Barrie Bates | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
Nickname | "Champagne" "Batesy" | ||||||||
Born | 17 October 1969 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||||||||
Home town | Bedlinog, Taff Bargoed Valley, Wales | ||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||
Playing darts since | 1997 | ||||||||
Darts | 22g | ||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
Walk-on music | "House of Fun" by Madness | ||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
PDC | 2002–2020 | ||||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
World Ch'ship | Quarter-final: 2009 | ||||||||
World Matchplay | Last 16: 2007 | ||||||||
World Grand Prix | Quarter-final: 2010 | ||||||||
UK Open | Runner-up: 2006 | ||||||||
Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2007, 2011–2012 | ||||||||
Ch'ship League | Initial groups, Semi-finals 2008 | ||||||||
Desert Classic | Last 16: 2006 | ||||||||
US Open/WSoD | Last 16: 2007 | ||||||||
PC Finals | Last 32: 2011 | ||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||
Players Championships
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Barrie Bates (born 17 October 1969) is a Welsh former darts player who played on the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) circuit. His original nickname was Batesy, but since 2007 he was known as Champagne.