Andy Boulton | |||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
Full name | Andrew Boulton | ||||||||||||
Nickname | "X-Factor" | ||||||||||||
Born | 25 February 1973 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 (28 April 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 | |||||||||||||
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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.
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]
Boulton has three children – Lloyd, Ebony and Bailey. [4]
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||
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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 |
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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 Table Legend | |||||||||||
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W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. | Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round | DQ | Disqualified |
DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded |
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