Richard North (born 23 April 1990) is an English professional

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(WDF) and

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(PDC) events. From 2017 to 2020, he was a holder of the PDC Tour Card. He is a Malta Open Champion.

Career

A former bricklayer, North won a PDC Tour Card at Q-School in January 2017. He had previously reached the last 64 of the 2011 UK Open, before losing 9–2 to

Dave Chisnall David Chisnall (born 12 September 1980) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twelve; he reached a peak ranking of world number five in ...

. His breakthrough year came after getting his Tour Card in 2017, where he reached the final of Players Championship 18, before losing in a last leg decider against Chisnall. He qualified for the 2017 World Grand Prix in

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, by his position in the pro tour ranking. He won his first round match against Mark Webster 2–0 in sets, holding his opponent to just one leg, to set up a second-round tilt with

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed "The Wizard", he won th ...

. His form in 2017 saw him qualify for the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship as the highest-ranked player on the ProTour Order of Merit, but he was drawn against 5-time world champion

Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he was ranked world number one from January 2008 to June 2008. Nicknamed "Barney", he is a five-t ...

, and the Dutchman dispatched North 3–0.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2018: First round (lost to

0–3) * 2019: Second round (lost to Steve West 1–3)

Performance timeline

References

External links

* 1990 births Living people English darts players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders Sportspeople from Hertford {{England-sport-bio-stub