Richie Burnett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richie Burnett
Occupation	Darts Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 7, 1967(1967-02-07)
Age	57
Birthplace	Cwmparc
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Wales
Horoscope	Aquarius

Richie Burnett Biography

Richie Burnett is one of the most popular and richest Darts Player who was born on February 7, 1967 in Cwmparc, Wales, United Kingdom. Richard Burnett, a professional darts player from Wales and former World No. 1, was born 7 February 1967. 1, who won the 1995 Embassy World Darts Championship. He also plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is “Prince of Wales”. He is well-known for his ability to dance on stage and come on to Dakota. He is also well-known for his fiery personality.

Burnett would reach the finals of the BDO World Championship twice more times, losing to Steve Beaton in 1996 and Raymond van Barneveld in 1998. Burnett’s 1996 loss to Steve Beaton was his first match loss at Lakeside, ending a streak of nine consecutive match victories. The 1998 final reached the 11th and decisive set and was tied. Burnett had an out-shot to the title but missed his second dart at triple-14, which would have put him on double 20. He did not get another chance to win the match.

Burnett played in the World Matchplay again in 1999, losing in the first round to eventual finalist, Peter Manley, and again in 2000, when he reached the semi finals for the first time since 1997, this time losing to eventual champion, Phil Taylor. Burnett’s best televised performance to date in the PDC was in reaching the final of the 2001 World Matchplay, where he again lost to Taylor.

After a first round defeat in the 1999 BDO World Championship to Ronnie Baxter, Burnett switched to compete on the PDC circuit. However, Burnett continued playing at the Winmau World Masters until 2001, reaching the semi finals in 2001, where he lost to his old rival, Raymond van Barneveld.

He was only a rookie at the 1995 BDO World darts Championship, but he quickly rose in the rankings to be the number two seed. He defeated Russell Stewart, Andy Fordham and Peter Wright to become number two seed. In the final, he beat Raymond van Barneveld, 6-3 (sets).

Richie Burnett Net Worth

Richie Burnett is one of the richest Darts Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richie Burnett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Burnett lost to Colin Monk and Erik Clarys in the Winmau World Masters finals in 1995 and 1996 two years after winning the 1994 title.

Burnett was born in Cwmparc in Rhondda. He first rose to prominence after the split of the game. Burnett won many titles in BDO in 1994. These included the Dutch Open and Welsh Open. The Winmau World Masters, which Burnett won in the final, was his second major title.

Burnett had first competed in the PDC in April 1997, at the Antwerp Open. In June 1997, Burnett played in a challenge match against the PDC World Champion, Phil Taylor, which was the main event at the Battle of the Champions card at the Circus Tavern, broadcast on Sky Sports. Although Burnett was in good form, Taylor was in top form and won the match 4-1 in sets. A few weeks later, Burnett reached the semi finals of the 1997 World Matchplay, losing to Alan Warriner.

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Burnett secured the first shock of the 2012 World Championships by defeating fellow countryman and number six seed, Mark Webster, 3–2 in the first round. He lost nine out of the first ten legs in his second round match to John Part and, although he did win a set, was beaten 1–4. He then teamed up with Webster for the World Cup and together they reached the semi-finals with wins over Croatia and South Africa. They could not reach the final however, as the English pair of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis won 1–3. In March he hit a nine- dart finish in the fourth UK Open Qualifier during a first round match against Michael Barnard. Burnett was later knocked out in the fourth round of the event by Dennis Priestley. He then made it to the quarter-finals of the Austrian Darts Open where he lost 3–6 to Raymond van Barneveld. Burnett lost 4–9 in the last 32 of the UK Open to Peter Wright. In the first round of the European Darts Open Burnett produced a stunning 121 average during a 6–2 win over Andy Jenkins, and went on to reach the semi-finals where he lost 4–6 to Raymond van Barneveld. At the World Matchplay, Burnett suffered a 5–10 defeat to James Wade in the first round. After all 33 ProTour events of 2012 had been played, Burnett was 22nd on the Order of Merit, comfortably inside the top 32 who qualified for the Players Championship Finals. He was defeated by Adrian Lewis 3–6 in the first round.

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Richie Ranked on the list of most popular Darts Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Richie Burnett celebrates birthday on February 7 of every year.

In the first round of the 2013 World Championship, Burnett came through a deciding set against James Hubbard and a partisan crowd to set up a clash with Andy Hamilton. Burnett won the first set, but then missed five darts to go 2–0 up and went on to lose 1–4. He played in his second World Cup of Darts with Mark Webster and they reached the semi-finals where they faced the number one seeds of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis. Webster lost to Taylor, but Burnett defeated Lewis 4–3 meaning a doubles match was needed to settle the tie. Burnett missed one dart at double ten to complete a 140 finish for the match and Wales would lose 4–3. Burnett beat Webster 9–2 in the third round of the UK Open, but then lost 9–6 to Steve West in the subsequent round. At the German Darts Championship Burnett came through final leg deciders against James Richardson and Robert Thornton and then averaged almost 102 in beating Steve Brown 6–2. His best run of the year continued with a 6–4 quarter-final success over Jamie Caven before missing one match dart in the semis against Peter Wright to lose 6–5. Burnett topped Group 7 of the Championship League and then beat Kim Huybrechts 6–3 in the semi-finals and survived five match darts in the final against Gary Anderson to win 6–5. In the Winners Group he won four of his seven games to finish third in the table and advance to the play-offs where he was defeated 6–2 by Michael van Gerwen.

What age is Richie Burnett?

55 years (February 7, 1967)

Does Kevin Painter still play darts?

Since he lost his tour card in 2019 he is playing on the Challenge Tour. After failing to regain his tour card in 2021 Q School, Kevin publicly announced his retirement from professional darts after his 25 year career.

Does Peter Manley still play darts?

Peter Manley
Born| 7 March 1962 Cheam, London, England
Home town| Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Darts information
Playing darts since| 1974

How old is Kevin Painter?

54 years (July 12, 1967)

Has Mark Webster retired from darts?

Webster began his career on the British Darts Organisation (BDO) circuit, winning the BDO World Championship in 2008. He became a full-time professional in 2009 , having previously been a fully qualified registered plumber. He now works as an analyst and commentator on Sky Sports and ITV.