Andy Boulton

Andy Boulton
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Boulton
Nickname	"X-Factor"
Born	(1973-02-25) 25 February 1973 (age 51) Stoke-On-Trent, England
Home town	Ardrossan, Scotland
Darts information
Playing darts since	1991
Darts	21 Gram Showtime
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Juicy Wiggle" by Redfoo
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2004–2015
PDC	2015– (Tour Card: 2015-2017, 2019-2022)
Current world ranking	NR (10 March 2024) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2008
World Masters	Last 16: 2006
Finder Masters	Last 24 Group: 2008
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 64: 2016, 2021
UK Open	Last 16: 2011
Grand Slam	Group Stage: 2015
PC Finals	Last 32: 2020, 2021
Other tournament wins
Airdrie European Open 2010 Granite City Open 2009 North Lanarkshire Open 2008 PDC Challenge Tour 2023 (x2), 2024 (x2), Scotland National Championships 2011 Tyne & Wear Open 2011

Andy Boulton (born 25 February 1973) is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is nicknamed X-Factor.

Career

Boulton made his televised debut in the PDC UK Open in 2005 starting at the preliminary round and reaching the third round, beating players such as Sergio Bongiovanni. He was drawn against rising star Colin Osborne and lost 5-1.

Boulton played in the 2006 Winmau World Masters, beating three previous opponents before defeating Tony O'Shea in the last 32 stage. He eventually lost to Martin Adams in the last 16. He then played at the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship, causing a big upset in the first round beating Martin Atkins before losing to Ted Hankey in the second round.

In March 2008 Boulton won the unranked North Lanarkshire Open beating Robert Thornton in the final.

Boulton qualified for the 2009 UK Open as a pub qualifier. Beating Darren Latham 6-5 in the first round he lost 6-4 to Wes Newton in the second round. Later that year he claimed the Granite City Open title in Aberdeen by beating former world champion John Walton in the final.

Boulton was a stand-by qualifier for the 2011 BDO World Championship and progressed to the first round as Martin Adams was already assured of a place at the Lakeside had won the Winmau World Masters. Boulton was defeated in the first round 3-0 by Robbie Green.

In 2011 Boulton won the Scotland National Championship and again qualified for the UK Open. ^[2]

Boulton crossed over to the PDC in 2015 through the Q School Order of Merit with 20 points. He also qualified for the German Masters.

The X Factor is currently sponsored by Showtime Darts who helped to design and manufacture his new signature darts.

Boulton won a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Q-School in January 2019 via the Order of Merit.

Boulton switched his allegiance from England to Scotland on residency grounds after previously living in England for many years. ^[3]

Private life

Boulton has three children – Lloyd, Ebony, and Bailey. ^[4]

World Championship performances

BDO

• 2008: Second round (lost to Ted Hankey 1–4)
• 2011: First round (lost to Robbie Green 0–3)
• 2012: First round (lost to Scott Waites 1–3)

PDC

• 2016: First round (lost to Gary Anderson 0–3)
• 2020: First round (lost to Danny Baggish 2–3)
• 2021: Second round (lost to Stephen Bunting 2–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	BDO											1R	Did not qualify			1R	2R	DNQ
UK Open	Prel.	Did not qualify			2R	DNQ	5R	DNQ	3R	3R	2R	3R	DNQ		3R	5R	4R	4R	DNQ	1R
Grand Slam of Darts	Did not qualify										RR	Did not qualify
Players Championship Finals	Did not qualify												1R	DNQ	1R	2R	2R	DNQ
BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship	DNP			2R	DNQ		1R	1R	DNQ		PDC						NH	PDC
Winmau World Masters	DNP	5R	DNP	3R	4R	4R	4R	5R	4R	5R	PDC					NH		PDC
Finder Darts Masters	DNP	NH	DNP	RR	DNP						PDC					NH
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	58	62	104	81	51	56	82	107

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2015	GDC 2R	GDT DNQ	GDM 1R	DDM DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDO DNQ	EDT DNQ	EDM DNQ	EDG DNQ
2016	DDM DNQ	GDM DNQ	GDT DNQ	EDM DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO 2R	IDO 1R	EDT 1R	EDG 1R	GDC 1R
2017	GDC DNQ	GDM DNQ	GDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	GDT DNQ	EDM DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	DDM DNQ	GDG 1R	IDO DNQ	EDT QF
2018	EDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG 1R	DDM DNQ	GDT 3R	DDO DNQ	EDM SF	GDC 1R	DDC 1R	IDO DNQ	EDT DNQ
2019	EDO DNQ	GDC 2R	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM 1R	DDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	ADC DNQ	EDM DNQ	IDO 1R	GDT DNQ
2020	BDC 1R	GDC DNQ	EDG DNQ	IDO DNQ
2021	HDT DNQ	GDT DNQ
2022	IDO 1R	GDC DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDC 1R	EDM DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDO DNQ	BDO DNQ	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO 2R	IDO 1R	GDG 1R	ADO DNQ	DDC 1R	BDO DNP	CDO DNQ	EDG DNP	EDM DNP	GDO DNP	HDT 1R	GDC DNQ

Performance timeline legend
DNP	Did not play in the event	DNQ	Did not qualify for the event	WD	Withdrew from the event	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (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

1. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
2. Rileys Qualifiers - 7&8 April Archived 19 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
3. Allen, Dave. "Number of nationalities competing on PDC ProTour to increase in 2021". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 19 February 2021.
4. About Andy

External links

• Andy Boulton's Website
• Andy Boulton player profile at Darts Orakel