Kevin Burness

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Kevin Burness
Personal information
Nickname"Iron Man"
Born (1965-11-17) 17 November 1965 (age 59) [1]
Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Home townNewtownards, Northern Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since2006
Darts24 Gram Cosmo Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Penny Arcade" by Roy Orbison
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2008–2018
PDC 2018–
Current world ranking ( PDC ) NR (2 February 2025) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 80: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2019
UK Open Last 128: 2019, 2023
Other tournament wins
Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay 2018
MODUS Online Darts League 4, 52021
Phase three MODUS Online darts League 3 2021

Kevin Burness (born 17 November 1965) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

Burness entered UK Q-School in 2018, winning a two-year Tour Card, by finishing in the top 15 on the Order of Merit, after the four days of Q-School were completed.

Burness won the 2018 Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Mick McGowan 6–3. [3]

He beat Paul Nicholson 3–0 in the first round of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. In the second round against Gary Anderson he was defeated 3–1.

Burness made his PDC European Tour debut in the 2019 Danish Darts Open. He lost 6–1 in the second round against Joe Cullen. He lost his Tour card after the 2019 season, when he finished 83rd on the PDC Order of Merit.

In January 2022 Burness regained his Tour card via PDC UK Q-School Order of Merit, returning to the circuit for two more years.

He lost his tour card again after finishing 120th on the PDC Order of Merit after the 2023 season.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
BDO World Championship DNPDNQDNPDNQ
Winmau World Masters 1R DNP 1R 3R 3R 3R 3R 1R 1R DNP

PDC

Tournament2018201920202021202220232024
PDC World Championship BDO 2R 1R DNQ
UK Open DNQ 2R 1R DNQ 1R 2R 1R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking9883--137120


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2018 EDO
DNP
GDG
DNP
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
DDO
2R
CDO
DNQ
ADC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2020 Did not play
2021 HDT
DNP
GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
DNP
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
1R
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDC
1R
EDM
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
BDO
DNP
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
GDC
DNQ


Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
L#
Lost in # round
Round-robin
Last # stage
DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

References

  1. "Kevin Burness - Mastercaller".
  2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. Phillips, Josh. "Burness Lifts Irish Matchplay Title". PDC . Retrieved 6 October 2018.