Kevin Painter
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Painter in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Artist" | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1967 Billericay, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 24g Winmau Signature | ||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs preceded by the intro to "The Greatest Show" by The Greatest Showman | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 1992–2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2001–2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Quarter Final: 2000, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 32: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Int. Darts League | Preliminary Round: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Quarter Final: 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Runner Up: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Quarter Final: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Quarter Final: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Semi Final: 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2007, 2009, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | Last 16: 2012, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Premier League | 7th: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ch'ship League | Runner Up 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Desert Classic | Semi Final: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| US Open/WSoD | Last 16: 2006, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Winner (1) 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Masters | Last 16: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| WSDT major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Semi Final: 2022, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Semi Final: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
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Kevin Painter (born 12 July 1967) is an English former professional darts player who competes in World Seniors Darts (WSD) events. He competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments from 1992 to 2001, before switching to the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) in 2001, playing professionally until 2021. Nicknamed "the Artist". he was the runner-up to Phil Taylor in the 2004 PDC World Championship final, widely considered as one of the greatest televised matches in darts history. He won his only PDC major title at the Players Championship Finals in 2011.