Preston Ridd | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | Bing |
Born | New Zealand |
Home town |
Christchurch New Zealand |
Darts information | |
Darts | 23g Puma |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | dynamite by taio cruz |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 1989, 1993, 1996, 2001-2007 |
PDC | 2008-2012 |
PDC premier events - best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2011 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
New Zealand Open New Zealand Masters |
1989, 1993, 1996 2001 |
Preston Ridd (born 1953) is a former New Zealand darts player. He won the New Zealand Open three times and the New Zealand Masters once.
He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the New Zealand champion. He whitewashed Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 4–0 in the preliminary round, but won only one leg in losing to Vincent van der Voort 3–0 in the first round.
Ridd represented New Zealand with Warren French in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 5–3 by Austria in the first round.
Ridd, whose parents originated from Devon, holds a British passport.