| Kevin Painter | |||||||||||||||||
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 Painter in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Artist" | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1967 Billericay, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 24 Gram Winmau Signature | ||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs preceded by the intro to "The Greatest Show" by The Greatest Showman[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 1992–2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2001–2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2000, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 32: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Int. Darts League | Preliminary Round: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Quarter Final: 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Quarter Final: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Quarter Final: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Semi Final: 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2007, 2009, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Ch'ship | Last 16: 2012, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Premier League | 7th: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ch'ship League | Runner Up 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Desert Classic | Semi Final: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| US Open/WSoD | Last 16: 2006, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Winner (1) 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Masters | Last 16: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| WSDT major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2022, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Semi Final: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 20: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
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Kevin Painter (born 12 July 1967) is an English retired darts player, known as "The Artist". He is arguably most famous for finishing as the runner-up to Phil Taylor in the 2004 PDC World Championship final, now widely credited as one of the greatest televised matches in the history of the sport.[2][3][4] He was also the winner of the Players Championship Finals in 2011.
- ^ Belton, Brian (1 November 2011). Little Book of Darts. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5393-1.
- ^ "Kevin Painter profile". Sporting Life. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
Painter was involved in what will long be regarded as one of the all-time Circus Tavern classics back in 2004 when he lost a thrilling final 7–6 to his long-time rival Phil Taylor.
- ^ The Guardian article – The Power pays off in sudden death by Gavin Worley, retrieved 3 August 2008
- ^ "Phil Taylor profile". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
...coming from 4–1 down to win in a sudden-death leg against Kevin Painter in arguably the sport's best-ever game.