Nick Kenny (darts player)

Nick Kenny
Nick Kenny
	Kenny at the 2025 World Championship
Personal information
Born	13 March 1993 (age 31); Newport, Wales
Home town	Cwmbran, Wales
Darts information
Playing darts since	2008
Darts	21g Darts Unique
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Song 2" by Blur
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2010–2020
PDC	2020–; (Tour Card: 2020–2021, 2023–)
WDF	2010–2020, 2022
Current world ranking	64 1 (12 January 2025)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2017, 2018, 2020
World Masters	Quarter Final: 2022
World Trophy	Semi Final: 2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2025
UK Open	Last 64: 2024
PC Finals	Last 64: 2024
Other tournament wins
BDO International Open	2016
British Internationals	2016
Belgium Open	2019
Bruges Open	2019
Cambridgeshire Open	2014
French Open	2019
Helvetia Open	2018
Jersey Open	2016
Romanian Open	2020
Worthington Champions	2024
PDC Development Tour	2014 (x2)
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Wales
WDF World Cup
WDF Europe Cup
WDF Europe Cup Youth

Last updated January 24, 2025

Nick Kenny (born 13 March 1993) is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a multi-medallist in both the WDF World Cup and the WDF Europe Cup and won 2 titles on the PDC Development Tour. He also reached the quarter-finals at the 2022 World Masters and the semi finals at the 2017 BDO World Trophy. He has competed in six World Championships (three BDO, and three PDC), reaching the last 32 on four occasions.

Career

Kenny won the WDF Europe Youth Cup Singles in 2010. In 2016, he qualified for the BDO World Trophy but was defeated by Mark McGeeney 7–6 in the last 16 of the competition, having beaten fifth seed Wesley Harms in the first round. Kenny faced first seed Glen Durrant in the first round of the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship, losing 3–1 in sets.

Kenny won a two-year PDC Tour Card on the final day of 2020's Q-School. He made his UK Open debut at the 2020 event, where he was eliminated in the second round. He was unable to qualify for any major events other than the World Championship, through the PDPA UK Qualifier, defeating James Wilson 7–6 to make his debut at the Alexandra Palace. In the first round he faced Dutchman Derk Telnekes and 3–2 in a deciding set. In the second round, he lost to Jermaine Wattimena, 3–1 in sets. After his first year with a PDC Tour Card, Kenny had earned £23,000 in ranking money and ended the year 89th on the PDC Order of Merit.

In 2021, he played at the 2021 UK Open, where he was seeded into the second round. There he defeated Ryan Meikle 6–5 in a deciding leg. In the third round he lost to Kai Fan Leung 6–5 in another last leg decider. Kenny secured his spot at the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship through the PDPA Tour Card Holder Qualifier, defeating Gordon Mathers 7–3 in his final match.

Being outside of the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit before the World Championship, Kenny had to win a his first round game in order to keep alive the chances of keeping his Tour Card. However he was whitewashed 3–0 by Rowby-John Rodriguez, ending the year 74th on the Order of Merit, therefore losing his Tour Card.

On 15 January 2023, Kenny regained a two-year PDC Tour Card on the final day of Q-School, finishing 4th in the UK Q-School Order of Merit.

Kenny replaced Dom Taylor at the 2024 Players Championship Finals after Taylor was suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) for failing a drugs test.^[2] In the first round, he lost 6–5 to Michael Smith. Kenny qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, where he beat Stowe Buntz 3–0 in the first round before eliminating five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld 3–1 in the next round, meaning he would keep his Tour Card.^[3]^[4] Kenny lost to defending champion Luke Humphries 4–0 in the third round.

World Championship results

BDO

2017: First round (lost to Glen Durrant 1–3)
2018: First round (lost to Willem Mandigers 0–3)
2020: First round (lost to Dennie Olde Kalter 2–3)

PDC

2021: Second round (lost to Jermaine Wattimena 1–3)
2022: First round (lost to Rowby-John Rodriguez 0–3)
2025: Third round (lost to Luke Humphries 0–4)

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
BDO World Championship	DNQ					1R	1R	DNQ	1R
BDO World Trophy	Not held		DNQ		2R	SF	DNQ	2R	PDC
Winmau World Masters	L272	L144	L16	L144	L272	L32	L272	DNP	PDC

PDC

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	Did not participate						BDO				2R	1R	DNP	DNQ	3R
UK Open	Did not participate									2R	3R	DNP	2R	4R
Players Championship Finals	Did not participate									DNQ		DNP	DNQ	1R
Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Youth Championship	1R	2R	DNQ		2R	1R	Did not participate
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	89	74	-	130

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2020	BDC DNQ	GDC DNQ	EDG DNQ	IDO DNQ
2021	HDT DNQ	GDT DNQ
2022	IDO DNQ	GDC DNP	GDG DNP	ADO DNP	EDO DNP	CDO DNP	EDG DNP	DDC DNP	EDM DNP	HDT DNP	GDO DNP	BDO DNP	GDT DNP
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO 2R	DDC DNQ	BDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDO DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDC DNQ
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	BSD DNQ	DDC DNQ	EDO DNQ	GDC QF	FDT DNQ	HDT DNQ	SDT DNQ	CDO DNQ

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	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	NYF	Not yet founded

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References

↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
↑ "Statement: Dom Taylor". PDC. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
↑ "World Darts Championship: Raymond van Barneveld exits in Round 2". ESPN. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
↑ Wood, Kieran (22 December 2024). ""He didn't play his best game, but who cares" - Nick Kenny secures Tour Card with biggest win of his career over 'Barney' at World Darts Championship". Darts News. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

External links

Nick Kenny player profile at Darts Orakel
Player profile for Nick Kenny from Dartsdatabase
Nick Kenny player profile at Mastercaller

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[PDC_Rankings-1] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

[2] "Statement: Dom Taylor". PDC. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

[3] "World Darts Championship: Raymond van Barneveld exits in Round 2". ESPN. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

[4] Wood, Kieran (22 December 2024). ""He didn't play his best game, but who cares" - Nick Kenny secures Tour Card with biggest win of his career over 'Barney' at World Darts Championship". Darts News. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

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