Barrie Bates
| Barrie Bates | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | "Champagne" "Batesy" | ||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1969 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||||||||
| Home town | Bedlinog, Taff Bargoed Valley, Wales | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1997 | ||||||||
| Darts | 22g | ||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Walk-on music | "House of Fun" by Madness | ||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
| PDC | 2002–2020 | ||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Championship | Quarter-final: 2009 | ||||||||
| World Matchplay | Last 16: 2007 | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Quarter-final: 2010 | ||||||||
| UK Open | Runner-up: 2006 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2007, 2011–2012 | ||||||||
| Ch'ship League | Initial groups, Semi-finals 2008 | ||||||||
| Desert Classic | Last 16: 2006 | ||||||||
| US Open/WSoD | Last 16: 2007 | ||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 32: 2011 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
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Barrie Bates (born 17 October 1969) is a Welsh former darts player who played on the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) circuit. His original nickname was Batesy, but since 2007 he was known as Champagne.