Shayne Burgess

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Shayne Burgess
Personal information
Nickname"The Bulldog"
Born (1964-06-01) 1 June 1964 (age 60)
Hastings, East Sussex , England
Home townHastings, East Sussex, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1978
Darts19 gm Elven
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Place Your Hands" by Reef
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1988–1994, 2012–2014
PDC 1994–2008, 2018
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 1994
World Masters Quarter-final: 1993
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Semi-final: 1999
World Matchplay 3rd Place: 1994
World Grand Prix Runner-up: 1999, 2000
UK Open Runner-up: 2003
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
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.

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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

PDC

Source: [4]

Career finals

PDC major finals: 3 (3 runners-up)

Legend
World Grand Prix (0–2)
UK Open (0–1)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1. 1999 World Grand Prix Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 1–6 (s)
Runner-up2. 2000 World Grand Prix Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 1–6 (s)
Runner-up3. 2003 UK Open Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 8–18 (l)

Performance timeline

Tournament19921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
BDO World Championship DNQ L32 No longer a BDO MemberDNQ
Winmau World Masters L32 QF DNP L32 DNP L272 DNP L32
PDC World Championship NYFDNP 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 DNQDNP
UK Open Not held RU L128 DNP L96 DNP L128 DNP
News of the World Not held L32 Not held
Performance Table Legend
DNPDid not play at the eventDNQDid not qualify for the eventNYFNot yet foundedL#lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finalsSFlost in the semi-finalsRUlost in the finalWwon 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.