Burnett third oldest player at this year’s PDC World Darts Championship
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Richie Burnett has managed to qualify for the PDC World Darts Championship in the nick of time. The 55-year-old Welshman won one of the three places available at the final qualifying tournament.
Burnett defeated David Evans 7-3 in his deciding match, allowing him to travel to Alexandra Palace for the first time since 2014. The Prince of Wales then went down 4-3 against Ian White in the third round.
For Burnett, it will be his 16th participation in a World Championship. In the past, he was there five times at the BDO World Championship (winner in 1995) and 10 times at the PDC World Championship (quarter-finals in 2002 and 2003). Following a positive cocaine test in 2014, Burnett was suspended for 18 months.
At 55 years and 9 months, Burnett will be the third oldest player at the upcoming PDC World Championship. Only Mervyn King (56) and Steve Beaton (58) are older.
Who cares about age, Richie Burnett is the greatest and a World Champion. Not many others can or will ever be able to say that. I’ll be in the crowd with the biggest Richie Burnett Rocks banner ever seen and shouting myself hoarse for one of my greatest heroes. Richie Richie Richie
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