Richie Burnett
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Richard Burnett | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Prince of Wales" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1967 Cwmparc, Treorchy, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23g Red Dragon Signature | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Dakota" by Stereophonics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 1994–1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 1999– (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Semi-final: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Burnett (born 7 February 1967), nicknamed Prince of Wales, is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He was formerly ranked BDO world number one. Burnett won the BDO World Championship in 1995 and the World Masters in 1994.
He is known for his fiery personality, fighting with Adrian Lewis on stage during the 2012 Players Championship Finals.