Stephen Burton (darts player) explained

Stephen Burton
Nickname:	Bertie
Birth Date:	2 December 1987^[1]
Birth Place:	Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Hometown:	Ipswich
Homecountry:	England
Since:	2007
Darts:	23 Gram
Laterality:	Right-handed
Music:	"Can't Stop" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pdc:	2014– (Tour Card: 2017–2018, 2023–)
Pdc World:	Last 96: 2019, 2025
Uk Open:	Last 96: 2020

Stephen Burton (born 2 December 1987) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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.^{[2] [3]}

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.^[4] In the first round, he was whitewashed by Ryan Searle 3–0 in sets.^[5]

After losing his tour card, he won two titles on the PDC Challenge Tour at Event Two and Event Eight in 2019.^{[6] [7]}

2023

In January 2023, he regained his PDC Tour Card via UK Q-School, finishing 3rd on the UK Order of Merit ranking.^[8]

Burton qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship through the Pro Tour Order of Merit.^[9] He will play Alexander Merkx in the first round.^[10]

Personal life

Burton is a former pupil of Debenham High School.^[11] He is a self-employed window cleaner.^[12]

World Championship results

PDC

• 2019: First round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)
• 2025:

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC World Championship	DNQ		1R	DNQ
UK Open	DNQ			3R	DNQ		2R	2R
	DNQ	3R	DNQ				1R	2R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	131	80	133	194	style="text-align:center;	-	141	100

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 ^[13]	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 ^[14]	Did not play
2021 ^[15]	Did not play
2022 ^[16]	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stephen Burton - Mastercaller.
2. Web site: 19 January 2017 . 2017 PDC Qualifying School Day One . 27 November 2024 . PDC.tv.
3. Web site: Brammer . Chris . 30 January 2017 . Ipswich’s Steve Burton secures Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Tour Card . 27 November 2024 . East Anglian Daily Times.
4. Web site: Phillips . Josh . 26 November 2018 . Burton, Hunt & Kirk Secure Ally Pally Debuts . 28 November 2024 . PDC.tv.
5. Web site: McKillen . Mark . 15 December 2018 . Straights sets victory for Searle in clash of newcomers . 28 November 2024 . Darts News.
6. Web site: 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 . 28 November 2024 . Weekly Dartscast.
7. Web site: Allen . Dave . 12 May 2019 . 2019 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 7-8 . 28 November 2024 . PDC.tv.
8. Web site: 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 . 28 November 2024 . Suffolk News.
9. Web site: 24 November 2024 . 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship field confirmed . 28 November 2024 . PDC.tv.
10. Web site: Gorton . Josh . 25 November 2024 . 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship draw confirmed . 28 November 2024 . PDC.tv.
11. Web site: 26 November 2018 . Former Debenham High School pupil Stephen Burton secures debut at World Darts Championship next month . 28 November 2024 . Diss Express.
12. Web site: 7 December 2018 . The Ipswich window cleaner who'll be playing at the World Darts Championship . 28 November 2024 . ITV News.
13. Not a Tour card holder
14. Not a Tour card holder
15. Not a Tour card holder
16. Not a Tour card holder