Nathan Rafferty

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Nathan Rafferty
Personal information
Nickname"The Natural"
Born (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24) [1]
Coalisland, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Home townCoalisland, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since2014
Darts23g Legend darts
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"This Is the Life" by Amy Macdonald
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2016–
Current world ranking 95 Steady2.svg (24 November 2024) [2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2023
UK Open Last 32: 2018
Grand Slam Last 16: 2021
PC Finals Last 64: 2022
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour 2021
PDC Development Tour 2018, 2019, 2021 (x2),
2022 (x5), 2023, 2024 (x2)
Northern Ireland Open Youth 2014, 2015

Nathan Rafferty (born 17 January 2000) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "The Natural", Rafferty has won 12 PDC Development Tour titles and was runner-up at the 2021 PDC World Youth Championship.

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Career

Rafferty made his TV debut at the 2018 UK Open where he beat Jason Mold in round 2, before defeating the defending champion Peter Wright in round 3. [3] He eventually lost to Robert Owen.

In 2021, Rafferty picked up his first PDC Challenge Tour title at Event 10. [4] At the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts, Rafferty was drawn into a group with Gerwyn Price, Martin Schindler and Krzysztof Ratajski. He qualified for the knockout stage with wins over Schindler and Ratajski, [5] but was eliminated after a 10–2 loss against Jonny Clayton. [6] [7] Rafferty was the runner-up at the 2021 PDC World Youth Championship, losing 6–4 to Ted Evetts. [8]

Rafferty qualified for his first PDC World Darts Championship after topping the 2022 PDC Development Tour Order of Merit. [9] He won his first round game at the 2023 World Championship 3–2 against Jermaine Wattimena before losing in the next round to Michael Smith. [10]

Rafferty has won 12 PDC Development Tour titles, with his most recent win coming at Event 14 of the 2024 PDC Development Tour series, where he defeated Marvin van Velzen 5–3 in the final. [11]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament20172018201920202021202220232024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNPDNQ 2R DNQ
UK Open DNP 4R DNQ 3R 2R 1R 4R 1R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ 2R RR RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNPDNQDNP 1R 1R DNQ
Non-major televised events
PDC World Youth Championship 1R RR 3R QF F 2R 3R QF
Career statistics
Year-end ranking-1311341741157670

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2019 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDM
DNQ		 DDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNP		 ADC
DNP		 EDM
DNP		 IDO
DNP		 GDT
DNP
2020 Did not play
2021 Did not play
2022 IDO
DNP		 GDC
1R		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
3R		 DDC
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 HDT
1R		 GDO
DNQ		 BDO
DNQ		 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
2R		 GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 BSD
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 EDO
1R		 GDC
DNQ		 FDT
DNQ		 HDT
DNQ		 SDT
DNQ		 CDO
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

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References

  1. ↑ "Nathan Rafferty - Mastercaller".
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "UK Open Darts: Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright crash out on day one but John Part storms through on his dream return". Sporting Life . 3 March 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Phillips, Josh (4 September 2021). "Rafferty, Robinson, Noster & Bialecki pick up Unicorn Challenge Tour titles". PDC . Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nathan Rafferty: Tyrone man wins thriller to reach last 16 at Grand Slam of Darts". BBC . 16 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Nathan Rafferty: Tyrone man loses 10-2 to Jonny Clayton in last 16 of Grand Slam of Darts". BBC . 17 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tyrone tyro Nathan Rafferty bows out of Grand Slam of Darts". RTÉ . 17 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Ashton, Zoe (3 December 2021). "Stockton's Ted Evetts is world youth darts champion". WarwickshireWorld. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Donaghy, Ciaran (13 December 2022). "Nathan Rafferty hoping to follow Dennis Taylor as Coalisland's World champion". News Letter . Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Armour, Glen (15 December 2022). "Mickey Mansell and Nathan Rafferty get Northern Ireland off to a flier at World Darts Championships". Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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