Kevin Burness

Kevin Burness
Kevin Burness
Personal information
Nickname	"Iron Man"
Born	17 November 1965 (age 58); Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Home town	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–
Current world ranking	NR (31 October 2024)
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 80: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 64: 2019
UK Open	Last 128: 2019, 2023
Other tournament wins
Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay	2018
MODUS Online Darts League 4, 5	2021
Phase three MODUS Online darts League 3	2021

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.^[3]

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	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
BDO World Championship	DNP	DNQ	DNP			DNQ
Winmau World Masters	1R	DNP			1R	3R	3R	3R	3R	1R	1R	DNP

PDC

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC World Championship	BDO	2R	1R	DNQ
UK Open	DNQ	2R	1R	DNQ	1R	2R	1R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	98	83	-	-	137	120

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2018	EDO DNP	GDG DNP	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM DNQ	GDT DNQ	DDO DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDC DNQ	DDC DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDT DNQ
2019	EDO DNQ	GDC DNQ	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM DNQ	DDO 2R	CDO DNQ	ADC DNQ	EDM DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDT DNQ
2020	Did not play
2021	HDT DNP	GDT DNQ
2022	IDO DNP	GDC DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO 1R	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDC 1R	EDM DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDO DNQ	BDO DNP	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	DDC DNQ	BDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDO DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDC DNQ

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	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	NYF	Not yet founded

References

^ "Kevin Burness - Mastercaller".
^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
^ Phillips, Josh. "Burness Lifts Irish Matchplay Title". PDC. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

External links

Kevin Burness player profile at Darts Orakel

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[1] "Kevin Burness - Mastercaller".

[PDC_Rankings-2] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[3] Phillips, Josh. "Burness Lifts Irish Matchplay Title". PDC. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

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