts since | 2006 | ||||||
| Darts | 24 Gram Cosmo Signature | ||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||
| Walk-on music | "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath | ||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||
| BDO | 2008–2018 | ||||||
| PDC | 2018– | ||||||
| Current world ranking | 123  (1 May 2022)[2] | ||||||
| BDO majors – best performances | |||||||
| World Masters | Last 80: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | ||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2019 | ||||||
| UK Open | Last 128: 2019 | ||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||
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Career
Burness entered UK Q-School in 2018, winning a two-year Tour Card, by finishing in the top 15 on the Order of Merit, after the four days of Q-School were completed.
Burness won the 2018 Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Mick McGowan 6–3.[3]
He beat Paul Nicholson 3–0 in the first round of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. In the second round against Gary Anderson he was defeated 3–1.
Burness made his PDC European Tour debut in the 2019 Danish Darts Open. He lost 6–1 in the second round against Joe Cullen. He lost his Tour card after the season 2019, when he finished 83rd in PDC Order of Merit.
In January 2022 Burness regained his Tour card via PDC UK Q-School Order of Merit, returning to the circuit for two more years.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2019: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3) (sets)
- 2020: First round (lost to Jelle Klaasen 1–3)
Performance timeline
BDO
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| BDO World Championship | DNP | DNQ | DNP | DNQ | ||||||||
| Winmau World Masters | 1R | DNP | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | DNP | ||
PDC
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship | BDO | 2R | 1R | DNP | |
| UK Open | DNQ | 2R | 1R | DNP | |
| Career statistics | |||||
| Year-end ranking | 98 | 83 | - | - | |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
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| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
References
- "Kevin Burness - Mastercaller".
- "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- Phillips, Josh. "Burness Lifts Irish Matchplay Title". PDC. Retrieved 6 October 2018.