Shayne Burgess

For those of a similar name, see Shane Burgess (disambiguation).

Shayne Burgess
Personal information
Nickname	"The Bulldog"
Born	(1964-06-01) 1 June 1964 (age 61) Hastings, East Sussex , England
Home town	Hastings, East Sussex, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1978
Darts	19 gm Elven
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Blockbuster" The Sweet
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1988–1994, 2012–2014
PDC	1994–2008, 2018
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Last 32: 1994
World Masters	Quarter-final: 1993
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Semi-final: 1999
World Matchplay	3rd Place: 1994
World Grand Prix	Runner-up: 1999, 2000
UK Open	Runner-up: 2003
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
BDO Gold Cup Pacific Masters Witch City Open Ireland Spring Classic German Open N.Ireland Open	1993 1993 1998 1999, 2000 2000 2000
Other achievements
Nine dart finish at Eastbourne Open, 2001
Updated on 16 April 2019.

Shayne Burgess (born 1 June 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments. He is known for his unorthodox throwing action, where he draws the point of the dart up close to his eyeball before releasing.

Career

Early career

Burgess reached the quarter-finals of the British Open in 1992 and the quarter-finals of the Winmau World Masters in 1993. Burgess switched to the PDC (then known as the WDC), and reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Matchplay in his first televised event in the WDC.^{[ citation needed ]}

Peak years

He reached the semi-finals of the 1999 PDC World Championship, when he lost a 4–5 in to Peter Manley, and the quarter-finals of the 2000 PDC World Championship. Burgess also finished as runner-up in both the 1999 and 2000 World Grand Prixs, losing to Phil Taylor in both finals.^{[ citation needed ]}

Aside from achieving a 9-dart finish at the Eastbourne Pro event in February 2001, Burgess' form declined for a couple of years after his 1998–2000 peak. However, Burgess then suddenly reached the final of the inaugural UK Open in 2003, again losing to Taylor. ^[1]

Career after the PDC

In 2008, after years of a big decline in his form, Burgess left the PDC circuit. In 2011, Burgess was playing on the BDO circuit, and he hit the second 9-dart finish of his career in September 2012, during a Sussex Super League game. ^[2] Burgess continues to play for the Hastings team of the Sussex Superleague's East Division, along with fellow former PDC player Adrian Gray. ^[3]

Burgess attempted to gain qualification to the 2018 UK Open beating players like Ricky Evans and Terry Jenkins in the qualifying stages despite not gaining qualification. He also has played in the Modus Super Series and World Seniors Darts Tour.

World Championship Results

BDO

• 1994: 1st round (lost to Steve McCollum 0–3)

PDC

• 1995: Last 24 group (lost to Eric Bristow 0–3 and lost to Rod Harrington 2–3)
• 1996: Last 24 group (lost to Phil Taylor 0–3 and beat Cliff Lazarenko 3–1)
• 1997: Last 24 group (beat Rod Harrington 3–2 and lost to Sean Downs 1–3)
• 1998: Quarter-final (lost to Phil Taylor 0–4)
• 1999: Semi-final (lost to Peter Manley 4–5)
• 2000: Quarter-final (lost to Dennis Priestley 4–5)
• 2001: 1st round (lost to Roland Scholten 0–3)
• 2002: 2nd round (lost to Phil Taylor 1–6)
• 2003: 2nd round (lost to Roland Scholten 1–4)

Source: ^[4]

Career finals

PDC major finals: 3 (3 runners-up)

Legend
World Grand Prix (0–2)
UK Open (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1999	World Grand Prix	Phil Taylor	1–6 (s)
Runner-up	2.	2000	World Grand Prix	Phil Taylor	1–6 (s)
Runner-up	3.	2003	UK Open	Phil Taylor	8–18 (l)

Performance timeline

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
BDO World Championship	DNQ		L32	No longer a BDO Member																		DNQ
Winmau World Masters	L32	QF	DNP						L32	DNP											L272	DNP	L32
PDC World Championship	NYF		DNP	L24G	L24G	L24G	QF	SF	QF	L32	L16	L32	DNP
World Matchplay	NYF		SF	L16	L32	L16	L32	QF	L16	L32	L32	DNP
World Grand Prix	Not yet founded						SF	RU	RU	L16	DNQ	DNP
UK Open	Not held											RU	L128	DNP	L96	DNP					L128	DNP
News of the World	Not held					L32	Not held

Performance Table Legend
DNP	Did not play at the event	DNQ	Did not qualify for the event	NYF	Not yet founded	L#	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF	lost in the quarter-finals	SF	lost in the semi-finals	RU	lost in the final	W	won the tournament

References

1. "Burgess Among UK Open Qualifiers". Professional Darts Corporation. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
2. "Brilliant Burgess hits nine darter". Bexhill Observer. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
3. "Hastings Averages to 30-09-2015". Archived from the original on 6 October 2015.
4. "PDC World Championships". Shayne Burgess. Darts Database. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

External links

• Darts Database profile