Richie Howson
| Richie Howson | |||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Full name | Richard Howson | ||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Owl" | ||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1965 Romford, London, England | ||||||||||
| Home town | Rainham, London, England | ||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Darts | 25g Legend | ||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Night Boat to Cairo" by Madness | ||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||
| BDO | 2010–2012 | ||||||||||
| PDC | 2012–2020 | ||||||||||
| WDF | 2010–2012, 2022– | ||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 24: 2011 | ||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 64: 2011, 2012, 2013 | ||||||||||
| WSDT major events – best performances | |||||||||||
| World Championship | Runner-up: 2023 | ||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Semi-final: 2024 | ||||||||||
| World Masters | Runner-up: 2023 | ||||||||||
| Champions | Winner (1): 2024 | ||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||
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Richard Howson (born 19 December 1965) is an English professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) events.
Howson won the 2024 World Seniors Darts (WSD) Champion of Champions event and was the runner-up at both the 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship and the 2023 World Seniors Darts Masters.