Andy Boulton

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Andy Boulton
Personal information
Full nameAndrew 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 since1991
Darts23 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, 2025–)
Current world ranking ( PDC ) 100 New black yellow.svg (2 February 2025) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 2008
World Masters Last 16: 2006
Finder Masters Group Stage: 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
ADC Championship Tour Finals2024
Airdrie European Open2010
Granite City Open2009
North Lanarkshire Open2008
PDC Challenge Tour2023 (x2), 2024 (x2)
Scotland National Championships2011
Tyne & Wear Open2011

Andrew Boulton (born 25 February 1973) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "X-Factor", he is a three-time qualifier for both the BDO World Darts Championship and the PDC World Darts Championship. He has won 4 titles on the PDC Challenge Tour.

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Career

BDO, UK Open appearances

Boulton made his PDC major debut at the 2005 UK Open, starting in the preliminary round and reaching the third round. He was eliminated after a 5–1 loss to Colin Osborne. [2] He made his BDO World Championship debut at the 2008 edition, eliminating 10th seed Martin Atkins in the first round. [3] He lost to Ted Hankey in the second round. In March 2008, he won the North Lanarkshire Open by beating Robert Thornton 4–1 in the final. [4]

Boulton qualified for the 2009 UK Open as a pub qualifier. [5] He beat Darren Latham 6–5 in the first round but lost 6–4 to Wes Newton in the second round. [6] Later that year, he claimed the Granite City Open title in Aberdeen by beating former world champion John Walton in the final. [7]

Boulton suffered first-round defeats at the 2011 and 2012 BDO World Championships, losing to Robbie Green and Scott Waites. [8] [9] However, in the PDC, Boulton reached the last 16 of the 2011 UK Open. [10]

PDC

After years of mainly playing in the BDO, Boulton officially crossed over to the PDC in 2015, winning a PDC Tour Card at Q-School by topping the Q-School Order of Merit. [11] He qualified for the 2015 Grand Slam of Darts, getting through the PDC Qualifier that was held to fill the last eight spots. [12] He was drawn into Group E with Gary Anderson, Raymond van Barneveld and Larry Butler, but failed to win a match. [13] Boulton qualified for the 2016 PDC World Championship through the PDPA Qualifier, which saw him enter the preliminary round of the tournament. [14] After beating Per Laursen to progress to the first round, he lost 3–0 to defending champion Gary Anderson. [15]

He reached his first PDC European Tour semi-final at the 2018 European Darts Matchplay – defeating Cristo Reyes, Steve Beaton, Jelle Klaasen and Gerwyn Price en route. In his semi-final match, he lost 7–3 to William O'Connor. [16]

After losing his Tour Card at the end of 2017, Boulton regained it at 2019 Q-School. [17] He returned to Alexandra Palace at the 2020 PDC World Championship, but was defeated 3–2 by debutant Danny Baggish in the first round. [18]

At the 2021 PDC World Championship, Boulton was drawn to play three-time women's world finalist Deta Hedman in the first round. [19] He defeated Hedman 3–2, reaching the second round of the competition for the first time. [20] He was eliminated after losing to Stephen Bunting. The same year, Boulton switched his allegiance from England to Scotland on residency grounds after previously living in England for many years. [21]

After losing his Tour Card again at the end of 2022, Boulton saw success on the PDC Challenge Tour. He won two titles on the 2023 Challenge Tour at event 3 and event 23. [22] [23] On 16 March 2024, Boulton claimed two Challenge Tour titles on the same day, winning events 8 and 9. [24]

Boulton won his Tour Card back at 2025 Q-School after finishing eighth on the UK Q-School Order of Merit. [25]

World Championship performances

BDO

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship BDO 1R Did not qualify 1R 2R DNQ
PDC World Masters Not yet foundedBDODid not qualify Prel.
UK Open 3R 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 DNQPDCNHDNQPDC
Winmau World Masters DNP 5R DNP 3R 4R 4R 4R 5R 4R 5R PDCNHDNPNHDNPPDC
Finder Darts Masters DNPNHDNP RR DNPPDCNot held
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)----------72586210481515682107112

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
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
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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