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2011 PDC PLAYERS
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER
Kevin Painter was
born on July 12, 1967, in England. He is a darts player for the
Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and is known as "The Artist".
He is famous for finishing runner up to Phil Taylor in the
monumental 2004 World Championship final, now widely credited as one
of the greatest televised matches in the history of darts, and one
of if not the greatest final in televised darts. Kevin lives in
Daventry, Northamptonshire with Janine Gough originally from Swansea
she also used to play darts, and they have a daughter, Madison
Elise. He is also a season ticket and share holder of Ipswich Town
F.C. He often plays wearing a blue shirt in reference to Ipswich
Town.
A former Essex county player, Kevin won the 1996 British Open on the
BDO circuit and made eight appearances at the Embassy World Darts
Championships between 1994 and 2001. He joined the PDC soon after
but failed to make a serious impact (however he did beat Phil Taylor
in the first round 2001 World Grand Prix before going out in the
quarter-final) until the final of the 2004 World Championship where
he took the match to 6-6 in sets and 5-5 in legs for the decider. He
then lost the sudden death leg that followed but gained fame for his
participation in such an epic final.
The following year was a strong one for Kevin Painter where he
reached the quarter-finals in the UK Open and the semi-finals in the
Las Vegas Desert Classic, his best performance in these tournaments
to date. He reached the quarter finals of the 2005 Las Vegas Desert
Classic and the 2005 World Championship despite falling victim to a
leg injury which damaged his form and kept him out of many
tournaments.
Kevin's form dropped substantially in 2006. Despite a victory in the
North West UK Open final his ranking had dropped to 18 by the
beginning of 2007. The latter half of 2007 however has seen a strong
return to form for Kevin, where he reached the quarter-finals of the
first Grand Slam of Darts despite being unseeded, and attained the
second highest average in the first round of any player in the 2008
World Championship, where he was also responsible for knocking out
world champion Raymond van Barneveld in the last 16. Painter was
knocked out in the semi finals by eventual champion, Canadian John
Part, his best performance since when he was the runner-up in 2004.
Painter considers the win over van Barneveld as the greatest of his
career.
In 2008, Kevin was featured as one of the 16 professionals in the
darts videogame PDC World Championship Darts 2008.
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Kevin Painter |
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Nickname |
The Artist |
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Date of birth |
July
12, 1967 |
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Place of birth |
Billericay, Essex, England |
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Home town |
Daventry,
Northamptonshire,
England |
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Darts
information |
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Playing darts since |
1994 |
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Darts |
19g
Unicorn Kevin Painter |
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Walk-on music |
I
Predict a Riot, by the Kaiser Chiefs |
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Organisation (see split in darts) |
| BDO |
1994
to 2001 |
| PDC |
since
2001 |
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BDO
Grand Slam Events - Best Performances |
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World Ch'ship |
Quarter-Finals 2000, 2001 |
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World Masters |
Quarter-Finals 2001 |
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PDC
Majors - Best Performances |
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PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 |
Winner |
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World Ch'ship |
Runner-up 2004 Semi Final 2003, 2008 |
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World Matchplay |
Last
16, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 |
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World Grand Prix |
Quarter-Finals 2001, 2003, 2004 |
| UK
Open |
Semi Final 2009
Quarter-Finals 2004, |
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Desert Classic |
Semi-finals 2004 |
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Other
Televised PDC events - Best Performances |
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Grand Slam |
Quarter-Finals 2007 |
| US
Open |
Last
16 2007 |
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Other
Tournament Wins |
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Tournament |
Years |
England Open
British Open
British Matchplay
Swedish Open
Bob Anderson Classic
South West UK Open
Sheppy Darts Classic
North East UK Open |
1995
1996
1997
2000
2002
2004
2004
2006 |
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Other
Achievements |
| 25
England International Appearances |
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