Richard North (darts player)

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Richard North
Personal information
Nickname"The Lionheart"
Born (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 35) [1]
Hertford, England
Home town Romsey, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2010
Darts25g Red Dragon Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Shotgun" by George Ezra
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2011–
WDF 2022–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship Last 64: 2018, 2019
World Matchplay Last 32: 2018
World Grand Prix Last 16: 2017
UK Open Last 32: 2019
European Championship Last 16: 2018
PC Finals Last 32: 2017
Other tournament wins
Malta Open 2022

Richard North (born 23 April 1990) is an English professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. From 2017 to 2020, he was a holder of the PDC Tour Card. He is a Malta Open Champion.

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Career

A former bricklayer, North won a PDC Tour Card at Q-School in January 2017.

He had previously reached the last 64 of the 2011 UK Open, before losing 9–2 to Dave Chisnall.

His breakthrough year came after getting his Tour Card in 2017, where he reached the final of Players Championship 18, before losing in a last leg decider against Chisnall. He qualified for the 2017 World Grand Prix in Dublin, by his position in the pro tour ranking. He won his first round match against Mark Webster 2–0 in sets, holding his opponent to just one leg, to set up a second-round tilt with Simon Whitlock. [2]

His form in 2017 saw him qualify for the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship via the Pro Tour Order of Merit, but he was drawn against 5-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld, and the Dutchman dispatched North 3–0.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
PDC World Championship Did not qualify 1R 2R DNQ
UK Open 3R Did not qualify 2R 2R 5R 4R
World Matchplay Did not qualify 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix Did not qualify 2R Did not qualify
European Championship Did not qualify 2R DNQ
Players Championship Finals Did not qualify 2R 1R DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
2017 BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
MIL
QF
MIL
QF
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
MIL
3R
MIL
4R
WIG
4R
WIG
QF
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
F
DUB
4R
DUB
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
QF
2018 BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
QF
BAR
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
4R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
WIG
3R
WIG
DNP
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
BAR
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
4R
DUB
1R
DUB
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
2019 WIG
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
BAR
DNP
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
HIL
2R
HIL
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
DUB
1R
DUB
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
2020 BAR
2R
BAR
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
MIL
3R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
NIE
2R
NIE
1R
NIE
1R
NIE
2R
NIE
1R
COV
1R
COV
2R
COV
1R
COV
1R
COV
1R

References

  1. "Richard North - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
  2. Allen, Dave (2 October 2017). "2017 Unibet World Grand Prix Day Two". PDC . Retrieved 3 October 2017.