Stephen Burton (born 2 December 1987) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won 3 events on the PDC secondary tour, the Challenge Tour. He has reached the last 16 at 2018 Players Championship Finals and the last 32 at the 2025 UK Open.
Career
2017
Burton first won his PDC Tour Card at 2017 Qualifying School (Q-School), securing a Tour Card for the next two years on Day One.[3][4]
2019
Burton made his first appearance at the PDC World Darts Championship after earning one of three spots in the Tour Card Holder qualifier for the 2019 World Championship.[5] In the first round, he was whitewashed by Ryan Searle 3–0 in sets.[6]
After losing his tour card, he won two titles on the PDC Challenge Tour at Event Two and Event Eight in 2019.[7][8]
2023–present
In January 2023, he regained his PDC Tour Card via UK Q-School, finishing 3rd on the UK Order of Merit ranking.[9]
Burton qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship through the Pro Tour Order of Merit.[10] He lost to Alexander Merkx 3–0 in the first round.[11]
Personal life
Burton is a former pupil of Debenham High School.[12] He is a self-employed window cleaner.[13]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2019: First round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)
- 2025: First round (lost to Alexander Merkx 0–3)
Performance timeline
PDC
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | DNQ | 3R | DNQ | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNQ | 3R | DNQ | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 131 | 80 | 133 | 194 | - | 141 | 100 | 61 | ||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | GDC 1R |
GDM DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
ADO DNP |
EDO DNP |
DDM DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
EDT DNQ | |
| 2018 | EDO DNP |
GDG DNP |
GDO DNQ |
ADO 1R |
EDG DNQ |
DDM DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
DDO DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
EDT DNQ |
| 2019 | EDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
ADO DNP |
EDG DNP |
DDM DNQ |
DDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
ADC DNQ |
EDM DNP |
IDO DNP |
GDT DNP |
| 2020 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | BSD DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
IDO 1R |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
EDM 1R |
GDO 1R |
HDT DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
| 2024 | BDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
EDG 1R |
ADO DNQ |
BSD DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
GDC 2R |
FDT DNQ |
HDT DNQ |
SDT DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
PDC Players Championships
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 2R |
DUB 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R | ||||||||
| 2018 | BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 4R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 1R |
DUB 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 3R | ||||||||
| 2019 [nb 1] |
WIG 4R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 4R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
HIL DNP |
HIL DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
DUB 2R |
DUB 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
| 2020 [nb 1] |
Did not play | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 [nb 1] |
Did not play | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 [nb 1] |
BAR 2R |
BAR QF |
WIG DNP |
WIG DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 3R |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 1R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
| 2023 | BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 3R |
HIL 4R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
| 2024 | WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 3R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 3R |
HIL 3R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 4R |
HIL 3R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 4R |
MIL 3R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL QF |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 3R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
References
- ^ "Stephen Burton - Mastercaller".
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "2017 PDC Qualifying School Day One". PDC.tv. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Brammer, Chris (30 January 2017). "Ipswich's Steve Burton secures Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Tour Card". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Phillips, Josh (26 November 2018). "Burton, Hunt & Kirk Secure Ally Pally Debuts". PDC.tv. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ McKillen, Mark (15 December 2018). "Straights sets victory for Searle in clash of newcomers". Darts News. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Moss, Alex (28 January 2019). "Ritchie Edhouse, Stephen Burton, Boris Koltsov and Shaun Carroll win titles on opening weekend of 2019 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour". Weekly Dartscast. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Allen, Dave (12 May 2019). "2019 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 7-8". PDC.tv. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Moss, Alex (20 January 2023). "Ipswich's Stephen Burton on a successful Q-School which saw him win back his tour card onto the professional darts circuit". Suffolk News. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship field confirmed". PDC.tv. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (20 December 2024). "Alexander Merkx sweeps aside Stephen Burton in three sets on World Championship debut". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Former Debenham High School pupil Stephen Burton secures debut at World Darts Championship next month". Diss Express. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "The Ipswich window cleaner who'll be playing at the World Darts Championship". ITV News. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
External links
- Player profile for Stephen Burton from Dartsdatabase