Richie George
| Richie George | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Richard George |
| Nickname | Richie Rich |
| Born | 18 December 1989 |
| Home town |
Ardleigh, Essex England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1994 |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Danza Kuduro by Lucenzo |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2011-2014 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Semi-Final: 2013 |
| World Masters | Last 32: 2012, 2013 |
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2012, 2013 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| Grand Slam | Group Stages: 2013, 2014 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Colchester Open England Open Early Bird Southend Open |
2011 2012 2011 |
Richard George (born 18 December 1989) is an English former darts player. He is the son of former world championship finalist Bobby George. They became the first father-and-son duo to play in the BDO version of the World Championship, when Richie played in the 2013 event.[1]
Darting career
Richie played darts as a junior, but then left the game. He qualified for the televised stages of the 2012 Winmau World Masters, but lost to Thomas Junghans 3–1 in the last 32.
George qualified for the 2013 BDO World Championship as the 15th seed. He played Dave Prins in the first round, and survived seven match darts en route to a 3-2 win. He then beat Jimmy Hendriks 4-2 in the second round, and recovered from 3-1 down against Jan Dekker to win 5-4 and reach the semi-finals, where he was beaten 6-1 by Scott Waites.
Courtesy of his run at Lakeside, George qualified for the 2013 Grand Slam of Darts, where he was drawn in Group C alongside two-time PDC World Champion Adrian Lewis, former Lakeside winner Christian Kist, and another debutant in the Belgian Ronny Huybrechts. George finished bottom of the group, losing his opening match 5-2 to Lewis, before losing by the same scoreline to Kist to confirm his elimination. George ended his campaign with a 5-3 defeat to group winner Huybrechts.
He has not played competitive darts since the 2014 Grand Slam of Darts, where he also lost all 3 group games. He only won 3 legs in the entire tournament.
World Championship Results
BDO
- 2013: Semi Final (lost to Scott Waites 1-6)
- 2014: First Round (lost to Robbie Green 0-3)
Personal life
George is the son of former darts player Bobby George and runs his own company advising businesses how to deal with aggressive and violent behaviour, particularly in the mental health field.
George has a son, Edward, born in July 2013. Edward was born less than 24 hours after his cousin, Robert, was born to Richie's brother, also called Robert.
In September 2016, George was found to have been guilty of assaulting hospital staff. It was understood that George had been drinking alcohol after taking sleeping pills, and he was later given a 12-month community order and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work.[2]
References
- ↑ "Continuing the family business: Richie George looking to emulate his famous father at the Lakeside". mirror.co.uk. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "Son of darts legend Bobby George attacked hospital staff". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
External links
- Player profile on Richie George from Dartsdatabase