Stephen Burton (darts player)

Stephen Burton
Personal information
Nickname	Bertie
Born	(1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 37) [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	2007
Darts	23g Mission
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2014– (Tour Card: 2017–2018, 2023–)
Current world ranking	( PDC ) 62 (23 March 2025) [2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 96: 2019, 2025
UK Open	Last 32: 2025
PC Finals	Last 16: 2018
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour 2019 (x2), 2022

Stephen Burton (born 2 December 1987) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won three events on the PDC secondary tour, the Challenge Tour. His best major performance is reaching the last 16 at the 2018 Players Championship Finals.

Career

2017

Burton first won his PDC Tour Card at 2017 Qualifying School (Q-School), securing a Tour Card for the next two years on Day One. ^{[3] [4]}

2019

Burton made his first appearance at the PDC World Darts Championship after earning one of three spots in the Tour Card Holder qualifier for the 2019 World Championship. ^[5] In the first round, he was whitewashed by Ryan Searle 3–0 in sets. ^[6]

After losing his tour card, he won two titles on the PDC Challenge Tour at Event Two and Event Eight in 2019. ^{[7] [8]}

2023–present

In January 2023, he regained his PDC Tour Card via UK Q-School, finishing 3rd on the UK Order of Merit ranking. ^[9]

Burton qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship through the Pro Tour Order of Merit. ^[10] He lost to Alexander Merkx 3–0 in the first round. ^[11]

Personal life

Burton is a former pupil of Debenham High School. ^[12] He is a self-employed window cleaner. ^[13]

World Championship results

PDC

• 2019: First round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)
• 2025: First round (lost to Alexander Merkx 0–3)

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2023	2024	2025
World Championship	DNQ	1R	DNQ			1R
UK Open	DNQ		3R	2R	2R	5R
Players Championship Finals	3R	DNQ		1R	2R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	80	133	194	100	61

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2017	GDC 1R	Did not qualify
2018	EDO DNP	GDG DNP	GDO DNQ	ADO 1R	Did not qualify
2023	DNQ		IDO 1R	Did not qualify						EDM 1R	GDO 1R	DNQ
2024	DNQ			EDG 1R	DNQ				GDC 2R	DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
2017	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	DUB 2R	DUB 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2018	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	MIL 4R	MIL 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	WIG 4R	WIG 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	DUB 1R	DUB 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 3R
2019 [nb 1]	WIG 4R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 4R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	HIL DNP	HIL DNP	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	DUB 2R	DUB 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2020 [nb 1]	Did not play
2021 [nb 1]	Did not play
2022 [nb 1]	BAR 2R	BAR QF	WIG DNP	WIG DNP	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	NIE 1R	NIE 3R	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR DNP	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	WIG 3R	WIG 1R	NIE 1R	NIE 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2023	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	HIL 2R	HIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 3R	HIL 4R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	HIL 4R	HIL 2R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 3R	BAR 4R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 1R
2024	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 3R	HIL 2R	HIL 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 3R	HIL 3R	HIL 2R	HIL 4R	HIL 3R	MIL 2R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 4R	MIL 3R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	MIL 1R	MIL QF	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	WIG 3R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R

1. Not a Tour card holder

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			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. "Stephen Burton". Mastercaller.
2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
3. "2017 PDC Qualifying School Day One". PDC.tv. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
4. Brammer, Chris (30 January 2017). "Ipswich's Steve Burton secures Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Tour Card". East Anglian Daily Times . Retrieved 27 November 2024.
5. Phillips, Josh (26 November 2018). "Burton, Hunt & Kirk Secure Ally Pally Debuts". PDC.tv. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
6. McKillen, Mark (15 December 2018). "Straights sets victory for Searle in clash of newcomers". Darts News. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
7. Moss, Alex (28 January 2019). "Ritchie Edhouse, Stephen Burton, Boris Koltsov and Shaun Carroll win titles on opening weekend of 2019 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour". Weekly Dartscast. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
8. Allen, Dave (12 May 2019). "2019 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 7-8". PDC.tv. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
9. Moss, Alex (20 January 2023). "Ipswich's Stephen Burton on a successful Q-School which saw him win back his tour card onto the professional darts circuit". Suffolk News. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
10. "2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship field confirmed". PDC.tv. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
11. Gill, Samuel (20 December 2024). "Alexander Merkx sweeps aside Stephen Burton in three sets on World Championship debut". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
12. "Former Debenham High School pupil Stephen Burton secures debut at World Darts Championship next month". Diss Express . 26 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
13. "The Ipswich window cleaner who'll be playing at the World Darts Championship". ITV News . 7 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

External links

• Player profile for Stephen Burton from Dartsdatabase