Robbie Green
| Robbie Green | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Kong |
| Born |
19 July 1974 Liverpool, England |
| Home town |
Wallasey England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1991 |
| Darts | 21.5g CSM Gold Robbie Green |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2008–2015 |
| PDC | 2003–2007, 2015– |
| Current world ranking | 40 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2014 |
| World Masters | Runner Up: 2009 |
| Int. Darts League | Preliminary Round: 2007 |
| Zuiderduin Masters | Runner Up: 2010 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2017 |
| World Matchplay | Last 32: 2004, 2016 |
| World Grand Prix | Last 32: 2016 |
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2014, 2015 |
| UK Open | Quarter Final: 2006 |
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Quarter Final: 2016 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
|
Belgium Open Isle of Man Open Northern Ireland Open Scottish Open Sunparks Masters |
2012 2014 2010 2011, 2014 2011 |
| Other achievements | |
|
2010 Birkenhead Open 2012 England National Championships 2011, 2012, 2014 Gwynedd Open 2009 Scandinavian Masters 2008 Wales National Championships 2015 WDA Merseyside Open |
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Robbie Green (born 19 July 1974 in Liverpool) is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is Kong.
Green made his televised debut at the 2004 UK Open, reaching the last 64 stage. The same year he qualified for the World Matchplay in Blackpool Losing in the first round to Bob Anderson. In the 2006 UK Open, he reached the quarter-finals, beating Jamie Harvey, Chris Mason, Mark Walsh and Terry Jenkins along the way. He was eventually beaten by John MaGowan.
After drugs testing was introduced to the sport in 2006, after the UK Open in what was the eighth random test in the British-based organisation by agency UK Sport, Green became the first darts player to test positive for drugs. As a result of a positive test for marijuana, he was: forced to return his £4,000 prize money from the UK Open; fined £2,000; and banned from competition for eight weeks.
After his ban, during which he lost sponsorship, he returned and qualified for the International Darts League and had another UK Open campaign, but a shortage of sponsorship money forced him to play fewer tournaments during the following period.
On 22 January 2008, Green became one of only a handful of players to switch from the PDC to the rival BDO. His first tournament with the BDO was the Scottish Open on 17 February where he reached the second round. Green returned to his Merseyside roots, after a spell playing for Cheshire and now he plays county darts for Merseyside. He followed his good form with a semi-final showing in the BDO International Open, beating Martin Adams, Gary Anderson, Martin Atkins and Ted Hankey along the way, eventually losing to England Open champion Ross Montgomery of Scotland.
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