Richie Burnett
| Richie Burnett | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Richard Mark Burnett | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Prince of Wales" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1967 Cwmparc, Treorchy, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Cwmparc, Treorchy, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23 Gram Red Dragon Signature | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Dakota" by Stereophonics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 1994–1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 1999–2023 (Tour Card: 2011–2014, 2017–2018, 2022–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Winner (1): 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Winner (1): 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Winner (1): 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Quarter Final: 2002, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Runner Up: 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Semi Final: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | Last 16: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ch'ship League | Semi Final: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Desert Classic | Quarter Final: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open/WSoD | Last 64: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 32: 2011, 2011, 2012, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WSDT major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Quarter Final: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other achievements | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine-dart finish UK Open Qualifier 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Mark Burnett (born 7 February 1967), nicknamed Prince of Wales, is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Seniors Darts (WSD) events. He was formerly ranked BDO world number one. Burnett is a former BDO World Champion, having won the 1995 Embassy World Darts Championship. He is also a former Winmau World Masters champion, having won the 1994 event.
He is known for his fiery personality, fighting with Adrian Lewis on stage during the 2012 Players Championship Finals.