Andrew Gilding
| Andrew Gilding | |||
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Gilding at the 2025 World Championship | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | "Goldfinger" | ||
| Born | 7 December 1970 Earsham, Norfolk, England | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 1990 | ||
| Darts | 25g Cosmo Goldfinger | ||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "Gold" by Spandau Ballet | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| BDO | 2010–2012 | ||
| PDC | 2012– (Tour Card: 2012–2018, 2021–) | ||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 28 (19 June 2025) | ||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2011 | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| World Championship | Last 32: 2016, 2017, 2025 | ||
| World Matchplay | Quarter Final: 2024 | ||
| World Grand Prix | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||
| UK Open | Winner (1): 2023 | ||
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2023 | ||
| European Championship | Last 16: 2024 | ||
| PC Finals | Last 16: 2024 | ||
| Masters | Last 24: 2024 | ||
| World Series Finals | Last 32: 2024 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Andrew Gilding (born 7 December 1970) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-eight. Nicknamed "Goldfinger", Gilding won his maiden PDC title at the 2023 UK Open, becoming the oldest man to win a major event title in his debut PDC final appearance. He also made the semi-finals at the 2015 UK Open and the quarter-finals at both the 2024 World Matchplay and the 2023 World Grand Prix. Gilding has finished as the runner-up at five ranking events on the PDC Pro Tour.