Alan Warriner-Little
Alan Warriner-Little | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | The Iceman Wozza |
Born | (1962-03-24) 24 March 1962 (age 62) Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
Home town | Maryport, Cumbria, England |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1989 |
Darts | 22g RedDragon |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 1985–1993 |
PDC | 1993–2009 (Founding Member) |
WDF major events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 1993 |
World Masters | Runner Up: 1998 |
PDC premier events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Semi Finals: 1999, 2003 |
World Matchplay | Runner Up: 1997, 2000 |
World Grand Prix | Winner (1) 2001 |
UK Open | Quarter Finals: 2004 |
WSDT major events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 24: 2022 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
Atlantic City Open Belgium Open Boston Pro British Open British Pentathlon Cleveland Darts Extraveganza Dutch Open England Open Finnish Open German Open Isle Of Man Open Jersey Festival Of Darts North American Open PDC Eastbourne Open PDC Scottish Masters WDC UK Matchplay Witch City Open | 1996 1989, 1990 2000 1990 1988 1999 1989, 1993, 1998 1998 1993 1998 1986 2000 1992 2002 1997 1995 2000 |
Other achievements | |
PDC World Number 1 BDO World Number 1 WDF World Number 1 |
Alan Warriner-Little (born Warriner; 24 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed The Iceman, he is a former World Grand Prix champion and a former runner-up at the World Professional Darts Championship.[1]
Darts career
Before coming to prominence as a darts professional, Warriner-Little appeared as a contestant in a 1987 edition of the ITV gameshow Bullseye whilst working as a State Enrolled Nurse on Ward 13 Upper at Lancaster Moor Hospital. He scored 257 the following year when he was invited back to throw for charity.
He made his World Championship debut in 1989, losing a second-round match to Jocky Wilson in a sudden death leg, after missing 8 match darts, with Wilson going on to win the tournament for his second World Championship. Warriner reached the quarter-finals in 1991 and 1992, before reaching his first World Final in 1993 – but he lost 3–6 to John Lowe. This form took him to the top of the world rankings. [citation needed]
He joined the top players in the game when they separated from the BDO after that 1993 final.
He has a consistent record in the PDC World Championship – reaching the quarter-finals seven times (1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006) and the semi-finals twice (1999 and 2003).
He won the 2001 World Grand Prix and also recorded the highest 3-dart average with a double start (106.45) which he did in the first round of that tournament.[2] As well as that he was runner-up in this event in 2004. He also was runner-up in the World Matchplay in 1997 and 2000, as well as in the World Masters in 1998.[3] As at 2023 Warriner is currently still active in darts as a commentator for English broadcaster ITV and as chairman of the players' union PDPA.
Personal life
Warriner was married to his first wife, Joanne, from 1987 to 1991, and married to his second wife, Kim, from 1991 to 2003.[4] He married his third wife, Brenda Little, in the summer of 2005, and changed his name from Alan Warriner to Alan Warriner-Little.[5] Warriner is a Manchester United supporter.[6]
World Championship results
[citation needed]
BDO
- 1989: Second Round (lost to Jocky Wilson 2–3) (sets)
- 1990: First Round (lost to Mike Gregory 0–3)
- 1991: Quarter Final (lost to Bob Anderson 3–4)
- 1992: Quarter Final (lost to Kevin Kenny 0–4)
- 1993: Final (lost to John Lowe 3–6)
PDC
- 1994: Quarter Final (lost to Steve Brown 3–4)
- 1995: Group Stage (finished second in Group 4 behind Dennis Smith)
- 1996: Quarter Final (lost to Dennis Priestley 1–4)
- 1997: Quarter Final (lost to Eric Bristow 3–5)
- 1998: Group Stage (finished bottom in Group 8)
- 1999: Semi Final (lost to Phil Taylor 3–5)
- 2000: Quarter Final (lost to Phil Taylor 0–5)
- 2001: Quarter Final (lost to John Part 1-4)
- 2002: Second Round (lost to Colin Lloyd 4–6)
- 2003: Semi Final (lost to Phil Taylor 1–6)
- 2004: Quarter Final (lost to Phil Taylor 1–5)
- 2005: Third Round (lost to Paul Williams 1–4)
- 2006: Quarter Final (lost to Wayne Mardle 0–5)
- 2007: First Round (lost to Alan Tabern 0–3)
- 2008: Second Round (lost to Peter Manley 1–4)
Performance timeline
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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BDO World Championship | L16 | L32 | QF | QF | RU | No longer a BDO Member | ||||||||||||||
Winmau World Masters | L16 | L16 | QF | SF | DNP | RU | L32 | DNP | ||||||||||||
PDC World Championship | NYF | QF | L24G | QF | QF | L24G | SF | QF | QF | L16 | SF | QF | L32 | QF | L64 | L32 | ||||
World Matchplay | NYF | L16 | L16 | QF | RU | L16 | L16 | RU | L16 | L16 | QF | L16 | L32 | L32 | L32 | DNP | ||||
World Grand Prix | NYF | L16 | L16G | QF | W | L32 | QF | RU | L32 | L32 | DNP | |||||||||
Las Vegas Desert Classic | Not held | L16 | QF | L16 | L32 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
UK Open | Not held | L64 | QF | L96 | L64 | L96 | L64 |
Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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W | Won the tournament | RU | Runner-up | 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
- ^ Profile from Warriner's website Archived 2 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Averages - PDPA - Professional Darts Players Association (PDPA)". Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Alan Warriner-Little". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Lucky to still be alive, says champ". The Visitor. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Planet Darts profile Archived 9 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "@AlanWarriner" on Twitter
External links
- Alan Warriner-Little's profile and stats on Darts Database
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Preceded by | PDC World Number One January 1993 – 6 November 1994 September 1996 – 1 August 1998 28 October 2001 – 5 January 2002 | Succeeded by |
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