Ronnie Baxter
Ronnie Baxter | ||
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British Pentathlon | 1997 | |
Denmark Open | 1996 | |
Eastbourne Pro | 2005, 2006 | |
England GP of Darts Blackpool | 2012 | |
Finnish Open | 1998 | |
German Open | 1995 | |
Hampshire Open | 2001 | |
Irish Masters | 2003 | |
Isle of Man Open | 1996, 1997, 2000 | |
Jersey Festival of Darts | 1989 | |
Shoalhaven Classic | 2008, 2008 | |
Swiss Open | 1997 | |
Syracuse Open | 1987 | |
Vauxhall Autumn Open | 2001 | |
Welsh Open | 1991, 1993 | |
Windy City Open | 2007 | |
Winmau Darts Dazzler Batley | 2009 |
Players Championships
Players Championship (BAR) | 2010 |
Players Championship (BIR) | 2012 |
Players Championship (CAN) | 2011 |
Players Championship (GER) | 2011 |
Players Championship (NED) | 2004 |
Players Championship (IOW) | 2005 |
Players Championship (VEG) | 2009 |
Players Championship (WAL) | 2008 |
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
Regional Final (IRL) | 2003 |
Ronnie Baxter (born 5 February 1961)[2] is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He used the nickname "The Rocket" for his matches. Baxter was known for his fast robotic throwing action. He currently resides in his hometown Blackpool.[1] Baxter is widely regarded as one of the best players never to have won a major TV title. He is still active on the exhibition circuit.
BDO
Baxter played on the North American circuit during the 1980s and when he participated in the British Darts Organisation he had a consistent record for reaching the final stages of their Open events. As well as winning the Isle of Man Open three times, the Welsh Open twice, and the Syracuse Open, German Open, Denmark Open, Swiss Open, Finnish Open and the Welsh Classic once.[3]
He made his World Championship debut in 1991 and won his debut match against Bruno Raes, but lost in the second round to Jocky Wilson.[4] Despite hitting the second highest average of the first round at the 1992, Baxter lost 1-3 to Bob Anderson.[5] After failing to qualify for the 1993 event Baxter was seeded second for the 1994 World Championship after the top player left the BDO and to form the WDC. Baxter lost in the first round to the eventual champion John Part.[6]
After missing out again in 1995 he reached the quarter-finals for the first time in 1996 when he was beaten by Richie Burnett.[7] Baxter was seeded seventh for the 1997 World Championship but lost in the second round to Mervyn King.[8] However, later that year he reached his first major final at the 1997 Winmau World Masters, losing in the final to Graham Hunt. In 1998 he had again risen in the rankings to be seeded number two – but just as in 1994 he failed to live up his ranking and went out in the first round to Scotland's Peter Johnstone.[9]
In 1999, he finally showed some of the form that saw him ranked second in the world by reaching the World Final for the first time. He beat Burnett, Kevin Painter, Roland Scholten and Andy Fordham before losing 5–6 in the final to Raymond van Barneveld, despite having been 3-1 and 5-4 up.[10] Still ranked second in the world, he went back to the final in 2000 but lost 0–6 to Ted Hankey in just 46 minutes – the quickest final in the tournament's history.[11] Baxter made his final appearance at the Lakeside Country Club in 2001 when he lost in the quarter-final against Wayne Mardle.[12]
Baxter made many appearances as an England international, winning five WDF World Cups and five WDF Europe Cups.[3] Baxter also played in ten British Internationals, winning all ten of them.[3]
PDC
Baxter moved to the PDC in 2001, and showed early glimpses of the form he showed in the BDO. On his World Championship debut in 2002 he reached the quarter-finals.
However, that remains his best performance to date, and since his early days in the PDC he has struggled to reproduce his best form on a consistent basis. In 2006 and 2007, Baxter surprisingly exited in the first round.
Baxter did reach the final of
Baxter has thrown four competitive nine-dart finishes in a qualifying round or tournament, the latest being in the 2008 Desert Classic. However, none of them have been televised.
In the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship, Baxter defeated Finland's Marko Kantele in the first round. He then beat Denis Ovens in the second round. However, in one of the matches of the tournament, he lost to world number two Raymond van Barneveld in a sudden-death leg in the seventh and final set. After hitting the bull to throw first in the deciding leg, Baxter missed two darts at double eight to win the match.
After winning the warm-up Players Tournament in Vegas, Baxter was defeated in the first round of the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic by Jelle Klaasen (6–2) in July 2009.
In July 2009 Baxter competed in the
The World Grand Prix in Dublin in October 2009 saw Baxter's poor run in the competition continue as he was defeated by Steve Beaton in the opening round.
At the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, Baxter saw off Haruki Muramatsu from Japan in round one, before beating Gary Anderson 4–0. Colin Lloyd, Baxter's third-round opponent, was swiftly despatched 4–1. He eventually lost 5–0 in the quarter-finals to van Barneveld. However, Baxter's performance was sufficient to lift him to sixth in the World Rankings, earning him automatic qualification into the 2010 Premier League.
Baxter was unfancied going into the tournament, but played surprisingly well, spending the majority of the season in the top four places of the table. However he narrowly missed out on a top-four spot, which would have earned him qualification for the semi-finals, following an 8–2 defeat to van Barneveld. Baxter ended the tournament in fifth place, level on points with the fourth-placed Mervyn King.
In June 2012, Baxter won the seventh
Baxter fought back from 1–3 down in sets in the second round of the
Baxter was defeated 3–0 by newcomer
At the
Baxter's run of missed major events continued as he failed to qualify for the UK Open for the first time after he had played in every other edition since it started in 2003.[41] He did though reach the semi-finals of the eighth Players Championship by beating the likes of Kim Huybrechts and Simon Whitlock, but he lost 6–4 to Gerwyn Price.[42] This result ensured that he would play in one major event this year as it qualified him for the Players Championship Finals, where he was defeated 6–3 by Daryl Gurney in the first round.[43] Baxter was placed 73rd on the Order of Merit after 2017 World Championship and played in Q School in an attempt to win his spot back on tour.[44][45] After losing in the final round on the last day 5–0 to Kirk Shepherd, Baxter had done enough to secure a two-year Tour Card by finishing third on the Q School Order of Merit.[46]
Baxter struggled in 2017 and a Last 32 at the UK Open and qualifying for the German Darts Masters were scarce highlights.[47][48] Baxter scaled down in 2018 and only entered twelve of the twenty-two Player Championships events. He was ranked well outside the top 64 at the end of 2018 and lost his Tour Card ahead of the World Championship.[49] After taking a sabbatical in 2019 Baxter announced his intention to make a comeback in 2020.[50]
World Championship performances
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BDO
- 1991: Second round (lost to Jocky Wilson 1–3)[4]
- 1992: First round (lost to Bob Anderson 1–3)[5]
- 1994: First round (lost to John Part 0–3)[6]
- 1996: Quarter-finals (lost to Richie Burnett 2–4)[7]
- 1997: Second round (lost to Mervyn King 2–3)[8]
- 1998: First round (lost to Peter Johnstone 2–3)[9]
- 1999: Runner-up (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 5–6)[10]
- 2000: Runner-up (lost to Ted Hankey 0–6)[11]
- 2001: Quarter-finals (lost to Wayne Mardle 3–5)[12]
PDC
- 2002: Quarter-finals (lost to Peter Manley 2–6)
- 2003: Third round (lost to Kevin Painter 3–5)
- 2004: Fourth round (lost to Kevin Painter 2–4)
- 2005: Fourth round (lost to Bob Anderson 2–4)
- 2006: First round (lost to Ray Carver2–3)
- 2007: First round (lost to Adrian Gray 2–3)
- 2008: Second round (lost to Mark Dudbridge 2–4)
- 2009: Third round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 3–4)
- 2010: Quarter-finals (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0–5)
- 2011: Second round (lost to Mark Webster 0–4)
- 2012: First round (lost to Steve Farmer 2–3)
- 2013: Second round (lost to Kevin Painter 3–4)
- 2014: First round (lost to Ricky Evans 0–3)
- 2015: Second round (lost to Robert Thornton 0–4)
WSDT
- 2023: First round (lost to Kevin Painter 0-3)
Career statistics
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Prel. | DNQ | DNP | NH |
Performance timeline
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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BDO World Championship | DNQ | 2R | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | QF | 2R | 1R | F | F | QF | No longer a BDO Member | |||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | QF
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DNQ | QF
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2R
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Prel.
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1R
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2R
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QF
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2R
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F
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QF
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3R
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4R
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3R
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4R
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No longer a BDO Member | ||||||||||||||||
News of the World | QF | DNP | Not held | DNP | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Masters | Not held | 1R | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zuiderduin Masters
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Not held | DNP | SF
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No longer a BDO Member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Darts League | Not held | DNP | RR | RR | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Darts Trophy | Not held | DNP | SF | RR | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC World Championship | NYF | Non-PDC | QF | 3R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
UK Open | Not held | 3R | 5R | 4R | 5R | 3R | 5R | SF | 5R | 4R | 5R | QF | 3R | 4R | DNQ | 4R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Not held | DNP | F
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1R
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SF
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2R
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QF
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1R
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SF
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SF
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QF
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QF
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2R
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SF
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2R
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1R
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SF
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1R
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1R
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DNQ | ||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Not held | DNP | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
European Championship | Not held | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam of Darts | Not held | RR | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championship Finals | Not held | SF | 2R | 1R
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1R
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2R | 1R | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
PDC Non-ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier League Darts | Not held | DNP | 5th | DNP | 5th | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC Past major events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Las Vegas Desert Classic | Not held | F | RR | QF | 1R | 1R | DNQ | 1R | Not held | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | Non-PDC | 12 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 38 | 61 | 117 | 109 |
BDO major finals: 3 (3 runners-up)
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Legend |
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World Championship (0–2) |
Winmau World Masters (0–1) |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1997 | Winmau World Masters | Graham Hunt | 2–3 (s) |
Runner-up | 2. | 1999 | World Championship | Raymond van Barneveld | 5–6 (s) |
Runner-up | 3. | 2000 | World Championship | Ted Hankey | 0–6 (s) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
PDC major finals: 2 (2 runner-up)
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1998
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World Matchplay | Rod Harrington | 17–19 (l) |
Runner-up | 2. | 2002 | Las Vegas Desert Classic | Phil Taylor | 0–3 (s) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
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