Brian Buur
Brian Buur (born 30 December 1977 as Brian Sorensen) is a retired Danish professional darts player who currently plays in British Darts Organisation events. He was born in Viborg.
| Brian Sørensen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Brian Buur |
| Nickname | White Lighting |
| Born | 30 December 1977 Viborg, Denmark |
| Home town | Malmö Sweden |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1994 |
| Darts | Sørensen Datadarts 23 Gram |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | It's My Life by Bon Jovi |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1998–2009, 2014–2016 |
| Current world ranking | – |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2003, 2006, 2007 |
| World Masters | Last 16: 2004 |
| World Darts Trophy | Last 16: 2002 |
| Int. Darts League | Last 32 Group: 2003, 2006 |
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2005 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| British Open | 2005 |
| Other achievements | |
| Runner up men's pairs WDF World Cup 2005 | |
Career
Sorensen reached the quarter finals of the 2000 WDF Europe Cup, beating Martin Phillips and Kevin Painter along the way before losing to Northern Ireland's Mitchell Crooks, the eventual winner. He then reached the second round of the 2002 World Darts Trophy, beating Vincent van der Voort in the first round before losing to Raymond van Barneveld.
Sorensen qualified for the 2003 BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to defending champion Tony David. In the 2004 World Masters, Sorensen defeated Andre Brantjes and Gary Anderson to reach the last 16 where he lost to David again. He then captured the 2005 British Open title, beating Michael van Gerwen in the final. Sorensen returned to the Lakeside in the 2006 BDO World Darts Championship where he was defeated 3–0 in the first round by another defending champion Raymond van Barneveld and a year later in the 2007 BDO World Darts Championship he lost to a former world champion, 2001 winner John Walton in the first round.
In 2014 Sørensen made a comeback and made it to the final of the Danish national championships, he lost to Dennis Lindskjold, but was later picked for the Danish national team for the 2014 Europe Cup in Romania. He now goes by the name Brian Buur.
World Championship Results
BDO
- 2003: 1st Round (lost to Tony David 1–3)
- 2006: 1st Round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0–3)
- 2007: 1st Round (lost to John Walton 2–3)