Neil Duff
Neil Duff (born 22 July 1972) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is the current World Darts Federation world champion, having won the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Neil Duff | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Duffman" | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1972 Ballyclare, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Ballyclare, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23g RedDragon | ||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | Welcome To The Party by Dj Krissy | ||||||||||||||
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| BDO | 2006–2020 | ||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2006– | ||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 2  1 (6 October 2022)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Winner (1): 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| WSDT major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||
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Career
Duff reached the Quarter-finals of the 2019 One80 World Masters after beating Dave Parletti and Gary Stone, before losing to John O'Shea by 1–4 (s).
Duff won the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship, defeating Thibault Tricole in the final, becoming the first Northern Irish world darts champion.[2]
World Championship performances
WDF
- 2022: Winner (beat Thibault Tricole 6–5)
- 2023:
WSDT
- 2023: Quarter-finals (lost to Robert Thornton 1–3)
Career finals
WDF major finals: (1 title)
| Legend |
| World Championship (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | World Darts Championship |  Thibault Tricole |
6–5 (s) |
- (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
References
- "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Darts results: Neil Duff wins Lakeside final to become first World Champion from Northern Ireland". Sporting Life. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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