Kevin Burness

Kevin Burness
Personal information
Nickname	"Iron Man"
Born	(1965-11-17) 17 November 1965 (age 60) [1] Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since	2006
Darts	24 Gram Cosmo Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Penny Arcade" by Roy Orbison
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2008–2018
PDC	2018–
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 80: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 64: 2019
UK Open	Last 128: 2019, 2023
Other tournament wins
Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay 2018 MODUS Online Darts League 4, 5 2021 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.

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. ^[2]

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

• 2019: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3) (sets)
• 2020: First round (lost to Jelle Klaasen 1–3)

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament	2007	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
World Masters	1R	1R	3R	3R	3R	3R	1R	1R

PDC

Tournament	2019	2020	2022	2023	2024
PDC World Championship	2R	1R	DNQ
UK Open	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R
Career statistics
Season-end ranking	83 [3]	-	137 [4]	120 [5]

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2019	Did not qualify							DDO 2R	Did not qualify
2022	DNQ				EDO 1R	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDC 1R	Did not qualify

PDC Players Championships

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
2018	BAR DNP		BAR 1R	BAR 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	DUB 1R	DUB 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2022	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2025	WIG 2R	WIG 3R	ROS 2R	ROS 1R	LEI DNP		HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI DNP	LEI 4R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	ROS 1R	ROS 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI DNP			LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 4R	HIL 1R	Did not participate

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. "Kevin Burness - Mastercaller".
2. Phillips, Josh. "Burness Lifts Irish Matchplay Title". PDC . Retrieved 6 October 2018.
3. "Post World Championship Order of Merit 2019/2020". dartsrankings.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
4. "Post World Championship Order of Merit 2022". dartsrankings.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
5. "Post World Championship Order of Merit 2023". dartsrankings.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

External links

• Kevin Burness player profile at Darts Orakel