Robbie King (darts player)

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Robbie King
Personal information
Nickname"The Rocket"
Born (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 31) [1]
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since2010
DartsPuma Darts Legend 25g
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Midnight Blue" by Lou Gramm
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2016–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 96: 2020
Other tournament wins
Dosh Balcatta AGP 2015
DPA Australian Pro Tour 2019 (x3), 2020
DPA Queensland Bubble 2021 (x2)
Victoria Easter Classic 2015

Robbie King (born 29 October 1993) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Contents

Career

King was born in Gold Coast, Queensland, and made his television debut at the 2019 Melbourne Darts Masters. However, he lost 6–2 to Rob Cross in the first round.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament2020
PDC World Championship 1R
Performance timeline legend
DNPDid not play in the event#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament

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References

  1. "Robbie King". Mastercaller.com. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.