Alan Warriner-Little
| Alan Warriner-Little | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Iceman Wozza |
| Born | 24 March 1962 Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
| Home town | Maryport, Cumbria, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1989 |
| Darts | 22g RedDragon |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1985–1993 |
| PDC | 1993–2009 (Founding Member) |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Runner-up: 1993 |
| World Masters | Runner-up: 1998 |
| Dutch Open | Winner (3): 1989, 1993, 1998 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Semi-final: 1999, 2003 |
| World Matchplay | Runner-up: 1997, 2000 |
| World Grand Prix | Winner (1): 2001 |
| UK Open | Quarter-final: 2004 |
| WSDT major events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Last 24: 2022 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| British Matchplay Atlantic City Open Belgium Open Boston Pro British Open British Pentathlon Cleveland Darts Extraveganza England Open Finnish Open German Open Isle of Man Open Jersey Festival of Darts North American Open PDC Eastbourne Open PDC Scottish Masters WDC UK Matchplay Witch City Open | 1990 1996 1989, 1990 2000 1990 1988 1999 1998 1993 1998 1986 2000 1992 2002 1997 1995 2000 |
| Other achievements | |
| PDC World Number 1 BDO World Number 1 WDF World Number 1 | |
Alan Warriner-Little (born Warriner; 24 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed the Iceman, he is a former World Grand Prix champion and a former runner-up at the World Professional Darts Championship.[1]
Darts career
Before coming to prominence as a darts professional, Warriner-Little appeared as a contestant in a 1987 edition of the ITV gameshow Bullseye whilst working as a State Enrolled Nurse on Ward 13 Upper at Lancaster Moor Hospital. He scored 257 the following year when he was invited back to throw for charity.
He made his World Championship debut in 1989, losing a second-round match to Jocky Wilson in a sudden death leg, after missing 8 match darts, with Wilson going on to win the tournament for his second World Championship. Warriner reached the quarter-finals in 1991 and 1992, before reaching his first World Final in 1993 – but he lost 3–6 to John Lowe. This form took him to the top of the world rankings.
He joined the top players in the game when they separated from the BDO after that 1993 final.
Warriner-Little has a consistent record in the PDC World Darts Championship. He lost at the quarter-finals stage seven times (1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006) and reached the semi-finals twice (1999 and 2003).
He also was runner-up at the World Matchplay in 1997 and 2000, as well as in the World Masters in 1998.[2]
In October 2001, he won the World Grand Prix. In that tournament he also recorded the highest winning three-dart average in double-start format (106.45) in his first round victory against Andy Jenkins 2–0 in sets.[3] Three years later he was runner-up at the World Grand Prix.
As at 2023 Warriner is currently still active in darts as a commentator for English broadcaster ITV and as chairman of the players' union PDPA.
Personal life
Warriner was married to his first wife, Joanne, from 1987 to 1991, and married to his second wife, Kim, from 1991 to 2003.[4] He married his third wife, Brenda Little, in the summer of 2005, and changed his name from Alan Warriner to Alan Warriner-Little.[5] Warriner is a Manchester United supporter.[6]
World Championship results
Source: [2]
BDO
- 1989: Second Round (lost to Jocky Wilson 2–3) (sets)
- 1990: First Round (lost to Mike Gregory 0–3)
- 1991: Quarter Final (lost to Bob Anderson 3–4)
- 1992: Quarter Final (lost to Kevin Kenny 0–4)
- 1993: Final (lost to John Lowe 3–6)
PDC
- 1994: Quarter Final (lost to Steve Brown 3–4)
- 1995: Group Stage (finished second in Group 4 behind Dennis Smith)
- 1996: Quarter Final (lost to Dennis Priestley 1–4)
- 1997: Quarter Final (lost to Eric Bristow 3–5)
- 1998: Group Stage (finished bottom in Group 8)
- 1999: Semi Final (lost to Phil Taylor 3–5)
- 2000: Quarter Final (lost to Phil Taylor 0–5)
- 2001: Quarter Final (lost to John Part 1–4)
- 2002: Second Round (lost to Colin Lloyd 4–6)
- 2003: Semi Final (lost to Phil Taylor 1–6)
- 2004: Quarter Final (lost to Phil Taylor 1–5)
- 2005: Third Round (lost to Paul Williams 1–4)
- 2006: Quarter Final (lost to Wayne Mardle 0–5)
- 2007: First Round (lost to Alan Tabern 0–3)
- 2008: Second Round (lost to Peter Manley 1–4)
Career finals
BDO major finals
Warriner-Little appeared in three BDO major finals and has won one title.[2]
| Legend |
|---|
| World Championship (0–1) |
| Winmau World Masters (0–1) |
| British Matchplay (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 1990 | British Matchplay | Bob Anderson | 5–4 (s) |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1993 | World Darts Championship | John Lowe | 3–6 (s) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1998 | Winmau World Masters | Les Wallace | 2–3 (s) |
PDC major finals: 4 (1 title)
| Legend |
|---|
| World Matchplay (0–2) |
| World Grand Prix (1–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1997 | World Matchplay | Phil Taylor | 11–16 (l) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2000 | World Matchplay (2) | Phil Taylor | 12–18 (l) |
| Winner | 1. | 2001 | World Grand Prix | Roland Scholten | 8–2 (s) |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2004 | World Grand Prix | Colin Lloyd | 3–7 (s) |
Performance timeline
BDO
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | DNP | L16 | L32 | QF | QF | RU | No longer a BDO Member | |||||
| Winmau World Masters | DNP | L16 | L16 | QF | SF | DNP | RU | L32 | ||||
| British Matchplay | DNP | W | SF | DNP | ||||||||
| British Professional | L32 | Not held | ||||||||||
| Tournament | Event | World Cup 1989 | Euro Cup 1990 | World Cup 1991 | Euro Cup 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDF World Cup & | Singles | L16 | DNP | QF | SF |
| Pairs | Prelim. | L64 | SF | ||
| Team | SF | W | W | ||
| Overall | W | W | W |
PDC
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship | QF | RR | QF | QF | RR | SF | QF | QF | L16 | SF | QF | L32 | QF | L64 | L32 |
| World Matchplay | L16 | L16 | QF | RU | L16 | L16 | RU | L16 | L16 | QF | L16 | L32 | L32 | L32 | DNP |
| World Grand Prix | NYF | L16 | L16G | QF | W | L32 | QF | RU | L32 | L32 | DNP | ||||
| Las Vegas Desert Classic | Not held | L16 | QF | L16 | L32 | DNP | |||||||||
| UK Open | Not held | L64 | QF | L96 | L64 | L96 | L64 | ||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | RU | Runner-up | 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
- ^ Profile from Warriner's website Archived 2 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Alan Warriner-Little profile, results and statistics". Darts Database. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Averages – PDPA". Professional Darts Players Association (PDPA). Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Lucky to still be alive, says champ". The Visitor. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Planet Darts profile Archived 9 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "@AlanWarriner" on Twitter
- ^ "WDF World Cup". MasterCaller. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "WDF Europe Cup". MasterCaller. Retrieved 24 November 2025.