Robert Thornton (darts player)
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Thorn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
17 July 1967 Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
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| Home town |
Stevenston, Ayrshire Scotland |
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| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | Robert Thornton 26g Red Dragon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2004–2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2008– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter-finals: 2005, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Winner: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter-finals: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Last 16: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Winner: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Runner-up: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier League | 5th: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desert Classic | Last 32: 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Ch'ship | Semi-finals: 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Winner: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open/WSoD | Quarter-finals: 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Runner-up: 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | Quarter-finals: 2013, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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European Tour Events
Players Championships
UK Open
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2014 Third player ever to hit a double-start nine-dart finish at the World Grand Prix 2014 Together with James Wade the first players to both hit nine dart finishes in the same match |
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European Tour Events
Players Championships
UK Open
2014 Third player ever to hit a double-start nine-dart finish at the World Grand Prix
Robert Thornton (born 17 July 1967) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation.
Thornton is a three-time major winner between the BDO and PDC, having won the World Masters in 2007, UK Open in 2012, and World Grand Prix in 2015. He is also a former finalist at the Players Championship Finals in 2009 and Grand Slam of Darts in 2013. In addition, Thornton has reached three World Championship quarter-finals across both organisations and was a participant in the Premier League in 2013, 2014 and 2016.
Thornton returned to playing darts in 2002, having given up the game for two decades to raise his children. He qualified for the BDO World Championship for the first time in 2005. He beat Martin Atkins and Tony West before losing to Darryl Fitton in the quarter-finals. He then failed to qualify for the 2006 and 2007 events.
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