Kevin Burness
| Kevin Burness | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Nickname | "Iron Man" | ||||||
| Born | 17 November 1965[1] Newtownards, Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Darts information | |||||||
| Playing darts since | 2006 | ||||||
| Darts | 24 Gram Cosmo Signature | ||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||
| Walk-on music | "Penny Arcade" by Roy Orbison | ||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||
| BDO | 2008–2018 | ||||||
| PDC | 2018– | ||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||
| World Masters | Last 80: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | ||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||
| World Championship | Last 64: 2019 | ||||||
| UK Open | Last 128: 2019, 2023 | ||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||
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Kevin Burness (born 17 November 1965) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Burness entered UK Q-School in 2018, winning a two-year Tour Card, by finishing in the top 15 on the Order of Merit, after the four days of Q-School were completed.
Burness won the 2018 Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Mick McGowan 6–3.[2]
He beat Paul Nicholson 3–0 in the first round of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. In the second round against Gary Anderson he was defeated 3–1.
Burness made his PDC European Tour debut in the 2019 Danish Darts Open. He lost 6–1 in the second round against Joe Cullen. He lost his Tour card after the 2019 season, when he finished 83rd on the PDC Order of Merit.
In January 2022 Burness regained his Tour card via PDC UK Q-School Order of Merit, returning to the circuit for two more years.
He lost his tour card again after finishing 120th on the PDC Order of Merit after the 2023 season.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2019: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3) (sets)
- 2020: First round (lost to Jelle Klaasen 1–3)
Performance timeline
BDO
| Tournament | 2007 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Masters | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R |
PDC
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship | 2R | 1R | DNQ | ||
| UK Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R |
| Career statistics | |||||
| Season-end ranking | 83[3] | - | 137[4] | 120[5] | |
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Did not qualify | DDO 2R |
Did not qualify | ||||||||||
| 2022 | DNQ | EDO 1R |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDC 1R |
Did not qualify | |||||||
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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BAR DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
DUB 1R |
DUB 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R | ||||
| 2025 | WIG 2R |
WIG 3R |
ROS 2R |
ROS 1R |
LEI DNP |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
LEI DNP |
LEI 4R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
ROS 1R |
ROS 2R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
LEI DNP |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 1R |
Did not participate | |||||||||||||
| 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
- ^ "Kevin Burness - Mastercaller".
- ^ Phillips, Josh. "Burness Lifts Irish Matchplay Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Post World Championship Order of Merit 2019/2020". dartsrankings.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Post World Championship Order of Merit 2022". dartsrankings.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Post World Championship Order of Merit 2023". dartsrankings.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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