Kevin Burness
Kevin Burness (born 17 November 1965 from Newtownards) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation events.
| Kevin Burness | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Iron Man | ||
| Born | 17 November 1965[1] Newtownards, Northern Ireland | ||
| Home town | Newtownards Northern Ireland | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2008 | ||
| Darts | 24 Gram Cosmo Signature | ||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "Delilah" by Tom Jones | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| BDO | 2008–2018 | ||
| PDC | 2018– | ||
| Current world ranking | 83 | ||
| 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.[2]
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.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2019: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship | BDO | 2R | 1R | |
| UK Open | DNQ | 2R | ||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Year-end ranking | 98 | |||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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References
- https://www.mastercaller.com/players/kevin-burness
- Phillips, Josh. "Burness Lifts Irish Matchplay Title". PDC. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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