Shayne Burgess | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | "The Bulldog" |
Born | 1 June 1964 Hastings, East Sussex, England |
Home town | Hastings, East Sussex, England |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1978 |
Darts | 19gms Elven |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | "Place Your Hands" by Reef |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 1988–1994, 2012–2014 |
PDC | 1994–2008, 2018 |
WDF major events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 32: 1994 |
World Masters | Quarter-final: 1993 |
PDC premier events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Semi-final: 1999 |
World Matchplay | 3rd Place: 1994 |
World Grand Prix | Runner-up: 1999, 2000 |
UK Open | Runner-up: 2003 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
BDO Gold Cup Pacific Masters Witch City Open Ireland Spring Classic German Open N.Ireland Open | 1993 1993 1998 1999, 2000 2000 2000 |
Other achievements | |
Nine dart finish at Eastbourne Open, 2001 | |
Updated on 16 April 2019. |
Shayne Burgess (born 1 June 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments. He is known for his unorthodox throwing action, where he draws the point of the dart up close to his eyeball before releasing.