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 | "Penny Arcade" by Roy Orbison | ||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||
| BDO | 2008–2018 | ||||||
| PDC | 2018– | ||||||
| Current world ranking | 111  1 (21 October 2023)[2] | ||||||
| WDF major events – 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, 2023 | ||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship | BDO | 2R | 1R | DNQ | ||
| UK Open | DNQ | 2R | 1R | DNQ | 1R | 2R |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| Year-end ranking | 98 | 83 | - | - | 137 | |
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | EDO DNP |
GDG DNP |
GDO DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDM DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
DDO DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
EDT DNQ |
| 2019 | EDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDM DNQ |
DDO 2R |
CDO DNQ |
ADC DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
| 2020 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | HDT DNP |
GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2022 | IDO DNP |
GDC DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDO 1R |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDC 1R |
EDM DNQ |
HDT DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
BDO DNP |
GDT DNQ |
| 2023 | BSD DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
GDO |
HDT |
GDC |
| 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 |
References
- "Kevin Burness - Mastercaller".
- "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- Phillips, Josh. "Burness Lifts Irish Matchplay Title". PDC. Retrieved 6 October 2018.