James Richardson (darts player)
| James Richardson | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Ruthless" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1974 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Rushden, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 25 Gram | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Vindaloo" by Fat Les | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2002–2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2020– | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF) NR (10 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 16: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 16: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 64: 2015, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | Last 16: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2017, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
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James Richardson (born 7 January 1974) is an English professional darts player who plays in events of the World Darts Federation. He is best known for defeating five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the first round of the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship.