Andy Boulton

Andy Boulton (born 22 February 1973 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English professional darts player who currently plays for the Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He is nicknamed X-Factor.

Andy Boulton
Personal information
NicknameX-Factor
Born (1973-02-22) 22 February 1973
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Home townArdrossan, North Ayrshire
Scotland
Darts information
Playing darts since1991
Darts21 Gram Showtime
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Juicy Wiggle" by Redfoo
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2004–2015
PDC2015–
Current world ranking81
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2008
World MastersLast 16: 2006
Finder MastersLast 24 Group: 2008
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2016
Grand SlamGroup Stage: 2015
UK OpenLast 16: 2011
Players Ch'ship FinalsLast 64: 2017, 2019
Other tournament wins
Airdrie European Open2010
Granite City Open2009
North Lanarkshire Open2008
Scotland National Championships2011
Tyne & Wear Open2011

Career

Boulton made his televised debut in the PDC UK Open in 2005, where starting at the preliminary round, he reached the third round, with waiter Sergio Bongiovanni amongst his victims. He was drawn against rising star Colin Osborne and lost 5-1.

Boulton played in the 2006 Winmau World Masters, beating three previous opponents before defeating Tony O'Shea in the last 32 stage. He eventually lost to Martin Adams in the last 16. He then played at the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship, causing a big upset in the first round, beating Martin Atkins before losing to Ted Hankey in the second round.

In March 2008, Boulton won the unranked North Lanarkshire Open, beating Robert Thornton in the final.

Boulton qualified for the 2009 UK Open as a pub qualifier. He beat Darren Latham 6-5 in the first round, before losing 4-6 to Wes Newton in the second round. Later that year, he claimed the Granite City Open title in Aberdeen, beating former world champion John Walton in the final.

Boulton was a stand-by qualifier for the 2011 BDO World Championship, and progressed to the first round after Martin Adams - who was already assured of a place at the Lakeside - won the Winmau World Masters. Boulton was defeated in the first round 3-0 by Robbie Green.

In 2011, Boulton won the Scotland National Championship, and again qualified for the UK Open.[1]

Andy crossed over to the PDC in 2015 through the Q School Order of Merit with 20 points. Andy also qualified for the German Masters.

The X Factor is currently sponsored by Showtime Darts, who helped to design and manufacture his new signature darts.

Boulton won a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Q-School in January 2019 via the Order of Merit.

Private life

Boulton supports Stoke City. He has three children - Lloyd, Ebony, and Bailey.[2]

World Championship Performances

BDO

PDC
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gollark: > subpoening the vpn company for the encryption algorityhmsI'm pretty sure this is not actually a thing. But they totally could (and probably do often) keep logs.
gollark: I see.
gollark: Aren't the scooters quite heavy? Can you do that?
gollark: No.

References
  1. Rileys Qualifiers - 7&8 April Archived 19 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
  2. About Andy
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