Stephen Burton (darts player)
English darts player (born 1987)
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Stephen Burton (born 2 December 1987) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won three events on the PDC Challenge Tour. His best major performance is reaching the last 16 at the 2018 Players Championship Finals.
| Stephen Burton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Bertie[1][2] | ||
| Born | 2 December 1987[3] Ipswich, Suffolk, England | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2007 | ||
| Darts | 23g Mission[1][2] | ||
| Laterality | Right-handed[1] | ||
| Walk-on music | "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen[1][2] | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| PDC | 2014–present (Tour Card: 2017–2018, 2023–) | ||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 114  2 (29 July 2026)[4] | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| World Championship | Last 96: 2019, 2025 | ||
| UK Open | Last 32: 2025 | ||
| PC Finals | Last 16: 2018 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Career
2017
Burton first won his PDC Tour Card at 2017 Qualifying School (Q-School), securing a Tour Card for the next two years on Day One.[5][6]
2019
Burton made his first appearance at the PDC World Darts Championship after earning one of three spots in the Tour Card Holder qualifier for the 2019 World Championship.[7] In the first round, he was whitewashed by Ryan Searle 3–0 in sets.[8]
After losing his tour card, he won two titles on the PDC Challenge Tour at Event Two and Event Eight in 2019.[9][10]
2023–present
In January 2023, he regained his PDC Tour Card via UK Q-School, finishing 3rd on the UK Order of Merit ranking.[11]
Burton qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship through the Pro Tour Order of Merit.[12] He lost to Alexander Merkx 3–0 in the first round.[13]
Personal life
Burton is a former pupil of Debenham High School.[14] He is a self-employed window cleaner.[15]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2019: First round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)
- 2025: First round (lost to Alexander Merkx 0–3)
- 2026: First round (lost to Martin Schindler 1–3)
Performance timeline
PDC
European Tour
Players Championships
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 2R |
DUB 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 4R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 1R |
DUB 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 3R | ||||||||||||
| 2019 [nb 1] |
WIG 4R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 4R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
HIL DNP |
HIL DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
DUB 2R |
DUB 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R | ||||
| 2020 [nb 1] |
Did not play | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 [nb 1] |
Did not play | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 [nb 1] |
BAR 2R |
BAR QF |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 3R |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 1R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R | ||||
| 2023 | BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 3R |
HIL 4R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R | ||||
| 2024 | WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 3R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 3R |
HIL 3R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 3R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 3R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL QF |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 3R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R | ||||
| 2025 | WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
ROS 3R |
ROS 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 4R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 2R |
ROS 1R |
ROS 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 3R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
HIL 3R |
HIL 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
| 2026 | HIL 3R |
HIL 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 3R |
LEI 1R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 2R |
HIL |
HIL |
LEI |
LEI |
ROS |
ROS |
ROS |
ROS |
LEI |
LEI |
- Not a Tour card holder
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||