Kevin Burness (born 17 November 1965) is a Northern Irish professional

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player who competes in

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(PDC) events.

Career

Burness entered UK Q-School in 2018, winning a two-year Tour Card, by finishing in the top 15 on the Order of Merit, after the four days of Q-School were completed. Burness won the 2018 Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay to qualify for the

2019 PDC World Darts Championship The 2019 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 26th PDC World Darts Championship, World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it Split in darts, separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took p ...

, beating

Mick McGowan Michael McGowan (born 1 February 1973) is an Irish professional darts player who last played in events for the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Career McGowan last played on the PDC pro tour in the Killarney Pro Tour 1 in October 2013 and his ...

6–3. He beat Paul Nicholson 3–0 in the first round of the

. In the second round against Gary Anderson he was defeated 3–1. Burness made his

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debut in the 2019 Danish Darts Open. He lost 6–1 in the second round against Joe Cullen. He lost his Tour card after the 2019 season, when he finished 83rd on the PDC Order of Merit. In January 2022 Burness regained his Tour card via PDC UK Q-School Order of Merit, returning to the circuit for two more years. He lost his tour card again after finishing 120th on the PDC Order of Merit after the 2023 season.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2019: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3) (sets) * 2020: First round (lost to

Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October 1984), nicknamed the Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments, where in 2006 ...

1–3)

Performance timeline

BDO PDC PDC European Tour

References

External links

* 1965 births Living people Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders Sportspeople from Newtownards Darts players from Northern Ireland {{NorthernIreland-darts-bio-stub