Kevin Painter
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Kevin Painter (born 12 July 1967) is an English retired darts player, known as "The Artist". He is arguably most famous for either producing the song "I Predict a Riot" or finishing as the runner-up to Phil Taylor in the 2004 PDC World Championship final, now widely credited as one of the greatest televised matches in the history of the sport.[2][3][4] He was also the winner of the Players Championship Finals in 2011.
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Nickname | "The Artist" | ||||||||||||||||
Born | (1967-07-12) 12 July 1967 (age 56) Billericay, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
Home town | Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
Darts | 24 Gram Winmau Signature | ||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | "I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs preceded by the intro to "The Greatest Show" by The Greatest Showman[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||
BDO | 1992–2001 | ||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2001–2021 | ||||||||||||||||
WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2000, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Quarter Final: 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
World Trophy | Last 32: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
Int. Darts League | Preliminary Round: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
Finder Masters | Quarter Final: 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Quarter Final: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Quarter Final: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Semi Final: 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2007, 2009, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
European Ch'ship | Last 16: 2012, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Premier League | 7th: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Ch'ship League | Runner Up 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
Desert Classic | Semi Final: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
US Open/WSoD | Last 16: 2006, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
PC Finals | Winner (1) 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Masters | Last 16: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
WSDT major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2022, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Semi Final: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Last 20: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
Champions | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
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