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Robert Thornton (darts player)

Robert Thornton(born 17 July 1967) is a Scottish professionaldartsplayer, who is a two-time World Seniors champion.

Robert Thornton
Thornton in 2019
Personal information
Nickname"The Thorn"
Born(1967-07-17)17 July 1967(age 57)
Irvine, North Ayrshire,Scotland[1]
Home townStevenston, Ayrshire,Scotland
Darts information
Playing darts since1983
DartsRobert Thornton 26g Red Dragon
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"byThe Proclaimers
Organisation (seesplit in darts)
BDO2004–2008
PDC2008–2020
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Final:2005,2008
World MastersWinner (1):2007
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Final:2015
World MatchplayLast 16:2016
World Grand PrixWinner (1):2015
UK OpenWinner (1):2012
Grand SlamRunner Up:2013
European Ch'shipSemi Final:2008
Premier League5th:2013
Desert ClassicLast 32:2008
US Open/WSoDQuarter Final:2009
PC FinalsRunner Up:2009
MastersQuarter Final:2013,2017
Champions LeagueGroup Stage:2016
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'shipWinner (2):2022,2023
World MatchplayWinner (1):2022
World MastersLast 16:2022
ChampionsQuarter Final:2023
Other tournament wins
Australian Open Players Championship2008
Central Scotland Open2007
Dutch Open2008
Killarney Pro Tour2013
Portland Open2009
Revesby Workers Club Open2010
Scottish Masters2007
MODUS Online Darts League Phase 52021
MODUS Double Trouble Week (2)2024
British International Championships[2]2008
World Seniors Darts Championship2022,2023
World Seniors Darts Matchplay2022

European Tour Events

European Darts Open2015

Players Championships

Players Championship (DUB)2012
Players Championship (SCO)2009
Players Championship (WIG)2013,2014(x3)

UK Open

Regional Final (SCO)2009
UK Open Qualifier2013
Other achievements
2014Third player ever to hit a double-startnine-dart finishat theWorld Grand Prix 2014Together withJames Wadethe first players to both hit nine dart finishes in the same match

Thornton is a three-time major winner between theBDOand PDC, having won theWorld Mastersin2007,UK Openin2012,andWorld Grand Prixin2015.He is also a former finalist at thePlayers Championship Finalsin2009andGrand Slam of Dartsin2013.In addition, Thornton has reached threeWorld Championshipquarter-finals across both organisations and was a participant in thePremier Leaguein 2013, 2014 and 2016.

BDO career

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Thornton returned to playing darts in 2002, having given up the game for two decades to raise his children.[3]He qualified for theBDO World Championshipfor the first time in2005.He beatMartin AtkinsandTony Westbefore losing toDarryl Fittonin the quarter-finals.[4]He then failed to qualify for the 2006 and 2007 events.

Thornton's first professional title came in the Central Scotland Open in April 2007, beatingMike Veitchin the final.[5]He also won the Scottish Masters by defeatingRoss Montgomery.[6]He failed to make it through the qualifying event for the2008 World Championship,but did make it to the televised stages of the2007 Winmau World Mastersin the same weekend.[7]Thornton then beatCo Stompé,BDO world championMartin Adams,and Atkins to reach the final.[8]He managed to avenge his defeat by Fitton at the 2005 Lakeside World Championship to claim his first major title by 7 sets to 5 and win the £25,000 first prize and also a place in the 2008 World Championship.[9][10]

His appearance at the World Championship was only his second visit toLakesideand he matched his previous appearance by reaching the quarter-finals. Having beatenJohn WaltonandTony O'Shea,he lost to defending champion Adams.[11]Thornton's good form continued into 2008 when he won the Dutch Open in February and reached the last eight of the Scottish Open a week later to achieve a career high of third in the WDFworld rankingsand was top of the BDO rankings.[12][13]

PDC career

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Thornton qualified for the2008 UK Openvia the Pub qualifiers and then went on to switch to the PDC after withdrawing from the Scottish team for the Europe Cup, stating that his first goal was to get into the top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit which would guarantee his place in all the major tournaments.[14]At the UK Open he lost 9–6 toAlan Tabernin the last 32.[15]Thornton qualified for theLas Vegas Desert Classiclosing again in the last 32 this time 6–5 againstAdrian Lewis,but went one better at theWorld Grand Prixwhen he beatPeter Manley2–1 in sets in the first round before being defeated 3–2 byAndy Hamiltonin the last 16.[16][17]His good start to his career in the PDC continued at theEuropean Championshipwhere he saw offJohn Part,Mensur SuljovićandRonnie Baxterto advance to the semi-finals for the first time and a meeting withPhil Taylor.Thornton averaged 102.12 in the match but Taylor averaged 113.33 as he won 11–7.[18]Thornton's World Masters title from last year saw him qualify for theGrand Slam of Dartsand he advanced from Group E with wins overGary MawsonandKirk Shepherd,before being edged out 10–8 byTerry Jenkinsin the last 16.[19]Away from the television cameras on thePDC Pro Tourhe won the Australian Open Players Championship with a 3–1 success againstPaul Nicholson.[20]He was a losing semi-finalist three times and a quarter-finalist four times in the other events to finish as the highest non-qualified player on the Pro Tour Order of Merit for the2009 PDC World Championship.[21]

At the World Championship, he won 3–1 againstWayne Jones,but went out in the second round with a 4–3 defeat to world number eightWayne Mardle.[22]However, this performance guaranteed Thornton a spot in the top 32 of thePDC Order of Merit– just eight months after his defection from the BDO. He reached his first PDC final at thePlayers Championship Finals.Seeded 14 in the tournament based on the previous year's floor events, Thornton edgedMark Dudbridgein the first round on a final-leg decider.[23]This gave him a second round tie with world number 10 and third seedAlan Tabern,in which Thornton dominated 6–2 after Tabern had missed a dart for a 3–1 lead. He then played a resurgentDennis Priestley– who had earlier been on the brink of defeat, losing 5–0 toJohn Partbefore rattling off six consecutive legs to win the match – in the quarter-finals. Those heroics seemed to fatigue Priestley as he slumped to a 9–5 defeat to Thornton, which earned him a semi-final place against world number twoJames Wade.In a very tight semi-final, Thornton won four of the last five legs to earn a 13–10 victory and a spot in the final againstPhil Taylor,who had only dropped eight legs in the tournament to that point.[24]With the scores level at 5–5 early on, Taylor came out on top 16–9, however Thornton earned £25,000 for making the final, propelling him up the rankings.[25]Thornton became only the third player to win both events of aPDC Pro Tourweekend inIrvine, North Ayrshire,when he beatDennis Priestleyto win both the Scottish Players Championship and the Scottish Regional qualifier for the UK Open.[5]He made hisPremier Leaguedebut inAberdeenin an exhibition match againstJames Wade.Thornton lost 7–2. By this time, Thornton had reached number 19 in the PDC Order of Merit.[26]He lost 9–2 toAdrian Lewisin the third round of theUK Openand 10–4 to Taylor in the first round of theWorld Matchplay.[27][28]Thornton saw offWes Newton6–4 in the opening round of theEuropean Championship,but lost to Taylor once more as he was whitewashed 9–0, with Thornton's average of 83.24 being almost 30 points lower than his opponents.[29]Thornton topped Group H at theGrand Slam of Dartsand then edged pastDarin Youngin the last 16 10–9, but was knocked out 16–9 in the quarter-finals byTerry Jenkins.[30]

Thornton defeated two qualifiers inChristian PerezandJyhan Artutat the2010 World Championship,before Taylor was once again the victor when the two met in the last 16 this time winning by four sets to one.[31]

Thornton was a fixture in the world's top 16 but then broke his hand and later his 2011 season was curtailed significantly after being rushed to hospital complaining of chest pains, breathing problems and headaches.[32]He was diagnosed withpneumoniaand did not play again until the2012 World Championship,where he lost in the second round toAdrian Lewis.[33]

First PDC major

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In June 2012, Thornton won his second major title and first in the PDC, the2012 UK Open.He came through an extremely tough draw, which included defeats over former world champions,Mark WebsterandDennis Priestley,and world numbers 4 and 5,Gary AndersonandWes Newton.[34]In the semi-finals he faced rising starDave Chisnalland with the scores level at 2–2 early on, Thornton produced a devastating run and took the match 10–4 to reach his second major PDC final, where he played fifteen time world championPhil Taylor.[35]Thornton trailed 0–2 in the final but then won nine of the next ten legs, as his opponent missed 23 darts at a double, and went on to seal an 11–5 victory with a 121 finish.[35][36]He moved 11 places in the rankings from number 34 to 23 thanks to the win, with the £40,000 prize he won being the highest of his career.[32]In the next major event, theWorld Matchplay,Thornton was whitewashed 0–10 byAdrian Lewisin the first round.[37]In October, Thornton reached the final of the 13thPlayers Championship,but lost toMichael van Gerwen5–6, after leading 4–1.[38]He atoned for this just one day later as he won the 14th event, defeatingGary Anderson6–5 in an all Scottish final.[39]The next day, Thornton came from behind to beatMark Walsh2–1 in sets in the first round of theWorld Grand Prix.[40]He was then involved in one of the best games in the tournament's history as he again overcame Taylor, this time by 3 sets to 2, hitting eight maximums and taking out 101 and 104 checkouts and surviving six match darts from Taylor.[41]He playedMervyn Kingin the quarter-finals and lost 0–3 in 31 minutes, winning just four legs during the match.[42]He continued his good form in the Players Championships at the 15th event by reaching another final, this time losing toPeter Wright1–6.[43]Thornton finished second in Group B of theGrand Slam of Dartsto qualify for the last 16, but then lost 8–10 to former championScott Waites.[44]After all 33 ProTour events of 2012 had been played, Thornton finished 10th on the Order of Merit to qualify for thePlayers Championship Finalswhere compatriotGary Andersonbeat him 10–6 in the second round.[45][46]

2013 season

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At the2013 World ChampionshipThornton missed four darts to win 4–2 in the second round againstPaul Nicholsonand another one in the deciding set. Nicholson threw for the match and left 58 after 12 darts, only for Thornton to take out 130. Thornton won the bull to throw first in the sudden-death leg and won it to set up a last 16 meeting withPhil Taylor.[47]However, Thornton could only win three legs as he bowed out of the tournament with a 4–0 defeat.[48]Thornton partneredGary Andersonfor the third time at theWorld Cup of Dartsand they were shocked by Spain 5–4 in the last 16.[49]

Thornton qualified for thePremier Leaguefor the first time thanks to his UK Open win last year.[50]He produced some very impressive performances in the first half of the campaign such as in week four when he scored his highest ever televised average of 109.33 during a 7–2 win over Anderson.[51]He also averaged 107.65 in beatingSimon Whitlock7–1 in week eight,[52]and after the ninth week he was in the top four who would qualify for the play-offs at the end of the season.[53]Thornton suffered somewhat of a dip in form after this as he could only win two of his next five games and went into the last week needing to beat the Dutch duo ofRaymond van BarneveldandMichael van Gerwento progress to the play-offs. He lost to van Barneveld 7–4 and, after other results had gone against him, needed an unlikely 7–0 victory over van Gerwen, but instead was beaten 7–1 to end the season in fifth place.[54]

He threw anine-dart finishin a quarter-final match at the first UK Open Qualifier of the year againstDave Chisnall,but went on to lose 6–4.[55]He won the fourth event in March by beatingJamie Caven6–4 in the final, having endedMichael van Gerwen's29 game unbeaten Pro Tour streak start to the year in the semi-finals.[56]Thornton reached the final of the firstPlayers Championshipby beatingDean Winstanleyin the quarter-finals andGary Andersonin the semis. He saved his best performance for the final where he beatRonny Huybrechts6–0 with an average of 111.[57]In the defence of hisUK Opentitle, Thornton saw offMatthew EdgarandKirk Shepherdto set up a last 16 meeting withRaymond van Barneveld.[58]Thornton began the match brightly to lead 4–1, but went on to lose 9–7.[59]Thornton produced his first ever victory over van Barneveld in the second round of theEuropean Championship,beating him 10–9, but was defeated in the quarter-finals again in a last leg decider byRonny Huybrechts.[60]He then suffered his fourth successive first round defeat at theWorld MatchplayasIan Whitebeat him 10–3 and also lost in the opening round of theWorld Grand Prix2–1 in sets toPaul Nicholson.[61][62]Thornton bounced back to claim the 11th Players Championship just over a week later with a 6–5 triumph overJamie Caven.[63]Thornton won two of his three games at theGrand Slam of Dartsto finish top of his group on leg difference.[64]He edged pastMervyn King10–8 in the next round with a 161 checkout in the final leg and then punished 31 missed darts at doubles fromTony O'Sheain a 16–6 win to reach the semi-finals of the event for the first time where he met reigning BDO world championScott Waites.[65][66]Thornton took an early command of the match with a 5–1 lead and withstood a fightback from Waites, who closed the gap to 8–7, to win 16–9.[67]He could never recover from a poor start in the final as he lost each of the first five legs againstPhil Taylorand went on to lose 16–6.[68]His form continued into the next week as he reached the final of the 15th Players Championship, losing 6–3 toDave Chisnall.[69]

2014 season

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Thornton advanced to the third round of the2014 World Championshipwith comfortable victories overMax HoppandBeau Anderson,but didn't produce his best darts againstWes Newtonas he was beaten 4–1.[70]His first final of the year came in February at the fifthUK Open Qualifierwhere he was defeated 6–2 byGary Anderson.[71]Thornton was a surprise 9–7 loser toMensur Suljovićin theUK Openfourth round.[72]Thornton beatPhil Taylor6–4 to playIan Whitein the final of the sixthPlayers Championship.He fell 4–2 and 5–4 down and survived six match darts from White in the next leg to win his eighth PDC title 6–5.[73]He won the next event too by defeating emerging playerKeegan Brown6–5, with his opponent this time missing four match darts.[74]24 hours later Thornton claimed the eighth event by averaging 106.56 in defeatingTerry Jenkins6–4.[75]He only won two of his 16Premier Leaguematches to finish eighth in the table.[76]Thornton played in his thirdWorld Cup of Dartsthis year and first withPeter Wrightand they progressed to the quarter-finals where they played Northern Ireland'sBrendan DolanandMichael Mansell.Wright lost his singles match to Dolan, but Thornton saw off Mansell 4–3 to send the tie into a deciding doubles game which Scotland lost 4–1.[77]He reached the final of the 11th Players Championship but lost 6–2 to Anderson.[78]

Thornton attended the funeral of his mother in October and on the same day flew to Dublin to compete in the second round of theWorld Grand PrixagainstJames Wade.The match is considered the best in the tournament's history. At 1–0 ahead in sets, Wade opened the next with the second ever double-startnine-dart finishand threw a 156 finish in the leg after. However, Thornton fought back to win the set and the following one, before incredibly throwing the game's second nine-darter to become the first players to have thrown a perfect leg in the same match in darts history. Thornton would miss four darts to win 3–1, with the tie instead going into a deciding set which Wade took to eliminate Thornton.[79][80]He was knocked out in the second round of theEuropean ChampionshipbyTerry Jenkinsand lost all three of his matches at theGrand Slamto finish bottom of his group.[81]Darren Webstermissed two match darts in the first round of thePlayers Championship Finalsto allow Thornton to triumph 6–5 and he then fought back from 9–4 down againstJamie Cavento send the game into a deciding leg in which Thornton hit a single one when requiring double top to complete a 120 finish and was beaten 10–9.[82]

2015 season

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Thornton was the only player to reach the quarter-finals of the2015 World Championshipwithout dropping a set. In his first appearance in the last eight of the event trailedMichael van Gerwen3–0 in sets, before winning two unanswered sets. Thornton missed one dart to level the game at 3–3 and was ultimately defeated 5–3.[83]His average of 101.49 was the first time he has been over the 100 mark in a World Championship match.[84] At the second Players Championship, Thorton wired double twelve for a nine darter in a quarter-final defeat to compatriotPeter Wright.[85]He reached the final of the third event, but lost 6–3 toAdrian Lewis.[86]At theEuropean Darts Open,Thornton averaged 111.77 whilst beatingJames Wade6–1 in the semi-finals and claimed the first European Tour title of his career by seeing offKim Huybrechts6–2 with an average of 106.18 in the final.[87]

At theWorld Grand Prix,Thornton did not drop a set in the first two rounds in wins overDaryl GurneyandJustin Pipe.[88]Thornton then beatIan WhiteandMensur Suljovićen route to the final.[89][90]He facedMichael van Gerwen,who hit eighteen 180's, but Thornton beat him 5–4 in sets to win his second PDC major title and third overall. Thornton also rose to number five in thePDC Order of Meritand secured his entry into theGrand Slam of Darts,where he lost 16–7 in the quarter-finals toPhil Taylor.[91][92][93]

2016 season

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Thornton was eliminated at the first round stage of a World Championship for the first time in his career in2016,when he could only take three legs offAlan Norrisin a 3–0 defeat.[94]He relinquished an 8–0 lead in the first round of theMastersto lose 10–9 againstDave Chisnall.[95]On the opening night of thePremier League,Thornton averaged just 75.68 as Chisnall whitewashed him 7–0.[96]He only won two matches out of 16 games to finish eighth in the table.[97]Thornton was knocked out in the second round of theUK Open6–4 byArron Monk.[98]Thornton suffered another heavy loss to Chisnall, this time 11–2 in the second round of theWorld Matchplayand he was beaten 2–1 in sets byStephen Buntingin the opening round of theWorld Grand Prix.[99][100]He lost in the first round of theEuropean Championship6–4 toCristo Reyesand was involved in a nine dart shoot-out at theGrand Slamafter Thornton andDimitri Van den Berghhad both won two of their three games and were locked with a plus one leg difference. Thornton won by 345 points to 340 and then was defeated 10–5 byMichael van Gerwenin the second round.[101]After losing 6–3 toAdrian Lewisin the first round of thePlayers Championship Finals,it meant Thornton had not progressed past the second round of any major event in 2016.[102]

2017 season

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In the second round of the2017 World Championship,Thornton lost the first six legs againstDaryl Gurneybut recovered to move 3–2 up. He then lost six of the final seven legs to be edged out 4–3.[103]He played in his first final since the 2015 World Grand Prix at the ninthPlayers Championshipand was defeated 6–2 byMichael van Gerwen.[104]

World Championship results

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Thornton during the2019 European Darts Matchplay

BDO

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PDC

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Career finals

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BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1] Ref.
Winner 1. 2007 World Masters Darryl Fitton 7–5 (s) [105]

PDC major finals: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
UK Open (1–0)
World Grand Prix (1–0)
Players Championship Finals (0–1)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1] Ref.
Runner-up 1. 2009 Players Championship Finals Phil Taylor 9–16 (l) [106]
Winner 1. 2012 UK Open Phil Taylor 11–5 (l) [35]
Runner-up 2. 2013 Grand Slam of Darts Phil Taylor 6–16 (l) [107]
Winner 2. 2015 World Grand Prix Michael van Gerwen 5–4 (s) [91]
  1. ^ab(l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

Seniors major finals: 3 (3 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent Score
Winner 1. 2022 World Seniors Darts Championship Martin Adams 5–1 (s)
Winner 2. 2022 World Seniors Darts Matchplay Phil Taylor 12–10 (l)
Winner 3. 2023 World Seniors Darts Championship Richie Howson 5–2 (s)

Career statistics

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Performance Table Legend
W Won the tournament F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R
RR
Prel. 		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round 		DQ Disqualified
DNQ Did not qualify DNP Did not participate WD Withdrew NH Tournament not held NYF Not yet founded

Performance timeline

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Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PDCRanked televised events
PDC World Championship Non-PDC 2R 3R 3R 2R 3R 3R QF 1R 2R 2R 1R DNQ DNP
UK Open DNP 4R 3R 4R QF W 5R 4R 4R 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R DNP
World Matchplay Non-PDC DNQ 1R 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R DNQ DNP
World Grand Prix Non-PDC 2R 1R DNQ QF 1R 2R W 1R QF DNQ DNP
European Championship Not held SF 2R 2R DNQ QF 2R 1R 1R DNQ DNP
Grand Slam of Darts Not held DNQ 2R QF 2R DNQ 2R F RR QF 2R DNQ 2R DNQ DNP
Players Championship Finals Not held F 1R DNQ 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R DNQ DNP
PDCNon-ranked televised events
Premier League Darts DNP 5th 8th DNP 8th DNP
The Masters Not held QF 1R 1R 1R QF DNQ DNP
Champions League of Darts Not held RR DNQ NH
World Cup of Darts Not held QF NH DNQ 2R QF DNQ QF DNQ 2R DNP
World Series of Darts Finals Not held 2R 1R DNQ DNP
PDCPast major events
Las Vegas Desert Classic Non-PDC 1R DNQ Not held
BDORanked televised events
BDO World Championship QF DNQ QF No longer a BDO player
World Masters 3R DNP W No longer a BDO player
WSDTTelevised events
World Seniors Darts Championship Not held W W
World Seniors Champion of Champions Not held QF
World Seniors Darts Masters Not held 1R SF
World Seniors Darts Matchplay Not held W 1R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking Non-PDC - 16 21 31 17 9 9 6 9 28 33 55 73 118 -

Nine-dart finishes

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Robert Thornton televised nine-dart finishes
Date Opponent Tournament Method Prize
8 October 2014 James Wade World Grand Prix D20, 2 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T17, bullseye £2,500

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