Richie Burnett

Richie Burnett
Personal information
Full name	Richard Mark Burnett
Nickname	"The Prince of Wales"
Born	(1967-02-07) 7 February 1967 (age 57) Cwmparc, Treorchy, Wales
Home town	Cwmparc, Treorchy, Wales
Darts information
Playing darts since	1983
Darts	23 Gram Red Dragon Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Dakota" by Stereophonics
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1994–1999
PDC	1999–2014, 2016-
Current world ranking	137 1 (17 November 2024)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (1): 1995
World Masters	Winner (1): 1994
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Quarter Final: 2002, 2003
World Matchplay	Runner Up: 2001
World Grand Prix	Semi Final: 2011
UK Open	Quarter Final: 2023
European Ch'ship	Last 16: 2012
Ch'ship League	Semi Final: 2013
Desert Classic	Quarter Final: 2004
US Open/WSoD	Last 64: 2010
PC Finals	Last 32: 2011, 2011, 2012, 2013
Other tournament wins
BDO Gold Cup 2001 British Pentathlon 1995 Denmark Open 1994 Dutch Open 1994 Estonia Open 2005 Great Mountain Workingmens Club Open 2010 Las Vegas Open 2014 PDC Challenge Tour 2016 (x2), 2024 Welsh Open 1994, 1995 Witch City Open 2001 Players Championships Players Championship (NED) 2011
Other achievements
Nine-dart finish UK Open Qualifier 2012

Richard Mark Burnett (born 7 February 1967), nicknamed Prince of Wales, is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a former World No. 1 who won the 1995 Embassy World Darts Championship. Burnett is known for coming on to "Dakota" and dancing on stage. He is also known for his fiery personality, fighting with Adrian Lewis on stage during the 2012 Players Championship Finals.